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LARGEST CIRCULATION x_ DUBON COUNTY THE AUDUBON REPUBLICAN, AUDUBON, IOWA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17,1921 NO. 46
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GREAT BARGAINS BY
AUDUBON MERCHANTS
SPECIAL SECTION’ <IN TODAY’S
REPUBLICAN OF INTEREST
TO EVERY HOUSEWIFE.
All set, and ready for Audubon’s
first "Dollar Day.” Prices hate
been slashed and cut down to almost
nothing. The merchants of the city
have co-operated with one another
and the efforts they have shown
promises to make this one of the
greatest sale days that Audubon peo- ,
pie and surrounding counties have
ever had the opportunity of attend
ing.
It is now up to the public to help
make this Dollar Day a tremendous i
success. We expect visitor? from all
parts ot the country. Let’s get to- |
gether and co-operate, boost and ;
pull. If your neighbors don't know
of it? them about it. Gas up
your car .or hitch up the team and I
come to Audubon to help make this 1
Dollar sale a sale long to be remem
bered.
Mr. Schneeweis, who is in charge
of -this Dollar Day sale, said this ■
morning that “never before in all his i
connections with the business world,
had he seen such values as the Au- ,
dubon merchants are offering for
22nd and 23rd."
Stride that spirit has been shown ,
by the merchants, in slashing their i
prices, let us get together to do our
part. You need the goods and the <
merchant needs the money. Every
merchant in Aububon is represented I
in the Dollar Day edition. Don’t
fail to look over the offerings in thia <
issue. There will be something that i
you need in the list of bargains You
may be able to get three of the i
same things that you are looking i
for, all for a dollar, as the mer- i
chants are sacrificing their profits to ;
help make this sale one of the great
est Dollar Day sales ever held in the I
State ot lowa. i
The merchants and the newspap- I
era have co-operated with one an
other, the ads are in, and everything
is set. Now it is up to the people.
Let us see your face among the big ,
crowds that twill visit Audubon No- ;
vember 22nd and 23rd—Dollar
Days. 1
Coffee and Doughnuts Free I
Coffee and doughnuts will be serv- '
ed in the basement of the library by
the Community Club of Audubon. 1
Don’t fall to visit them, sip coffee 1
and eat doughnuts—the kind that <
mother used to make, absolutely 1
free. Remember the place—in the 1
basement of the library. '
Gold Prizes
The drawing for the ten and twen- ,
ty dollar gold pieces will be held in 1
front of the Crescent theatre, on >
Wednesday, at 2:30 sharp. Bring ,
this paper with you, for if your num- (
ber is drawn and you are there ,
without this paper, your chance will ,
be forfeited and the next number .
will be drawn. Now be sure to
bring this paper, for it will not ,
count if you do not have it on hand. |
When you make a purchase, don’t ,
fail to ask for your theatre ticket
which will entitle you to-wltness the (
movies free at the- Crescent theatre. ,
The dance will be held at the arm- (
ory and a large attendance is ex
pected. They have engaged a snap- j
py orchestra and a good time is as
sured to all who attend. The Na
tional Guards of Audubon will be in
full charge of the dance.
The merchants of Audubon who
are participating in the Dollar Day ,
sales are as follows:
Ackerman Company,
Mathias & Hansen,
Oelke Hardware Company,
Halvorsen & Co.
Knudsen Photo Studio
Reinemund Hardware Company, j
E. J. Denny Company,
Henrlcksen Cash Store,
Johnson Grocery Store,
Kraft Clothing Company,
McFadden Furniture Store,
Frick Drug Company.
Audubon Music Company. 1
C. Olsen.
Griffith Drug Store,
W " nn'tnn Jewelry Store, 1
Jensen & Wever, ‘
J. F. Baker Jewelry Store,
Right-Away Shoe Shop.
Carter Hardware Company,
Modern Cleaners.
Park Meat Market,
Keith & Hansen,
Smith Drug Store,
Variety Stors,
Smith Fashion Shop.
The merchants mentioned above <
have entered the Dollar Day sales J
and have to offer to the people of !
Audubon and the surrounding coun- 1
try some great dollar bargains.
Sales start at 9 o’clock sharp in 1
the morning, both days. 1
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MAYOR HAWKS OFFICIATES J
Mayor R. D. Hawks officiated at <
the marriage of Miss Sena Larsen 1
to Mr. Jens Peter Munch, at his of- ’
fice yesterday afternoon at three I
o’clock. The bride is the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Jens Larsen, resld- '
Ing in Freeman’s addition, and is •
one of the splendid young ladies of
the community. The bridegroom is
a young .business man of Brayton,
where he is engaged in the produce
business. Until recently he was a
resident of this city, being employed :
at the Audubon Creamery Co.
