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Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-01-19
Kuesternnann a Candidate.

Green Bay.-Former Congress-
man Gustave Kuestermann has an
nounced that he will again be a car
didate for that office in this district
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-01-19
Fort Atkinson Plant Scorched.

Fort Atkinson.-Fire did $1,000
damage to the stock and factory of
the Kent Manufacturing company,
makers of COW stanchions and barn
fixtures.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-01-19
Receiver for Milton Gas Plant

Janesville.-F c. Burpee has
en appointed receiver for the Mil
, and Milton Junction Cooperative
s company to effect sale of the
mt within thirty days.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-01-19

the coming in of the report such Offices
as may be found useless and can be abol-
ished will be SO treated by executive or
der.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-01-19
The Budget as an Annual Program.

A budget should be the means for get
ting before the legislative branch, before
the press and before the people a definite
annual program of business to be finan-
ced; it should be in the nature OF pros
pectus both of revenues and expendi-
lures; it should comprehend every rela-
ton Of the government to the people,
whether with reference to the raising Of
revenues or the rendering of service.
In many foreign countries the annual
budget program is discussed with special
reference to the revenue to be raised, the
thought being that the raising OF revenue
bears more direct relation to welfare than
does government expenditure. Around
questions OF source of revenue political
parties have been organized, and on such
questions voters in the United States
have taken sides since the first revenue
law was proposed.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-01-19
The Budget.

The United States is the only great ma
ton whose government is operated with
out budget. This fact seems to be more
striking when it is considered that bud.
gets and budget procedures are the out
growth of democratic doctrines and have
had an important part in the development
Of modern constitutional rights. The
American commonwealth has suffered
much from responsibility on the part of
it's governing agencies. The constitution
al purpose of a budget is to make gov
eminent responsive to public opinion and
RESPONSIBLE for its acts
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-01-19
Better Methods for Purchasing.

Through a long period Of years and by
numerous laws and orders there has
grown up a procedure governing public
advertising and contracting that is more
burdensome and expensive in some cases
than is necessary. The procedure is not
uniform in the various departments; it Is
not uniform in many cases for the diff
ferent services in the same department.
To make uniform the requirements so far
as practicable will be in the interest Of
economy and efficiency and bring about
that simplicity that will secure the larg-
est opportunity for contractors to bid for
government work, and will secure for the
government the most favorable prices OBJ
tanned by any purchaser.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-01-19
Exc essive Cost of Travel.

One or the first steps taken toward
constructive work was the reclassifica-
ton OF the expenditures for the year 1910
by objects. The foundation was thus
made for the investigation of government
trading practices. While it was recog-
nized that this large field could not be
covered within year except at enormous
cost, the subjects Of Transportation Of
persons" and Subsistence while in travel
status" were taken as concrete examples.
The annual cost of travel to the govern
ment was found to be about So, 600, GOO. 1t
was also found that the government en-
ployees were travelling in practically ey-
cry way that was open to the public; 1t
was further found that although the gov
eminent was the largest user Of trans
portation, it was buying railroad tickets
on less favorable basis than would be
possible If the subject of travelling ex-
penditures were systematically handled
from the point of view Of the government
as a whole. The form of ticket most Oft
en- used between such points as New
York, Philadelphia and Washington was
the single-trp, frst-class ticket. In two
departments definite tests have been
made in the use of mileage boks and in
each practically the same result has been
reported, viz, an average saving Of a
little over one-half of one cent per mile
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-01-19

found not only in the possibility OF very
materially reducing the direct cost of gov
eminent trading, but also in insuring to
the service materials, supplies and equip
ment which are better adapted to its
purposes. One of the results of inde1in-
iteness of specifications is to impose con-
tract conditions which make it extra ha-
zardous for persons to enter into con-
tractual relations. This not only deprives
the government Of the advantage OF
broad competition, but causes it to pay
an added margin in price to vendors who
must carry the risk
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-01-19
Continuance of the Commission.

