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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-12
Electrical Resistance

THE solution of the problem of electric
transmission offers the biggest rewards
to the man who discovers the secret, and the
best brains of the whole world are at present
working at the task. Gigantic as is the
power of Niagara; no practical means has
yet been devised for transmitting it eco
nomically as electrical energy beyond a
radius of two hundred miles. The resistance
of copper wire slows up the electric fluid in
much the same manner as a pipe slows up
the speed of running water, and how to cut
down this resistance is the problem. Pure
silver offers the least resistance to the cleo
trio current; but it is too much in demand
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-02-05
KELLER

Special Correspondence 20 the Herald.
The basket social given by Miss
Margaret Petry at the No. district
school house was very largely attend
ed. Alter the social the whole crowd
went up to Frank Brandt's and spent
the rest of the evening in dancing.
Mr. and Mrs, Dixie Schmi eder,
of Cuba City drove down to Louis
Brandt's ON Sunday. From there they
accompanied MIR. and Mrs. Louis
Brandt to Potosi to spend the rest of
the day with $. Bennett and wife. In
spite of slushy roads this trip was
made with Ford auto.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Uthe spent
Sunday evening at Louis Brandt's.
John and Martin Richard also were
there.
Miss Anna Schumacher and Miss
Martha Winter, both of Dubuque
called on Lula Gunderman Sunday.
Chas. 1.-THE and Arnold Gunderman
spent Saturday and Sunday in Du.
buque.
The Misses Marie and Josephine
Petry. who we're here to attend the
social of their sister Margaret, have
returned to their home in Glen Haven.
Mrs. Mart Richard and children, also
Mrs. John Richard Jr., and son have
returned from their visit in Remson,
Iowa, Wednesday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. John 1.-THE departed
for New Vienna, Iowa, Monday, there
to attend the wedding of Mr.. 1.-THE s
niece. . x.
Mrs. Val Gunderman is quite i'll at
this writing.
Mrs. Joe Wiederholt, of Keller, is
taking care of the children of Mrs.
Geo. Richard, of Louisburg, who is
at present in Cuba City under medical
attendance.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-02-05

an honor conferred upon Prof. Wilson
and is a slight testimony of his
ability to SO successfully carry on
such unique and original idea and
which bids fair to become a permanent
and effective project and one which
the people will look forward to
with much pleasure and profit We
feel such an effort should meet with
the hearty cooperation of all.
Mr.. Lang will be employed at the
dairy farm of Jud Andrew this sea
son, looking after Mr.. Andrews fine
milch herd.
The Iverson family are entertaining
a nephew from North Dakota.
Mabel Livingston arrived home
from Milwaukee this week.
The Hiram Rundell family are
preparing to move to their new home
in Roberts, Wis. .@ c.@~
League was led by ]. M. Ellsworth
on Sunday evening.
The Ladies Aid held their annual
business meeting on Wednesday,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-02-05

in this city at the home of her sister,
Mrs. Harry Robinson. Mrs. Bean s
daughter, Mrs. Al ElwelI, also from
Minneapolis is visiting at her aunt s
home.
Mrs. D. Gardner Jr enjoyed visit
from her mother, Mrs. w. T. mixer
ton, of Prairie du Chen, last week.
DR.. Elizabeth Rindlau5, of Fargo,
S. D., is here again caring for he1
mother whose health is still very poor.
Mrs. J. E Hess. of Clear Lake,
Iowa, is guest of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Ernest Ovitz.
The Misses Della and Esther Brock.
man went to Oshkosh on Friday tc
spend few days with friends. ~
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-02-05
BAGLEY.

Special Correspondence to the Herald.
Our two patients at the hospital,
Clarence Gulick and Lyman Hills
wife are both doing just fine; fol
which we ale hear tily glad.
Geo Harvill has a fine 40 acre
farm he wishes to rent this coming
season.
A neat. wedding took place at the
home of the bride, at .Potosi, when
j B. Key, of Patch Grove, led Miss
SYrena Mclaughlin to the hymeneal
altar yesterday, February 4th.
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Glass attended
the wedding. - M
Mrs Marion Willard fell and in.
jured wrist. but under DR.. Rutten-
berg's care is doing we'll.
Our son j. NJ. Harvill and family,
after visit returned to Bay City,
Wis. where j. Nj. is agent for the G.
b & @. railway.
Rev. Jennings, of Prairie du CHEN,
filed Rev. Waste, our pastors ap-
pointment Sunday evening at Bag1ey.
He was greeted by large congrega.
tion.
An old and highly respected citizen
of Blake's Prairie, Marshall Scott.
an old school mate of the writer. dice
at his home, Sunday, Jan. 26. 1918
Little Miss Oral Golf had just q
fine time on her 18th birthday /; si1
playmates came in to eat dainty re
freshments and help play and have
just a splendid time. Thanks tt
Oral for a generous sample of birth
day cake.
Mr.. and Mrs. Resell Willard enter
tanned a company at supper last Sun
day in their new residence.
Oh say. keep a sharp lookout fol
the Ground Hog. Did he see his
shadow 2 If he did you may as well
order another ton of coal.
The sick are all improving except
the wife of Geo. Willard. who seems
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-02-05
las been visiting friends here.

