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RECORD aaea *B YOU SHOULD READ THB REOdU) .' THB NBWSIEST NEW9PAPBR IN CLAY COUNTY I rfflht :£*: VOLUME IX FLORA. ILLINOIS. THURSDAY. DECEMBER 16. 1920 NUMBER 13 soLMots* cntisniAs FDIO.-A GREAT MOVE JoIb the "WeTe Not V^oivottMi Oak* ¦ad MakcMk ChrtotaMM CHft ta l>iMa>Iiid HoroM of tbe CMat War. A % itajNon ASKa ii<oR saoA>eo.oo Tha^ Croat winter driTe, lannctted br Illlnola' flcbtlng eons la on! Zero hour haa Bounded on the aao-, tor of Flora and Clay coanty! The Flora Raeord makes Itt aSP^al today Id behalf of the hundreda of diaabled veteranB of the World war ' who RtUI lie in aeoraa of hoapiula over the atata. Brlnx these wrecked Uvea out ot tbe trenchea of despair by Christ mas! R«stoT« their faith In the brotherhood of man. Send thara word that they have npt been tor- Kotten In this glorious land of pedee and plenty. The great )60,ft«0 drtte, moat worthy of worthy, la apoasored by tho'Illinois atate department of tha Amarloan Uiglon. At the head Of the hoaU aiarai WillUm R. MeCatil' ey, department Commander, and Wil- llap Q. aetUtfe, department adjnt- Anerlcan Legion. kattoBs will be recalred by ea', and the donor daly throofh these eolamns for - Me checks will then be tar- onee to the American Lailaa offices, S14 South Sixth atraat, Springfield, nilnois. Oar good American Legion friend H. D. Friend, handed the editor a eheek for $10.00 for tka soldiehi' Xnna fund. We trust t^iata win be others respond before rilttlt&nce it made to atate Legion headquarters. ROTAL NraOHBOR OAMPa eStMCt OOVBRNiaEin' TO INCntKASB p. o. BOX RBNTAIiS. - f Fbatmaster WlneUnd has been hi- ¦trwtad by the poetoffiee departmeat to Increase box rents at this offiaa, CQmlaenclng January Ist. The new ratea per quarter will be 60 cents fpr the «;mall and 76 cents for the large bozaa and |1.00 for the drawers, |n- stoa^ of 46, to and 75 cants, as pt praa^t. These prices are uniform throashout the country and are regu- latad bv the reeaipts at the office. Ut. Wlaalaad states that the busi- neaa'tMd receipts af this office hate ineraSaed more.thaa.dS par coat ta the laat six yean, tha phatal rsTenue thia rtar helag over tl>.*00. Th|i law regalatlag the ¦establish- lag 4V free carrier serrtca ta'^iltiaa, stipalales that the ^peetal • l«e«(pu maat-'ba at lewM tia.OM, and. whea thto^ai atUlned and a f«* otkar min¬ or votatiMMata are complied with, thia aiaat eoavenienee can be seenr- ed wMilevar the eitlaensjra«nast it. Thia Is something Flora should haTS aa#t1in8 put it in a «>asa with our neMUiaiteg cities af Olney, Sa¬ lem and Fairfield. WoMK^ctr HKcrarmABT. o'clock tn C. Rlttar, a prosperous farmer iMng on his farm thtee miles south and one mile west of Flora, discovered his barn on fire. The dis¬ covery was made soon after the flames devtioved. which no doubt caased him to awaken. With assiat- aSeo ib. Bitter was able to aave sev- eaial liaad of stock and vehleles that ware in the building. He lost five handred bushels of com and seveni i of farming machinery. An ia^ taae of |1,700 whs carried on the biildnig aad grain, with the Security laannnse Co; No donbt the fire was the work of an Ipceadiary. CHRISTMUUi MEKTIKi iO. Un,. G. V. Baker waa haattas to the BMmben of "The JoHy Twelve" Clab on last Thataday iiftemoon at har home on Beveath straet. Daring the afternoon gaaies ware played and Christmas gtfu anhamM ay the memben. In tha oSmm «ie. Ray asaad «ibaon raeaivad tfw fatse. Rafreakmeata .at 4}ktmmma trait eaadlaa, wafan aad edtfae rtata aerv- ad by Mn. Bakar. A moat onJoynMe tiase was spent. w DBC8MBKR BOEETINO. ^ The Methodist mid soelety had a Mating In the ehureh par- WaSaaaday afteraooa. The hoatasaaa Cor the meeting wen Mn. C. a MItehall, Bffle Hogan, 0. B. HamphiU aad Jno. Price. • Tha legnlar December meeting coming so aear Christmas, It waa tbougM baat to teva the Deeaoibar moaUak a week earlier in the month. The aid aoelaty raaliaad $141.*0 on their DSeaBher aafataria. iBdependeM Camp. On last Friday ereninS the mem¬ ben of Independent Camp ot Rt^raJ MMthbors of America held their an- aaai election and elected the follow- laS officers for the ensuing year: Onele, Mrs. Ada Tibbs. Viae Oncle, Mrs. Amelia Ward Past Oracle, Mra. Clara Onr. Chahcellor. Mrs. Maggie Sloan. ' Raaasder, Mm. Mary Bro>wa; > Raaaiver, Yonthel Combs. Manhal. Mn. Aan« Andeiioa. Aaat. Manhal, Mra. Sadio Oraen- woa4.. Ii)a«r Guard. Mi*. Myrtla dMdaa. Outer Ouard. Mn. Bliaaheth Trago. Managers. Mn. Julia Shroyer and Mia. May Tolliver. Physicians, Dr. Pairchlld and Dr. Finch. Delegate to State Convention, Mra. Ada TIbbs. Alternate, Mn. Anna Anderson. Attar initiation and the hiariness aasaioa, nice lap refreshments were served,' consisting of aandwlchea phiklai. pie and coffee. At Christ- taai time the meml>era of this eamp exehaaga Christmas glfu. Packages are numbered and the number dnim eorrai^eondlng with the anmber on praaaata. Bveryone seemed td ba plahaM with what they received and a good time was enjoyed by all pres- aat ;,.-¦;- fouRiHG mn- mm DIVISION j cnusnus FEsnviTiES BAI.TIMORK « Omo OFPICIALM \-I8rr FIiOR4. -1 DE9CEBIBBR MRBT1NG WOBtAN'H CliVR. OF Mra. T. 1. Friend was hosteas to , the Woman's Club at her beautiful ! home on Fourth street Tuesday af- A special trahi bearing a number temoon. Thirty-five ladles were In of Baltimore A Ohio offfcials arrlv- attendance. Mrs. Friend's mother, ed in Flora about one o'clock p. m. Mra. Downes. of. Chicago, was the Tuwday and rBawlned tor a short guesfr of honor. After the lagular ttaiei flwtrata left St. Louts Tues- hu^iQesa of the day was dispatched, day morning to make an Inspection a gguMt InteresUng Christmas pro¬ of the entire _sottthwestern dlvtstoi^ i gram arranged by Mra. K. S. of the road. 1^ following offlcora wera cm the traia: > ¦ ^ • RaiaHM Beaatf Oansp. Oa Monday evening the membera ot Roman. Beauty Camp held their aattuat election and the following ot- fleen were elected to serve for the afctaW^g yaa^ Olaeie, Mn. Miranda Valbert. Vice Oracle, Mn. Hattle Irvia. Paat Oracle, Mn. Frances Shriner. Ohaneellor, Mra. Malme Oolden. Reeorder, Mn. Elisabeth WIIsob. Raeeiver, Hiss Msrrtle DIokeraoa. Manhal, Mre. Martha Wood. Aaat. Manhal MTs. Flora Medley. Inner Guard, Mra. Clara Schermer- hom. Outer Guard, Mra. Margaret. Pol¬ and, Manager, Mra. Margarat MlUer. Phylleian, Dr. W. F. FairahUd. DRILUNG HAS liEBN DSXiATBD. ** The commencement of drilling op¬ erations on the test well on the Jesse Curry farm has been delayed on ac¬ count of the Inability of the contrae- torh to secure car for shipment of their ^Is trom Ollfiald, tlllnols. word, eras reeslved Maaday that a car bad been secured-and would he loaded ready for shipment Wednea¬ day. The car ahonld arrive at Flota the tint at aext week. The otticen ot the Aml>er Oil a ChM Co. Khleh to to drUI this watt, raport about 9t,(leS.oe worth ot stoek nnsoM, whieh la being ottered' at tXtMa per share. Certltlcatee tit atock are beinc mailed out this week to those who alraady purchased stock. DEATH CLAIMS MRS. CLEMBNTS. Mrs. Edward A. Clements died at her home in South Flora Sunday morning, after an Illness ot short duration. Mra. , Nancy Clement was bora August 83, 1876, and passed away Decembel- 12, 1920. Her husband, Edward A. Clements, preceded her to the great beyond September 6, 1920. Funeral services wera held from the Presbyterian chnreh Tuesday af¬ ternoon at 2:30 o'clock, conducted by Rev. W. I. Terhune, pastor ot the Methodist church. Interment at Elmwood cemetery. AG«D LADY PASaBS AWAY. Mn. ^ry Pearee aaswared the final summons Tuesday at the home of her son, Alliaoa, near Harmony church. Deceased had lived rtail be¬ yond the alloted age of thrae scora and ten. The greater part ot her long lite wns paased In Stanford toiraahlp. She was the wife ot the late Richard Pearee. who preceded her