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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-25
Her Turn.
From the Atlantic Monthly.


The widower had just taken his fourth
wife and was showing her around the vii
lage. Among the places visited was the
churchyard, and the bride paused before
a very elaborate tombstone that had been
erected by the bridegroom. Being a lit
tie near-sighted. she asked him to read
the inscriptions. and In reverent tones
he read:
Here lies Susan. beloved wife of John
Smith. and Jane. beloved wife of John
Smith, and Mary, beloved wife of John
Smith"
He paused abruptly anu the bride, lean
ing forward to see the bottom line read
to her horror:
BE ye also ready"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-25
CAUSE FOR GRIEF
Wall Street Walls Over Great
Amount of Business.
REFUSES TO JOIN ADVANCE
Standard Oil Declines to Cooperate
With Lesser Interests.
HOLDERS NOT DESPAIRING
People Who Own Securities Content
to Believe That Country
Is All Right.
BY n. ALLOWAY.

NEW YORK, August 24-Wall street
mas new grief. So long has it been the
stock exchange habit to growl and groan
that misery has become almost the only
happiness. With nothing bad in
finance, commerce. agriculture or else
where observable. the rank and file rush
into chorus Of wai'ing because there
Is so much business ahead in the coun-
try. Phenomenal crops making 1912 a
banner bearer of high-mark records
would seem to be curious warrant for
worry-yet what is heard most in Wall
street just now is not that mere good
times are by these crops assured, but
that these stupendous harvests are al
most an intrusion and a handicap for the
reason" that the swelling tide of tom
mage finds the railroads of the country
unprepared to handle traffic at hand.
Railroad managers. it is bemoaned. will
not be able to find enough cars to ac-
commodate demands from new trade.
Though barely a month or two elapses
since all Wall street was respondent be-
cause empty cars were crowding sidings
and locomotives were going to have no
trains to haul, 1t is now recited as a dis
tress that there isn't going to be an
empty car anywhere that the equipment
companies of the country will not be
able to turn out rolling stock fast enough
to meet the urgency of transportation's
demands.
1t is curio Wall street that has lat
terry developed.
Notable among influences responsible
largely for such activity as shows is the
evident indisposition of Standard Oil finan-
ciers to cooperate with lesser interests
whose natural disposition would be to
have prices advance. Some efforts are
made to have it appear that the Standard
Oil Company is actually bearish. But e
truth is that it can be said with no GER
tainty that the controllers In that group
take any pronounced position at all. What
ever they may think. whatsoever they
may plan. it is manifest that for the pres
ent close secrecy seems to themselves adj
visabie 1t is not a new characteristic.
this practice of Standard Oil secrecy, but
in the present instance there figures the
suggestive fact that only little while
ago what seemed to be their official ora
cles were forecasting a program which
it had promised would lead quickly to
very marked trading exI ansion. Evidently
new and consequential has
crossed the official path.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-25

Lincoln Beachey is another distinguished
aviator who Is expected at College Park
today. though. OF course. any flights he
may make will not he considered official
by the government, which does no flying
On Sundays. Beachey is TO test out a big
weight-carrying Curtiss machine that is
being assembled at the park. 1t was
nearly ready yesterday. but there was a
box of parts essential TO the completion
of the machine that the Baltimore and
ohio railroad had failed to deliver at the
park. Being in a hurry for them. they
were put on a fast train. which would
not stop ut the park, and which carried
them tn Washington. There was hurry
up call sent for them, so the railroad
hustled them on another fast train that
also declined To stop at the park and
landed them in Baltimore. Finally they
were put on late train and really. got
10, College Park about dark.
The machine probably will be assembled
today, and Beachey will fly il either to-
day or tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-25

