\The Audubon Republican
fABGEST CIECULaSoN IN AUDUBON COUNTY ", THE AUDUBON REPUBLICAN, AUDUBON, IOWA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1921 . . NO. 44
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8. i STAFF MM
COMPLETE FOR PARLEY
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PRESIDENT NAMES COMPLETE
STAFF, INCLUDING MANY
WOMEN ON BOARD. j
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With the appointment of the ■
American advisory committee of i
Krornment officials and represent* i
re citizens and the American tech- ,
Meal staff, the United States is ready i
to take part in the International con*
ference on limitation of armamenta. i
Three Italians and two Chinese i
delegates and two Belgian technical i
counselors reached Washington on i
Monday and were formally received i
briM officials of the etato, war, and I <
■oy departments. There are now i
■■Psral hundred members of the for
eign delegations and advisory bodies i
on the scene.
The American advisory committee, j
which was announced by President 1
Harding, follows: 1
George Sutherland, former United ]
States senator from Utah, authority i
, oW international law. 1
Herbert Hoover, secretary of com* a
Stereo. / i
•Gen. John J, Pershing, chief of t
staff of United States army. i
Admiral W. L. Rodgers, member i
of th* general board of the navy.
Representative Stephen G. Porter, i
eßalrman of the foreign affairs com- t
■doo* of the house. a
Gov. John M. Parker of Louisiana j
damn grot, candidate for vico-preel- t
Mhnt on the Progressive ticket in (
AM*. t
& Henry P. Fletpher, undersecretary ,
'•of state. i
Col. J. M. Wainwright, assistant |
■ 'Geerstary of war.
Col. Theodore Roosevelt, assistant a
secretary of the navy. <
Mrs. Charlee Sumner Bird of Mae- <
eachusotts, active in woman suf* t
frage, club; and philanthropic, work. i
Mrs. Katharine PtklUipe Edson of <
California, member of state Indus- t
trial welfare commission, noted ar- i
< Mtrator ef labor disputes. <
Mrs. Eleanor Franklin Egan of i
New York traveler and author, an- <
thority on Philippine and oriental t
questions. i
Mrs. Thomas G. Winter of Minne- 1
•ota, preeldent of the General Feder
ation of Women’s Clubs.
” William Boyce Thompson of New
York, capitalist, head of the Amer- ,
lean Red Cross mission to Russls, a
, Willard Saulsbury, former United J
Mates, senator from Delaware, demo- t
i John L. Lewis, president of the 1
•felted Mine Workers of America. ,
Samuel Gompers, preeldent of the (
American Federation of Labor.
Walter George Smoth of Penncyl- ,
Vania, former president of the Fed- ,
? ovation of Catholic Societies of Penn- 1
Carmi Thompson of Ohio, former j
treasurer of the United States. j
Charles S. Barrett of Georgia, ,
president of the Farmers' National |
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JURY FAILS TO AGREE j
. Joo Williams, Dos Moines negro.
Will be retried in November for the t
murder of Sara Barbara Thorndale, i
despite the fact that the jury report- (
ed Saturday at 7:37 o’clock that it i
wm impossible to agree. 1
When Judge Hubert Utterback ■
was told that the division was nine 1
to three, he decided to dismiss the
jurors, who declared they could not f
•■roe. i
The jurors said later that the <
tint ballot stood eight for guilty and t
four for not guilty.
Several more ballots were taken, 'i
after which one of the women came i
over to the side of the eight, making i
it nine for conviction and three for
**Throngh the long hours, the jur
oau kept this position, until at the t
and of fifty-two hours of delibera- t
tioas the jury was sailed in by the
court and dismissed. (
A stormy scene came as a climax .
to ths' Williams trial.
.Mrs. Elisabeth Geneaer, fore- .
woman, shouted that “money and
, poitttoe” were responsible for the (
, djaagreement. - -
Later she explained that she
meant that the interjection of the
stbry about the reward and the large
dotenae. along with political argu- t
meats of attorneys was responsible j
for the disagreement, J
in the lobby of the courthouse, fol- .
lowing dismissal, Mrs. Geneser said
to, Sheriff Robb: “If you are un- '
•Mo to bang this man, I’ll pull the ’
tope, or if tt is the electric chair. I’ll J
’T ft* Maxwell, 'brother-in-law of !
Mfos Thorgdale, charged Robb with
aiding the defense, and told, “you .
•nd yOar crooks have brought about
this travesty on justice.”
. “Don’t say that again: there Is a
Brnit to my patience, and PH knock .
your head off If you repeat that,’’ *
. Mob* told Maxwell. .