In death soma twenty yeara ago. She ts annrivad by five, sons: Nel¬ son. Hany. Alfred. ilUlson and Rich¬ ard. She was tha gnadmother of the late Roy Peadoe. ot the V. 8, army, whose body waa recently brought ban from Franca. BMOTAnac TOCB AT THB CVL- BBRTSOIT HOMB. rUBirACB CAOSBD TROCBLB. Oaa day laat weak ¦Ota tarnaee ia taa Stiat Matkmal Baak halldtag "haatad" aad tha parte imd to he daat to St. Loala. ta ba waMad. In aoasaeaaaea tha baak aad the up- ataim tcaaata wara kept warm by aoal aad oil atovaa—thaa kavlag a paaettaal daeMiaatratlait e« haw ta edaveatant it ta to ocaafy a baaiaaaa baOdihc aot modera. joDTs ABaarr. Frank Ooldaby. Jr., haa faitatad ta thh U. S. A. radio serviee. While ta- route from Jafterson Barraaka to the" eastern coast he stopped over hara Tuesday tor a feif days' visit with his parents, P. B. Ooldsby and wife. Mr. and Mra. M. O. Dariaad and Mr. and Mn. W. J: Gnnalngham, Mn. JulU Taylor. Mn. Sarah-BeU enjoyed a sumptuous six o'eloefc din¬ ner nt tha home of Capt. and Mra. T. W. Cttlbertson In LouisvUle, Wed- naaday evaaing. Tha hoapttable home of tha Oulbertaoa's ia a rani place ot enjoyment for their many triaads. H. R. Lewis, freight traffic man¬ ager, Cineinhatl. O.; Bd Hart, Jr., general traight agent, St. Loula, Mo.; O. W. Squiggins, general paasenSer agent, Cincinnati, O.; O. H. Aahar, coal.(raight agent, Cinoinnnti, O.: O. W. Arnold, Indastrlal agent, Cincin¬ nati, O.; C. H. qpmm, aaaistant gen¬ eral freight agent, Claeianatl. O.; J. W. Lindsay, diviatoa freight agent. Pritchett waa rendered, aa follows Seng, "Joy to the World," follow¬ ed bv- "The Other Wise Man," by Henry Vandyke and ably given by Mre. J. 1.. Bradley. Mrs. W. I. Terhune and Mra F. Tonney sang a beautiful duet with accompaniment by Miss Dorothy Cox. MvH. Douglas Naney delighted all with a talk and poem on an "Old Time Southern Christmas," followed by s solo by Miss Dorothy Wood Jest a Wearyin' for You," Mra. B. Flora. III.; J. C. Miller, traight tariff Bunch at the pidno, agent, Cincinnati, O.: A. C. Todd,I a round table discussion on phil seeratary to freight traffic manager,! anthropy, lad by Clnb Prdkldent Mn r RAIUIOAD NOTBB Cineiaokti, O. Traaapsrtatloa Pspai laieat. F. D. MItehell, general superinten¬ dent, Cincinnati, O.; C. O. Stevens naparlataadent. Flora,. III.; J Hughes, Jr., division engineor. Flora Earl Hansboroafh^ rallef^|ent^ Reaugh. J. A. Mann, Chas. Schermer- ¦'"""¦ " '" ¦ horn, Paul Naney, B. B. Pritchett. A most enjdyable afternoon was passed. The hostaait waa kar aaaal gracious self. Cordiality aad good¬ will, as befits the Christmas aeaaon, pravatled as shtfwn by the happy faces of the guests. III-. ,.j. . . Flora. III.; H. E. Coffey, snpervhiag agent. Flora, III.; P. J. Brinkt^aa, secretary to general anperintandent, Cincinnati, O. During the offlelal brief sUy In Flora a few of oar bnalneas men had a conferance with them and suggest¬ ed that they visit Flora In the near futura tor a longer stay and be the guests of tSe Flora Commercial Club. This suggestion met the ap¬ proval of the offieen present and it is h^ped that aometimo in February a meeting'Of this kind can be held snd matten of the company and com¬ munity Interest can be considered. Risgle, proved very Interysting. A social hour followed, daring which a delicious luncheon ot sand- wtehes. Waldorf salad., eotfee and white cake wera served by the to! lowing ladles:. Mesdames R. 8. C. OUR mOBEB HAVB A REAL HOIy. IDAY APPEARAKCE. Window shoppen are qnlte num- C!raus in Flora now. The appearanCa ot decorated Christmas, treea with holiday coloring and many. articlee. sultahle for Santa Clans to hava In his pack ChrlBtmas eve, are sho' the store windows of oorwidi merchantd. A prettily di window is a big and pleaaani tlon. Several of these displays' serve special mention. The marchaats aay th^s holiday trade haa atartad oat very gtonenius. DiscrimlnBting buyers will watch the advertisements In this paper and follow them. OhrintaMs Is. Just around the corner and coming this way rapidly. Ther* ara several rea- soas why It is an advnntage to shop early. In the first place there is al¬ ways a better choice If you go l>e- fore the most attractive articles ara taken. Also the clerks have time to show their lines and assist In the selection when the shoppers wish. I>o yon realise it Is near—8 days off to a day. FLORA BI7SINRS8 H008BS TO CLOSE PART or XMAS DAY. We, the undenlgned merchants, agree to close our business houses at 10 a. m. on Dec. 25tir and remain closed the nst of the day: Oahan Bros. D. F. Hodges Mercantile Co. N. P. Shepard. W. E. Wood. J. F. RIeh. - Dale Mann a Co. Flora Cash Stora. McQueen Moot a Grocery Co. Lawrence Qulnn. ' C. .L Bdwarda. C. McCanlajp. ., Bryan. "¦¦,¦¦":. *¦ ¦ '..-^ ' . ^ Meyer. ¦' - ;...C; V',.- ,\' Jdeyer. , ;,, Scudamore. .,; J. B. Oahan. SohaetraBakaft^' C. O. Stanford.:« H. Newman. J. Bowman. James tt Llndsey. v^HMp^i'^t^'y'' CHRISTIAN CHVRCH. oiFrra soR "rHK ciiu4>re\ at THB tmPHANAGK. C. B. Hemphill Snnday school class held its ragular monthly meet¬ ing Dec. sth. In the parlora of tbe M. E. church. The annual election of oftieera was held. Miss Mary Major being elected president; Mra. EMhel Tonney, vice president; Miss Minnie B. Cole, secratary-treasurar. It' was decided to send a Christmas box to the Creal Springs, III. phanage, as a part of the good f( ship .work at the elass. This being a business meefihg thera waa no ragular hosteas. Haw- aver, a generous supply af candy, fruit and popcorn waa provided for by those present, and a delightful evening was spent. MINNIE E. COLE, Secretary-Traasarar. INSANB MAN BBTCRWEP TO KBNTVOKY. At the Flora Christian ehureh laat Sunday moming aad evening. Dean Moora, of EInraka college, preaehad two masterful sermons to splandld audiences. The morning subject was "The gtrangth of Christ," and the evening subject was "Christ and the Intellect." Prof. Moora filled the pulpit for the new pastor. Eld. Zlnk. He«lso made a nice talk to the men's class. The Sanday sehool had 3S0 attendance and mora than f^.OO eo1> lection. Next Sunday Eld. Gilbert W. Zlnk win be here and preach both morning and evening, having closed his wark at Mt. Pulaski last Sunday. He Is moving his family a'nd .household goods here this week. All membera of the chnreh and all others are invited to Sunday school and to church services next Sunday. AANUAL CHRISTMAS DRAwftiO. Friday evening, Dec, 10. was the date set for the distribution of names for the Christmas ramembranees from one club member to another at the meeting of the Alpha Beta Clab at the home of Mra. R. D. Finch, on Seventh street. A few years ago this plan was originated by the memben and has been continued each year and it proves to be a happy event, much merriment being caused over Last Friday Sheriff McElyea was '''tJ?™*!?^— «f »««,.i..>.«>. h. in Flora and iant to his former home, ,u J^* ."S. '^"S .