I ask the continuance of this commits
sion on economy and efficiency because
Of the excellent beginning which has been
made toward the reorganization of the
machinery Of this government on bust
ness principles. I ask it because its work
is entirely non-partisan in character and
ought to apply to every citizen who
wishes to give effectiveness to popular
government in which we feel a just pride.
The work further commends itself for
the reason that the cost Of organization
and work has been carefully considered
at every point. Three months were taken
in consideration of plans before the In
curry was begun six months were then
spent in preliminary Investigations before
the commission was organized; before
March 8, 1911, when I asked for a con-
tinuation Of the original appropriation
for the current year, only $4,000 had been
spent.
The expenditure for the inquiry during
the present fiscal year is at the rate of
$4,000 The mass of information which
must be collected, digested and summar-
lied pertaining to each subject OF inquiry
Is enormous. From the results OBJ
tained it is evident that every dollar
which is spent in the prosecution of the
inquiry in the future will result in mani
fold savings. Every economy which has
been or will be effected through changes
in organization or method will inure to
the benefit of the government and of the
people in increasing measure through the
years which follows. 1t IS clearly the
part Of wisdom to provide for the COM
ing years means at least equal to those
available during the current year, and
in my opinion the appropriation should be
increased to 5000 900, and an additional
amount of $4,000 should be provided for
the publication of those results, which
will be Of continuing value to officers OF
the government and to the people.
WIN. II. TAFT,
The White House.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-01-19
PubIic-WeIfare Questions.

The principal government objects in
which the people OF the United States
are interested include:
The national defense; the protection of
persons and property; the promotion OF
friendly relations and the protection of
American interests abroad; the regulation
Of commerce and industry; the promotion
of agriculture, fisheries, forestry and min
ing; the promotion OF manufacturing,
commerce, and banking; the promotion Of
transportation and communication; the
postal SERVICE Including postal savings
and parcels post; the care for and utili
cation of the public domain; the promo
ton of education, art, science and recre-
alton; the promotion of the public health;
the care and education of the Indians
and other wards of the nation
These are public-welfare questions in
which I assume every citizen has vital
interest. I believe that every member of
congress, as an official representative Of
the people, each editor, as non-offcial
representative of public opinion. each
citizen, as beneficiary of the trust i'm
posed on officers Of the government,
should be able readily to ascertain how
much has been spent for each Of these
purposes; how much has been appropri-
ated for the current year; how much the
administration is asking for each Of these
purposes for the next fiscal year
Furthermore, each person interested
should have laid before him a clear, we'll
digested statement showing in detail
whether moneys appropriated have been
economically spent and whether each di
vision or office has been efficiently run.
This is the information which should be
available each year in the form of
budget and in detail accounts and reports
supporting the budget.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-01-19

The Importance CT establishing and
maintaining standard specifications Is
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-27
ADEMOCRATIC SENATE

A change Of five seats in the United
States senate will take the control of
that body from the republicans. This
winter 81 senators are to be selected.
Seventeen of those whose terms ex-
pire are republicans and IA are demo
Gratis. OF the democrats, Is are from
southern states which will return DEM
ocrats in their places, and one is from
Maine. And there is an excellent
chance Of the Pine Tree state return
ing Mr.. Gardner.
New Jersey, Colorado, Nebraska,
Delaware, Montana, Massachusetts,
Illinois. and South Dakota, each now
represented by a republican, will elect
senators this winter In the first five
there are excellent chances of demo
Gratis being elected, and there is a
good fighting chance in the other
three. There is also a chance of Colo.
RADIO filling its long standing vacancy
with a democrat.
/ And in the other nine republican
states, Idaho, Oregon. New Hamp-
shire, Kansas, Iowa, Minnesota, Mich
igan, Wyoming, and Rhode Island
/ there Is no knowing what may happen
/ when the landslide sets in. Some OF
the most rock-ribbed republican states
have in landslides OF the past turned
/ over in spite OF expectation, outlook
bets. and every surface sign. Some
thing Of the kind may be written ii
the book Of fate this year
BE that as it may. the outlook to
day is that the senate, which for q
years has been in republican control
Will. after March 4 next, be safely
democratic. giving the democrats full
control and responsibility-and oppor
tunity-of government.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-27

