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Washington Evening Journal (Newspaper) - April 16, 1920, Washington, Iowa Make it our want it it Moo it thru tilt i ring join Mil Rio ssh evening j Durn Ai unsettled no a latin it a. A Tlell and his Rotey. Pitt Neft my much hang in Etui or Arturr. Void Oak Washington. Low \ i it a v Tkv by i in i air Kiiji Iii number 52germany warning Washington won debate Here and lost at Ottumwa new be. Pastor christians of 19 Here next sunday counties to meet Here april 20-22 by t us al High in Iii Hig h a Wmk Edge of . Gutting 4 it ugh in. Ibay Kim. Huo f of Khz Fhi Aima of to. Myth. To pit Kai ii it it Timp la Phi Bridge contract Jubilee concert is awarded today by a. M. E. Folks draws big crowd i or. Vav. Vav. Flower will preach i first Sermon in Washington a Pas tor of Tho methodist Church at Tho eleven o clock Rev Leo on sunday morning and ii i ant Lei Pat cd that hic methodist and their Friend of Washington and v Trinity Wilt fill the Church at All services to hear and. In cd to or. Bowers. I the sunday achoo service will a debts open at 0 30 a. The. And the music will unanimous he led by the children choir of o a a a had a boys and it Ria it under the Leader n the Tao ship of or. Thomas i Aas Ted by or Man arid orchestra or. Arthur tor m Imp to Why convention will half kid in mall Rill Lull m it Vav ukr i i a he is it leu Kihm of a Vuk m Ivy St Hio to i too fifteen Chi def landscape expert huns warned by to lecture Here allies to fulfil him i Ltd it Man. Hubi i Vav. Treaty contract Washington High school kept up a excellent debate record last in by in the dual contest with of Wiwi the affirmative team winning Bete by a a to of 3 to to while the negative Trio loft in Ottumwa the vote of the judge Betag 2 to i. Ai thou ii each 1 m Ion. A a while the to. At fit til hard time deciding it in team which pretty evenly matched despite the to Gar cd tier of Tho Oft of the six fudges four gave their verdict to Washington Aud two to oilman a. The debate Mer the quorums debated was the a ii i i to i ti4 d in the dual debate a. Muscatine a few week Ain to Molo quartet mrs. In Lumly. Mrs. With lug aet flow a revolved that Congress should enact legislation providing for a off in 1 of Compo my y Mil Ary train Ina for ail Tala hotly d men Befu a they Mart to it to it a he Veala til age to the debate at the hit h school att Iii my the Washington Cain upheld Tho affirmative and Ottumwa at pm d of or the negative. The Washington team excelled in All depart Amu their wit Well rounded their p. Re learn or Italy. Their deliver y to pre t i pm her it rum its Loci car to i a if a i be inc. Them was Little to rhodos a Loo Ween the three do Helms. Well showing to tit h natural ability in careful study of Tho out lion. Painstaking application Aud Tine i 1 Rey organist. Nitrile a a i hip at 11 00 prelude Torgun a Anterni Azo in a a a. Awilliam leu in is Quot Hosanna. Paul wadis Anthem to inure. In i. K. I Ashford members of the of ill of Christ denomination from 10 counties in Southeastern Iowa w ill it tend a District missionary convention to be held Iii the to al Christian Church text tuesday wednesday and thursday april 2. 21, and 22. The organization promoting the gathering is known a the Iowa Christian missionary society and is composed it both men and women members of the Church. Embraced in Tim District Ai Alt a the co fit Fen p to it t h Southern tiers As far a a bes Moltoni More than l a churches Are located i their hid is regarded As in that territory and Many of the Rop Able considering the pastors Are expected to attend t�0f m atonal and labor. Convention Heie with Delegate from most of the congregations. Among the speak err will thu the chinese Boycott against i hot in i h Pac Keb Kast night ave 11 Veu to he Waugh in tack a it of a Larker a i Kab for a if i Fie la Ville Iowa secured Tho contract to build 15 Concrete Bridges and culverts in Washington county during i. ,.the coming Spring and summer. Something unique in Home Talon Tho contract my award to at on. I Quot i Quot a six a a a Rule Quot a a o thin actor noon. To co we in Tod shout. Six bidders a t night when a a Jubilee con i Cert was Given by the younger such ssh a in t�t1 we $ j 7,-j member of the african methodist 56.32. The