Judge Utterback stopped the ar- ’
■ament when ho issued an order to
the bailiff to clear ths courthouse. ‘
.•* It became known Monday that the 1
Folk county board of supervisors to
willing to reappoint Judge Thomas
J. Guthrie, special assistant county .
•ttorney. in the event that such a ’
ytoueet should be msde by County '
Attorney A. G. Rippey.
’ STATE FUNERAL MMB
CAPTAIN McHENRY j
! A state funeral will be held for 1
Captain Harry C. McHenry Sunday. I
Nev. *, In Dee Moinae, according to <
MUjer len C. Haynes, state auditor, i
vnio ha< been asked .by Mrs. MoHen- i
rp to mgke arrangements for the fu- 1
neral ceremony. < t
body will lie ti state in the
tapttol and Chaplain W. R. Robb i
L S* the ,Rev. C. 8. Medbury of Uni- i
f wpity Church of Christ will offl- i
L dßta. ‘ 1
voather to good the services
IM be held on the west stops of the 1
fjp* house and jn etor of acywe (
lOwtksr the services wfll b* eon-
HkdiKtid under the dome. The officers i
TO PRESS BILL EARLY
Next CongrwMi to Take Up Matter of
Soldier"’ Bonus Early
in Session.
Assurance that the house will pass
a soldiers’ bonus bill "very early in
the coming regular session of con
gress” was given in Washington on
Tuesday by Representative Fordney
of Michigan, chairman of the ways
and means committee, in a state
ment denouncing the bonus amend
ment to the pending tax bill.
Mr. Fordney urged that the Reed
amendment be defeated in order
that the bonus bill may be taken up
soon. Hre statement caused some
surprise among house members, in
view of the administration’s strong
opposition to the passage of the bon
us bill. 7
“Regardless of Senator Reed’s
motives, his amendment to the rev
enue bill, purporting to effect ad
justed compensation for the ex-eerv
iee men, will only servo to delay and
hinder proeslng legleiatlon,” said
Mr. Fordney. “This amendment to
the revenue bill, at a time when the
legislative situation in the senate
smacks of a democratic filibuster —
and Senator Reed to one of the chief
talkere—wlll undoubtedly create
suspicion of the veterans of the sen
ator’s sincerity.
"Senator Reed may know that hto
amendment cannot under parliamen
tary procedure of con grace appropri
ate one penny to pay a bonus. Ap- 1
propriatlons must emlnate from the
appropriations committees of con
gress. The revenue bill, coming
from the ways and menus committee
of the house and the finance com
mittee of the senate, cannot author
ise appropriations.
“Very early in the coming regular
session of congress the house un
doubtedly will pass an adjusted
compensation bill. Senator Reed’s
action will hinder the passage of the
Revenue bill, which must be dlspoeed
of before the ways and means com
mittee ean consistently take-up the
bonus bill. As author of the adjust
ed compensation bill lot me ask Sen
ator Reed to end his long talks and
consequent delay of the business at
hand. The sooner he does this the
sooner we can get at the bonus
bill.’*
NON-PARTMANB DEFEATED
The nonpartisan league of North
Dakota, swept from control by a re
call election Friday which retired
Gov. Lynn Frasier, three time* chief
executive, will attempt a comeback
through an organisation soon to bo
launched, according to its leaders.
In the meantime, league leaders
will seek to invalidate the recall
election, because of the alleged Il
legal signatures on the petition
which caused the election. There
were 80,000 signatures on the peti
tion for the recall.
“The league farmers are just as
devoted to their program as ever,"
R. M. McClintock, a league official,
said. "They constitute a majority
in the state. The condition of our
farms, due to deflation, low crop
S&ttd for*remedy and*we vrilThave
fi new organisation to restore the
eague to power in its fight for the
farmers.”
The election made R. A. Nestos,
the candidate of the Independent
Voters* association, governor, and
also deposed William Lemke, attor
ney general, and William Hagen,
labor commissioner. Sveinbjorn John
son to elected attorney general and
Wm. Kitchen, labor commissioner.
Besides the radical change in of
ficials, the election, according to
incomplete returns, orders a revision
of state banking laws and the con
trol of state owned institutions.
It also breaks the control of the
nonpartisan league in its home state.
The Independent Voter's association
is a fusion organisation.
NEW AUTO PLATES HERE
Nearly all auto license platee will
be in the hands of county treasu-ers
by the first of the mouth. County.
Treasurer D. L. Freeman has receiv
ed Information to ’-his offset from
the secretary of*etate at Dee Moines.