The contracting parties have a i
host of close personal friends, all of
whom unite with The Republican in I
extending best wishes for a happy i
and prosperous married life. They
will go to housekeeping at Brayton
immediately.
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WOMAN’S CLUB MEETING
The Woman's Club met with Mrs.
Oddie Porsch on Wednesday, Nov.
9. On account of the sickness of
our president, Mrs. Ollie Reinemund,
vice-president, presided _x>ver the
meeting. There about 40 members i
bers present
As this was our first meeting i
since the convention, Mrs. Rose Mc-
Laughlin read a very complete re- I
port of the proceedings»of that body, i
After all business was concluded, i
Mrs. John Kennedy took charge ot
the program, the study of the day
being "Child Welfare.” Mrs Harr/
Northup and Mrs. W. T. Webb also ;
read interesting papers on this snb
ject.
Refreshments ot cake and coffee
were served.
ARMISTICE DAY CELEBRATION
1-arge Crowd Gathers to Hear Rous*
! ing Address by Rev. Orcutt,
I the Evengelist.
The hurriedly prepared Armistice
» Day program was exceptionally well
attended last Friday afternoon. The
matter ot a program was not given
much attention until early Thursday
morning when a few of the business
i men determined to have the day flt
s tingly observed. On account of the
i day being a legal holiday, the. rural
t mail carriers did not deliver the
r weekly papers that day, so practical
i ly all the publicity the announce
s ment received was what was noised
- about after the papers had been de-
> llvered in the city Thursday after-
■ noon.
The banks of the city were closed
• for the entire day, but the balance
> ot the business houses did not close
I until noon. Alt one o’clock people
- from the country began to come in
I and by two o’clock the armory was
' pretty comfortably packed.
• The American Legion and mem
l bers of the National Guard met at
i the Legion hall and headed by the
■ Audubon band, marched down
Broadway to the armory, where the
' National Guard gave a drill, which
i was highly appreciated by the peo
i pie, many of whom had not had the
, opportunity of seeing the company
• in operation before.
H. J. Mantz Was made chairman of
the day and after a few remarks,
called on Rev. Fuller for the invo
' cation. After a selection by the
' band, a male quartet composed of
' Gay Thomas, A. S. Heuser, F. C.
' Sampson and H. J.
I fu/nlshed a potriotic number.
The speaker of the day was Rev.
i O. G. OrcutJ, who is in the city con
ducting the series of revival meet
i Ings at the Methodist church. He
i made one of the best patriotic
: speebes ever heard in the town and
■ at the close of his remarks he was
i given • rousing applause.
Following the program, the foot
i ball game between Audubon and Ex
ira took place at the Johnson park
■ in West Audubon.
: CLOSE times hit orphanage
The close times and Increased
’ population, have dealt the Christian
; Home Orphanage of Council Bluffs,
lowa, a heavy blow. This institu
tion cares for an average of 250
little children daily. It aleo conducts
. a department for aged, dependent
women, and a department for de
formed and crippled children. The
, institution was founded in 1882, and
since that time has provided for an
. average of 500 homeless people
i annually. The institution is at pres
ent struggling under a heavy debt,
and with winter at hand and calls
from the needy rapidly Increasing,
’ efforts are beirg made to wipe out
the debt by a Thanksgiving offering.
This institution is the only home that
’ hundreds of destitute children and
’ aged women know. The Home is
1 supported entirely by voluntary con
tributions of charitable people. It
receives children from any part of
' the country, employs no traveling
'■ agents and *s absolutely non-eectar
lan. This great institution sorely
needs your help now Send them a
Thanksgiving donation and help
them pay off the old debt and care
for many hundreds who will seek
food and shelter there this winter.
Address, The Christian Home Or
phanage, Council Bluffs, lowa
MOVED FAMILY TO AVOCA
Frank Gronert, who has been con
nected with the Audubon Milling
Co. the past four or five years, but
who recently disposed of his inter
ests to Vern Culver, left yesterday
with his family for Avoca, where
they will make their future home.
It is with mu:h regret that we see
this estimable \ family leave our
midst, but if tl t e change is to be of
benefit to them we will have to ac
cept the inevitable and unite in
wishing them abundance of suc
cess in their new home. During
their residence In Audubon Mr.
Gronert was foremost in all things
pertaining to the welfare of the com
munity. He was a man ot excep
tional ability and will make a valu
able addition to (he business circles
of Avoca, where he will be connected
with a large milling concern.
