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Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-12-06
Official Publication
REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF THE
STATE BANK OF LADYSMlTH

located at Ladysmith, State of Wiscon-
sin, at the close of business on the 26th
day of Nov. 1912, pursuant to
call by the Commissioner of Banking.
RESOURCES
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-12-06

Cards and indexes for card index
systems at the News Budget office.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-12
The Negro and the Third Party.
rDanyer Republican,

An effort to capture the negro vote
| In the southern states would be futile.
SO far as adding strength to the tnlfo
party is concerned. The negro vote
south of Mason and Dixon's line
amounts to little. for the simple rea-
; son that comparatively few blacks in
that section vote. Whether they are
Indifferent or intirujdated, or whatever
else may be the reason for their fail
ure to vote the fact remains that the
negro vote is hardly to be considered
a factor in the result Of elections in the
southern states.
Colonel Roosevelt loses nothing by
turning cold shoulder to the southern
negroes But an effort to win the ia
vor that class would estrange the
white voters Of the south. It is to the
whites that he looks for strength and
support in the southern state. Nearly
all of them are democrats, and whether
he will win any Of them Is another
question. But whether he increases
his strength in that quarter or not by
this move. he certainly would cut off
all hope OF accomplishing anything
with the southern whites II he turned
away from them in the hope Of cap
turing the negro vote in the southern
states
The black vote in the north Is a Taft
vote anyhow. 1t is loyal to the repub-
! lican party. and no attempt by Colo
mel Roosevelt to establish himself in
favor with the southern whites will
make the black vote Of the north, con-
sidefed as whole, any more lost 10
the third party than it has been from
the beginning
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-12
A COMMITTEE Gnn fEEss1M AIS.

Believing that decided need exists
for some strong organization which
shall plan and carry out all festival
celebrations and pageants, such as
Fourth of July and Labor Day cele
tions and special festivals. a number
Of people in New York City recently
formed a committee on festivals and
pageants to fulfill this function. The
initiative in the matter was taken by
the arts and festivals committee of the
Neighborhood Workers Association
which sent out call reciting that:
Public and private subscriptions are
made for these purposes. but no one
especially trained and experienced body
now exists which can carry out these
festivals with the maximum Of effici-
ency and effectiveness.
| This idea will appeal to most towns
| and cities where very often private
enterprises of quasi public character
assume to use the name of the city and
! thus invest a private enterprise with
the appearance Of a public entertain
ment. These private enterprises dc
not always bring credit upon the pub
| lie whatever they may DO for the
purses of the promoters. On the other
hand it is not uncommon to find the
general public extremely ready to lay
all the blame upon the city or com
munity when it is dissatisfied and ha;
or imagines it has reasons to feel that
| it has been tricked and cozened.
| The idea Of governing body OF one
kind or another which shall permit OF
deny the right Of any enterprise to ap-
peal to the public as an entertainment
supported and approved by the city OF
town. will appeal not only to those who
are appealed to, but to those upon
whose good reputation the appeal il
made The good name of a city is as
much to be guarded as the reputation
of an individual to carry out his prom
Uses.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-12
what q Beauty Il Was.

HIS Deduction still fallow, he rode
away. Lord! how easy It had been.
Not . hitch anywhere. And here, for
days. he had Imagined all sorts Of
things. and his dreams. tumble Of
dungeons. of tortures. He understood.
The old rascals own head hung in the
balance. That's what saved him. To
Mahomsd the rug was the paramount
fsaturs:a revenge land ho knew that
Mahomed was longing madly. flercely
for IT. must wait. And when Mahom.
ed turned his attention to this phase.
why. he, Ry3nne, would be ct the 9th.
Or side Of the Atlantic. It was very
hard not to drop Of at 6hepheard's
and con1de the whole droll conspiracy
to . bottle with . green and gildsd
neck. But. NO; he had had no slsep
the night before; wine and want OF
rest ueuid leave him wit1sss xhen the
time esmo TO - that Psrcival Was
safely etow4d away. 4 Ane Joke, .
no1strpus 1ns joks! Hy.bN Perciyal.
- ehan: n1aannnt 1o0fnoy. TAQ Unltr
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-12
Duchess Apples.