bight it my was . A a1aikman Sll a 1,1,1 the concert was an unqualified la a cubic Yard for any extra con j acce oaf1 from every View Point in Tret i iat Siuy he n wary not in spite of the rain. The Church was eluded in the contraband al per Nowd a about 1.20ft people being be Ai oof for extra piling. I to attendance and All enjoyed the Iii 1017 the Clarkesville Firth j program hugely. It and Iii Bridge Coo a t in tins tear for it Lii Ircia a Tinty end did Vry efficient work. Net receipts front the a nth train quite n a in it amounted to 3206.1�. Thoro Tigh Cost i was very Little exp its and the receipts were practically ail by t Hai key property to speak at High of Hool us nips her or offertory tort it nor Bolo Hermon spirit Tho Ottumwa boys evidently had not put in the titties preparing the debate thai the Washington team lint tilt thy ii in a Roune it a the thir constructive and rebuttal a ech s Iii a Way that could not it the Best to ult a. However they put up Nome Strong arguments against i ii Ary Trio tag and in rebuttal did especially Well Volt a k open be Bat Jamas work opened the debate fur the affirmative he argued that the Oto at or. Hedges an a a it Vert a. ,. Gaston m. Nettlie save my o hand go or Thomas or v. Will in to w. Ilov err. D. Of i a dude Organ a postlude in a. William Faulk s Epworth league meeting at a Ltd Matt faces i amp w. A Twilight f flow Dup All the Young people pre urged to attend i Ender Gladys Shulty. I toning service at 7 to prelude Organ a a . F. Johnston in Moonlight. Tall Phi Kinder a from a Mountain top.,. If Inland Biggie gospel sons Rolce Ktal by or i Thomas Anthem it in a go a thing to give thanks. A. L. Ashford with a do by or. Thomas offertory Organ Berceuse,c1arene� fhe Kinson j qua of Etc a mid our sorrow in no i Mer. A. Havens mrs. Plainly mrs. Hampsher i Hod this. Or Hedges her Ilion hey Vav to Liam w. Bower1 in i. Mal Minnie Johnson a returned missionary from Inoia miss Annette new Omer of bes Moin a. A weft known Leader lit women s Ali Flonary Cir a irs it. 8. Is Nio y of Bott my in a. Who lots see a ii he it j. A. Milieu to it ii Bharti an Evangels Anes go. J turns Aco Plattor to of i j pods in How ii by customs re turned Over to the to reply on thir Shanghai blockade. Nuiji to i to i the him a veral limes Fieldi. A i a in in my in inst Roc to Den a in a and other rest a of the e. A Cia in in Cotton and almost Rte nit i my to i oaf. Id. P.,til Bains in to i tor in Bible teaching for Ina ton in three stat Well known an n an Christian Church. The program we a be As follows tii a to la to ring 7 3#�?opening Berri a mr.-, w. J e. Henri cd Entz Rvivle 7 4 a a a play. A Btl re of .1i.ions, j Fairfield clinic 8 Zug address. A present Bay prot tile is pc. It. A Davenport Vav a of a a a a a v mtg a e Tea r. It. Hyb. E. With session j. I Mckenzie. Dine us a Ion i Ltd f it. Jorz in Row of. . Warren ,1 45�? in of. F Mere ii lulls 4 f j. A. Bloomfield Lvi intr new a id in a 7 3 a Hristian in Quot for i Ray a Hervi it. In. A Kern s i a address group a Vangelia c. Job Arf i orc Tam service j to a people work. Understood that the funds used Iii making necessary on the Church building. The fib congregation Are Active pre Ted in their a Torch hut malt in turn hers end Apio help of such As 4. Nil re in fall i Jow. Is e Chi Hoys and i 11 ,1. Argo1 that a quartet a i pm a the Universal Metis by training in the most a in a urn a a. F. Myers democratic Tad most efficient Means Thomas. Fifer has by. Hedger Ltd i protecting the nation and building a a or an t up the it out of the country Phy arc a cram chorus. A. Kemu Igrec any mentally and morally it would a a William w. Bowers ii. It. Prepare the i for Poa Ofui pursuits hairy to Mas minister it m ump. Aud Tim al them belter ii it kens. Ralph Thompson 1,. For tsp speak it for the negative and contended the America is in no need of Donn Elmiry military training for Pat ions which might attack us Are Bot equipped Lur War either Flim it Elf or As to Maii Power. He said Gai la league of nations will Nile vent War. Wiit Way Mack for the Afi Irona a a Ted that Iii Folio win the plan suggested them in n. La of this nation becoming and cited he Itei Huid Aud aunt Pisa us exam pie of the goo effects of a 11 uitting system founded us democratic