^SffhSS !,™' at Louisville, Ky., George Loa«,^baifil '"**2f 'i^ w^KnfiJh. Ji. .' Sad become insane over the ^ that *,SL. ^-^filf "*'^'»''* ^' * the wwnaa he loved had lataaed to ¦"••* "' '"* *'¦"* marry him. He waa Uviag aaar Ln- eloda aad the sharitt Veat vp there aad Sfaaght him bare td ahA> back to oM KOitok. Sheriff McBlyea, af¬ ter aeeing the woman Mr. Long tranted to awrry. aays be could not he blamed ao rary much, as she waa a swell looker. mnr MVioBRa or rbrbkah TbiQ BM i^aooB. taB^ ¦¦¦iiw.i.. Of the Rebekah LodcOMt Taaaday evaaiac at whlah ttasa na aannal eloetioa of ottteara oeearrad; Noble Oraad. Mlaa Delia OIU. Vlea Oiaad, Mias O^dya Bakar. Raeardiac Sacy.. W. W. Taek. Fiaaaea. Mlaa Cora Mayar. Traaaarer. Mn. Flora Hadlay. WIMV.J. a. TVOKBB Buva yiBB '^Hom. Iia< aad Mn. 3. Q. Tneker have bonght Bd J. Honaer'a fine home on Pair street and hava taken poaaea- aion. This property is one ot tha ttnaat in Olney. It is atatad the eoa ¦Idaratlon in the laat deal ia near |t.S0e.00—Olney Tlmea. wABBUfa. Bny only Christmas Seals of the National Tubercnlosia Association. Citlaens of Flora have in the paat waak purckasod seals with the ballet that they ware aUtag the work ot tha aat<aaal, atata and oonnty tah- araaloala aaaoelatibn. Wbaa yoa ba)r, aaals see that thay bear tba toUawtef intprlat ot the davbia Bad Or«a . The aaUlaf ot theae seals Is cpn daetad ap^ST'-.tlM dlraetloa of th« Clay Ocoattr Tdharculosis Assooia tlon. SBOOHB BOY BABY. Monday our good-aatured travel ing man, Sam Spongier, iras elatad over the tact that a hoy babr bias been born t« hY and Mra. Spaaglar on Sanday night—their second son'snd child. Mr. Spangler has been bothered daring the tfast several 4aya witb aelatic rhaumatlsm, bat ba aha able to come up town, after bOini^kddy again. Harry Burns, of the Springfield yards, was a Flora visitor one day last week. Mrs. C. B. Wright and daughter, Oeraldine, are visiting ralatives at Whiting. Ind. Mr. and Mra. C. R. Mann were Opi lag Hold shoppen last Saturday, Mra. IS. J. Blotter and daughtera. Esther and Mable. wera week-end visiton at West Salem. Brakeman P. Herb was a Sunday visitor In lihtst St. Louis with Con- d4|Ktor\ Joe Culllvan. . Bill Bndlcott says he Is no longer the bean brummOl. as they ara only to be found on the extra board. K. S. Pritchett aad R. G. Rerrln were business callers at Springfield Monday. Mra. D. B. Scott and Mn. R. P. Booth wera St. Louis shoppen Moa¬ day. , Division safety meeting was held at Flora laat Thursday, with the usual memben present, .Otticen* special was op onr ralla tSIa week with the general supertn- tandeat aad ataff on a tour of In¬ spection.. While In the Springfield district trains were in charge of CoU' dnetora blotter and Biaekbura. Congreaa haa lowaiad the galea on foreign Immigration tor twelve moaths. Wa think twelve yean wdnid have been better as aow thera ara 2,000,000 Italians trying to get passports, so they can come to Chica¬ go and Join the already large crime squad there. 'i CUY CO. mens*. ASSOCUTMM Hperlfic lastmctloa Glwn Taartwi Aa Basellaa ¦ram aad Ahle IMtraecars. We Da HIGH 8CH(X>L NOTBB. Miss Morria entertalaed a gentle¬ man friend daring the last week-end. Leslie Wells was pn the sick liat when school reconvened Monday, hat was able to return Wednctsday morning. Sollcltora for ads tor the Annual wen busy last week and the total now sold is tl44.00. Their goal is $200.00. Last Thdrsday eventag two baaltet- ball ganiea were played In the VtJt sehool gym. Both games wera be¬ tween teachers and high school stu¬ dents. Although some teaahata dis¬ played that they knew how ta play basketball at one time, yet the high school teams won both gamea by cotntortnble scoraa. Flora's basketball team played at Salem Friday night and wera defeat¬ ed by a score of 21 to 20. SaturdaOT night' they played Carlyle here and walked away with the game by a score of 37 to 6. Everyone who wishes one of the 1921 Annuals should give thair snb- scripllon to one ot tbe following as soon as possible: Viola Tiltoa, Oer-. tmde Clay. Ralph Campbell, Blanche Hang or Guy Frast. On Tuesday aad Wednesday'ot this week, reapeotlvaly, the Seaiora aad Juniora had their pietnraa takaa for the Annual, Individually. Trago is doing the work. During this week the teachen an conducting a campaign for better English. \ student has been appoint¬ ed in eaeh class to see that students observe the four minimum rules. Those rules are: Do not use (1) Ain't; (2) double negative; (S) done for did; (4) seen for saw. The Senlora held a successful bene¬ fit show st tbe opera Tnesday evaa¬ ing of this week. .¦, ... . AMERICAN LBOION LBA8RD HALL. Tbe Flora American Legion Post has leased the room In the rear of J. M. Richardson's shoe shop. Val¬ bert building, aad they will fit It np for a lodge room. MACHINB IMFROVBS APPEAR^ ANCB. The Louisville Democrat presents a much improved appearance since they have Installed their Intertype maehlae. R. C. MEMBERS OF THB O, AirXIUARY. Mrs. Ed Heath and Mn. C. V. Mawrey, of this city, were initiated lata tke Udles' susiliary of the O. R. C^ in St. Louis last Wednesday. Clay tTonnty Teachers' Associatloa meeting was held In tha H,-S. T. H. S. at yiora, peoember 9-10, 19J0. Coaatj^ Superintendent Brawar urged evary taoeher In the eonaty' to be present. AA excellent program had baea arrangad and was a great benefit In the educational work for the one hundred ahd forty-tvra teachen present. \ PROOICAM. ¦niaiiiaar. 10:00 R. ro.—MhsIC Invocation—Rav. (}orwia. 10:10 —"What Shan Nowf—L. C. Lo#d. High Beboal Section. 11:1B—."Bngliah ta Wgb SchooP' —H. G. Paul. OomblaaA aaetlon. 11:1B —"Orgaslaatlaa. Oovara- maet aad instruaMaa.'*—U O. Lord. NOON. 1:18—Muale. 1:80—"The Teacher'a Vlalon."— H. O. Paul. t:It—Baeaaa, Ooiablaed Sacttoa. 1:80—"A Modal Rda«Mt Laaaoa." —H.O.Kant. ¦> Baciaaan 1:80—'^Bb of TraialnK."—L. O. Lord. latallectaai. f:00—Maato. • :lt—"Tbrae Steps la tba l«l Proaesa."—H. O. Paul. .,lO:l>2.Raees|. High Sehool Seeaoa. lS:S037ffaaohlM Bhgllsb Ooaa- posUion."—tt O. Banl. Comblaad' saetlon. 10:80—"Symbols"-1.. C. Lord. NOON. 1:00—Mvalo 1:18—*Wa«te In the RecHatloa." —L. C. Lord. Combined Section. 8:00—"Oireetlag Pupils' Read¬ ing. "—8. O. I^Bl. Baglnttan' Section. 2:00—"The Taaehar'k Reading"— L, C. LOTd. REHOliVtlpaBADOPTS^Br OLaT cfi^im^m^cwiRa. . Followlac nAolvttons wara adapt¬ ed by Clay eoanty taaahara la aa»> staa M Flora laat "Thnnday aaa Rrt¬ day: Flora, BL. Dae. 10, !«>•. Be It Reaolved, That vra. tba taaaM- an of tbe Cjay Coanty Taaokaaa' Aa- soeUtloa, IB ssaaia aaaasaMad, a»- 1. Oar tbaaks to tba asard Bduoatlon ot tba Haftarritaat _ ^ towaahte btgb aahool MT Uiw uaa Of tbe high sehool batldtSS. , 8. Our appreolatiba to tha eaaaty saperlataadaat aad tba anaattva committee for the ylaa of SlrldtaB the aosociatlon lata tbe appropriata sactiaao. 8. Wawlah to commead tba pra- aldlng ottlaer for hla able manner of, condueting tba aaaoolatloa. 4. And we wish ta ttpraaa oar avpraeiation to th« laatrMtara far their strong aad inspiriag addraiaa, and to Totce our appreval af their emphasia upon doing as.well as apoa knawtag. F. W. COX. M. B.-COPB, f -. O. L, W00TER8. ';.?', Co^mlttaa. WILL REMODEL BU8INB8S HOVSB. T. WL Maxwell laforms us that ba had aa atehlteet bare Ust weak fia>- ariag on nmodating tbe aualaaaa building BOW need by tha J. P. Mas- well wholesale grocery -house oa North avaaaa, nora. Tba raoaat rapid growth of the huslaeaa haa mode the present bnilding laadoqaata to handle the trade, baaea the dael- slon to build grtatar. LEAVES F(W^ aaST. Mre. Qoiiy Elggia left' Tbursdav tor New York City, whara aha wla spend sonta months with her sbn, B. c. Riggle. aind family. ii i; t " ,'," ¦, «¦ " —'-1 REANVSnOEMV OT WAOBf. The wages of 800,000 workan in tba toxtila ladastry ot Naw BngUad ware redncad last waak 88 H per eaat aad tbus piegraaa ia baiag made to pnt the U. 8. A. baek toward normal thaea. nrga w; 80If MMUt aCITDAY, 4i attla aon. daorga. baa jnada aaaaaraai- at tba boma at _ Bitertatandent, and Mn. Oeorga Btawer. hi Loaipllla, Saadar auMV- ing, Dae. 18, loio. Tha proiaaaor far busy raealrlaa aoagratateaoaa. wen tpaetftktiBD. 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Ever since Alexander Graham Bell transmitted his voice into the back room of his science lab, the telephone has been a necessity of life. Back in the day, I remember my grandma sharing a phone line with many of the folk from her small town in eastern Washington; the telephone party line. Party lines were not always a party; people could listen in on calls (what we call eavesdropping), and they had to compete for phone time with the entire town. Telephone party lines as they once were known may be a thing of the past, but every spring I experience a different sort of telephone party line.