I would like to go back yonder. where
the hot sun beating down
On the farmer who is cutting oats tao
miles south OF town
Cures the crop Of golden millet and
red clover in a day,
And cavorts above the fields In which
the tasseled cornstalks sway.
Its magic brush has touched paths
once familiar to my feet.
And know the Duchess apples must
be ripe enopgh to eat.
Memory paints for me picture Of the
place my boyhood knew.
I can almost see that orchard where
those luscious apples grew:
Where my father kept the grindstone,
and dozen stands Of bees.
And two hundred little chickens.
Oh, beneath those apple trees
was once blameless loafef. There
I lodged the summers heat.
And ate all the Duchess apples that
were ripe enough to eat.
I was always fond Of playing In the
orchard, near the house,
And was always wishing that had
more pockets In my blouse
For the tiny pockets in II were not
big enough for me
When had the apple hunger. knew
all Of them were sweet,
SO I Just ate all tho apples that were
ripe enough to eat.
Yes, I'd like to 90 back yonde1 where
the boys are making hay.
I would like to loaf down on the
farm another summer day,
For Il seems lots more like living TO
loll underneath the trees.
And, when 1t comes 10 eating -
may Just say what you ooo4
But the thing that tastes the eWeeteSe
and II mighty hard to beat
Is nice, red Duchess -appIo that =
ripe enough to eat
Howard g. Kegley ~ IArm And
I1v1.av =
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-12

partment was chronicled in a brief no.
tice sandwiched In between an an
nouncement that Billiken's Pure Foot
grocery had fresh dairy butter and .
statement to the effect that wash
dresses were being slaughtered al
Muggins'.
1t was a pretty big day for the town
when the big league called Tommy
and he mounted the slab for the Gil
gantics. When he won his game the
enthusiasm around town amounted tc
excitement. 1t was worth a several
line head and half a column in the
home newspaper. And every time Ton,
won a game the paper told it in glee
and every time he lost one it explained
the unavailable and uncomfortable cir
cumstances which led up to the loss
And so from team to team and league
to league 1t followed Tommy until he
disappeared in the bushes.
William came into his own about the
time Tommy landed with the Brush
team in the Backwoods league. Will
liam Thomson, the leading engineer OF
his continent and known from one end
of the world to the other as a great
authority on great projects. was called
to supervise one Of the mighty mar
wells Of modern engineering Thou
sands of men and millions Of money
moved by his direction. Nobody grew
especially excited however, at home
Dozens of bright young fellows applied
to him for jobs and a chance at the
opportunities over which he was arbiter
on account Of the fact that father or
mother went to school with him. Most
Of them got their chance. Some OF
them made good on it. Some OF them
came back weighed in the balance and
found wanting. And William goes on
his way changing continents and maps
and shortening leagues to miles and
miles to furlongs. standing at ease
among princes and presidents and po-
tentates of the empire of Big Things.
the biggest thing of all.
Fame is a funny thing. 1t depends
so much on the understanding we have
of the term. Some Of us are unable
to differentiate between it and motor
iety.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-12
BUSINESS CONDITIONS.

