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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1920
Page
7
The Ontury Whig calls for a public aviation landing field plot, supports the Build Now movement to raise at least 200 dwellings this year, plans for a new modern high school, an owl car service for early morning trams, a hard road to Taylor Missouri, consideration of river terminals and a future barge line, and creating a public bathing beach on the river or a suitable site.
In Tuesday’s primary T General Wood carried McDonough County while Lowdon swept most other counties by wide margins. Analysts note Cook County backed Wood amid Chicago’s political winds though McDonough’s result remains puzzling with little obvious local pattern.
The cabinet views the strike as a deliberate attempt to overthrow the U S Government though Palmer argues otherwise. Most strikers protested wages, with some radicalism and a few tied to J W W ideas. The strike is described as outlaw from a labor union view and not AFL endorsed. With the wages board appointed, the walkout is ending and switchmen return to work. Bolshevism is not a fair label for loyal war supporters who bought Liberty bonds.
The piece argues socialism has failed in practice, citing Lenin and Russia as the world’s laboratory for socialist experiment. It contends socialized plans produce welfare fantasies but will yield poor results, noting hard realities over utopian hopes and the need for trial wisdom.
The piece analyzes General Pershing as a potential presidential candidate, noting broad American admiration but limited demand for a soldier candidate. It cites Nebraska favoring sentiment, a quiet Lincoln-Omaha card campaign, and the American Legion's lukewarm stance, suggesting Pershing faces a possible deadlock resolve rather than sweeping national support.
A 1920 essay argues that contradiction defines sensitivity and that truly sensitive people live with happiness and misery, doubt and faith, pain and pleasure. It asserts consistency is a trap and urges lovers to understand through love, claiming love resolves contradictions and reveals truth.
A Philadelphia correspondent’s letter explains mirror writing, noting it often reflects left handedness or nervous states rather than mental defect. Psychologists suggest left-handers naturally mirror write, sometimes appearing in patients with paralysis or fatigue. Regular mirror writers may simply have dominant left-handedness with no pathology.
Editorial from New York World laments Harvard’s voting on a presidential candidate. It lauds General Leonard Wood as a Harvard figure who helped shape the university’s prestige yet criticizes the faculty vote that favored Hoover 281 to 62 over Wood. The piece calls Harvard’s response ungrateful and questions college spirit.
Boston Post notes Alexander Howatt head of the Kansas Coal Miners Union is jailed for defying a legal summons to testify before a state labor court. He refuses to recognize the court and hurls insults at Governor Allen from the jail steps, amid calls that he faces jail for defying the law.
Washington April 14 guidance from the Bureau of Standards explains why watches are delicate instruments. It notes tiny screws, fragile pivots and the need for regular cleaning every three years by a capable repairer. It covers wear positions, winding schedules, and the value of government-tested certificates for accuracy.
The exchange lists several Q and A items from Fred Haskin's Daily Quiz. It notes a 1862 federal tax of twenty cents a gallon on whiskey, later rising to $6.60 during Prohibition, plus brief tax and historical questions with concise responses.
In a cautionary tale, Mother Muskrat guides Jerry past a snaky trap and the scent of man. She explains danger signals, urging obedience and smarts while they swim by the Smiling Pool. Jerry learns to heed warnings and remember the trap before seeking food. Next story: The Convention at the Big Rock.
A colonial era quiz item lists answers about Sir Auckland Geddes sailing on April 10, the recording barograph used to measure a fall in an aero plane, and state facts such as Homer Cummings leading the Democratic National Committee and Will Hays heading the Republican Committee. It notes the Yerkes Observatory at Williams Bay Wisconsin and reports 87 US earthquakes in 1919 and a Census Bureau cotton crop estimate of 1120 785 equivalent 500 pound bales.
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