principles she said that a nation properly equipped to protect itself would he Uio to efficient and democratic. In the second argument for the negative Harold head quit contended that compulsory military training a oui ruin our american democracy but creating a tem of . It would create suspicion on the part of for Ign Powers would increase to it a Aud the end desired might he achieved in fios but i Way. Eugene brei tut Buch in jut speech be Offir Matiu it. A Rad thai Tho Volunteer system both a regards the Bra a re and tin regular army a. Leon found Ine Frielin rtt universe. Iii Ary training to ill i he More it n i id and such a system is a so it j tue be Miry i a the Protection it i h no iou ii n meager closed the Iiri it Tes tii ony for the Ottumwa team arguing that a Large Navy would Ron Statuto All the Protection that this country needs Cor bin d with a Small regular army. In the rebuttal portion of the debate both teams did Good Woik the Ottumwa boys making Apt replies to the arguments of the local debaters and seemingly doing much to Over mias Mary Hunter organist. In j. Ai her of Des Moines candidate f in state auditor at the Republican primary is in town on business today. The pig. Says m Francis Jam Mea is a clean animal. Ii roots about in the ground and the Earth is chum. Ile wallows in mud hut this la his Way of bathing himself just us Birds flatter about in la dual taking a f it hath. Altogether the i is Aid to by a a chm Ming and Intili i i is animal. Ssh mum in i inure a a we a a tymm no Mno a j -.isis, kept c. A Smith presided Over Tho d it Rte announcing the speakers Aud the jul i so decision prelim in Joy to la Deliotte Tho audience was delighted with two Soprano solos by Doris Chalmers. Tile judge were . Die Almeh of Parsons College 8ui�t. S. A. Potty of Muscatine Sud supt. W. C Muser of Keota. Debate at Ottumwa at Ottumwa the Washington negative team compos d of Richard my , Margaret Brook Hart and Edna Timmerman found themselves opposing ii Toast of experienced de Bittern one of whom was in Hia fourth year of High school debating and the other two with two years experience. All of the Washington Trio Are beginner in debating i it was u Cloe contest each team meeting till others argument in a Clever was and making a Strong hid for the decision. Prof m. E. Case i who accompanied the Cam to Ottumwa said today that the Washington al leak ors All acquitted themselves h a a candidly showing an improvement Over the excellent showing they made again Muscatine. Tie judges at Ottumwa were supt. 8 4� a song service i it i by fr<4 Van Zibirin. I Turlington 9un�? a a tin i mrs Ruth a 9 30�?a look ii v. Smith or we Ihler in 10 to a cont rec. A girls work special music 10 3 1�?arklress�?�?oindia.�?� miss Minim Jolit soil i of a it a a d i u g. A uti a giving Ann stewardship a tits a life c. Proportionate giving ii posit Hions la is reports of c Ommittee plan of work miss Annette Newt titter Yvo ii "�?�i., afle Rny Kilt 1 45�?opt Ai leg service. A. L. Or Ley 200--District in or Lodi president s address and a Point ant of co tit i tie a b. W. Petit report of District worker 8. Benny the amt opening service a m hods a 9 our by Tim a period anti roil cd 11 a a graded work for the Small school a Paul Kaina la 30- teach r training go a a p. E. Licker won a a Bible so Boul ideals for the timing year 11 1 a it a address f. D. Kerai Nier Des Moines to Iii a a a it aft 1 4.7�? to it pm Nizik service j. Ii. Milton 2 0ft�?. I sgt Tup aum a a tits la t thing Wear doing a Sigourney Oskari Ooala Keota Davenport 3 14�?open t fam Menc 5 iut ministerial association banquet thurtin3 evening 7 30 0 fling sent Lee get. An Derson a n t of address f. D. Ken Tailer Des m Olnes convention mum conducted by f. Ii. Khaki. Gro Avril Abl it Ole Quot a Church it is will in repairs. Of Aud in t la v Hilt predate the a up of nth is such were Given them Taal night. Ate if Ell my ii everyone who attended the on a Ert a revived mor it Back in in nine Eoj Yin it Many times Over ban he a the door. From first to lat the to Grifiin was splendid my a a. i Roplo i and kinds f ability As Roe ili.,. The Church can of t of some excellent voice. To fir i numb r on Tho program was a song by Barile Lewis a very Small youngster who we unafraid of the big crowd