Instead OF slackening in business or
Industrial recession the reports Of last
weeks business could scarcely be bet
ter. Outside Of some falling off in the
prices Of certain staples, notably cot
ton, caused by the excellent crop pros
poets and conditions all reports are
highly satisfactory and trading active
in primary markets
Wool is held at high values and there
is some activity, but the market is
temporarily held in check by the posi-
bility of tariff legislation. Hides. and
leather are very strong and in active
steel continues on the high plane OF
the recent activity. shortage OF labor
and cars being a retarding influence in
this industry. Industrial activity in
the east is still Interrupted by the
strikes in the cotton mills, but other
wise labor conditions are fairly salts
factory. The better crop prospects and
the realization Of a shortage in pro-
duction has stimulated trading in cot
ton goods. In wooden goods spring
lines for 1913 have been opened and
business is fairly active. Footwear
manufacturers have some additional
business. but the higher prices asked
have checked trading; the readjust-
merit, however. appears to be making
satisfactory progress.
In the central states industrial! ac-
tivity is the marked feature and en-
larged payrolls help in the distribu-
ton Of merchandise at retail. The west
is feeling the influence Of crop returns
and the movement of wheat now ex-
ceeds the heavy movement of year
ago. Naturally, trade at the south is
still marking time, awaiting final de-
termination as to cotton, but there is
fair movement for this season.
Statistics Of new building permits
still show a considerable increase, the
gain at ffty-four leading cities being
1915 per cent, emitting Greater New
York the gain Is ISL per cent The
movement Of lumber at producing
points continues heavy. Bank clearings
are 2.s per cent over q year ago and
POS per cent larger than in 1910. Cities
outside Of New York report a consid-
cradle gain over last year. inactivity in
the speculative markets causing a
small loss at the latter point.
Transportation lines are busy. gross
earnings OF all railroads reporting FOX
July exceeding those q a year ago by
81 per cent Foreign trade is fully main
tanned, exports and imports for the
latest week at New York aggregating
332,s45, 900, an increase OF slightly more
than $1,000, 900 over both preceding
years The gain is largely in exports.
Liabilities of commercial failures re-
ported for August to date amounted to
S4,31s,e12, Of which s2.s29,34l were
in manufacturing. s1,37s,55s in trading
and $112,712 in other commercial lines.
Failures last week numbered 255 in
the United States against 22S last year
and twenty in Canada compared with
thirty a year ago.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-12
THE VERY TRoUBLN.

(Des Moines Register and Lsader.l
While the republican party Ii disor-
ganized as to numbers, 1t IL not dis
organised as to principles.-Washihg
ton Post.
Nothing could be wider Of the mark
than this shot from the chief supporter
Of the administration at Washington.
1t is because the republican party
is thoroughly disorganized as to prin-
ctples that 1t faces the difficulty now
confronting 1t; for. If the Chicago
declaration OF principles and the speech
Of acceptance Of the president had met
wide popular approval among the re.
publicans OF the nation. the third party
movement would have had no appeal to
the voters except the impotent and In
effective cry Of theft" directed at the
credentials committee Of the Taft con-
vention.
President Taft and the leaders OF
the party responsible for the Chicago
performance and utterance may have
been devoid OF understanding as to
popular demand, but it is safer to as
sumo, on the contrary, that they de-
liberately and with conscious inten-
ton omitted from the platform en-
dorsement Of and pledges to many
Of the vital principles to which pro-
gressive republicans have committed
themselves; and the candidate, like
wise knew what he was doing when
he assailed, in advance, many Of the
demands for broader participation IN
the affairs of their government which
the third party radicals were bound to
promise the people.
1t has not been by accident that
the leaders Of the campaign for the
republican party Of this year nave
taken stand for the constitution
as it is. tho progressive republicans
are for popular election. of senators.
an income tax and other reforms;
that they insist the people already
have more opportunity to vote than
they take advantage of, tho the pro
gressives stand for presidential pri-
mary elections; that they withdrew the
definition Of a true protective tarln
forced upon them in 1908 by the pro-
sressives; that they defend the Payne
Aldrich tariff bill, whose acceptance by
the president and the republican lead
ers in congress over the protest OF
progressives chiefly is responsible for
the revolt in the party.
II DR.. Wilson is fairly tc he classed
as a sane progressive" a description
of him applied by the New york
Evening Post: which ought to know.
and Colonel Roosevelt plans to be
hailed as the radical progressive. MT.
Taft. in the light Of his speeches, IN
evitably will be regarded as the con-
servative candidate in this triangular
contest; and, while the effort Of some to
accept his leadership as representative
of reactionazy conservatism, may DO
him and the party an injustice despite
the illumining silences Of the platform
on which he runs. it must appeal TO
every reader that the Posts estimate
Of the republican condition Is absurd.
The disorganization in the party IS
one OF principles and not altogether
CT numbers. the Post to the contrary
notwithstanding.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-12
Topics of the Times