The automobile registration for
this year to now 465,»»9. A total of
4*0,108 was issued for 1080. Mot
orcycle licenses issued so far this
year total 4,140. Fewer motorcy
cles are being used for pleasure pur
poses each year. '
The new number system gives a
serial number to each county. Au- i
dubon county’s serial number to 10.
This figure will be followed by a
hyphen and nu .bers reading from 1
up to 3800. Five counties in the
state having more than 10,000 cars
have been allotted serial numbers
from 1 to 8. The other serial num
bers have been given to counties in i
alphabetical order.
Serial numbers given to-surround
ing counties are: Case 80, Guthrie
44, Shelby 84, Carroll 10, Crawford
80, Dallas 81.
Under the new system of marking
It will be possible to easily ascertain
from what county a ear hails. It
will bo an easy task for officers and
others to familiarise themselves with
the key or serial number and tell at
a glance the county of registration.
WELL-KNOWN IOWAN MARRIED
W. J. Laubender, manager of the
Dixon Lumber and Cool Co., has re
ceived word of the marriage of W.
J. Dixon, owner of the Audubon
property. The report concerning
his marriage Is to follows:
“Nows of the marriage of W. J.
Dixon, former member of the state
board of control, and Miss Anne
Sheehan of Osage, for several years
clerk In the board’s olffce at the
etato house and later a state agent
for the orphan’s home at Davenport,
has just been learned by their many
friends in this city.
"The wedding took place at/ the
bride’s homo in Davenport, and Mr.
•nd Mrs. Dixon left shortly after
ward for California, where thiy will
Mr.” Dixon for many yeans lived
In «ne City and repreeented Sac
agents under the board of control,
assisted in . placing children and
looking after the welfare of state
iaeUtnßou orphans for about tour
years. She reeided for a time at
tta Roadside Settlement in Des
Moinm. Mrs. Dixon loft Davenport
•bout three years ago, and has been
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IOWA NAN IS
GIVENHIGH HONOR
MAN WHO DELIVERED MEMOR
IAL DAY ADDRESS IN AUDU
BON, HEADS LEGION.
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The national convention of the '
American Legion adjourned at Kan
sas City Tuesday night after electing
Hanford MacNider of Mason City,
national commander, selecting other
officers and adopting resolutions
covering many subjects.
The election of Mr. MacNider to '
succeed John G. Emery, of Grand
Rapids, Mich., was made unanimous '
after more than half of the state del- .
egations has seconded hto nomina
tion and three other candidates nom- ‘
lasted, Roy Hoffman, of Oklahoma '
City, Earl M. Cline of Nebraska City, 1
Neb., and John F. Williams of Jop
lln. Mo., had withdrawn la hto favor.
Vice commanders elected were: '
George L. Berry of Rogersville, ’
Tenn., H. Nelson Jackson of Bur- ,
Mngton, Vt., and Charles Kendrick ‘
of San Francisco, representing the ‘
army, and Raymond Backett of ,
Marble Head. Maes., and J. A. Me- .
Cormick of Fort Lyon, Colo., the ‘
navy.
The Rev. Earl Blackman of Cha
nute, Kansas, was elected national
chaplain.
A fight for the removal of the na- '
Lionel legion headquarters from In- ’
dianapolis to Kansas City, which the *
Missouri delegation promised to *
bring to the floor, did not develop. !
The daisy wna adopted by unan- 1
Irnous vote as the official flower of
the legion.
Hanford MacNider, of lowa, new
ly-elected national commander of the *
American Legion, was born October .
8, 1884, at Mason City. He gradn- 1
ated from Milton academy, Milton, .
Mass., in June I**3 and from Har- 1
card college in I*ll.
He served on the border as a first
lieutenant with the second lowa in
fantry. After the outbreak of the
World war he entered the officers’
training eamp at Fort Snelling and
was commissioned as second Ueu
tenant. ,
He arrived in France September
80 I*l7, as an officer in the Ninth
United States infantry. During his ’
overseas service he was promoted to
colonel and later became lieutenant
colonel of infantry.
He was wounded at St. Mihlel,
and holds the following decorations:
Distinguished service croes and ’
one cluster, chevalier de legion '
d'honneur, croix de guerre (five cit- '
ations, 8 palms, one gold and one 1
silver star), fourragere and the Ital- '
ian war cross. He was given three '
citations in general orders. 1
Since his return to civilian life be
has been prominent in legion work '
in this state, having acted as depart- I
mont commander.