Beginning the first weekend in January Ballet Austin artistic staff travel all of the United States to audition students for Ballet Austin's Summer Intensive. They see hundreds of students from coast to coast. My favorite part of this process is when they come home. I am handed a white binder containing the names of everyone who auditioned. I am the bearer of good news, "you have been accepted…" That's when the party begins! Who doesn't love to give good news? I am no exception. This year I talked to about 500 students to let them know that they are invited to attend Ballet Austin's Summer Intensive. When I share the news with them in a personal conversation over the phone, a simple call becomes a celebration; a party.
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Saturday, July 2, 2011
Darrell Gray - RIP
23 comments:
- Kirby Olson said...
I have heard a lot about Darrell Gray over the years. Codrescu liked him a lot and sings his praises. I have never liked anything that Gray wrote, but I'm not sure why this is so. The language just doesn't dazzle me, I think, and I can't figure out what he's trying to say. What do you think he says in the elephant poem?
I do like elephants. The world would be far less interesting without elephants. And donkeys.
and aye-ayes!
This is probably the most close-up intro to Darrell Gray that I've read. I liked your reading of him as a person and how he'd just "close up."
Did he have boyfriends and girlfriends?
I also liked how you traced the influence of James Tate back in those days. Thomas Lux's popularity was also due to the streaky streak of surrealism as entertainment with jots of real emotion thrown in.
The Billy collins came and capitalized on all that, and it went sour, it seems.
It was too successful, perhaps, and also a little bit empty.
Or coy.
Gregory Corso had incredible powers of recuperation from drink and other drugs. He would be completely deranged, and then pull himself out of it within an hour and be completely coherent again.
I don't drink. I do drink tea. I consider tea a vice, because it has caffeine in it, but I still drink it!
- July 3, 2011 at 12:19 PM
- Conrad DiDiodato said...
what I take away from this is the tragedy of the misspent 'heart'of poets struggling with addiction. There are so many stories like this in the San Francisco area.
This is my first encounter with Gray, & he seems like a fine poet: I also find remarkable that you can write of not a few of these literary figures from personal acquaintance. I appreciate the access into the hidden corners of literary history you provide and that the mainstream won't mention. Steven Fama is good this way, too.
It's a very nice kind of homage you pay to writers who would be forgotten if someone, as you say, didn't keep the discussions going online.
- July 3, 2011 at 4:07 PM
- Charles Shere said...
Yes. Another friend told me earlier today he'd given up his campaigns to interest the Bancroft Library in furthering its work in oral histories; they're apparently interested only in compensation and neglect their responsibilities. I told him we must all simply go on doing our own work, and write down our thoughts. Your blog has great historical importance and is a generous gift to the future. Besides, it's interesting.
- July 4, 2011 at 6:49 PM
- George Mattingly said...
Thanks for this account, Curtis. It all rings true.
Photo credits? (I know these shots but have forgotten who took them.) Also: Ted Berrigan left Iowa City for Ann Arbor in the summer of 1969. Alice Notley joined him later.
I see more in Darrell's early works than you do, but then he was my best friend at the time, so that's probably inevitable. That said, I think it was his second book, SCATTERED BRAINS, which is his best.
Darrell was deeply into alcohol long before he moved to San Francisco. We shared a house in Iowa City in 1972 (the year that SOMETHING SWIMS OUT was published, btw, not 1975) and Darrell could often (at any time of day or night) be seen drinking a tumbler of what he referred to as a "Bloody Mary," which was barely pink.
To Darrell the idea of "movements" in the arts was laughable. (The "Actualist Movement" began as a stoned joke in my living room on South Capitol Street. It morphed into a kind of Dada stunt.) When the Language Poetry movement took off, eventually capturing the mainstream academic world, it left Darrell a bitter spectator.
Everything you say about his emotional isolation and insecurity is true as well, but I think he could have survived all of that if he had felt some measure of success as a poet.
He may have suffered a heart attack, but clearly he died of a broken heart.
- July 7, 2011 at 9:19 AM
- Curtis Faville said...
Obviously, you knew Darrell better than I did.
The photos come right off the internet, and are uncredited, insofar as I'm aware. Would anyone take umbrage at my appropriation of them? I doubt it.
The online listings for Something Swims Out showed 1975, but I probably would have realized that that was wrong, since I had a copy of the book when I left Iowa City in August 1972. When Darrell visited us that Spring at our farmhouse out on Rural Route 4, he spent the day consuming a whole bottle of Chateau Climens sauternes. He would gladly have spent the night sleeping it off, but I insisted on driving him back to town.
I always thought Darrell was more successful than most with his poetry. I think the problem was not that he was "rejected" by the literary world, but that he felt inadequate to engage with it on equal terms. And then, his sense of form and occasion in writing was becoming rapidly more abstract and experimental than the poetry world (of those days). Ironically, the work with which he might have launched a real academic career, he no longer really believed in, or so that's how I see it. I can't imagine Darrell "teaching poetry" in a college--can you?
My concern here was to try to show that Actualism doesn't constitute Darrell's "legacy"--something one might think if only reading Silliman's blog. Actualism was a Dada-ist joke as much as an exercise in literary humbuggery. If you don't understand that, you don't understand Darrell.
Maybe if he had found a strong companion in those years who understood his weaknesses and could have loved him for himself, he might have persevered. But that was a long-shot.
We all miss him.
- July 7, 2011 at 9:47 AM
- poltroon said...
"Coming right off the internet" is not actually true and you should credit the artists, if you are not going to ask permission. the top one i believe is by David Highsmith, the second one by me, shot in my studio, Poltroon Press, as Darrell was reading proof on HALOS OF DEBRIS, the third is also from my website and was taken by Sheldon Vogel in Santa Barbara and is a detail of a group shot. I only object when people pretend that once something is on line it is free to modify or reuse.
Sincerely, Alastair Johnston
- July 7, 2011 at 10:47 AM
- Curtis Faville said...
The owners of the photos of Darrell did complain, so I've added attributions.
- July 7, 2011 at 11:38 AM
Curtis -- very nice tribute to Darrell. He was an excellent poet whose work should have had wider appreciation. As George says he might have survived had his success as a poet been acknowledged by more than a few friends and fans. Reading these poems again reminded me what a wickedly subtle sense of humor he had. So lacking in the poetry of today. An attempt at a collected poems was made many years ago, shortly after his passing. Apparently Kornblum was involved though I am not aware of all the details. Maybe someone will be inspired by your post and put it on their 'to-do' list. Thanks for the memories.
- July 7, 2011 at 12:20 PM
- Curtis Faville said...
Kornblum has stepped down from his managerial position at Coffee House Press.
I don't have any info about Darrell's collected poems. I suppose there must be about 400 pages--at least. Is this a copyright issue? Is there a literary executor?
It would be nice to have, of course.
- July 7, 2011 at 1:02 PM
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- July 8, 2011 at 3:39 PM
- Curtis Faville said...
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- July 8, 2011 at 3:54 PM
- Kirby Olson said...
Well, the other guy is right, I think, Curtis. Writing is copyrighted, too. Even single phrases are the copyright of each blogger.
There is a presumption of ownership in other words.
At least for writing and painting, this is true, so I assume it holds for photographs as well.
The presumption is that it's owned. Wiki pedia does have many images that are public domain, but they should be marked as such before we use them.
Obviously, this is not going to be challenged in court unless someone has deep pockets. But it's like not butting in line.
We shouldn't do it. I've done it in the past but largely because I can't easily find out who owns an image, and I try to use images that are basically public domain.
- July 8, 2011 at 6:05 PM
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- July 8, 2011 at 8:18 PM
- Tom Raworth said...
Curtis: always good to see Darrell swim into focus. Of course there should be a Collected (the two books George published are among the very few poets' books -- Whalen another -- I re-open). As I remember, after Darrell's body was discovered everything in his room was sent to the city dump. Alastair Johnston and Jim Nisbet went and combed the dump and retrieved whatever they could... some notebooks, other odds and ends. So there's possibly more work than an amalgam of the already-published. George would know the copyright situation of the Blue Wind Press books.
best, Tom
- July 20, 2011 at 3:40 AM
- gary lemons said...
i knew Darrell back then--I came to the Writer's Workshop in 1970--he'd just graduated and was a few years older than me and i very much admired him--i read with him at a place called the Sanctuary--1971 I think and we collaborated on a couple of poems--one of which i still have--he was a brilliant, sad, lovely man for whom the rain was a place to hide--and so many nights spent walking in it between the Vine and Donnellys==down the alley connecting them in already out of style pea coats with the hoods up and a pipe of mostly seeds like a sparkler exchanged between hands--a good man--a good poet--vaya con dios Darrell--see you some day again.
gary lemons
port townsend, washington
- September 5, 2011 at 4:44 PM
- Curtis Faville said...