To the minds Of most people the labor
problem Is the one presenting the most
difficulties as public utility. While the
ma jority of people insist upon quick serV-
ice from a laundry, they are not satisned
to know that in giving this prompt serv-
Ice there is frequently violation OF Ger
tain laws regarding the number of hours
of work for women, or in states where as
vet no such laws exist women are sub
iected to such hardships in the laundries
that some legal restriction seems to De
demanded. The laundry management often
is blamed for conditions for which the
public itself is responsible. 1t is fire.
quently the rush demand of the patron
which calls for the extra hours.
Last January there was strike among
the New York laundry workers, which
called particular attention to existing
conditions. For three years OF more
phi!anthropic men and women have been
making investigations looking TOWARD the
relief of some of the hardships. The be
ginning of these Investigations was made
by Miss Garcia Woerrishofer, under. the
direction OF the National Consumers
League Miss Woerrishofer was a young
woman millionaire who became inter-
ested In sociological work during her col
lege career Immediately after her graua-
ton from Bryn MaVr she went to New
York and worked for months as laLn-
dry girl in several different laundries.
studying conditions and living upon the
wages she earned. Her revelations were
startling, and were no doubt largely re-
sponsible for the increased interest, In
GLIDING the government investigations.
which followed.
A number of years ago there was law
passed in New York prohibiting women
from working at night in that state. This
was declared unconstitutional and an
infringement upon personal liberty by
the judges Of the New York court of APP
peals in 1907. and since then there has
been no protection to prevent oyerWork
for women. In the laundries of some
large hotels, instances have been given
where woman ironers have worked for
thirty-six hours at a stretch without
any time for sleep or rest. The Consum-
ers' League Investigations state that
after any large bal or other entertain
ment at a great hotel. such exactions
from the woman laundry workers are fire.
quent in order that the supply of fresh
table linen may not fall short.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-25

long as the curse OF universal boldness
is not visited upon the sons of men,
SO long will the barber be permanent
part Of high civilization, his work
lightly esteemed, mayhap, by the
thoughtless and the undiscerning. but
big with significance to all true lovers
of art
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-25
Politics Hardly a Factor.

1t would be strange, Of course. if any
presidential campaign progressed far
without the attendance Of senatorial de-
velopments that could be used from time
to time as depressing stock market fac
tors. And this year il looks as IL some
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-25
Looks Like Waiting Game.

And observers. however prejudiced,
either as applauders or as opponents.
cannot ignore the fact that in the present
security markets environment there can
be the very utmost Importance attaching
to any disposition even vaguely indicated
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-25
Meets All Requirements.

The aeroplane has met all the other
requirements of the government as to
speed. endurance and landing. and will be
accepted. The speed on the previous
test made by George Beatty was $40
miles an hour. The aeroplane will be
assis ned to Lieut. Harry H. Arnold. who
mas been flying the standard Wright and
the Burgess.
The new Burgess .canard,' which is
now being refitted at the Marblehead
shops, has been assigned to Lieut. Roy
&. Kirkland. This will be the fastest ma
chine so far acquired by the government.
as IL is reported TO have done sixty miles
an hour despite the fact that IT was car
ryinG considerable more weight than is
required in fine government test.
The next fast machine that will be tried
at College Park is the little Wright that
has nominal speed of sixty-five miles
an hour. Nobody yet knows what this
flyer will make. but il is thought 1t will
be nearer seventy-five miles. Orville
Wright is coming to Washington this
week to try ii out, and after ii has passed
the speed test IL will be assigned to
Lieut.. Thomas de W. Milling.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-25
Wright Biplane Climbs 2,100
Feet in Ten Minutes.
CARRIES WEIGHT OF LEAD
William Kibitizke Chosen to Put
Machine Through PAGES.
GLIDES GRACEFULLY TO EARTH
Activity at College Park-Lincoln
Beachey Expected to Make
Flights Today.