Mr. MacNider to a banker and to ’
unmarried.
. Selection of the lowan was ap- '
parent when state after state dele- 1
gation seconded hto name. Toward 1
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ARRIVED SAFELY IN DENMARK ’
Rasmus Jepeen, of Harlan, Reported j
Loot, Finally Arrived at the |
Home of His Brother. t
Uneasiness respecting the where- 1
abouts of Rasmus Jepsen, Who left ,
Harlan Aug. 24. expecting to sail for (
Denmark on the Frederick VIII Aug. (
28, has been allayed by news from ,
the Scandinavian-American steam- j
ship company’s offices. A letter re- (
celved by the Hertert agency Satur
day says that he was taken from the j
train at Harrisburg, Penn., sick, and
sent to a hospital, and that he finally (
reached New York in time to sail (
on the steamer United States for (
Denmark Sept. *3. He probably ,
reached that country some ten days (
after sailing. He must have been j
quite ill, for he was delayed at the <
Pennsylvania capital about a month. ,
One wonders why the hospital peo- .
pie did not notify the Hertert agency (
at once. This news will be appreci- ,
ated by quite a number of Shelby t
county people -who were apprehen- ,
sive that harm had come to Mr. Jep- ,
sen. He was a man 78 years old (
and tyaa traveling alone.
The Republican has a letter from j
Jensen Aagaards of Vejle, Denmark, a
announcing the safe arrival in that ]
city of the writer’s brother, Rasmus j
Jepsen. This is the elderly gentle- t
man about whom there has been ap- a
prehension in this locality since a (
letter was received from the same ,
brother saying Rasmus had not ar- ,
rived. The letter tells the same (
■tory about the brother being sick [
st Harrisburg, Penn., as is told in (
another item in this paper. 'The (
brother also sends thanks to those (
people in this country who assisted
In tracing Mr. Jepeen after he was
supposed to be loot.—Harlan Repub
lican. j
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SHELBY COUNTY «I,OM LOSER <
Through the error of a young '
lady clerk in the Shelby county 1
court bouse, BL*OO was paid to Mr. ]
Charles Schmidt which he was not ‘
entitled to, and for which he to now 1
being sued, In the district court.
Schmidt’s farm is in a drainage 1
district recently established and he 1
was awarded 81,000 damages there
for. Later this was reduced to B*oo. *
He called at the court house a few 1
days ago to draw hto money. Not 1
understanding the circumstances, thd ’
young woman clerk issued him two
warrants, one for B*oo and another 1
for 81.00*. j
Schmidt took both warranto and 1
cashed them. It is alleged he refuses 1
to refund the amount paid him more ’
than was duo, through the mistake >
of the clerk .
INFANT CHIU) DEAD (
Gian Melvin, the Infant son of ]
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick E. Campbell, ;
died at the home of hto parents last <
Saturday evening. The Infant was i
but three days old. Funeral services
were held at the home eight miles i
southeast of town Monday morning, i
nt tan o’clock, in charge of Rev. (
Shonton. Two brothers, aged five 1
and three, together with the grief- |
stricken parents, are loft to mourn ’
hto death. Interment was made In i
Maple Grove cemetery. The young i
paronta have the aympathy of the en- i
the community tn thia, their hour at i
moot crushing grief. ■
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TO OBSERVE ARMISTICE DAY
Public Schools of Audubon Countj
to Join in Holding Aprropriate
Exercises Nov. 11th.
State Superintendent of Public In
struction P. E. McClenaban has call
ed upon every school In lowa to cel
ebrate the signing of the Arfhtotlce,
on Nov. 11th, with a program appro
priate to the occasion, in which ia
included two minutes of silent pray
er. Mr. McClenahan’s message to
the schools reads as follows:
“November 11th is Armistice Day.
On’this day three years ago fighting
ceased and the bloody tragedy of a
world war was stopped. Every true
American to now grateful for that
national and international peace. It
is now proper and fitting that we as
loyal and patriotic citizens should
celebrate that event with serious,
patriotic and religious programs.
“Therefore, as superintendent of
public instruction, I am calling on
every school in lowa to celebrate
that important event. On November
11th, the international delegates to
the disarmament conference will
meet in Washington, D. C., and go to
Arlington cemetery where the body
of an unknown American hero will
be buried. President Harding will
deliver a funeral address and body
will be lowered at exactly noon.
“I hope each school that ia in ses
sion this day will have a brief patri
otic program and that at five min
utes before twelve every child will
salute the American flag and that
all may stand tor two minutes in
silent, thankful prayer for the peace
that has come to us,"
A Sugguritvw Program
Song—America.