Gary Lemons:
I was there 1969-1972. I don't remember you.
People tended to hang out with those in their class, I think. It was a two year program. Norman Dubie, Barrett Watten, Robert Harris, Jane Shore, Roger Weingarten, Robert Funt, Alice Notley, Sherry Lougheed, Elizabeth Libby, Wendy Salinger, Suzanne Zwinger, Thomas Rabbitt, David St. John, Greg Simon--they were my contemporaries. Many others whose names I've forgotten.
Did you know me?
Ever run into Marvin Bell (in Port Townsend)?
Or Paul Conklin?--he was my step-cousin--died, I think, in 2004. A major photojournalist. His son David still has a photographic studio there.
PM me, and we'll talk.
- September 6, 2011 at 8:33 AM
- TenderPaws Yoga said...
i don't remember you wither Curtis--Norman is still a good friend of mine--he wrote the blurb on the back of my last 2 books--
And i occasionally played golf with marvin and sam hamill back before marvin gave up the game and sam moved to anacortes.
I studied with don justice as well--great poker player--great poet. Of the names you mention i knew david st. john--david romvedt was also there and i ran into him later in port townsend where he was very involved in the local fiddletunes workshops.
Didn't know the great photographer paul conklin but do know david his son and his ex-wife--also from iowa--jane champion--jane and i collaborated on a couple video projects.
I was in the undergraduate workshop--you were likely in the graduate workshop given the names you mention--i was in 4 consecutive undergraduate workshops and accepted into the graduate program when i decided to head north--alaska pipeline--never regretted it.
i think of daryll very fondly--pull out "Something Swims Out" once in a while just to remember his work--remember his contribution--
- December 26, 2011 at 9:02 AM
- Curtis Faville said...
Did you know Denis Johnson? Steve Toth?
The undergrad workshop had its own scene.
- December 26, 2011 at 2:03 PM
- kilimologue said...
Oh Darrell Gray! The Catastrophic UNrush of Beauty. You see, here in timeles space, here we are again, Iowa City 1969-71, and Bay Area, 72-75, we met and drank and laughed in the night. You and Patty O'Donnell visited Trudy and some in Palo Alto. Have your voice on casette recordings (Turkeytail Review 1975) and yr sweet soul embedded in my heart beating still here tonite. your line drawings, felt tip pen fading in the sun, bright as birds who are smarter because they fly. Goodnight sweet prince, may your Collected materialize someday soon now. Yrs ever in the night, John Batki
- May 5, 2013 at 7:35 AM
- Curtis Faville said...
Thanks for looking and for your transmission to Darrell.
I know he's chuckling in hyperspace as he watches and listens.
If he were still here, he might be able to show us his new work, which we won't get to read unless we enter heaven too.
- May 5, 2013 at 8:32 AM
- Curtis Faville said...
And let's not forget Anselm.
I'm sure Anselm and Darrell are sitting somewhere, smoking, chuckling, and telling stories.
- May 5, 2013 at 8:33 AM
- TenderPaws Yoga said...
just heard today that big John Birkbeck--another rogue Iowa City poet from those days just passed away--his lovely little collection Donnell's for which David Maurice wrote the back blurb (itself an admirable piece of swirl) is never too far from my line of sight in my studio--John was a brilliant and dedicated orator who also had something no one else i knew had at that time--a steady high paying job as Van Allen's illustrator in the Physics Department--the benefits of which he generously spread among lesser mortals in the form of republicans and democrats and even the occasional gift of a pitcher--dear John--
- November 25, 2016 at 9:11 PM
- maryalterwoman said...
I can't say why Darrell Gray showed up in my consciousness this morning. I didn't write poetry. I wasn't a grad of the Writer's Workshop.I was one of the girlfriends that tagged along and listened to the poet's talk, barely having a clue as to what they were trying to say and too shy to speak up and ask questions. Darrell did eventually have a girlfriend which was a surprise because he was so introverted and difficult to relate to, being considered the genius of the group of "actualists". (I was Jon Sjoberg's girlfriend for two years starting around 1972). I was with the group when Alan Kornblum showed off his first press for his small zines. It was exciting years later when I moved to Minneapolis and found out that Coffee House Press had become a big deal in the world of small, independent presses.
Alan Kornblum died not too long ago. Sad to know that Darrell Gray died so young. I don't know if Jon Sjoberg is still alive, or Morty Sklar or Chuck Miller, who I've run into at Iowa City several time over the past decade. They were all dreamers with big dreams and I will never forget them. Even with being shy, I learned about poets and poetry from them and still read it today (and write a bit from time to time).. Even as I was angry at the sexism that seemed to prevail in the group, I can forgive them as young and vulnerable men on a challenging journey.
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If your interested in helping please check out http://www.chrisamoody.com/computer-fundraiser/


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Check out the awesome feature Caitlin had the wonderful opportunity of having with George Olsen of "All Things Considered" Here's the text, but if you'd like to listen to the piece (he's got a GREAT speaking voice so it's well worth it)
INTRO – The typical view of the path to musical success sends the enterprising young musician into one of our country's media centers… New York or L.A. For the members of Asheville's The Broadcast, they're taking a road less traveled in an effort to establish a musical career. George Olsen spoke with the band's lead singer Caitlin Krisko and has this.
I've long jokingly said that I'm still deciding what it is I want to be when I grow up. At 50+, the joke is getting old… as am I, for that matter. Still, there's some truth behind the joke, which may be why I've always had a deep respect for anyone who determines what it is they want to be and pursue it doggedly with no doubt, no regrets. Among those now with my deep respect… Caitlin Krisko and her band mates in the band The Broadcast.
"And being in NYC we realized financially speaking we couldn't afford to do that. We couldn't afford to pay our rent and be on the road 150 days a year without spraining our back trying to get people to sublet our apartments and finding odd jobs in the city when we were in town, it was really stressful to us. And then on a personal level, having grown up in New York I had never really left home before or after college, and I realized I needed a new experience and a lot of us realized we needed a new experience in order to be inspired creatively."
So the band packed up the van and moved to Asheville, with everyone moving into the same house so they could keep expenses down as they try to follow a path they felt had been blazed by those who had musical success before them.
"And so we started looking at the careers of bands we love, and when we were looking at the history of music we noticed the pattern, and the pattern was no matter what generation or decade it was, the greatest bands came from touring, and literally sacrificing their lives to tour full time, bringing music similarly to a circus or a gypsy act, you bring your music to town and introduce your creative work to people and hope they respond to it."
There's an expression "how are you going to keep them on the farm once they've seen the bright lights of the big city." To some degree, Caitlin Krisko and the Broadcast had the bright lights, opted for the farm. They chose to take the road traveled most, just in reverse. Caitlin also got some against-the-grain advice while receiving training at Circle in the Square… a respected New York theatre arts school… that prodded her to consider a different path.
"I had always intended to pursue musical theatre in my life, and had always planned on going the Broadway route. I had a great music theory teacher in college Mary Ann Ivin who I'll always call out in interviews because she was such a pivotal moment to me and planted a seed after my freshman year in college and said, I think you should be a rock star rather than a musical theatre geek. No one had ever told me that before and it was that "a-ha" moment that totally changed the direction of my life."
The rest of the members of the Broadcast may have gotten similar advice in the past. In scanning biographies of the band's members it seemed I came upon the word "conservatory" pretty regularly to the point I half-wondered if the Broadcast was the revenge of the music-room nerds. Caitlin didn't disagree.
"With Michael Davis our drummer, he was one of the star performer drummers at the Manhattan School of Music. He's one of the best jazz drummers I've heard in my life. He's got a great side-project, a trio called the Enormous Trio that is mind boggling. And he's the go-to jazz drummer in Asheville. And it's really funny that his passion project and his real focus is this rock and roll band that we've created. I think that there's nothing quite like the Broadcast shows bring to all of us. We all do sort of side projects here and there just for fun and we always come back to the Broadcast because it's a work horse."
The virtuosity that might come from a conservatory education isn't immediately obvious in the Broadcast's new CD "Dodge the Arrow." It's well performed but there's not a lot of what I've always termed "give the drummer some" moments… extended instrumental breaks that seem to say more about the performer's skill than its fit with the song. And that was the idea on "Dodge the Arrow"… much as they emulated the road warrior-ness of band's they admired they also wanted to model what they heard on their recordings.
"When we listened to albums that we love and when we all started listening to albums that meant a lot to us personally, they were pretty cut-and-dried records. If you listen to Led Zeppelin IV, it's a rock-and-roll record but there's not a whole lot of jamming. When you listen to the Beatles Abbey Road or really any of the Beatles records there's not a lot of jamming going on… or even Fleetwood Mac's Rumours. There records meant a lot to us and we started to see a common thread. We just didn't want to be long-winded with this record. I wanted to get to the point."
And they do. "Dodge the Arrow" is brevity defined… eight songs, running about 30 minutes, it's a paean to getting to the point and a realization of the times the Broadcast is trying to survive in.