PROF. STEINER TO LECTURE
Prof. Steiner, of Grinnell college,
has been secured by the ladies of the
Columbian Club for an address in
this city on the evening of Friday,
November 25th. The lecture will be
given in the Presbyterian church,
and the speaker will use the sub
ject, “The Mind of Europe." Prof.
’ Steiner is iwidely known as one of the
greatest lecturers in the United
States. His lecture, the “Trail of
the Emigrant,” is a marvel, and
proves that Prof. Steiner is thor
oughly conversant with his subject.
He is not only familiar with condi
tions in Europe, but is considered
one ofethe best posted men in the
United States on this subject. It
. will be a distinct treat to hear him
i talk on the “Mind of Europe.”
Miss Tilda Schmidt and her or
chestra will furnish the music for
I the occasion.
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DANISH LUTHERAN CHURCH
Sunday school at 9:45 a. m.
i Service at 11 o’clock.
Service in the English language
Sunday evening at 7:30.
Meeting of the Foreign Mission
society Tuesday evening at the Peter
' Hansen home.
i by members of the Young People's
' c>ety Wednesday evening. Nov 23
’ at the church. At this meeting a
i Thanksgiving program will be given
by members of the Young ePople’s
society. All are cordially invited.
Thanksgiving service will be held
tn the Danish language at the church
at 11 o’clock, on the forenoon of
. Thanksgiving day, Nov. 24th.
GIVEN BIRTHDAY SURPRISE
» Some twenty-six young people
i gathered at the home of Miss Grace
McLaughlin last evening to carry
; out a pleasant surprise, the occasion
- being her 19th birthday anniversary.
- Games of all kinds were played and
dancing was indulged in. after which
dainty refreshments were served.
t
EDEN VALLEY CHURCH
f On next Sunday there will be both
> Sunday school and preaching, begin-
- ning at 10 o’clock This will be
Rev. Naly’s farewell' sermon and he
> is especially desirous that all who
can, be present. Come.
BURN CORN AS FUEL
FOR WINTER MONTHS
I
MANY AUDUBON CO. FARMERS
HOLD THAT VIEW UNDER
PRESENT CONDITIONS.
I
Many farmers in Audubon coun
ty have held to the view that burn
[ ing corn as fuel would be their only
i salvation, inasmuch as corn is en
. tirely too low to permit the farmer
realizing anything from his crop in
I order to buy the other necessities of
life.
Claus Hansen, a farmer living
near Persia, a small town north of
Audubon, is an advocate under ex
isting conditions of burning corn for
fuel and makes a clean-cut state
i ment of his reasons for his convic
tions, that cannot help but have an
effect on the farmers of the state.
He said there was a large surplus
of corn in the country —more than
the people could or would consume.
The consequence of this over-supply
was a price far below the-cost of pro
-1 duction to corn growers. The big
question in this situation, in the
judgment of Mr. Hansen, is to dis
pose of the surplus. Until this is
done the price will not rise to a
point where the farmer will realize
a profit for his labor and investment
in corn growing.
“There are about forty million
, farmers in this country,” said Mr.
Hansen. “It these farmers burn an
, average of 200 bushels of corn for
fuel they will dispose of 400,000,000
bushels in this manner. The corn is
worth more for fuel at present prices
than coal. The farmers in pursuing
this plan, therefore, will save money
' In one direction and will probably
get as much for the corn they have
left as they would get for the entire
crop if it were placed on the market '
as conditions now exist.
I
“I am not unmindful of the preju- ,
dice which exists in the minds of
many people." declared Mr. Hansen, ,
"against the use of « necessary food J
product for fuel. But ft is a con- ,
dition and not a theory which we
confront. This year the farmers of
the south had a very light cotton ,
crop. The result is a living price
for what they did produce. The
facta are that the cotton farmers are ,
getting more money for a light crop
of this staple article than they would
have recieved for a heavy crop. The
same principle applies in the grow
ing of corn. Shall iwe allow this
i surplus corn to rot in the cribs of
lowa farmers or shall we use It as
a fuel! I contend that the most ,
sensible and economically sound
method of disposition, is to burn as
fuel rather than sell at present prices
and buy coal.”
Mr. Hansen says the state college
figured that It cost the farmers 94
i cents per bushel to grow corn three
years ago when farm labor was
around 869 per month and land was
' valued at S3OO per acre. He thinks
: this estimate too high now. With
farm labor costing S4O per month
’ and land valued at S2OO per acre the
cost of growing corn would be from
fifty to sixty cents per bushel. It is
now selling in central lowa at 25
cents per bushel.