After several delays and trials. big
Wright biplane with a load Of $50 pounds
aboard yesterday made the government
stipulation by climbing 2.lOO feet in ten
minutes. 1t was required TO make only
1000 feet in that time. so there was a
safe margin. The aviator was William
kibitizke, Wright flyer. He had been
in Washington several days, and, not being
used TO that type of machine. took his
time trying II out During the day yes
terday he made five-minute climb of
I. 500 feet and, the weather conditions
being good, went for the official test close
to shutdown.
He did not have a passenger. carrying
the extra load In lead. He made one
round OF the field TO warm up the ma
chine. and then. swooping low past the
hangers. started on a steady climb to the
north. He disappeared from sight and
was gone sixteen minutes. When he was
sighted coming back he was at height
Of a thousand feet, with the engine
throttled down. He glfded back to the
field and landed. the big machine making
q long run before IL stopped.
The Paragraph he carried on the flight
had been officially tested. and after some
measuring of the record line. the height
was announced as 2.loo feet in ten min
utes. He had really been up over 200
feet. but this part of the climb was out
side the o. cial time limit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-25

In many Of the outside laundries hard
ships are even greater, because of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-25
Workers Unrecognized
Among Wage.Earners.

into action an army of workers which
have heretofore been unrecognized among
the wage earners of the nation. A few
years ago the census department included
laundry workers with personal and do
nestle servants, but it now lists them
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-25

Since the laundry business has recently
developed to the rank of fifth among the
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-07-18
Missed His Customer.

"When / was cub reporter, strug
Cling along on minute salary" said
George AIDE, II had just one asset in
life which enabled me to tide over
that period in every week when pow
erty seemed to be staring me in the
face. This consisted of handsome
gold watch. Keepsake Of college days
in Indiana. Tuesday was payday at
the newspaper office. BY Friday I
would be broke, and would tote the
watch over to the pawnshop of man
who now conducts handsome jewelry
shop In State street. On the watch l
obtained So, and by administering my
affairs carefully managed to worry
through until payday. Then when l
had received my small salary would
hurry to the pawnbroker's and release
my watch.
FINALLY, after this had gone along
for many months, received raise
In pay. 1t was enough to release me
from the necessity Of pawning my
watch regularly So visited the
pawnshop no longer.
Zone afternoon about ten years aft
erward / was accosted in State street
by man. l recognized my old pawn
broker friend, now the prosperous dew
eler
whats the matter, GeorgeY were
his first words. Did you lose that
watchr"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-07-18
FACTORY DRY
KILN BURNED
Caught Fire Last Saturday
Noon
Blaze Soon Put Out but
Kiln is Almost Totally
Destroyed.


The dry kiln at the plant of the
Embellishments company was
destroyed by fire last Saturday noon.
Just as the men were going to work
at one clock smoke was seen COM
ing out of the building and before the
water could be turned on the place
was all ablaze. The fire department
was called. out and soon three streams
of water were playing on the building
and the flames were kept from
spreading to the adjoining buildings
and the factory proper.
The dry kiln, which has been in
use for many years was almost COM
pletely destroyed, entaining quite a
little loss which was fully covered by
insurance. The dry kiln built last
summer will be able to handle al
most the entire output of the factory
and it is not likely that the one de-
stroyed will be rebuilt.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-07-18
Norwegian Lutheran Church

Services next Sunday morn
ing at 1890 o'clock. Sunday
school at noon. Prayer meeting
at the church Friday evening.
All are invited to attend these
services.
There will be smoker for the
members of the Modern Woodmen at
their hall next Monday evening,
July 22nd. Business of Importance
is to be transacted and all members
are requested to attend.
Geo, f. Morgan, Secy.
Manager Harrington of the Gem
Theatre has secured some beautiful
pieces OF indestructable Plrisian
Art ware which will be given away
at his theatre each evening. They
will be given away this evening for
the first time. These beautiful
pieces can be seen in the windows at
the Gem.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-07-18
I.d,a Hears Retort.

OF innumerable occasions when Judge
Hoar INDUCED in the retort mordant
perhaps none gave him greater salts
faction than the following: B. F. But
Ter, his chief adversary at the bar in
the fifties as counsel for the defense.
closed with this emphatic appeal to the
jury: "We have the highest authority
for saying, Everything which man
hath will he give for his life" When
Hoar's turn came he said: 1T has for
long time been suspected by those
who have watched Mr.. Buffers career
that he has recognized as the highest
authority the individual upon whom he
now relies. For, gentlemen, as you
we'll know, the statement which he
quotes from the book Of Job was made
by Harvard Graduates Mag
azine.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-07-18
Washburn and Ashland Dr.
visions to Join
And Will Take Two Weeks
Trip During Early Part
of September.

