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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1915
Page
5
Weather map reports rain or snow in Illinois on Saturday with central and northern portions Likely flurries Sunday. colder with wind shifts. Missouri to see rain or snow Saturday, then fair and colder Sunday with strong winds in places.
The river level from Warsaw to Louisiana is forecast to stay steady or fall slowly over the next 48 hours. Authorities urge monitoring for minor changes as conditions remain tranquil.
Taft calls for abolishing the postmaster system to cut costs, arguing that appointing postmasters through politicians is wasteful and uneconomic. He suggests replacing elected postmasters with deputy postmasters under civil service to reduce politics and save about four million dollars yearly. The remarks provoke mixed reactions but are praised for blunt honesty.
The Chicago Post contests the Democratic convention’s move to St Louis praising Champ Clark’s eloquence as the decisive factor. It recalls Roosevelt Taft 1912 Illinois outcomes and Parker’s Missouri nominating choice, noting political memory and a rule to hold conventions in big cities may not guarantee results.
The peace day in the Reichstag showcased a united German front as Chancellor Von Bethmann-Hollweg spoke of rejecting peace proposals from Germany's enemies while emphasizing Germany's resolve to carry the war to its end. Allies announced no peace proposals, signaling a tough stalemate.
The text notes Chicago does not need the convention to impact its bank clearings or electoral vote and prefers it go to the Mississippi valley if unavailable. It contrasts St. Louis unfavorably with other cities, citing weather and delegate comfort as factors.
Col Townsend argues in Washington that concentrating funds on a single trunk Mississippi river project would boost navigation and secure future appropriations. He notes current disjointed spending on many unfinished efforts fails to show traffic. a completed main line would drive genuine tonnage and justify durable support for river improvements.
The Empire Hippodrome presents An Alien at matinee and night shows today and Sunday with praise for director Thom so H. Ince and star Beban. The program includes This is the Life and a return of An Alien or The Sign of the Rose with a rich cast and dramatic scenes focusing on Pietro Massena and his daughter Rosina. Matt and Jeff in College and other acts follow next week with Matt and Jeff in College touted as new, large-scale musical comedy.
In a slow drive to curb public officials a movement to muzzle county farm advisers unfolds. Colonel Roosevelt calls the president a Byzantine logothete provoking Greek professors to note the term's non biblical, impelling contempt. The piece suggests the president may soon be a happy bride.
The item notes a Basco farmer's marriage as the latest society bulletin while criticizing the president's preparedness message and the Senate’s endless debate. It questions if George Perkins overstates war readiness, references bleached oats adulteration notices, and recalls General Primrose's famous dance.
The famed duo Mutt and Jeff return with a brand new dress and lively act for a midweek appearance in town. Fans anticipate their first performance since the recent revisions to their dated routine.
A 1900s advertisement touts Foley Cathartic Tablets from Miller Arthur Drug Co as a wholesome laxative for constipation biliousness and headaches. It claims tablets cleanse congested waste mass without griping or nausea and leave readers feeling relief by morning.
London dispatch records two successive retirements by British forces in the Balkans. Official word notes troops withdrawn to a new line on December and then retreat to another position. Also announced is the funeral of Miss Henrietta Kleemeyer of Ellington Township near Eubanks with services at home and St Jacobi church, burial at Greenmount.
A special committee from the Adams County Teachers Association will meet today in the office of J H Steiner, county superintendent of schools, to plan program details for the February annual meeting. Members include R N Stacy, principal at Coatsburg and Steiner’s assistant, E G Bauman, city schools superintendent, N J Hinton of Franklin school, and L Hawkins of Riverside school on North Twelfth Street.
One license to wed was issued yesterday from the office of County Clerk Billy Smith to Harold Ly Gardhouse, 22, Palmyra, Mo, and Miss Lora M Birchfield, 19, Maywood, Mo.
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