"Let's be serious, people have very short attention spans now, and we can argue that and we can say it's not true and we can ignore it or we can embrace it and work with it. We can learn how to get people's attention enough in a way where they don't suddenly start skipping songs in the record. I wanted people to turn on Dodge the Arrow and, on the last note of the last song get upset that the record is over and want to turn it back on again."
… or better yet, go see a show. There's plenty of opportunity to do that. The band is constantly travelling, with Caitlin estimating since their move to Asheville in 2010 they average around 150 shows a year. The band is "all in" … from that commitment to touring whenever-and-wherever to sharing living space, a decision Caitlin says has proven "magical" and which she expects to reminisce on fondly in later years. They're all-in in another way as well. In the band's New York incarnation, they were Caitlin Krisko and the Broadcast… Caitlin the head-liner, the Broadcast backing her up. Today, no more.
"It was actually my suggestion to drop my name from the title. It was important to me to show unification. We're a family and every single person has sacrificed enormously in order to pursue this career, and I thought it was really important that each person was represented in the title of what we were setting out to do."
Again, all in.
The new CD from Asheville's The Broadcast is entitled "Dodge the Arrow." I'm George Olsen.


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If you're a fanboy (about 5 million of you qualify), you've already ordered your iPhone 5. But for the rest of the world waiting for Apple to replenish its stocks so that they can get a better look at one of the most overhyped products ever, there's a choice to be made.
The iPhone 5 is the new standard-bearer for Apple, the company that invented the modern smartphone, but Android smartphones have made great leaps in the last year. The Samsung Galaxy S III is the first Android device to break into the "Very Good" rating in the InfoWorld Test Center's smartphone reviews, and it's the only non-Apple smartphone to score that highly. Apple's iPhone line has worn that "Very Good" rating for years.
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They're very different smartphones. The iPhone 5 is the skinny model in the understated Chanel dress, whereas the Galaxy S III is the musclebound jock. Compared to the iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S, the iPhone 5 isn't that dramatic of an upgrade, whereas the Galaxy S III is heads and shoulders above the Android offerings of two years ago. On the other hand, the iPhone has been way, way ahead of Android, so Android smartphones needed big improvements to catch up. Apple has had the luxury of solidifying its offerings after making its great leap years ago.
Unless you're already committed to either the Apple cult or the Android cult, the iPhone 5 and Galaxy S III are the two smartphones you're likely comparing if you're aiming for the top of the line and need to be meet the security requirements of most businesses. (If you insist on a physical keyboard, then your only real option is the Motorola Mobility Droid 4.)
Read on for what you need to know to choose:
- The hardware
- Web and Internet support
- Business connectivity
- Application support
- Security and management
- Usability
Smartphone deathmatch: HardwareThe big changes in the iPhone 5 revolve around its hardware, since its iOS 6 operating system is also a free upgrade for iPhone 3G S, iPhone 4, and iPhone 4S owners. (You can still buy the iPhone 4 and 4S.) What's new is a taller, 4.0-inch screen -- 640 by 1,336 pixels versus the previous 640 by 1,024 -- that basically adds a fifth icon row and lets you watch 16:9 widescreen movies at a larger size than the previous iPhones could.
The iPhone 5's screen (top) shows widescreen movies at a larger size than the iPhone 4 (bottom).
I don't like the look of the iPhone 5 as much as I did the iPhone 4 and 4S. The iPhone 5's all-black and all-white models simply have less character than their steel-banded predecessors. The iPhone 5's design is boring, simplicity taken to a cliché extreme. The black model looks like the slab from "2001: A Space Odyssey," but that was 44 years ago -- a time when people thought a solid-yellow canvas was a work of art, too. Does the world really need another all-black phone? No. The white version is a little better looking, as there's contrast between its bezel and the black screen. Either way, the sameness of the color makes it harder to properly orient the iPhone when you pick it up.
The Galaxy S III has an even bigger screen (4.8 inches, providing 720 by 1,280 larger pixels) -- one that dominates the curved and coolly embellished plastic bezel. Its design is also simple, but unlike the iPhone 5, it's very bold. An iPhone 5 has the vacant feel of a runway model's facial expression, whereas the S III is the life of the party. The S III's screen is also brighter, its colors more vibrant. The iPhone 5's screen has a yellowish colorcast that makes whites look dingy when its brightness is set to medium or low. (The iPhone 4's colorcast is bluish, providing whiter whites, but making browns and oranges duller.)
I prefer the S III's screen. If you have middle-aged or older eyes, the bigger text of the S III (due to the fact its screen is bigger, as are its pixels) is easier to read than the sharper but smaller text of the iPhone. If you're in your 20s or 30s, the readability difference probably won't be apparent. The iPhone 5's Retina display does present text more sharply, which is helpful when reading the tiny text in so many apps.
The S III's larger size comes with a price: It's hard to use one-handed. Not only does iPhone 5 fit better in your hand, but its screen is accessible by your thumb. For the S III, only the Hulk's hand is big enough for the thumb to reach the full screen.
As you'd expect, the iPhone 5 sports a faster processor -- Apple's own A6 -- compared to the previous iPhone, as well as faster graphics processing. The speed advantage is hard to notice in practice, but various benchmarks show there is a difference. The S III also has a beefy processor and graphics subsystem, but it's hard to compare to the iPhone 5, given that the applications are different. The bottom line: Both are fast enough.
The iPhone 5 camera's optics have also been improved, resulting in finer detail, especially in low-light conditions. But the new lens has apparently caused lens flares under some circumstances. The S III's camera is unremarkable. Both are fine for most snapshots, but if you want your smartphone to replace your digital camera, you'll prefer the iPhone 5.
The iPhone 5, like its predecessors, has no removable storage. You choose 16GB, 32GB, or 64GB of internal storage when you buy it (with no-contract prices of $649, $749, and $849, respectively), and you must live with that choice. The Galaxy S III, by contrast, comes with either 16GB ($630) or 32GB ($680) of internal storage, but it can take an SD card of up to 64GB capacity as well.
The iPhone 5's speakers are more powerful than those in previous models, so audio is much louder for movies and music. But for some reason, alert sounds (such as for text messages) on the iPhone 5 are harder to hear than on an iPhone 4 in a noisy store, restaurant, or bus. I often couldn't hear them at all, though I could hear the calling tone, which was louder even when using the same ringtone as the other alerts. The iPhone 4 didn't have this volume difference, and I could hear its tones in the same places I couldn't hear the iPhone 5's. The Galaxy S III's speakers are as loud as the iPhone 5's, but its sound is tinnier and less rich than the iPhone 5's (or iPhone 4's).
Some people have complained that the iPhone 5's anodized aluminum back and edges are easily scratched or scuffed. I didn't find that to be true, nor did several other people I know who bought the new smartphone. It's possible that some iPhone 5s didn't cure correctly after the finish was applied. I prefer the feel of the previous iPhones' glass backs, which warm nicely to the touch. The new aluminum back gets very warm when you're using one of the radios and after you charge it -- similar to how the third-gen iPad heats up more than the iPad 2 -- but not annoyingly so. It also gets cold easily. The glass-backed iPhones had less temperature variation. The Galaxy S III's plastic case (available in slate blue or white, as well as in dark red at AT&T only) is pleasant enough, though not as nice as either the old iPhone's glass or the new iPhone's aluminum.
The most meaningful hardware change is the support for LTE 4G cellular networks. Much of the world is only now starting to deploy LTE, so most people will get no immediate benefit from this technology. But you will notice faster downloads and application updates (such as in the browser or in news apps) where it's available -- usually. The speed can be two to three times that of 3G networks in well-served areas.
I've complained before that when I got the LTE-equipped third-gen iPad this spring that I rarely noticed a speed advantage compared to my previous iPad 2 or my iPhone 4 -- at least not in the San Francisco area where I work and live. People in other parts of the country have noticed a real difference. But when the iPhone 5 debuted in late September, I did see faster LTE performance in San Francisco from my carrier, Verizon Wireless, which like AT&T and Sprint has been rolling out LTE in many markets. It appears Verizon has also been reworking slow LTE in places like San Francisco. But LTE coverage is still spotty, and even 3G service is not universal here.
The S III also sports LTE support. Do note that the S III has both 3G and LTE radios, so even on CDMA carriers such as Verizon and Sprint, you can access data and voice services simultaneously (voice goes over 3G, and data over LTE). For the iPhone 5, there's just one radio; if voice is on, data stops if you're using a CDMA network. Ultimately, Verizon and Sprint will have to make the fix on their networks through the introduction of VoLTE (voice over LTE) technology; until then, CDMA-connected iPhone 5 users will notice that apps and services like Find My Friend stop updating when you're talking.
On the other hand, the iPhone 5 is a true worldphone. Even the CDMA models support 3G GSM networks globally, so you can pop in a SIM abroad and get service on your iPhone 5. (Verizon lets you do this in the United States with competing domestic carriers, but AT&T and Sprint do not.) The S III's CDMA models don't have SIM slots, so you can roam only in the few other countries that use CDMA -- at high prices.
The S III and the iPhone 5 are available on nearly all the first-tier carriers in the United States. The iPhone 5 is not available for T-Mobile, though you can use an unlocked or Verizon model on T-Mobile's network -- or you will be able to once the new NanoSIMs that the iPhone 5 is the first to use become available. If you have a MicroSIM from a previous phone or your iPad, it won't fit in the iPhone 5.