81 always know when woman has
had something to do with the plan
ming and building of house" said
a middle-aged feminine house-hunter
10 the real estate man who was show
ing her over the premises of an al
most-finished residence.
Most of the houses" sighed the
prospect" are so man-made. l don't
see why you don't get woman to
give suggestions when you plan a
place.
Now just look at this house. There
isn't an attic to it, but what have you
got in place of an attic? Nothing at
all. There's only one dinky little
clothes closet in two of the bedrooms
and none at all in the third. Where
am l TO put my trunks? And why
didn't you plan the windows in the
front bedroom so there'd be light
place for the dresser and a suitable
place for the bed? And why don't
you put two closets in as big room
as that front room, which is really
meant for married couple? Don't
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-27
Is BUTTERMILK THE NATIONAL
BEVERAGE?

Is buttermilk to become the national
beverage? One might believe so II he
could see the amount that is drunk
daily during the hot season. There is
no great danger that II will completely
and Immediately displace the amber
lager, the tinkling julep. the exhilar-
ating rickey and the festive highball,
but the number of barrels of butter
milk quaffed in this city any hot day
would be the Joy Of the brewer IL the
consumption was Of his own product
II is sold at practically all the soda
fountains and saloons, the milk de-
pots have a large and growing trade.
and many people have buttermilk de-
livered in bulk at their homes by the
creameries and the farm diaries.
Perhaps the influence and example
Of Charles w Fairbanks. late some
thing or other connected with the
| United States government, have been
lost and forgotten. Perhaps the fact
that DR.. Abbott says buttermilk is
! Teddy's strongest indulgence has had
its influence Perhaps the theory of
Metchnikoff that Tactic acid or sour
milk bacteria could hand the AK to the
old age germ has been exploded. The
. fact remains that buttermilk is a whole
some. palatable and satisfying hot
weather drink. Fresh buttermilk with
modicum OF sweet cream blended
with it must have been the drink of
the gods. or it was if the gods knew
about II.
The health experts advocate it and
the doctors recommend it. and il is
easy 70 take. but 10 be at its best they
advise us that it must be fresh and
sweet.
For the man who confines himself
to buttermilk as beverage the even
ing may not be so rosy, but the morn
ing will not be so gray.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-27

upward is because they are encour-
aged and attracted by the rays of
the sun. A potato vine in a dark
cellar will grow towards a crevice
Of light. Therefore, if you plant your
potatoes about the time of the full
moon you will have the light Of the
sun to attract and encourage their
growth in the day time and the light
of the moon, which is the reflection
of the sun, to attract their growth
in the night time, so under the cir
cumstances. you have a double pull
on the growing potato.
There is a superstition about start
ing any big work on Friday. You can
hardly get a good start before you
have TO lay of for Sunday. That's
all there is to that
And so it is with most Of these
weird things They are simply based
upon convenience or inconvenience
under conditions that have been fol-
lowed without observance or know
ing why.
These, in the course Of time, be-
came known as superstitious instead
OF accepted scientific facts.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-27

Their danger of federal prosecution, in
asmuch as the decree fixed the legal
status of the trust, and as this menace
had been the chief worry of the trust,
and the only remaining thorn in its
side, it's value went skyward just as
soon as that menace was removed.
AS a result, the other trusts have
begun to dissolve" The beef trust
has announced dissolution" plan, so
that it, too, will conform to the SUI
preme courts notion of what cOnsti-
tutes law-abiding trust. The powder
trust has already dissolved the
terms of its dissolution decree having
( been written by its own lawyers, and
later approved by the federal court in
/ Delaware.
/ Next TO the high tariff, dissolution"
( is the best thing that ever happened
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-27
SUPERSTITION OR SCIENCE.