This lowa farmer made clear the
fact that he had no ulterior motives
in mind in this connection He does
not
who are not farmers to pay more for
their food products. He points to
the fact that under the present con
ditions the farmers connot be good
customers of the manufacturing and
other business institutions of the
country. They have no resources
under present prices with which to
buy. Maybe the advance In the cost 1
of corn products to a point where
the farmers would realize a little
profit in the growing would be felt
by the factory workers who produce
shoes and clothing for the farmer ’
and his family but in the present
situation the farmer has no money to 1
buy and the factory worker has no
job. Our Interests, therefore, as Mr.
Hansen sees the situation, are ident
ical. We are all interdependent upon
each other. His Idea now is that 1
the one big problem is to dispose of
this corn surplus in the country.
He believes this can be best accomp- ■
llshed by burning it for fuel.
STORY HOIH POPULAR
Story Hour has been revived in
Audubon and the first meeting was
held In the basement of the library 1
on Saturday morning ot last week.
There were 62 present, which is an
indication that the Story Hour is
quite popular. The following stor
' les were told:
The Nightingale, Prince Cherry,
Epamlnondas. The Brahmin, Tiger
and Jackal, Little Jack'Rollaround.
The next meeting will be held in
the basement of the library on next
Saturday morning and it is hoped
that there will be another good at
tendance Mothers are urged to send
their children.
BARENTSON RENTS HOTEL
N. C. Barentson has rented the
Sweet Home hotel, and as soon as
the place can be given a thorough
overhauling, it will be opened to
the public One of the great heeds
in Audubon Is a first-class hotel,
and we believe that Mr. Barentson
’ and his family will give Audubon
the kind of hotel service that the
town has been needing.
Mr. Barentson has all the ear
marks of a real landlord and will
make an ideal host We wish him
i all kinds of success’in his new ven
ture and hope the business interests
I of the town will give him the hearty
support he so justly deserves.
TO GIVE HARD TIMES SOCIAL
A Hard Times Social will be giv
en at the armory in this city Mon
day night, November 21st, under the
' auspices of the Columbian Club". All
persons are requested to dress In
costume appropriate to the occasion.
Any person not so dressed will be
fined 25 cents, at the door.
Good eats served in hard times
style, and everybody in the commun
ity invited to attend.
A 'ull-fledged police force will be
I on uuty during the entire evening,
- and there will be a court of justice.
> A right royal good time is antlcipat
i ed and it is hoped that everyone will
► avail themselves ot this opportunity
to enjoy an evening of sociability.
AUDUBON WINS GAME
Administer Decisive Defeat to F.xirn
Team in Exciting Game on
Armistice Day.
The football team of the Audubon
high school won a decisive victory
ever the Exira team on the home
grounds last Friday afternoon. This
was Audubon’s last game of the sea
son and it drew a large and Interest
ed crowd.
Audubon started her winning
streak from the very beginning in
the first quarter when the home boys
made a touchdown but failed to kick
goal. In the second quarter Audu
bon made another touchdown and
was successful in kicking goal this
time. Exira made a safety in this
quarter, which gave them two points
to Audubon's 13 at the close of the
first half.
In the second half, or the third
quarter, the Exira team put up a
strong fight, but they were unable
to hold the fast Audubonites, for
the home team made another touch
down for six points, though they
failed for the second time to kick
goal. It was the last quarter that
Audubon was able to make the larg
est number of scores. They made
two touchdowns and kicked goal
once, giving them a total of 13
points for the quarter, or a total of
19* points for the last half of the
game. The score at the close of the
game was 32 to 2. in favor ot Au
dubon.
Seibert of Exira and Niklason of
Audubon were the star players.
One of the Exira players was in
jured in the third quarter and had
to be substituted for. In the next
quarter, Roth for Audubon had to
be substituted for. It was a good,
clean game in every respect.
CREATING WRONG IMPRESSION
Last wees’s Exira Journal con
tained a short article that has a ten
dency to create a wrong impression
In its reference to the “attention ot
our officials.” The article referred
to ia as follorwa:
“If all reports are true, bootleg
gers are reaping a rich harvest in
and around Exira, to the detriment
of many ot our young men and some
of our older ones. We call the at
tention of our officials to these
rumors and request an Investigation.
We cannot afford to ignore the Il
legal traffic or close our eyes to re
sults."
If the Journal or any of the other
good people of Exira have any in
formation to furnish the officials,
who, in this case, would be Sheriff
Jorgensen, we can assure them that
the sheriff stands ready to perform
his duties. Mr. Jorgensen and his
deputy, J. C. Boyer, are men of the
highest,integrity and would not for
one moment shirk in the perform
ance of their duties.