anti song delightfully. Then followed a series of chorus numbers Camp mooting songs Given in the spirited old time Way with great enthusiasm and Iota of volume. Kan no i it of Kings a Bitte Hall Tho talented Young be soloist who was so popular Iii i the a ital at the High school Aurtis tot Iutin recently scored another sue i Cess last night. He has an unusually Sph i did Vole Ilia with continued cultivation will insure bin still Furt in a Success in wider Fields. Mrs w b. Wiki Anis Alto solos Ware among the most popular mine Bors. Miss Elizabeth red and bit Mare Whaley Are two others who sing very engagingly and made Good in tin concert. Tho Nam Hora by mrs. Williams and Tho Hail Brothers and Tho duet by miss Whaley and re m. A. Norris were among the earlier fat in inns and helped get the program Star Ted right. A Varlet program a the professor at Homo wart of a. Rushing Smith in expect landscape Gardener will deliver a lecture on City and town planning fat la High reboot auditorium next thursday evening april 22nd the Lect Are has been mad possible thru the efforts of Marsh w Bailey who Bas lamp of Ltd or Smith to plan the but Aufu cation of Tisz Bailey property on ear Washington Street. This cont rift Wilt bring or. Smit to Washington next thur Day and it has but in arranged for him a it speak a hat right at Tho i High Sckerl. Under the aus does Oft it to Parent teacher Saioc Tatton a a a it j i till of amp i amp truce of al lid jut a1 organizations. I there will he no charge for a Hei lecture. Or. Bailey has been Able to induce or. Smith to speak her Jon Tho Gen ral subject of City Beau Hying arum it will a a Fine Opportunity for la Public to hear some i practical gardening s Iggett ions from a Man who ii in a Knowledg-1 j cd sex hot in hits lint. Air sin till i a a it ired his training at Cornell and Harvard and Wii it Fortu Ray connect Ltd with Olin St a Brothers architects of Bolton. Mass.,1 who a probably the in St known1 j landscape company. In the knifed j states. His also a member of the j american society of landscape Are i teds. J the lecture will be illustrated with coloured lantern slides and plot la. E. Climb will operate he lantern. An Effort will to made to. Got a Large crowd out As the topic is of special interest to Washington i people and should Appeal to every Ono. Further Auu ounces hts will be made later. Tit a nth pm i by i the title of a Little musical sketch1 i that proved very entertaining put Jon by miss Whaley mrs. Williams a j Arnold Hall and Raymond Hall. J Samuel Hall gave a humorous j Reading accompanied on will refine delivery of i a Kristi Fis i x Lesh i Nhi r. Hei to end Ake Spiel Heb j by Florence Hall that Wall received. The accompaniments the piano was very by Hall miss were k _. ,. V. F j j 1144 a to of at Vai til 111 a ii a to y Lull i. Weakness of their construe pc. F. Garrett of the Fairfield schools Tivo arguments. But in the fld al humming up James work for Washington a put it up to the judges in a most convincing Way and supple Plemen Ted the Points made by the two previous local speakers in such u manner that no one in Aho Aud Leiro of bad a doubt us to the result do of t professor Watson of Parsons col legs Aud principal la w. Lundy of the Albia High school. Or. Garrett who favored Washington with hit decision highly complimented the local debaters on their work both the other judges admitted that it was no walk away for Ottumwa. Helen motts Aud mis., very Well Don. The Well known a Sunshine of Vonor smile was rendered ably by min Kathryn tumor. A i oho of the most amusing numbers was lie quartet prepared somewhat along comic opera lines of a pro Phui Ido lass i a a by miss Whaley min. Williams Raymond hat and Samuel Hall. Arnold Hall demonstrated Bis splendid ability in a Solo us wll As in Tho numbers with his Broth a air Samuel Hall demonstrated his vet Utility by playing Tho violin a com a of meat for a Solo by mrs. Williams. I n u r parsed at intervals in the program were the chorus numbers and they were Given with vigor and with Fine Harmony. Everything was encoded and the and Fence a imply could not get Craugh or the kind of music that. A be Tig furnished to satisfy heir appetite for it of the program is repeated it will be heard by another very Lurge audience. Cd