a lot Of old-time so-called supersti-
tions are only ideas crystallized by
experience. For instance, We frequent
~ hear OF the "unlucky 10"
II appears, however, that most
things are made in sets Of six or a
dozen, and the 18th guest at a table
makes ii incOnvenient not only in the
matter OF knives and forks dishes, etc,
that are put up in sets Of half or u
full dozen. but in the seating Of guests
about q table
Some people think II is unlucky to
break a mirror. AS a general PROPOSE
ton IL might be said that a person is
unlucky when anything Of value is
broken. but in the early DAYS mir
rors were very expensive. and chill
dren in he household were admon.
ished 10 be careful Of them with warn
ing that II a person broke a mirror
somebody in the family was likely
10 die
Some people think that planting
potatoes in the light or the dark OF
moon is a matter OF superstition.
When a potato is planted the tops
grow upward and the roots grow
downward. because that is the nature
Of the plant. We are hardly prepared
10 say why the root grows downward,
bur the reason that the tops grows
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-27
AW0MANyO OBSERVATIONS


you know that one little stuffy closet
will never hold two peoples clothes?
Then there's the bathroom. You've
got the washbowl in a corner just
where a person has to knock his ell
bows on the wall at each side when
he washes and a soapdish just where
it'll catch a woman's hair when she
bends over the bowl, to say nothing
Of anybody's head getting bumped on
the edge of that medicine cabinet. AS
for that medicine cabinet-why don't
you make one space in it wide enough
for tall bottles?
There's another thing you men.
folk never think of in building a bath
room and that is making the bath
and the closet in separate compart-
ments s. that when one member of
the family is in the bathroom he won't
he keeping everybody else out OF 1t
for prolonged time.
Then there's the kitchen-placed
just where you can see it from the
front door of the house when the
kitchen door is open. Nice idea that,
! isn't it. 1 just love to have my caller
/ look into my kitchen the very first
thing l open the door to them. And
| you could just as we'll as not have
put a little back stairway into the
kitchen so that when I'm doing my
own work or don't want to see any
body right away, can fly up stairs
without being seen.
There are lots of other things
about the house just like that, and
about every other house I've been
looking at What we need is some
women architects and builders, who
know what women need in a home
don't see why more women don't
take up that kind of work. Instead
of that, we housewives have to make
shift the best we can with mens
ideas of what we ought to have"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-27
COMMENT FROM THE CAPITAL


TO the trusts.
WILSON AND IMMIGRATION.
A great deal of comment is heard
about a statement in one of Governor
Wilson's books concerning his views
on immigration. At the time Mr.. Will
son wrote the book in question the
transatlantic steamship companies
were artifcially stimulating immigra-
| ton to this country from southern Eur
| ope by holding out false promises to
the prospective immigrants. In huge
advertisements these people were told
/ that every immigrant would be given
farm on arrival here, and that we'll
paying jobs awaited everybody. This
had the effect of bringing over lot of
people who were untitled to come, and
who would have remained at home had
they known the real truth.
Mr.. Wilson protested against this
sort of thing, and now certain repub-
lican newspapers are trying to make it
appear that he wants to keep all i'm
migrants out of this country.
Mr.. Wilson is in favor of immigra-
ton. He asks only the safe and Tea-
sonable restrictions that have hereto
fore prevailed, and is not in favor of
putting up the bars against any man
or woman in whom there lies possibili.
ties of good American citizenship.
THE HUGE EXPRESS GRAFT.
The report of the Interstate com.
merce commission on the express mo-
nopoly sets forth that while these com.
panies are capitalized at S106,0O0,OOO
they represent an actual Investment OF
only 100000.
This shows that the express com.
panies charge about Is times as much
as would be necessary to give them a
profit on their actual money invested
and that is just about the size of their
: graft. They get 43 cents for carrying
a package that they should carry fol
3 cents. And that is what they would
have TO carry it for if it were not fol
their partnership with the republican
tariff.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-27
The Easy Mark.

