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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1920
Page
7
The Ouiney Whig Opinion and Comment urges supporters to back the Build Now effort with aims to permit at least 200 dwellings this year and to formulate plans for a new modern high school. It also calls for an owl car service to meet early trains, a hard road to Taylor, and timely river terminals to attract a new barge line.
A column argues that women voters may seek a benevolent protectorate over men, citing Dr Ethel Hurd and Chicago League remarks on universal disarmament. It notes suffrage as a path to protectors of taxpayers and mothers, while acknowledging skepticism about women’s ability to alter male voting behavior.
A dispassionate search seeks truth on the costly U S aircraft program in World War I. The congressional subcommittee report leaves the public with questions about where the money went why production was so low and who bore the blame. It notes missteps by executives and officials as millions were spent on ill designed planes and failed trials.
A 1920 defense of public education warns that democracy topples with teaching. Low pay drives teachers away as New York faces mass resignations and doubled classes. The piece argues education sustains citizenship and cites figures and expert voices on the crisis.
A critique of obstinacy citing Schopenhauer on will versus intellect. It argues obstinates blame others for failure, refuse advice, and resist self examination. They mistake willpower for intellect and fail to learn from defeats, keeping their egotism and stubbornness intact.
The passage questions American aircraft production during wartime, contrasting it with large military orders and surplus parts. It asks whether the nation’s best minds could have organized better, suggesting a detailed examination that might span several volumes for readers seeking moral and practical guidance.
The piece argues for Ohio Representative Fess proposed constitutional change allowing Congress to direct the Supreme Court to rule on presidential disability and to act if needed. It warns the plan would inject uncertainty into the presidency and pressure the Court, creating a risk of drastic action and political brinkmanship. The author questions rushing such a provision and urges caution.
A New York feature describes the harsh housing market for women in 1919, detailing scarce affordable rooms, per diem prices rising to twelve dollars weekly, and the Y W C A Room Registry Bureau struggle to place applicants. It notes many women must live in substandard or unsuitable housing and recounts field investigations and disputes resolved by the bureau. It also covers the bureau’s social efforts, including housekeepers’ clubs and university cooperation, to improve living conditions for women.
A newspaper feature explains the Fred Haskin Information Bureau offering readers questions and brief factual answers. It notes to send questions with name, address, and a stamp, and cites sample QAs on milk versus cream weight, Samuel Gompers salary, Leviathan troop capacity, and 1918 U.S. death rate.
Hooty the Owl wakes to a racket by Blacky the Crow and Sammy Jay as the Green Forest crows tease him. Hooty, sleepy and nearly blind in daylight, fends off the gibes, vowing to wait until dark to punish the pranksters.
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