Commander Theodore Werder OF
the Wisconson.State Militia has been
at Toledo, Ohio, during the past
week to make all necessary arrange
ments for the sending of the Naval
Militia Yacht Essex to the Chequa-
megon Bay where it will be used
during the early part of September
to take the members of the Wash
burn and Ashland divisions on two
weeks cruise down the Great Lakes.
The Ohio Naval Militia very gen.
erously contributed the boat to Wis
consin for the cruise.
This is the first time that the mem
bers of the Ashland or Washburn
divisions have had an opportunity
to take cruise and no doubt it will
be greatly enjoyed by the members.
During the trip. the boys are~given
pay.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-07-18
cet+ino into Hard Soil.

In raising a good crop 1t must be
conceded that traction farming Is far
ahead of farming done with animal
power. 1t is a well known fact and all
agricultural authorities agree that deep
blowing and the packing of the subsoil
produce a better crop than is possible
with the ordinary method Of shallow
blowing. 1t is almost an impossibility
to pillow deep with horses and the com
mon horse pillow because the entire out
At is too light to get down into the
hard soil. On the other hand, an en-
CINE is heavy and strong enough to be
forced deep enough to secure good re
suits. At the same time 1t is far cheap
er to pillow with an engine than it is to
plow with horses.-American Agrlcul-
turist.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-07-18
Is Back Home

Theodore Werder, the manager OF
the Wisconsin Naval Militia, re-
tul ned home this morning from
Toledo, Ohio. While at Toledo he
made arrangements with the officers
of the Ohio Naval Militia for the
use of the United States warship
"The Essex" during the month OF
September. The ship will be
brought here about September first
by nen from the United States navy
department. and as soon as it arrives
the members of the Naval Militia
divisions at Ashland and Washburn
will take q cruise down the lakes on
the boat. The trip will be made
down Lake Michigan and Chicago
aod thense over to Lake Erie before
returning.
The members of the Naval Militia
are looking forward with much
pleasure to this trip as it is the first
one that they have taken in this
way. Ashland News.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-07-18

Former Town Clerk Carl Kallgren
has returned from Norwood, : Mass.
where he has been visiting with his
brother during the past summer.
Mr.. Kallgren was called home on
account of the illness of his wife who
is now reported as being some
better. Miss Lucy Kallgren will
remain in Boston where she has a
good position.
Mr.. Hare of Minneapolis is here
looking over his land in 10-495. He
is very much pleased with this coun-
try and figures on clearing up ten
acres OF his tract and getting it
plan ted TO fruit. One half hour after
Mr.. Hare had purchased the land a
gentleman named Scott who owns
land in this same section tried to
purchase the same at an increased
figure.
There's nothing SO good for sore
throat as DR.. Thomas Electric Oil.
Cures it in few hours. Relieves
any pain in any part.
+ Monuments at Hansens.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-07-18
Buy a level and Save Fuel.

Rev. Fl. Chatterson spent few
days at Topside the first of the week
picking bluebcrries.
Mrs. w. J. Maitland and children
visited in the city Monday evening
and Tuesday morning.
John Gautschi is having a new
cement walk laid in front of mis- pro-
perty on Bayfield, street.
H. G. Hale, manager OF the Bay
field Transfer. Railway, transacted
business in the city Tuesday.
Mrs. Ed. Finnegan who has been
quite sick for the past ten days is
reported as slowly improving.
A marriage license was issued this
week to Hjelmer Liud,grer and Miss
Selma Blexrud, both of this city.
Mrs. A. Maitland, left Tuesday
morning for Cusson where she will
visit with relatives for the next few
weeks.
Harry Darling and family are
here from Neillsville on a visit to old
friends. The Darlings formerly lived
in this city.
The Misses Julia and Ida Klube of
Syracuse, N. Y arrived in the city
Monday evening for visit with
their aunt Mrs. August F.. Hoff-
mann.
Mrs. Melville of ChippeH a
Falls and Mrs. Ira Wilson of Idaho,
are visiting in the city this week at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Roy
Markham.
This Democrat choir is tuning up
so m lodius that we shouldn't be
surprised at any time TO hear Marse
Henry and Col. George Ginning in
on the Chorus.
H. M. Ward leaves tomorrow for
six weeks trip to Illinois and Iowa
to look after land business. The
family will visit at Malta, Iowa
during his absence.
I4idge Barager and family OF
Prentice, Wis. spent Sunday in the
city visiting with old friends and
relatives. Mr.. Barager was former
Ily of the Washburn Itemizer.
Jermeiah M. Cox of Chicago, rep
resenting the Chicago Typesettinp
Company, has been spending the
past week in the city visiting and
enjoying the summer weather here.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-07-18