He says expenses must be cut,
His pocketbook that he will shut,
And that hereafter they must get
Along without contracting debt:
That he Is not, as they surmise,
]. Pierpont Morgan IN disguise:
That he will be as tight as bark
But dads a grand old easy mark.
He shakes his head and says, oh. no:
on to the lakes they cannot go.
Should they be racing up and down
While he is shaving here in town?
Suppose they cannot stand the heat?
He has to scheme to make ends meet.
And so they must cut out their lark
But dads a grand old easy mark.
Another dress? Upon my word.
The bare suggestion is absurd!
They have SO many, goodness knows
What they can do with all their clothes
One fifteen dollar suit a year
Is all he can afford: that's clear.
They'll get the gowns, but keep 1t dark
For dads a grand old easy mark.
Yes, father frets. and father roars,
And father the expense deplores.
And father says it's his belief
They're going to turn another leaf
And only buy the things they need.
But do they to his words give heed?
They do not to his threatenings bark,
For dads a grand old easy mark.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-27
The Argus Daily Story
Her Portrait-By Mary G. Blake.
Copyrighted. 1872 by Associated Literary Bureau

During the period of the second en-
pire in France Paris was G very differ
emit city from what it is now. Charcoal
was the principal fuel used, and there
was little smoke to blacken the city.
The buildings were clean and bright;
the parks were full OF verdure; the peo-
pie were very gay. Now the buildings
are as black as those of London, the
parks are neglected. and the people
have lost that cheerful look that once
marked them. The results of the Fran
co-Prussian war are largely response
bic for the change.
Edgar Renwick. an American, TWEEN
~ years old-an age OF semi-manhood,
semi-boy hood-was in Paris during
the most delightful month of the year,
June Leaving his hotel on the Rue
de Rivon, he sauntered along under the
arcades and turned down the Rue de
Ia Paix till he struck u boulevard. On
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-27

The chief bull moose sent a hearten.
ing telegram TO Chicago yesterday
commencing the Illinois progressives
on their stand in the interest Of pure
politics as expressed IN their deter
miuation 10 nominate full state tick.
ct Colonel Roosevelt sees in the pre-.
tense OF Governor Deneen and others
20 be under obligations OF honor to sup.
port the Taft ticket, a mere subterfuge
for condoning fraud. T. r. well says
that those who know fraud was EN-.
plCyed IN the nomination Of Taft and
have publicly deplored the same have
no business on the Taft ticket
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-27

well as "dissolu-
ton" AS a result
of the supre m e
court decree order
ing the Standard
Oil trust to dis
solve, the value of
that trusts stock
went up in leaps
and bounds. The
court decree, with
out charging the
trust in any way
in the matter of
a d m i nj S tration,
amounts practical
ly to a government
guarantee to VIC,
late the laws. AT.
ter the decree was
issued the monOpo,
ly discovered that
it stood in no fur.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-27
Har DiSeouFxA

"My dear" mildly expostulated her
husband. Il said only half dozen
words and you have talked about them
for forty-dve minutes"
~WeIl." snapped Mrs. Vick-Senn. the
preacher does that sort OF thing every
Sunday morning and you never kick
about it"-Chicago Tribune
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-27

T. W. Phillips. about the only man
In the oil business that Rockefeller
failed TO get" has just died leaving
a small fortune. In his will he remem-
bers a number Of institutions with
handsome sums provided they accept
no money whatever from Rockefeller
L is highly probable that an viii reach
for the coin and enter into the obliga.
ton on the assumption that a bird in
the hand is worth two I'm the bush.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-27
Bargains.

The Girl-Oh. and is that beautiful
ring for me?
The Aan-Ill sell it to you.
The Girl-What? For how much?
The Man-For a kiss. Is it a bar
gain?
The Girl-Well, do you give green
trading stamps?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-27

George w. Perkins, the New York
World says, bobbed up in West Vir-
ginia with another $4,000 to prevent
Roosevelt from losing that state! Aud
10 think that ruthless government
should prosecute any corporation con-
trolled by such an open-handed sup
porter OF My policies!