If the Journal has nothing else to
base its charges on than mere rum
ors, it Is treading on dangerous
ground. Rumors are not even news
items, much less evidence of crime.
If we were to rely on rumors we
could fill our pages every week and
still not give our ’ any cor
rect Information. In order to make
the investigation a reality, all the
Journal has to do la to furnish evi
dence to our sheriff and we will bet
dollars to doughnuts that the boot
leggers’ rich harvest will be nipped
in the bud.
A PROCLAMATION
By The Governor
\At a period when life offered but
a fraction of the blessings with
which it now overflows, the wisdom
and piety of our ancestors selected
one day in each year for praise and
solemn custom established in colon
ial days has descended from gener
ation to generation with renewed
significance and increasing impress
iveness. It is highly appropriate
that we who enjoy in such rich pro
fusion the manifold favors so gra
ciously bestowed upon us, should
recognize unreservedly our complete
dependence upon the Supreme Rul
er, and acknowledge cheerfully our
profound gratitude to Him.
The year we are just concluding
has been one of financial depression
and economic difficulty, but after
afl, it appears in retrospect opulent
with good fortune, and we have
suffered from no overwhelming dis
aster. Our harvests are unpara
lleled, since our fertile soil has re
sponded generously to our intelli
gent industry. We have not been
distressed by foreign war, nor dis
turbed by internal discord. We
have been assured that perfect se
curity in life, property and the pur
suit of happiness which is the
crowning glory of a republican de
mocracy.
With the contentment which
material well-being creates <we must
in no wise overlook our obligation
to the Giver of every good and
perfect gift, remembering always
that righteousness exalteth a nation,
but sin is a reproach to any people.
Now. therefore I, N. E. Kendall,-
Governor of lowa, acting in con
junction iwith the President of the
United States, do hereby designate
Thursday. November 34th, 1921, as
Thanksgiving Day
and I earnestly enjoin upon the
people of the State that they suspend
for that day their ordinary activi
ties, that they assemble at their
usual altars of worship, and there
render fervent thanks to Aimigh’y
God for the unfailing bounties He
has showered upon ua. On this
sacred day let the Divine Father be
entreated also to direct and control
the destinies of men that universal
peace may be perpetually maintained
throughout the world.
In Witness Whereof, I have here
unto set my hand and caused to be
affixed the Great Seal of k the State
of lowa.
Done at Des Moines, this 9th.
day of November, A. D. 1921
By the Governor:
N. E. Kendall
W. C. Ramsay Governor
Secretary of State
M. E. CHURCH NOTES
Sunday school at 9:55 a. m.
Morning worship at 11 a. m.
Afternoon service at 3 o’clock.
Epworth League at 6:30 p. m.
Evangelistic service at 7:30 p. m.
Our meetings will continue this
week and close Sunday night. Many
are giving their lives in surrender
to Jesus Christ. Three big services
next Sunday. Come and worship
with us.
Free-will offering Sunday for Dr.
Orcutt.
LAST WEEK OF THE
RELIGIOUS EFFORT
1
r EVANGELISTIC’ PARTY MAKING
I TELLING RECORD AT METH
’ ODIST REVIVAL MEETINGS
This is the last of the spe
: ciai religious efforts being exerted
i in the form of a series of revival
! meetings at the Methodist church,
: under the direction of Evangelist
. Orcutt and'his party.
I Since the opening night on Octo
( ber 30th large crowds have attend
! ed each of the services until at times
( the seating capacity of the church
( was taxed to the limit.
The people of the town and com-
I munity have given the evangelistic
i party a most hearty welcome and in
i every instance given them needed
■ support. Rev. OrcuQ has been
■ preaching the gospel on live ana in
' teresting subjects—subjects which
: were of interest to every human be
: ing, for in the end all must face the
■ judgment and those who failed to
> heed his entreaties must answer to
the Creator for his or her own indi-
i vldual indifference.
■ After preaching gospel sermons
for almost two weeks. Rev. Orcutt:
1 broke the spell on Friday evening
and devoted the entire service and
, his every ounce of energy to
' a patriotic address. It being
Armistice Day, and now one of
' the legal holidays. the oppnr
i tunity was not lost in making
• it the occasion for renowing our pa
-1 triotlsm.
Rev. Orcutt is a forceful speaker,
and the manner in which he deliver
ed the message was of deep signifi
cance. He review the incidents that
led up to the entrance of America
into the World War and denounced
- in no uncertain terms the nations
responsible for the carnage and
bloodshed. He upheld the American
soldiers and was profuse in praise
for their many heroic deeds. But
in all h’s remarks he did not for one
moment lose sight of the hand ot
God manifested throughout the dark
days of the war and the days that
followed the signing ot the Armis
tice, which brought to a close the
Hun's most cruel and inhuman de
bauchery of mankind.