Simnitt e in gratified assisting Tho a. M. E. Young people in their worthy Effort was a committee cont potted of col. I. J. i Mer v p Mccaulley and John s Kab id re up a a tenting the other churches of Tho Community. The j me made a personal canvass Iii the j in rests of the concert and sold Over 6oft tickets in Advance. Nearly a thousand had been sold previous to Iii concert while upwards i of Toft were purchased at the door last night. The to nun Ute were greatly grate of cd by la Atte Danco and by the Way the efforts of the coloured Young people were received. Colon i Palmer made a Brief talk just before the concert opened in which log expressed his gratification that so Many Hail com out in spite of the weather. N. I i Iofi made sit let talk on behalf of the Churlin which he i expressed the a. Al. E. People s appreciation of the poop a of the com a inanity and especially of what had been done by colonel Falmore a commit tee. The v of id has been t t Ying to into a substitute for Irving t. Bush. A a univ i feeling whether Well or ill found a. Cannot a safely disregarded.1�?T�?, Lincoln Hpe Sial to the evening to ii in Alf Paris apr. 16�?representatives of great Britain France Italy and Belgium will join in a warning to a Sinany that so must execute without delay the disarmament and demobilization clauses of the peace realy. Of insurrection movements in a a Many Are not suppressed Tho Aliis will refuse further delivery of foodstuffs. Theodore Vail Dies in Hospital he Sial to the evening journal t Baltimore my april u a Theodore Vail chairman of the Hoard of directors of the american Tel graph and Telephone company died it John Hopkins Hospital Here today. Slogan suggestions Are now coming in the slogan committee of the advertising club has received several slogan nucleation today. With the contest just opened it is Plain join that that Washington inertia its will have a Fine variety of slogans to choose from before May first at which tin a the Winner will be decided. What makes a Good Trade slogan. Of Horne thing ilk this maybe a Trade la Washington in a Welcome to a Washington will treat Yon of a ours a those Are Only crude Quot suggestions made by a journal reporter who Hasni to any originality of Biz own. They would hardly win the $27.00 prize because they Are not Catchy enough and besides journal representatives have been barred from the contest. Cut out Hie Coupon in today a journal or from the Washington Democrat and Send in your suggestion. There will be no division of prizes. If you win you get the whole sum of 125.00. Funeral of us c orphan funeral services for Lafe Corpman were held yesterday afternoon. At one of clock a Brief service was held at the late Horny in dutch Crk township following which the funeral party came to Wallington and a second service wan held in the Woodford Chapel conducted by the Rev. Ernest Drebert of the Urcan Hill moravian Church and the local Lodge of Odd Fellows. The pall bearer were me barn of that order including Perry be pliant c. H. Helicon Ham Richards Ralph Beck Oscar Jugenheimer and John Goodman. The body was placed in the Corpman family vault in Elm Grove cemetery Artesian water once fell like rain Iowa a Fly. April 15�?.fowa s most important Artesian water or much of it at least fell As rain thousands of years ago to the North and Northeast of Iowa in wisc on in and Minnesota areas where it a Eph a into the sandstones and then lowly penetrated the Rock formations in a southwesterly direction beneath town. Underground Waters of Iowa Are of two kinds according to prof. George f. Kay he cd of the department of geology of the University of Iowa and state geologist shallow or local Waters and Artinian Waters. The former due to local rainfall commonly lie us than of tit Fott and rarely More than Soo feet below the surface being available for Home farm and Village Supply Artesian Waters Are. As a Rule found at greater Depths whore they circulate under Aitch pressure that when Given outlet they Rise Towaf or above the no of a Are now Able to make satisfactory fore Asta in nearly Ait parts of the state relative t to to depth at which Artesian water May be found its pressure Quality Quality Aud availability of Pecil in

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