Recitation or Reading—a patri
otic selection, by a pupil.
What Armistice Day means to the
United States, by the teacher.
Song—Star Spangled Banner, by
the school.
Flag salute—by all.
Two minutes of silent prayer.
HAMLIN FARMER DOES WELL
S. M. Petersen, of Hamlin, who
recently returned from his farm at
Cudworth, Saskatchewan, Canada,
tells us some interesting facts about
hto farm there. Petersen is naturally
pleased with his returns from hto
farm in Canada and who wouldn’t be
This is what we learn from him:
Mr. Petersen’s tenant has recent
ly finished threshing his wheat crop
at Cudworth on 170 acres of land.
Of this, eighty acres were summer
fallow and ninety acres was break
ing. The total yield was a little in
excese of fifty-two hundred bushels,
and in confirmation of this Mr. Pet
ersen exhibited two ware-house re
ceipts for 1,050 and 1,575 bushels
respectively.
When asked why. he did not live
on hto Canadian farm when he could
get such good returns, rather than
on a rented farm in lowa, he stated
that he Wbuld be delighted to do so,
but for domestic reasons. Mr. Pet
ersen has a small herd of registered
Shorthorn eattle and also a herd oi
pure-bred Poland swine at Hamlin
-He to much impressed with tbs
pomibiMtles of-stoek raising tn See
katchewen and is amazed that the
farmers do not follow mixed terming
more generally.
That Mr. Petersen to up to date
in his farming methods is proved by
the fact that he hired three motor
trucks to deliver.hto share of the
grain at the elevator.
The Northern Elevator company
at Cudworth also gave him good
service because he finished threshing
at 8 a. m. and by 11 o’clock the
same day his two can of grain were
loaded on track.—Kimballton Rec
ord.
FARMER ORGANIZATIONS UNITE
At a meeting of the lowa Farm
era* Union of the First Congressional
district of lowa, at Fairfield, on
October 28th, around 850 farmer
members of that organisation decid
ed upon a definite plan for the mar
keting of their grain and live stock.
General dissatisfaction with the
present system of handling farmers’
products at the terminal markets was
expressed and it was planned to do
all in their power to work in conjunc
tion with other farmer organisations
with a view of building up an effi
cient marketing system owned and
controlled by farmers.
As a result of the Fairfield meet
ing, farmers of southeastern lowa
heartily endorsed the grain and live
stock marketing organization of the
Equity Co-Operative Exchange, the
largest farmers’ co-operative insti
tution in the United States. Their
support was pledged in the building
of a farmers' terminal grain elevator
at Chicago by the Equity Co-Oper
ative Exchange, and to the strength
ening of the only farmera* co-operat
ive live stock selling agency on the
Chicago market, which la also a part
of this farmers’ large marketing or
ganization.
ETTA KENNEI.S INJURED
Miss Etta Kennels was quite ser
iously injured last aSturday night
when she was struck by a Ford se
dan driven by Daniel Kerwin. Miss
Kennels was crossing the street from
the park to the Audubon Hardware
corner ae Mr. Kerwin was driving
from the west and turning south at
the same corner. Miss Kennels did
not see the approaching car and it
was evident that Mr. Kerwin did not
see Miss Kennels.
The front wheel of the car passed
over her body and she was dragged
a short distance before the car was
stopped. Miss Kennels was parted
up and taken to the office of Dr.
Halloran, where she was given med
ical attention. It was found tlmt
she had a bad scalp wound and was
badly bruised about the body. To
day she to getting along as well as
could be expected and all indications
point to a speedy recovery.
TENNIGKEIT CASE UP
The federal court to in session at
Council Bluffs this week, Judgs
Martin J. Wade presiding. The petit
jury has already been assigned three
eases, the first one being on trial
at this time. • J j
The second jury trial sat for hear
ing to that of F. Fred Tennlgkeit
against B. F. Wilson, sheriff of Au
dubon county, and others. Tennlg
keit’s case to the outgrowth of as
Incident several years ago when h«
was nearly lynched by a mob in Au
dubon because of alleged pro-Ger
mas tendonoteo. He to suing Wil
son, who was sheriff at that time,
for danmaas. alleging .tedt Wltoes
failed in Ito duties,
BIC GATHERING OF
K. P.’S LAST NIGHT
f
LARGE ATTENDANCE AT DIS-
TRICT CONVENTION AT K. P.