The United States treasury is short
of one and two dollar bills. The United
States treasury now knows how it
feels.
The last johnson elected vice presi-
dent is no good omen to the present
candidate.
This is one of the years when the
political prognosticator has a harder
job than the weather man.
At the present prices Of beef which
would be most likely to draw the
cleayer, the calf or the returning prodi-
gal?
Mr. Lorimer being connected so
many years with the stockyards, simply
couldn't refrain from rendering" a
bill.
President Taft has had prepared a
table Of colored holders of federal jobs
to be distributed in an effort to attract
the coIored vote. However, there are
probably a large number Of colored
men who are likely to see something
in politics beyond job for a coiored
politician
Des Moines will light her white
way" in spots. The cost s4.s4 per post
is likely to cause many business men
to consider the advertising too expen-
sive to continue and they viii drop out
with their contributions to the lighting
fund.
The standpatters are heartbroken
over the conclusion Of the bull moosers
that the Iowa state tickets are good
enough. The bull moose does not care
to burn his hoofs pulling standrat
chestnuts.
Governor Carroll and the Iowa City
Renasssifcan have been 1t outs, but both
favor Taft and desire to raise the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-12
TOMMY JONES AND WILLIAM THOMPSON

Little Thomas Jones and little Will
liam Thompson were born in the same
little town, in the same month OF the
year. started to school the very same
day to the same teacher and went
step by step together UP the ladder Of
fame as represented by the different
grades. Both were decent boys. and
well thought OF. William was the
more studious and industrious. Tom
inclined to dodge the parental injunc
ton regarding the state OF the onion
bed and slip away to the vacant lots
where the Tigers battled with the
Giants for supremacy in nine innings.
William was not much Of an athlete.
He inclined to trade. He sold papers
and drove cows to pasture and deliv-
cred milk and had bank account. And
thus they grew In beauty side by side
and filed two homes with glee.
They went to the same university
when tho town school was thru with
them. The local newspaper was full
of Toms doings there. Tom was
!, drafted for the baseball nine before
he had fairly found a boarding place.
The home newspaper predicted that
lhe would make good He did. He
tried out at end on the football team
ard made it. 1t was Tom who made
that long run for touchdown which
the local paper gave such prominence.
Tom was glorious and the town basked
IN the Iodecton- To be sure the pro-
feGsors In the engineering department
ep0ko. Of William with enthusiasm and
! predicted great things that he should
/. do but nobody tn the homo town knew
sab0ut sthat except little things William
.4old hfs mother when he came home
taad uasaa1 mention made to his father
~ 9seullsgs professor he met on the
fe<aan one day. Nobody had time to
3vaAehs Nvnliam. Z Everybody was too
kbuY W14ching- Quarterback Jones
fAand10sh1s team. And when the big
,Hnn1Ds NsaS over it was Tommy who
pasrisd on the nsld by . ravins
crU1d Of students who sang songs
Saheut him and yelled his name and
kAG - story in the local Newspaper
&asait With ths- Of Tommy.
W. 1nct that wnl1sm took the Some
!ssss:sesnel.ae nrise. that he carried Oh
70 - Asaoes = ths sngfnesstng de-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-12
THE INSPIRATION OF SYMPATHY
Hardin County Citfzen.1

Hardin County Citizen.1
Climbing up q ladder amid flames
and smoke to rescue a child. fire.
man was halted, when he had almost
reached the window, by the seemingly
insuperable difficulty Of his task. Just
as he was about to turn back ban1ed
someone in the crowd below cried out
Cheer him! Cheer him." Neryed by
the shouts OF encourage cement that went
up, the fireman made one more effort
and rescued the child.
The story illustrates the truth that
what most men need, when in the gril
OF difficulties, is appreciation and
cheer. Yet It is human nature to lei
approval remain passive, while criti-
cism Is most active. How many in the
congregation, having heard helpful
serrn on that has cost the preacher
much in time and effort, thank him fol
what he has done? Every actor knows
how much better work he can do wher
the audience Is warmly responsive
Every singer has had the experience
Of being baffled by the coldness ~ his
hearers.
Sympathy and understanding are two
great human needs-and sympathy
means understanding. There are rare
souls that thrive somehow without
these helps. that reach the heights
over paths Of misery and loneliness
But most Of US in this world need each
other. Oftentimes II IL Q stupit
ashamedness Of our better selves tina,
causes US to hide our feelings. Oul
Anglo Saxon stocism gets in the wa,
and prevents US from being properly
proud Of our higher sensibilities.
He who Is run over in the street II
hurried 70 the hospital and treatel
| with the tenderest care. But where Il
the hospital In which broken hearts
are made whole by sympathy?
Criticism has it, place. its necessar,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-12
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES.