Throughout the entire series of
. meetings, Rev. Orcutt has plainly
pointed out the way ot salvation. He
■ has laid special emphasis on the
need of preparing for the day of
judgment. The cricified Christ will
i some day come to claim His own.
i Those who have accepted Him as
• their own personal Saviour will
. spend eternity in that place He has
gone to prepare, while those who re
( ject Him here will be forever lost.
It is a momentous question and one
i that must be settled. Many are set
i tling that question. The first call for
. "trail hitters" was made at the Sun
i day evening service and up to this
1 time about 70 persons have made
■ the decision. Forty of this number
> are accessions to the membership of
i the Methodist church and about half
■ of that number are persons past six
: teen years of age.
Following is given the themes of
1 Dr. Orcutt for the remainder of the
week:
Thursday evening—Ladies’ night.
Theme: John HI; 16.’
Friday afternoon Institute —“The
Modern Sunday School.”
1 Friday evening Men’s night.
1 Theme: “Gods’ Police Force."
1 Saturday evening—Great Gospel
1 Service. Big chorus and orchestra
’ will give special music. Orcutt’s
■ subject: “What shall Ido then with
1 Jesus, called the Christ?”
Sunday will be the Great Day of
' the campaign.
Morning subject—" God’s Love
’ Commandment.
1 Afternoon —Mass meeting of
1 Christian workers. "Church in Ac
’ tlon.”
Epworth League will be addressed
by Miss Laney.
Closing Evangelistic Meeting—
-1 Sermon theme: “Banquet of Death.”
On next Sunday the meetings will
, close. On that day a free-will offer
’ ing will be taken, the amount thus
received will be given to Rev. Or
cutt for his work in the community.
He should be liberally rewarded,
and no doubt a sum commensurate
1 with the lasting good he has done
( the community will be raised.
MAN SLIGHTLY INJURED
Dewey AHt and Frank Johnson
had a little smash-up last Friday ev
ening at the street intersection near
1 the residence of-Dr. Halloran. Mr.
Alt was driving a Ford coupe and in
‘ the car with him were Charles Car
' per and Frank Brown, all employes
1 of the Stubbs Motor Co., and were
' coming up town from the.football
game. Mr. Johnson was headed
’ west and turned the corner south,
but on account of the sun, was un
-1 able to see the approaching car.
' which had pulled over to the extreme
1 east side of the paving. They met
head-on, with the result that Mr.
> Carper was slightly injured from the
i force of the impact. The other oc-
■ cupants escaped. The Ford coupe
• was slightly injured, while Mr. John
i son's car had a bent front axle. Mr.
- Carper was taken to the office of Dr.
> Halloran, where he received first aid
i to the injured. The following day
i he was able to resume his duties and
I at present is no worse off for the ac-
I cident.
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NOTICE TO EX-SERVICE MEN
, Miss Lake, of the Central Divis
, ion headquarters, Chicago, will be
in Audubon county during the entire
month of December to assist Miss
May McLaughlin, Home Service sec
retary, in a survey of the county in
order to “clean up” all claims any
ex-service man may have against the
government. The office will be open
1 every day during December, from
8:00 a. m. to 5:00 p. in.
AUDUBON I. O. O. F. GAINING
The Audubon Odd Fellows met in
regular session at their hall last
. Monday evening. There was a
i good attendance. Several new pe
' titions were read which added to the
' ones of a few weeks previous makes
i several who are now ready for their
> initiatory degree en next Monday
night. It is hoped that a goodly
. number of the brethren will be in
attendance.
ASK TO RESTORE TRAIN
( Northwestern and Rock Island Rail
way Companies to Be Asked
for Sunday Service.
The regular monthly meeting of
i the Audubon Community Club was
held at the K. P. hall last Monday
evening. After the usual routine of
business the Club spent some time in
discussing matters of vital import
ance to the town and community.
Among the matters discussed was
the restoration of Sunday train serv
ice. When the Sunday train was
taken off early last spring, the
Northwestern officials let it be un
derstood that the curtailment of the
service would only be temporary.
Up to this time no effort on their
part has been made to restore the
service.
It was the unanimous opinion of
all members present at Monday ev
ening’s meeting that Audubon and
the community was entitled to the
Sunday service and the Northwest
ern officials will be appealed to In
the hope of having the service re
sumed at the earliest possible mo
ment. The matter of Sunday serv
ice 'will also he taken up with the
Rock Island officials.