HALL YESTERDAY 1
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The annual convention of the I
18th district Knights of Pythian was i
held in this city last evening under I
the auspices of Audubon Lodge No. i
183. The district comprises the ,
towns of Anita, Adair, Cumberland, <
Exira and Audubon, and a large del- 1
egatlon from each, of the lodges but t
Cumberland, .were in attendance.* i
Grand Chancelor L. S. Robinson i
of Glenwood, Grand K. of R. and S.
Ward Ferguson of Rolfe. Harry H. 1
Cate, District Deputy Grand Chan- 1
celor of Anita; District Deputy f
Grand Chancelor B. C. Baumond of f
Council Bluffs, and Senator Clem t
Kimball, past Grand Chancelor and i
now Supreme Representative, of «
Council Bluffs, were among the high «
officers in attendance. !
The weather was fine, and al- i
though tbe scads were anything but
at their best, the large delegations a
drove to Andubon in their ears. The i
largest delegation from any lodge <
was from Exira. g
The K. of P. hall was taxed to its t
utmost capacity early in the even- i
ing. An hour or more was spent in a
getting acquainted, after which the (
lodge was called to order. The of- <
fleers of Adair Lodge No. 183 were (
asked to fill the stations and the
team from that lodge then conferred ■
the degree work in the rank of t
Page on three candidates. The work i
was put on in splendid shape, and .
was followed by a lecture in which .
some interesting lantern Hides were
used.
The lodge was then at ease for a *
few hours, in drder to carry out a t
short program that had been pre
pared. Walter E. Williams was the
chairman and officiated like an old
veteran in that capacity. H. J. *
Hoogenakker extended the visiting .
Knights a most royal welcome on ’
behalf of the Andubon lodge and
the city of Audubon, <o which Harry ’
H. Cate of Anita, responded in his :
happy and inimitable way.
W. F. Budd of Anita, gave a ’
splendid talk on the subject of *
“Looking Backward.” This was fol- '
lowed by a most interesting talk by 1
M. R. Terhune, of Exira, who had
for his subject "Looking Forward.”
Senator Kimball of Council Bluffs '
was then called upon to make a talk '
on Fraternity and the Aims and Ob
jects of the Order. Mr. Kimball is '
a fluent talker and gave a splendid
address.
Hon. Ray Garber of Adair, gave a ,
delightful talk on the subject of
"Holding Interest of Members.” Mr.
Garber, who is a member of the leg
islature. and a good publio speaker,
had no difficulty in holding the at- '
tention of hto hearers while making
hto address, which was full of inter
est.
Grand Chancelor L. S. Robinson
of Glenwood, then gave a half-hour
talk on the •‘Good of the Order."
As the head officer of <he lodge in
the lowa Domain, he gave the mem
bers some interesting facts and in- ■
formation. He has a pleasing per
sonality and had no difficulty in get- 1
ting the attention of all the Knights. '
The speaking program came to a 1
close with the address of Ward Fer
guson of Rolfe, who talked on “Re- 1
cruiting New Members.” Mr. Fer- 1
guson to perhaps the best-known 1
Knight in the state of lowa, having 1
been one of the grand officers for 1
years. He told the K. P’s a great 1
deal that is net- generally known in 1
the subordinate lodges and the in- 1
formation he gave was well receiv- 1
ed.
A buffet luncheon was served, aft- 1
er which the social hour followed. 1
The delegatee and visiting Knights 1
lingered long after the close of the >
meeting to visit with the grand of
ficers and members from the visit- <
ing lodges.
Last night’s convention was of <
special interest to all members of ‘
the K. of P. lodge and from that '
gathering much good has been ac- ’
complished for the local organisa
tion. The Audubon lodge has en
joyed a healthy increase in mem
bership the past two years, and aN i
indications point to much activity I
during the coming months.
AWARDED *IB,OOO DAMAGES ’
In the damage case in the district 1
court at Red Oak wherein Kate Her- .
zog brought suit against the Red
Oak Electric company, the jury
brought in a verdict after being out (
all night, finding in favor of the •
plaintiff for 818.000. The amount
of damages sued for was 325.000,
and it has been intimated that the
cause of the jury’s long delibera
tion was that several of the jurors
favored allowing damage for the full'
amount asked.
Miss Herzog lost two fingers and
received injury disfiguring her hand
while ironing with an elect* iron
at her home in June -420. She al
leged that a heavy voltage on the
wires was the cause of the accident.
The defendant contended that it was
not because of the voltage that the
accident occurred but was the re
sult of a defective cord attached to
the iron.
Time was given the defendant for
the filing of a motion for a new trial
but in all probability the ease will
be carried to the supreme court.