'The suggestion in the platform 81
the Iowa progressive convention in
favor of the election Of postmasters by
vote OF the people seems to be at
tracing some attention. Strangely
the most serious objection does not
seem to occur to any Of those taking
part in the discussion. Who are the
patrons Of postoffice?" asks the
| Valley Junction Express. The citizens
Of a city or town, Of course. Yes,
and many more; and, what is more
serious. there are no defined boun-
daries. With the establishment OF
+, rural delivery, the patronizing terri
tory is cut into all sorts Of shapes,
| to suit the roads and other condi-
tions, frequently going into several
| coCnties, and still more townships.
The system is simply impracticable.'
| The Traer Star-Clipper predicts:
| eve will see the hottest political cam :
paign this fall this country has wit
messed in many years. All three par
| ties will fight as never before. 1t is
| going to be the most mixed up, the
most uncertain contest the present
generation ever knew. Let US resolve
in the start to keep cool; to bear In
mind that others are entitled to their
| opinions as well as We; that we do
hot know it all, in fact that there are
! people who are just as bright as we.
Then the outcome, no matter what it
may be, will leave fewer sores and
| stings."
Woodrow Wilson is thrifty He is
not sure enough of election to resign
| the governorship of New Jersey. He
is not going to sacrifice one job until
| the other one is assured. Mr.. Wilson
! Is not only thrifty, but in one respect
he is wise also,' says the Monticello
Express.
Admitting that coeducatlon has It's
| advantages, the Sac Sun believes that
Thoughtful teachers everywhere are
| meeting problems that can have no So
| luton except in separate schools for
the sexes while pupils range from thir-
teen to eighteen years of age"
"A way has been found to take care
of Prof Perry G. Holden, the recent
| unsuccessful candidate for governor.
says the odeholt Chronicle He is to
be at the head of a 100000 state crop
improvement bureau established at
Des Moines by the commercial club Of
that city"
To the Rockwell City Advocate LAS
the days go by it becomes more and
more apparent that the republican
party in the nominations at its ma
tional convention placed personal and
selfish choice before party welfare and
is sure to suffer the consequences,
which may or may not be final ex-
termination
The Sheldon Sun sees mo possible
chance for Taft, and only a mighty
slim one for Roosevelt"
The O'Brien County Democrat
| thinks: While the organization OF the
| Bull Moose party will undoubtedly
prove very helpful to democratic can
didates. it should also help to clarity
things in the republican party. And
above all it will supply place for
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-12
Iona Newspapers
DUTY OF IOWA REPUBLICANS.

We heard a republican say the other
day that no man would get his vote
this fall unless he pledged himself to
vote for Taft. We dislike to hear such
things. The world is supposed to be
growing broader minded and more
tolerant and liberal, but this kind Of
talk would indicate that We are going
backward. 1t is just as foolish for a
Roosevelt man to declare he will OPP
pose every candidate who does not de-
clare himself for Roosevelt. Such bust
ness would tear any party into pieces
and turn everything over to the OPP
position. Republicans differ in their
choice for president. and honestly One
has as much right to his opinion as the
other. Neither side has all the virtue.
It ia not fair nor sensible to make all
the candidates on the state, Legislative
and county ticket suffer because the
party is in a squabble over the head Of
the ticket These men have accepted
nomination at the hands Of the repub-
lican party Of Iowa. They have a right
to expect the vote Of both Taft repub-
leans and Roosevelt republicans and
they ought to get them. We do not
know for whom we shall vote for
president Of the United States, but we
do know. at least we firmly propose, to
vote the balance OF the republican
ticket. because it is good ticket and
we feel an obligation to do our part
toward its success.