Another matter of vital import
ance was the necessity of more san- I
itary conditions on the afternoon |
train over the Northwestern. The '
company has been using but one
coach for the afternoon run. This
coach is a combination baggage car. 1
mail car, express car, smoking car
and day coach. Owing to the divers
ity of service required from the car. |
it is next to impossible to keep the
coach in a clean and sanitary condi-;
tion. This condition should not ex
ist and if taken up with the railroad
commissioners, no doubt the com
pany would be compelled to furnish
another coach for passenger service.
It is thought the company would |
gladly change conditions if the mat
ter were forcibly brought to their
attention.
The matter of securing another
highway through the county was
next discussed. A highway Is being
established which is to be known as
the Itasca. Park Highway, running
from Kansas City, Mo., to Itasca
Park, Minn. Inasmuch as this high
way runs almost directly north and
south. It is proposed to have the
highway follow the “M. C. Trail,”
which is conceded to be the best
marked trail through the state.
This trail starts at Marysville,
Mo., and connects with one of the
lake trails at Carroll. The parties
having the establishment of this new
highway in charge have been ap
pealed to through the officers of the
Community Club, in the hope of be
ing able to convince them that the
proposed trail will be .the one that
should be adopted in order to make
the new highway the best and most
convenient north and south road
i through the state of lowa.
INJURED BY FALLING TREE
Nathan Andrews, a young farmer
i near Exira barely escaped with his
i life Monday when he sustained severe
• bruises from a tree be and his
' brother Billy were felling. The tree
' had been cut down but the wind
being strong, threw the tree in a
different direction from that intend
ed by the men. As a result Nathan
was pinned to the ground under
neath one of the large liinbs of the
tree. He was unable to extricate
himself and was held a prisoner
until his brother had time to cut off
the limb. He was given medical
attention but on examination it was
found that no bones were broken.
Unless it develops that he received
internal injuries. It is thought that
he'will recover, but for the present
he will be confined to his home.
EVANGELICAL CHURCH
Prayer meeting Wednesday at
7:30 p. m.
Sunday school at 10 a. m.
Preaching at 11 a m.
Y. P. A. at 7:00 p. m.
Viola—Mt. Zion
Next Sunday night will be the last
evening preaching service for some
time. We are going to speak upon
a special subject: “What is the
matter with Viola?” Come and geb
the answer to this question.
The regular Sunday service has
been changed from the morning to
the afternoon, beginning with next
Sunday.
Sunday school at 2 p. m.
Preaching, 3 p. m. and 8 p. m.
Y. P. A. at 7:30 p. m.
NEW PRESBYTERIAN MINISTER
At a meeting of the members of
the Presbyterian church Tuesday
evening it was decided to extend a
call to Rev. O. B Lee, of Oskaloosa,
who preached in this city last Sun
day. The call has been sent to Rev.
Lee, but at this time he has not sig
nified his Intentions ot accepting the
call. If the matter ot salary can be
arranged satisfactorily, it is more
than likely that Jhe reverend gentle
man will accept.
On next Sunday Rev. Stamp, of
Council Bluffs will fill the pulpit
at the regular hours of service.
MUST PAY MORE PENALTY
According to County Treasurer D.
L. Freeman all personal taxes for
1920 not paid by the first Monday in
December, will carry with it an ad
ditional penalty of five per cent,
making a total ot fourteen per cent
penalty. All those who have failed
to pay threir personal taxes will do
well to pay them at once to avoid
paying this additional penalty. Mr.
Freeman has given everyone an op
portunity of paying their taxes by
giving them all the notice possible,
but as an official he is obliged 'to
enforce the laws on the statute
books.
TO TAKE SHORT VACATION
Zenues Hook, manager of the local
telephone exchange, leaves Saturday
for Des Moines, where he will visit
for a week with relatives. He has
just completed the arrangements for
the distribution of the November is
sue of the telephone directory, and
every subscriber will receive one of
them within the next few days.
Owen Davis has let the contract
for the building of a new house on
his farm north of town occupied by
i his son Myron Davis. The residence
■ was destroyed by fire last Wednes
day Holger Lindholm has the con
’ tract and will begin work at once
’ in the hope of providing a place of
shelter for the Davis family before
the dead of winter.
DELEGATES RESENT
LONDON CRITICISM
, i
i DELEGATES SAY THEY ARE NOT
COMMITTED TO ANY SUB-
STANTIAL RESERVATIONS
The severe criticisms in certain
1 leading British Kberal newspapers
• of what they regard as reservations
i proposed by the British delegation
• to the American naval reduction
■ proposals is based upon a miscon
-1 ception. according to statements
• made by British representatives at
' Washington.