has been visiting friends here.
A crowd of young people were en-
tertained at the Harlan Biddick home
on Friday evening.
Prof. Wilson went to Hazel Green
Friday and on Saturday to Montfort,
where he ATTENDED a business meeting
of the League. At this time it was
decided to hold the gnls declamatory
contest March 22nd and the boys
oratorcal contest, March goth.
Misses Carol Livingston and Lenys
Laughton, students at the Platteville
Normal school, were at home over
Sunday.
Mrs. F..W Stephens and son are
home from a visit with relatives in
Barnaveld.
The F. B. Rundell sale was we'll
attended aud things brought a good
price. Is
Eastman Ellsworth and Harlan
Thompson have each purchased Story
& Clark pianos
Chauncy Wander bic visited in
Plat eville this week end.
Revs, Turgeson and. Sturdevant
visited the high school on Friday and
made few remarks.
Robert Sanford, of Platteville, was
here over Sunday.
Prof. Wilson has been asked by the
Business America of New York to
write an account of the high school
fair held here on Oct. 9Th. for the
Rural America department of the
above named paper at the rate of 1
cent per word. We deem this quite
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-02-05
AROUND THE COUNTY
CASSVILLE.

Lorraine Kuenster, who accidently
shot himself about two weeks ago has
almost fully recovered from the in
jury.
George Breuer spent several days
with relatives, in Glen Haven, last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. E. Schreier. Of
Dubuque, visited here last week at
the home of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Herman Hartmann, Sr.
Miss Margaret Kirshbaum spent a
few days in Dubuque with friends last
week.
Mrs. Geo. Wood, of Spokane,
Wash, stopped off here one day last
week on her way to Glen Haven to
visit her mother, Mrs. Thiessa. Mrs.
Wood visited in Rock Island before
coming here. Fl"
Messrs. John and Dan Grosser,
whose homes are in Minnesota, are
making an extended visit in this
vicinity with the formers daughter,
Mrs. VIM. Hauk, and other relatives
and friends.
Miss Leila Bennett visited at the
home of her uncle, JOS. Drumm, in
Dubuque. :..
Mrs. Glen Smith and daughters are
visiting in Lancaster at the home of
her mother, Mrs. L. Rogers, and her
sisters.
Miss Mary Ginther. of Minneapolis.
is here for several weeks visit with
her sister, Mrs. A. j. Dietrich and
other relatives.
Mms. Minnie Geiger and L. J.
Ryan spent few days, last week,
with relatives and friends in Chicago.
Mrs. Ryan's children. Geraldine and
James Monroe, remained here with
their aunt, Mrs. Geo. E. Groom.
Mrs. Cornelius Sullivan spent las
week here with her mother, Mrs
Bernhardt
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-02-05
"Home-Grownu Lardiniere.

A gourd vine of the sugar-trough va
riety growing on our garden fence
produced a goodly number of large
gourds. | was puzzled about utilizing
them until / tried cutting the top off
one and making It into a jardiniere.
The effect is quite satisfactory. The
big, round, bulbous-shaped gourd Is of
dark brown color and takes a good
polish. 1t has pretty rustic appear.
ance with its pot Of ferns standing
inside Of it.-Suburban Life.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-02-05

to get worse rather than better. We
are sorry. help is hard to gel and her
children are all so small. Too bad
any way.
Ed GuIick sold load of clover seed
to L. H. Cobb, OF Bagley last Tuesday.
Quite a number from mere and
Brodtville attended the NJ. Scott
funeral last Tuesday.
It cheered our heart to get so many
nice birthday cards from our far away
friends. We thank them ever and
over for kind remembrances.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-02-05
PLATTEVILLE.

Mrs. Butterworth visited relatives
and friends in Rockford last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Knebel are in
the city visiting relatives. Mrs
Knebel will make an extended visit
here while her husband is on a trip
through Michigan.
Mrs. g. o. Bean, of Minneapolis,
Mimi, who just recently returned
from trip to Germany. is visiting
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-02-05

when the officers for the ensuing year
were elected. The ladies have de-
cided to hold their annual supper in
Aliens hall on Feb. 22nd. Every
one is extended a cordial invitation
to attend this supper, also to help as
out with liberal donation toward the
SuDDeF
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-02-05
LIVINGSTON.

special Correspondence to the Herald.
Mr. Mccoy and Harlan Thompson
conducted the services in the NJ. E.
church on Sunday, Rev. Snyder being
absent.
Miss Anita Chandler, of Cuba City,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-02-05
Miahtier Than Armies.