The iPhone 5 uses a new connector called Lightning for charging, syncing, and peripheral access. The cable has an embedded chip that assigns functions to each of the eight pins based on what it is connected to. That saves space and will let Apple add capabilities not anticipated today, which the old 30-pin Dock connector could not so easily do. But it also means the end of the cheap-cable era because the new connector is no longer solely a set of physical wires and pins. Also, the $29 adapter for existing 30-pin cables doesn't work with many peripherals, including anything that uses video-out, such as projector and monitor cables, or tries to control the music player, such as some stereos. Until new cables become available, the iPhone 5 is less connectable than previous models. Basically, you can't use an iPhone 5 to give presentations or do screen sharing today, but it will gain that capability in the future.
The Galaxy S III has just a MicroUSB port, which is fine for syncing and charging. But it doesn't support other kinds of peripherals, such as video-out connectors and musical instruments (two areas where the Apple iPad is often used). Although there's no MiniHDMI jack in the S III to connect to monitors and projectors, Samsung's proprietary MHL (Mobile High-Definition Link) cable lets you connect to an HDMI device such as a TV to mirror the smartphone's screen or relay video. But you can't connect to VGA or DVI displays this way. The S III is limited to screen sharing with just HDMI devices, which rules out most projectors.
Both the iPhone 5 and Galaxy S III support wireless video streaming, but the S III's support for DLNA streaming over Wi-Fi does not work with non-Samsung peripherals, rendering it essentially useless. The iPhone 5 can stream to an Apple TV via its AirPlay service when on a Wi-Fi network; an Apple TV connects to any HDMI device, and through an adapter to VGA devices.
Speaking of Wi-Fi, the iPhone 5 now supports the 5GHz 802.11n spectrum, which is faster than 2.4GHz 802.11n and allows for connections over greater distances. The S III also supports 5GHz Wi-Fi, as well as near-field communications (NFC) short-range wireless connections and Wi-Fi Direct sharing -- useful when you don't have an access point to connect through. For data sharing, the NFC works only with other Android users, as well as a very limited number of payment terminals, building access readers, and the like. Wi-Fi Direct is also not commonly used.
Finally, the iPhone 5's battery lasts much longer than the Galaxy S III's. You need to charge the S III daily, even if you hardly use it. By comparison, an idle iPhone can go days without a charge. My tests of battery rundown rates while idle (with Wi-Fi, cellular, and Bluetooth all on) showed the iPhone 5 consumes 4 percent of battery capacity per hour, whereas the S III consumes 8 percent -- draining its battery twice as fast. An S III that gets heavy usage often can't last the day, while an iPhone 5 can. This is one hardware issue that could be the Galaxy S III's Achilles' heel for many buyers. The good news is that if you turn on the S III's two power-saving options for the screen, the battery consumption rate then matches that of the iPhone 5.
All in all, the iPhone's hardware is better for a business or professional user. But you're more likely going to need your reading glasses with it.
Smartphone deathmatch: Web and Internet supportThe iPhone 5's iOS 6 is a little Web-savvier than the previous iOS 5. You can now upload images from your Photos app to websites via a site's standard Upload button -- a boon for uploading photos to sharing sites, for example. Otherwise, the iPhone 5 surfs like the previous iPhones, with the capable Safari Web browser and the strongest support for HTML5 and AJAX of any mobile browser, which lets you use more interactive capabilities on an iPhone, including common facilities such as the Word-like TinyMCE editing widget.
The stock Android browser is quite serviceable, but it's less compatible with AJAX tools than Safari is, so it doesn't work with as many websites. For example, I cannot use an Android device to access InfoWorld's Drupal-based content management system beyond working with plain-text-only fields, while I can use most of our Drupal functions in Safari on iOS.
In the HTML5test.com tests of HTML5 compatibility, the iPhone 5's Safari browser scores 360 points out of a possible 500, whereas the Galaxy S III's stock Android browser scores higher, at 380 points. Google's optional Chrome browser scores 369 points. Thus, for the first time since the InfoWorld Test Center began running these tests two years ago, Android browsers score higher than iOS's Safari.
The free Chrome browser is a bit more elegant than the stock Android browser, so I recommend you install it on a Galaxy S III. It also lets you sign in to your Google account, so all of your devices' Chrome bookmarks and state information are kept synced across the devices -- similar to what Apple's Safari 6 browser does in iOS, OS X, and Windows. But Chrome doesn't overcome the HTML5 and AJAX limits in Android.
Apple's iOS also integrates Twitter and Facebook in Safari and other messaging services, making it easy to participate in these common Web activities. Android is weak here, relying on the various social networking apps, which you must switch to to use.
Smartphone deathmatch: Business connectivityApple's iOS has long provided better business applications and better support of Microsoft Exchange servers than Google's Android has. But Google has been chipping away in this area in each Android update, and Samsung has gone beyond Google's own efforts by enhancing some of those apps in the Galaxy S III.
I prefer Apple's Mail app over Android's Email app because it's a little easier to navigate accounts and folders in Mail, and you can easily customize the accounts list, mark messages, and more easily move through messages. But the differences are minor. My only real beef with Android is the separation of Gmail from the other email accounts; Gmail email is accessed in a separate app than the rest.
Samsung's custom version of the Android Calendar app has a nice pullout feature to switch among calendar views, freeing more screen space for your calendar but keeping it easy to change views. On the S III's larger screen, you get more detail in the month view than on an iPhone. Plus, Samsung's calendar supports more types of repeating events than Apple's. In short, Samsung's calendar is better.
Samsung's custom Contacts app is also better than Apple's, thanks to its ability to add and edit groups -- and to let you send emails to all members of a group by using the group's name. Even in iOS 6, the iPhone still can't do any of those. Apple's Contacts app does let you assign more attributes to your contacts, but that doesn't make up for its backwardness about groups. Both the S III and iPhone 5 let you assign custom ringtones and vibration patterns for calls received from a specific person.
Both smartphones support Microsoft Exchange contacts, emails, tasks, and calendars, as well as email in IMAP, POP, and Gmail accounts. (Android supports iCloud email, as iCloud uses IMAP.) iOS does not support Google contacts directly, but it does support Google calendars. Android of course does not support contacts and calendars in Apple's closed iCloud service, though you can get apps that bridge the two.
Where iOS really shines is in its support for Gmail and IMAP (including iCloud) notes, a feature I rely on immensely. If I add a note on my iPad, Mac, or iPhone, it's available to every device immediately. Android doesn't even have a notes app, much less a cloud-connected one. The Galaxy S III does include Samsung's own S Note, which lets you create text and graphics in your notes. But it's more work to use than Apple's very simple Notes app.
iOS also offers the Reminders app, which is frankly too primitive (no shared task view, for example) for serious use. It does have the ability to set an alert based on when you arrive or leave a location. Android has no tasks app.
All in all, the iPhone 5 and Galaxy S III are close in this category. iOS holds a slight overall edge due to its notes and task support, but if you're an appointment junkie, you'll prefer the S III.
Smartphone deathmatch: Application supportAnother area where Android has come a long way is apps. The selection in Google Play is now quite large, especially for content-oriented apps and gaming. It's also easier now to buy an app on your desktop and send it to your Android devices. But some apps aren't compatible with all Android devices, given the wide range of Android versions and other customizations in the Android universe. Version compatibility is an issue with iOS, as well, but much less so. If you buy an app for iOS, you can get it instantly on all your devices -- no need to install on each independently.
There are more, better apps on iOS related to business productivity. For example, Android has just Quickoffice and the weaker Documents to Go. iOS has those two plus Apple's solid iWork. (The productivity app selection for the iPad is even better.) There are many great apps for photo editing, drawing, music editing and creation, and so on in iOS than in Android.
Both the iPhone 5 and the Galaxy S III support dictation, as long as you have a live Internet connection, and both have a voice-based assistant. Apple's Siri service on the iPhone 4S, iPhone 5, and (if you're running iOS 6) third-gen iPad responds to questions and can take actions based on your voice commands.
The stock Android OS has long offered simpler voice command support, but Samsung has augmented it with the "Siri light" S Voice feature. Samsung's S Voice has been improved since its launch to be more like Siri, able to answer questions such as "What is 2 plus 2?" and "How do I get to San Jose?" But in the InfoWorld Test Center's tests, Siri is faster, more accurate, and more contextual in its responses than S Voice is. Android 4.1 "Jelly Bean" promises to improve Android's voice features, and Samsung says the Galaxy S III will get "Jelly Bean" by January.
Apple's AirPrint protocol is reliable and widely supported in apps and many printers, and AirPrint is easy to add to your network even if your printers don't support it. Android has no such simple printing facility.
Apple's big app gap is in maps and navigation. iOS 6 replaced Google Maps with Apple's own service, and it doesn't work very well. CEO Tim Cook last week apolgized for the mess and recommended that iPhone users switch to competing services until Apple fixes the problem. One of his recommendations matches mine: the free Waze. It's even better than the built-in navigation app in Android.
The iPhone both legitimized and popularized the whole notion of mobile apps, and five years later, no one yet does it better.