Charles Sweet and wife and two
children of Mason City, Iowa, have
been visiting with relatives and
friends in the city during the past
week.
Will Sweet of Ashland was in the
city Sunday visiting with relatives
aud friends. Mr.. Sweet is running
Iath mill at one of the mills at
Ashland.
The Norwegian Lutheran Sunday
Schoo. picnic was held on the bay
shore above the pumping station
last Sunday. A large number were
in attendance and fine day was
spent.
A letter from W. ]. Dolan, form
erly from this city who is now locat-
ed at Swift Current, Sask. Canada,
where he is running large hotel,
is to the effect that he is doing very
nicely.
Trapper Campbell was in the city
Tuesday and collected the bounty on
three wolves which he had trapped.
During the past few years Mr..
Campbell has trapped 1G2 wolves
and 90 cats.
Mrs. d. M. Maxcy and children
returned Tuesday from Gardiner,
Maize, where they have been visit
ing with relatives for the past
month They enjoyed the trip and
visit very much.
w. T.. Hammond of Chicago has
been spending the past week visit
ing in the city at the home of his
sister Mrs, Ed. Stevens. Mr..
Hammond owns an eighty acre farm
On the Houghton road.
H. M. Raarig and family of Min
neapolis arrived in the city this
morning and will spend the summer
here. Mr.. Raarig owns an eighty
acre tract of land in 26-49.5 which
lie intends to improve.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT /
believe in the rights of the woman
Just as much as I do in those of the
man, and indeed, little more. She
can do the best work in her home
she has healthy outside interests
and occupations ia addition.
The cement crossing across Bay
lield street at Washington avenue
has been completed by Street Fore
man Joe Arseneau. The crossing
vas land at a cost OF less than Ii
cents per square foot. The concrete
in the crossing is eight inches in
thickness.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-07-18
Labor Day Meeting

A meeting will be held at the Com
mercial Club rooms on Friday even
ing of this week for the purpose OF
arranging for monster labor day
celebration for this city. All bust
ness men interested.are requested to
attend so that arrangements can be
started at this time for one of the
biggest events ever held in this
city.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-07-18
WATCH FOR FIRE BLIGHT"
Look Owe our Fruit Trees
and See If they are
Life cted

& A serious disease to the apple trees,
known as the fire blight, has made
it's appearance in some of the orchards
of the Bayfield, peninsula. Some of
the trees in the city are effected with
the disease and they should be taken
care of at once or the trees will be
killed out. Fire blight is a disease
that has baf1led the best horticulture
lists and none of them seem to know
just what causes it. If not attended
to the blight may kill the tree and
spread to the entire orchard. When
the blight first hits the tree the
leaves begin to turn dark brown and
look as if they had begun to wilt.
The bark on the limb also turns
black and occasionally there is black
sap which oozes out. When this is
noticed it is high time to apply the
surgeons knife sharp jack knife
will do. Follow the discoloration on
the branches down toward the body
of the tree until good. green bark is
found. Cut six inches back of this
point and carefully burn the diseased
parts as they are just as contagious on
the ground as on the tree.
Apple trees are the only ones affect
ed by the disease.