Ideas go booming through the world
louder than cannon. Thoughts are
mightier than armies. Principles
have achieved more victories than
horsemon or chariots.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-02-05
To Our Friends and NeiShbors

You know u.s. You know we would nOt-that could
afford back word Nor ignore
this offer this splendid
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-02-05

should have been dispelled remain
to poison the system.
Headaches, biliousness, nervous.
ness and other tormenting and seri.
Gus ills are common when the bowels
fail to act daily as nature intended.
All this may be avoided, if you will
accept our advice. 20 '
The Washington times., 1913-07-17
CHAFE At DELAY OF
INDUSTRIAL BOARD
Year Has Been Frittered Away
Through SIowness Of Execu-
tives and Senate.

Delay in the Senate in confirming the
nominations OF members of the indus
trial relations commission is causing
considerable uneasiness among the
friends Of that body. While they do
not think the Senate will turn down the
new appointments, nevertheless the field
of work for the commission is SO vast
that 1t cannot possibly cover II unless 1t
soon begins operations.
The law providing for the Industrial
relations commission stipulates that a
final report shall be submitted three
years from the date Of the approval
of the act. The act was approved
August % Of last year.
The delay In the first place, whereby
the commission was prevented from
getting down to business was due to the
iaet that President Taft was slow ap-
pofnune commission. When he did
appoint one last winter the Senate
would not c<nfirm II. Then President
Wilson took months to make his selec-
tons.
No Enthusiasm.
AS a matter Of fact, there was never
any great enthusiasm on the part Of
organized labor for the commission.
Leaders OF organized labor feel there
Is light enough to warrant legislation
en- most Of the things they are demand
ing. However. they supported the
measure. known In Congress as the
Hughes-Borah bill, on the theory that
II would turn On the light and that they
could only be benefited by such a
process.
The commission Is one of the most
important ever created in this country,
providing 1t lives up to the possibilities
of the law creating IL.
It originated with some Of the ablest
thinkers and industrial students of the
country at the time Of the Mcnamara
exposures In Los Angeles They felt
1t was time for a comprehensive study
of the relations between capital and
labor with view to finding out what
was at the bottom Of such violence as
that engineered by the McNamaraa and
other troubles between capital and la
Dor.
Board of Nine.
The law provides for commission Of
nine, three representing employers Of
labor. three the public. and three or
ganized labor. Compensation amounts
to expenses and a per diem of 80 per
day while actually engaged in work
for the commission. The commission
IL given inquisitorial powers. and thus
is armed with weapons for investiga-
ton. The commissions duty Is to in
quire into the general condition Of Ia
Dor in the United States In all the prin-
eipal industries, including agriculture,
anG especially into the industries con-
troiled by corporations: to study the ef-
The Washington times., 1913-07-17
GEM THEFT BATTLES
SCOTLAND YARD MEN
Costly Shipment of Pearls From
Paris to London Intercepted.
Sugar Is Substituted.

LONDON. July 17.-After twenty-four
hors Of constant work In search of some
clue in connection with the theft Of the
$4,000 necklace taken from the mails.
Scotland Yard admitted today that It
was completely baffled. It is believed
that the necklace was taken from the
box in which 1t had been packed before
1t left France. but there was not the
slightest clue on which to work.
Henri Salmons. the Paris represents
tive Of Max Meyer. the London dealer.
to whom Salamons mailed the necklace.
today examined the package as 1t was
received in London. At first 1t was de-
clared that the seals had not been
broken. but on close Inspection of the
wrapper Salamons discovered that extra
seals, fac-similes Of the originals, had
been placed on the box.
saiamons said he packed the necklace
for shipment himself. After wrapping II
in cotton wool and tissue paper, 1t was
placed In a morocco case. This. in turn.
was wrapped and placed in the card
board box. which was wrapped, tied.
and sealed. When the package was
opened in London the inner morocco
case contained nothing but few pieces
Of sugar. The necklace 10 said to have
contained sixty-ohe graduated pearls,
weighing 1.5s grains.
The Washington times., 1913-07-17
Pittsburgh Official
Says, Let EN- Wear En-