! The British representatives, while
again emphasizing committal to con
tinuation of a small amount of naval
• construction during the ten-year hol
iday and while pointing out that
1 Arthur J. Balfour, the delegation
head, in his speech Monday develop
ed strong objection to the construc
tion of large submarines and gener
' ally to the use of submarines at all
in war, state that beyond that they
arp not positively committed to any
substantial amendments to the Amer
ican program.
i For the first time the delegations
!of the United States. Great Britain,
Japan, France. Italy, China. Belgium
and The Netherlands, acting as a
j committee of the whole on the far
eastern questions, assembled for
preliminary discussion to lay plans
1 for procedure.
Tn contrast to the manner in’
wh'ch the conference tackled the
armament problem on its opening
d-.r. the representatives of the pow
—ent into the committee meeting
"•’’Ung on one another to speak first
ebout the Intricate questions that
'ong hav® troubled diplomatic rela
tions in the Pacific and the orient.
Every nation had a rather concrete
Idea of the principles it meant to
present, but no one seemed anxious
to break the ice.
The attitude of the United States
is that the Interest of this govern
ment is not nearly so direct in the
far eastern situation as it was in the
question of armaments. Both China
and Jhpan appeared to prefer to
wait and familiarize themselves with
the atmosphere of the conference be
fore laying down their views in de
tail. Great Britain also had failed
to give any indication of a willing
ness to take the initiative, wliiio all
the other powers felt that their more
1 or less remote relationship to the far
eastern tangle should prompt them
to remain in the background for the
1 present.
The general prediction was that
the task ot drafting a method of pro
cedure would be entrusted to a
smaller committee. It was expected
that all nine of the nations repre
sented would have membership on
the committee and would unite their
influence to hasten the committee
work so far that the far eastern dis
cussion might take rank as soon as
‘ possible abreast of the more advane
’ ed negotiations on armament.
1 Preservation of "territorial ipte<-
' rity and political ad’mlnfstratlve In
dependence,” together with the pres
ervation of the open door policy and
a prohibition against secret treaties
1 in the Far East, were included in
the Chinese proposal outlined today
' at the initial session of the arma
ment conference committee on far
, eastern questions.
China in a return would agree
“not to alienate or lease any portion
1 of her territory” to any foreign pow
er, and “all special rights, privileges,
immunities or commitments” now
held in China by any foreign power
are to be carefully re-examined.
All “existing limitations upon
China’s political, jurisdictional and
administrative freedom of action”
would he removed and provision
made for future conferenses from
time to time for the international
discussion of the far eastern situa
tion.
Other elements of the Chinese pro
posals provide for full respect for
China’s rights as a neutral in all fu
' ture wars to 'which the nation is not
a party and for peaceful settlement
of international disputes in the Pa
cific and the Far East.
The Chinese proposals with re
spect to far eastern questions are
stated authoritatively to have the
“moral support" of the American
delegation.
MORE GUNS FOR AUDUBON
Postal Department to Furnish Addi
tional Pistols for Employes
of Postoffice.
"If attacked, shoot and shoot to
kill.” These were the words con
veyed by the postmaster general to
the Marines detailed to guard the
malls. These have been
carried to the postmistress and em
ployes of the Audubon postoffice by
C. H. Glenn, postoffice inspector for
southwestern lowa. Mr. Glenn, in
his instructions to Kathryn McGuire
said there must be better protection
of the mails everywhere, and in or
der to furnish better protection the
Audubon postoffice would be provid
ed with additional 45-caliber auto
matic pistols.
No messenger carrying money en
trusted to the mails is to be sent
from the office unless he is accom
panied by an armed guard. The
armed guard is instructed to shoot
to kill, and all employes about the
office have the same Instructions.
Postmaster General Hays edict to
the Marines who have been detailed
to guard the malls- in the larger cit
ies of the United States as conveyed
to them by Secretary Denby read as
follews:
“There Is no compromise in this
battle with bandits. It two marines,
guarding a mail car, are suddenly
covered by a robber, neither must
hold up his hands, but both must be
gin shooting. One may be killed,
but the other will get the robber and
save the mail. When our men go as
guards over the mail, that mall must
be delivered or there must be a ma
rine dead at the post of duty.
“You must be brave, as you al
ways are. You must be constantly
alert, and you must, when on guard
duty keep your weapons tn hand
and, if attacked, shoot and shoot to
kill.”
Ekden Charnbender,. of Brayton
and Miss Verna Rose Stonehreaker.
’ of Exira were issued a license to
wed last week The young people
1 will make their home on a farm near
Brayton.
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