LANES ENTERTAIN HUSBANDS
Their ’’tea of the Clover Leaf Em
broidery Club met at the home of
Mrs. A. L. Ferguson last Thursday
evening, it being in the nature of a
Hallowe’en party, to which the hus
bands of the ladies were invited.
The evening hours were spent in a
social way and during the course of
the evening refreshments were serv
ed. The home was artistically dee
orated in an appropriate way, which
added much to the pleasure of the
occasion.
NOTICE TO BX4KRVICE MEN
Owing to the number of unfinish
ed claims the Home Service office of
the Aiheriean Rod Cross, Audubon
Chapter, will re-open Nov. 5 end
continue to January 1; Xt2B. Of-
Het open only on Saturday. Hours:
8 a. m. to 6 p. m., and 7 to 8 p. m.
We will gladly assist any ex-service
man with any claim ho may have
against tha government.
Mae McLaughlin,
Homo Service See.
THOUSAND TO HEAR PRESIDENT i
People of New York and San Fran
cisco To Hear Harding’s Funeral
Address on Armistice Day.
Thousands of people gathered to
gether in two vast audiences, one at
New York and the other at San
Francisco, will hear President Hard
ing’s address and the funeral service
over the body of an unknown Amer- j
lean soldier at Arlington National 1
Cemetery, Washington, D. C., on 1
Armistice Day, November 11th. Tel- (
ephone equipment will be installed
in front of the Presidents’ stand in 1
the huge Arlington amphitheatre, *
which will carry the President’s 1
voice over wires, to New York and *
San Francisco, ’where it will be 1
transmitted to audiences through •
loud-speaking devices recently per- ‘
fected by the engineers of the Bell *
System. Through “loud speakers” in- J
stalled at Arlington, the President’s 1
words will be carried to the thous- 1
ands of U. 8. troops and civilians
assembled about him on the hillsides *
who otherwise would not be able to *
hear. J
This will be the greatest funeral *•
service the world has ever known. c
Never before in history has the head t
of any nation been able to address •
such vast numbers of people. Never ®
before have the words of any leader 1
been carried to vast audiences as- ?
sembled in opposite portions of his c
country. It indicates that the day ®
ia not far distant when the President ’
ean speak from his office in the *
White House to audiences assembled *
in every part of the country. While ®
the address at Washington will be 8
held at noon, the clocks at San Fran- :
eisco will show nine o’clock in the ‘
morning. *
Telephone engineers say that this 1
project is one of the most important
and difficult they have ever under- ;
taken. It is another great scientific *
achievement and not merely a con- ;
necting up of opposite ends of the !
country by long distance telephone. .
The “loud speakers” which will be '
used in carrying the President’s
voice out over the great audiences at '
Arlington, New York and San Fran- '
cisco, have been perfected only re
cently. The apparatus required Is
complicated and formidable and it
conld not be manufactured in neees- '
sary quantities to extend the pro- '
gram to cover more cities. .
Through this newly-created equip- .
ment, it will be possible to transmit
the speech of an orator over long ,
distance wires and have It reproduc- .
ed through a ”’oud speaker” where
desired, with as much force and
power as though the orator were in j
the presence of his audience.
What will be done on Armistice
Day to carry the President's voice to
the two great cities on either coast .
simultaneously, will eventually make ,
it possible for representative andi- ,
ences throughout the land in every {
state to hear an address by their
chief executive at one time. What
this achievement will mean in future
history is almost beyond imagine
tion.
HAS A GOOD PATENT
Leo. A. Riggs, of this city, has a •
patent on a garage door hanger that ,
is entirely different from anything ,
now on the market. From all indi- „
cations it is going to prove a great j
benefit to the people of the country. |
He has the patent right in the United <
States and Canada. At the present >
time the track and hangers are being ]
manufactured ynd it will not be long |
until the finished product will be put
upon the market. Mr. Riggs has a ]
small sample that he has been dem- j
onstratlng with of late and all who (
see it are convinced that he has a (
product that will find a ready sale. ,
It is the most convenient thing ever j
produced in Its line and those who (
are in position to know, give it their
opinion that the article will find a
ready sale. , <
It is to be hoped that the inven- (
tion will be as great a success as Mr. ]
Riggs contemplates, and that within
a comparatively short time a factory |
can be erected in Audubon so that ,
the article ean be manufactured (
right at home. 1
BUYS BITE FOR CITY HALL ]
The town of Harlan has purchased
a quarter block of ground as a site t
for their new city hall, which the <
voters recently voted to build. The 1
building is to be erected at a cost of 1
820,000, and the site was purchased
at a cost of B*,o*o-
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH SUPPER ,
Tuesday, Nov. 15. Bazaar at 3 «
o’clock. Supper, 50c. 44-2 e
Revival Leader In Song
wkH
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A. B. HUEBER, Soloist msd Director.