Smartphone deathmatch: Security and managementAnother area where Android has historically lagged is in business-grade security and management. iOS 4 in 2010 swept aside the limitations that kept most organizations wedded to the BlackBerry; as a result, the iPhone has become the de facto corporate standard at most businesses. Meanwhile, IT folks who now accept iPhones as legitimate business devices want nothing to do with Android.
That prejudice is a bit unfair. Android 4.0 "Ice Cream Sandwich," which the Galaxy S III uses, put in the basics that businesses want: on-device encryption and support for the most-used Exchange ActiveSync (EAS) policies. Samsung and Motorola Mobility both produce business-capable devices using these features as the norm.
iOS does have better VPN compatibility than Android does, and many Android devices have difficulty connecting to PEAP-secured Wi-Fi networks. The Galaxy S III isn't one of them, but it shares the more limited VPN compatibility of other Android devices, especially with Cisco IPSec VPNs. Fortunately, Cisco has a free AnyConnect VPN app in the Google Play market that overcomes those compatibility issues for its VPNs -- but you need to pay for a client license for it to work.
The Google Play market is full of malware, unlike the Apple App Store, so Android devices are inherently riskier to bring into a business environment. But the major mobile device management (MDM) vendors offer Android clients to provide secured apps for business email and related information, and there are efforts afoot to create a highly secure version of Android that the U.S. defense agencies could use. Samsung provides strong security in the Android context, and with the right management tools, the Galaxy S III can be safely used and properly managed.
Still, the iPhone 5 -- like any iPhone -- is business-ready without the uncertainties and variabilities of Android. Apple is good about adding management hooks for iOS's new capabilities, as it has done again in iOS 6.
Smartphone deathmatch: UsabilityAsk any Apple fanboy which mobile OS is easier to use, and without hesitation, they'll tell you iOS. Samsung has made serious efforts to close that gap, and its UI enhancements to the Galaxy S III add up to a much more pleasant experience than the stock Android UI, such as found in the Galaxy Nexus.
For example, Samsung has added the Smart Stay feature. If enabled, the Galaxy S III uses the front camera to monitor whether you're looking at the screen (it searches for eyes) so that it doesn't shut off or dim the display while you're reading. That's a smart idea, as most mobile OSes rely on detecting button presses and touch actions to know you're still engaged -- which doesn't reliably detect someone watching a movie or reading a book.
Other UI enhancements include what Samsung calls smart motions. Some of these are copied from iOS, such as tapping the top of a screen to jump to it or lifting the phone to your ear to answer a call. Others are unique, such as scrolling through a list by tilting the screen or holding your hand on the screen to mute the sounds. You enable the specific motion "gestures" through the Settings app, so you can avoid unwanted motion-based behaviors.
Then there's the ability to set the LED indicator to show any or all of the following statuses: battery charging, low battery, and missed event (such as a call or notification) -- an enhancement over the stock Android indicator's focus on alerts. Samsung has paid attention to little details, such as streamlining the Settings app and making the Calendar app easier to use through some simple changes.
The Galaxy S III also uses the stock Android widget capability, which lets you keep widgets on your home screens for not just quick access to apps but current views of the services you care about such as the current weather, recent tweets, and your calendar. Widgets let you maintain easy awareness of what's going on without jumping among apps. iOS has a pull-down Notification Center tray modeled on Android's, though Android's version shows more information, such as network status, and it lets you quickly turn on Airplane Mode, which in iOS requires several steps.
iOS has its own areas of better fit and finish, of course. For example, on an iOS lock screen, you slide a notification's icon to jump straight to the alert, whereas the Galaxy S III only lets you snooze or dismiss the notification. When the S III shows that I have a conference call, I'm always frustrated that I can't just jump to the details to see the dial-in number, as I can on the iPhone. Instead, on the S III, I have to go to the Calendar app or widget and open the appointment.
I do find it easier to navigate within iOS apps than within Android apps. Android's use of the Menu button seems a throwback, and the Back button's role in navigating within an app and across apps confused me. iOS's multitasking tray is simpler to use than Android's running apps list, and iOS's richer gestures and accessibility support also outclass Android.
But when all is said and done, the usability pros and cons of the iPhone 5 and the Galaxy S III even out. They're different, and you may prefer one over the other, but they're both very good overall.
Smartphone deathmatch: And the winner is ...When you weigh all the factors, the iPhone 5 is the winner in the InfoWorld Test Center comparison. But it's no more a winner than the iPhone 4S was, especially if LTE is not a factor where you are. Although Apple has upped the hardware quotient, it hasn't really moved the needle. The Galaxy S III really has moved the needle for the Android platform -- just not quite to the level the iPhone already occupied.
The iPhone 5 is not a must-buy iPhone; if you have an iPhone 4 or 4S, you could happily stick with it. The iPhone 5 is a logical refinement in a skinny black (or white) dress. But the iPhone 5 is an exceptional smartphone, especially if you have an older iPhone, BlackBerry, Windows Phone, or older Android smartphone.
The Galaxy S III should be at the top of your list if you're looking for an Android smartphone or simply a large smartphone. It may be too spacious for many, though, and the relatively short battery life is a red flag. It's a big, bold phone with earnest appeal but a few rough edges.
Either smartphone is a good choice. The differences are narrow enough that your personal needs and preferences will and should matter more in your choice than these smartphones' features. After all, the world loves both skinny models and boisterous jocks.
Related InfoWorld Test Center smartphone reviews:
- Apple iPhone 4S (iOS)
- Motorola Droid 4 (Android)
- Motorola Droid Razr Maxx (Android)
- Nokia Lumia 900 (Windows Phone)
- RIM BlackBerry Bold 9900 (BlackBerry)
- Samsung Focus S (Windows Phone)
- Samsung Galaxy Nexus (Android)
- Samsung Galaxy Note (Android)
- Samsung Galaxy S III (Android)
InfoWorld Test Center tablet reviews:
- Apple third-gen iPad (iOS)
- Asus/Google Nexus 7 (Android)
- Motorola Droid Xyboard 10.1 (Android)
- RIM BlackBerry PlayBook (OS 2.0) (BlackBerry)
- Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 (Android)
- Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10- and 7-inch models (Android)
This article, "Deathmatch: Apple iPhone 5 vs. Samsung Galaxy S III," was originally published at InfoWorld.com. Follow the latest developments in mobile computing, read Galen Gruman's Mobile Edge blog at InfoWorld.com, follow Galen's mobile musings on Twitter, and follow InfoWorld on Twitter.
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Western Prairie Scientific and Natural Area is home to a population of greater prairie chickens, a bird the Conservancy is committed to helping. Best known for their spectacular courtship and mating rituals, this chicken-sized bird once numbered in the millions. Its populations in many parts of the United States are imperiled. Minnesota's populations of this bird, however, are rebounding.
This preserve, along with the nearby Richard M. & Mathilde Rice Elliot Scientific and Natural Area, combine to create 817 acres of habitat for this bird.
Western Prairie lies in what once was the bottom of the ancient glacial Lake Agassiz, which was the largest freshwater lake in the world. As glaciers receded, the lake disappeared, leaving behind an organically rich alkaline soil that eventually supported extensive prairies. Today, sedge meadows cover nearly 50 percent of the natural area, with wet and mesic prairie communities covering the rest.
From Lawndale, go west three miles on County Road 30. Travel south on County Road 167 for two miles to the northwest corner of the preserve. The preserve is posted with Scientific and Natural Areas signs. To park, proceed a half-mile south to a pull-in on your left by the preserve sign.
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The prickly leaves of the bushy glasswort share this land with two plants of special concern — the northern gentian, marked by inchlong blue flowers, and the small white lady's slipper. All three are rare and unusual plants.
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One bird living here that still is state threatened is the webbed-toed Wilson's phalaropes. With these special toes, this bird spins on the water surface, creating tiny whirlpools that stir up their aquatic prey for easy pickings.
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The Conservancy acquired Western Prairie because it supports a remnant population of greater prairie chickens, a grassland bird that the Conservancy is working with its partners to help. Nearby state-owned wildlife management areas — Altherton and Rothsay — provide additional habitat for this rare bird.
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Conservancy stewards use periodic controlled fire to maintain this site as an open grassland. Woody species can become dominant without the presence of these burns.
Occasional mowing of sweet clover prevents this introduced legume from setting seed and reduces its presence over time.
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This is the chance to see the two people in action, Senator Joe Biden and Governor Sarah Palin!
After all is said and done, whichever is elected, we most likely won't care much about after the President is in office.
Any thoughts as to how the debates will go?
UPDATES: It was very clear that Sarah Palin won the debate. Expectations were low, so doing better that those expectations was easy. She clearly showed that she had the ability to learn. There is still a way to go. Biden had the tougher task; avoid his usual gaffes, not be condescending and support Obama, who has very litte to run on, no record, few stances that are secure.
Biden has been in the Senate for 35 years and he certainly didn't look like he had 17 times the experience that beats Palin's 2 years as Governor. She stood up to a tough test and passed with flying colors.
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Jazz Shaw of the Moderate Voice has his OPINION on Sarah's victory.
Ed Morrissey of Hot Air says Sarah Palin won HERE
Fausta from Fausta's Blog on Biden's lies Here