The above to a likeness of the choir director at the M. E. charrih,
whore a series of revival meetings are ia progress. Evangelist O. G.
Orcutt to preaching the gospel la a way that to received by all Ctafo
tlan people. Ho is not a eeaaatloa *Mpt, bat preaches the Word of God.
Miss Hhrriet Laney, a doaconsss, la also roadortag valaable aselstaM*,
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SPLENDID WOMAN IS
C ALLEDBY DEATH
PROMINENT IN CHURCH AND SO
CIAL AFFAIRS AND ABSENCE
WILL BE LARGELY FELT
The people of Audubon were sur
prised beyond words of expression
last Thursday evening when the
news reached here announcing the
death of Mrs. John Weighton.
Only close friends of the family
knew she had been in poor health
the past few months. When she was
taken to the hospital for an opera
tion' it was news to many friends,
but all lived in the hope that her
condition was not critical. Much
concern was felt for her and the
daily reports from Mercy hospital ia
Council Bluffs, While not encourag
ing, did not seem to Indicate that
there was any immediate danger.
Mm. Weighton had been promi
nent in church, elub and social af
fairs of the city for many years, and
by her kind and pleasing personali
ty surrounded herself with many
close personal friends.
In the death of Mrs. Weighton
jhe community fully and keenly re
alize her departure. She was a true
friend, and her devotion to those
she loved was a remarkable charac
teristic. It to sad, indeed, to see one
so well equipped for life taken so
unexpectedly. Her bright counte
nance made sunshine in a shady
place. If strangers felt the eharm
of her rare courtesy and joyooa,
sunny temperament, how much more
so the members of her own house
hold upon which she lavished all the
earnestness and careful culture ef
her mind and nature.
Mrs. Weighton was a faithful
member of the Presbyterian church.
She was not only faithful to her
church, but just as faithful In be
lieving that it was her duty as a
Christian to do the will of her Mas
ter at all times. She was always
ready to fend a helping hand In
time of need, both in acts of kind
ness add in words. At the test,
while surrounded by husband and
children, being unable to speak, she
opened her eyes and with a pleasant
smile on her face, gave them a look
.........Insert OBIT
The order of the Eastern Star and
the Woman’s Relief Corps attended
the funeral in a body. The business
houses of the eity were closed dur
ing the hour of the funeral, as a
tribute of respect to her memory.
The floral offerings surpassed In
profusion and beauty anything ever
seen here before. A floral pall com
posed of white flowers was a gift
from close personal friends.
Annis Lucetta Weighton was bqrn
in Clarion couflty, Pennsylvania, on
September 23rd, 1883, and came
west with her parents in 1888 when
they settled at Tama, lowa. Har
mother died in 1887 and then the
father moved, to Audubon, where
he resided until hto death. She was
married to W. G. Stuart in March,
1882, and two children were bom
to them: Charles R. Stuart and Mrs.
Lois Ashby. Her marriage to John
Weighton took place Dec. 31, 18*1,
and they have made their home in
Audubon from that time. For some
weeks Mrs. Wetghton had been tn
Mercy hospital at Council Bluffs, for
treatment, but it was impossible to
effect a cure. Death occurred on
Thursday evening, October 37th,
being caused by a cancerous obstrne
tion of the bowel.
Mrs. Weighton is survived by har
husband, three daughters, Mrs. Lots
Ashby, Thelma and Lenore, and one
son, Charles R. 'Stuart; one grand
daughter. Annis Ashby; two broth
ers, D. W. Randolph and John BL
Randolph, besides many other rela
tives.
A good wife, mother and friend.
A willing helper in all times Of dis
tress, and her disease has removed
from our midst a great friend of
humanity:
For many years a faithful mem
ber of the Presbyterian ehureh who
helped in every way to further the
Interests thereof. She was also a
member of the Eastern Star, White
Shrine, Pythian Sisters, and the W.
R. C.
Funeral services were conducted
from the- Presbyterian church Mon
day afternoon by the Rev. William
Mack. Burial was ' in Arlington
Heights cemetery.
MUSIC DEPT. MEETING
The Music department of the Col
umbian Club will meet Monday ev
ening, Nov. 7, with Mrs. J. A. Hnss
eston.
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