PITTSBURGH. July I7-Pittsburgh
women can go as far as they like in the
matter of dress, was the edict today OF
John H. Daley, director Of public
safety. There will be no ban placed on
the slit skirts or those fiimsy gowns
which are worn without petticoatss
Mr.. Daley was asked If he would
order arrests. as had been done else
where.
''wiu order arrests? Well, should
say not. Are you trying to get me into
trouble?"
why should tell Pittsburgh women
what to wear? What do know about
it7
ct think the women are dressing all
right. They know what they want to
wear, and I believe in letting them
wear it. At any rate. they'll do il
whether I like It or not But / can
honestly say that 1 have never seer
anything wrong with these styles that
are being talked sbout. I have never
been shocked. So far as ! am con-
cerned the women Of Pittsburgh can
wear anything they like. for / know
that no good woman Will wear anything
that is actually indecent"
The slit skirt. with silken, hose OF
varied hue, was much in evidence today
at the Brunots Island race track. There
was as mach interest taken In them as
IN the race
The Washington times., 1913-07-17
SOCIAL LEADER Says
GOWNS ARE FOOLISH
Rheumatic" Skirts Branded as
Sensational Fad BY Mrs.
Christian Hemmick.

Foolish" useless" ''immodest," and
Sensational" With this array of ad-
jectives, Mrs. Christian Hemmick. So
cial leader, today attacked the fashion
of shadow gowns and slit skirts.
These new fashions are SO absurd" :"
said Mrs. Hemmick, "and I can't see
why people will even take a passing in
terest in such costumes. The fashion
Is not only foolish and useless, but
likewise immodest and sensational"
Mrs. Hemmick defended the suffra-
gettes from the criticism OF Londoner,
who says that the idea OF equal rights
has so carried women away that they
are seeking clothes that have q trend
suffragettes have more serious business
than Considering the styles of dress,
and. moreover, the women In the equal
Suffrage cause are not the women who
seek to set the fashions.
This present movement for diaph-
anous gowns and slit skirts Is traceable
solely to the fashion dictators Of Paris. .
Mrs. Hemmick said: Women merely
follow the styles as they come from
Paris. They do not want . mannish
means of asserting their rights"
Mrs. Hemmick. however, Is relieved
by the thought that the present tend
ency to nothingnees in the costume line
Is merely a temporary fad. She believes
that after a time women will get back
to the harem skirt idea. which Paris
decreed as the proper style. This COS
tune is a bifurcated garment giving
the same freedom Of locomotion as
trousers. yet bearing the earmarks Of a
regular skirt.
Il do not believe that women will ever
adopt regular mems ccstumes-trousers
and all-for such a dress for a woman
is too ugly" Mrs. Hemmick concluded,
but / do not believe that the present
immodest and sensational styles Will
continue for long"
The Washington times., 1913-07-17
CLINTON B. SMITHS
BODY IS LOCATED

News of the finding Of the body Of
Clinton b. Smith and of the continued
search for the body Of his wife, who is
believed to have perished with him I'm a
storm that swept Mt. st. Helens, in
Oregon, July g. was contained In a tele-
gram received last night by DR.. Cora
Smith King, wife of Judson King, who
lives in the Olympia apartments. at
Fourteenth and Euclid streets north
west.
Mrs. King is sister Of the man who
was found dead. The message to her
stated that the body was discovered at
the foot Of q steep slope. His neck was
broken, and 1t Is supposed that he lost
his way in the Storm and .cll to his
death. Hope for aim and his 's 'Tis
abandoned a week ago. :'ut the search
for their bodies has been rrerccuted
vigorously.
II was July that the Inflated party
of four started out to ascend Mt. st.
Helens, which they expected to accom-
piish the following day, returning July
1. Mr. and Mrs. Smith left their baby
boy In care Of Mr.. Smiths mother, Mrs.
Emma B. Smith. Their companions
were r. 5. Carroll and his hancee. Miss
Nothing more was heard from the
party until July s. when Mr.. Carroll
and Miss Monroe staggered into q camp
at Cougar. almost dead from hunger
and exposure. having been lost on the
mountain for six days. they told Of
having been separated from Mr. anc
Mrs Smith in the storm that SWEPT
down on them July z. and bat Eitle
hope has been ensc.: ::dn'd for the niss-
irg persons.
1t had been the plan or the party to
camp the 1rst n:2h- at the tin,ber line
and to go 10 The sninnit and re;urn to
camp the seconI day. It WIS on this
second stage Of their journey that they
were overtaken by the storm which,
as is usual In that region, swept over
the mountain with hardly q moments
warning.
Mr.. Smith. who was thirty-two years
old, was an electrical engineer for the
Pacific Electric Company. His brother.
DR.. Myron w. Smith, Of Minneapolis.
has gone to Oregon to take charge OF
the body and to aid IN the search Tor
Mrs. Smith.
The Washington times., 1913-07-17
BLIND WORKERS TO
ORGANIZE TONIGHT
Officers For Year Will Be
Elected BY Association With
Unique Membership.

With the election Of its officers to-
night the District Of Columbia Asso-
citation Of Workers for the Blind Will
become a permanent factor in this city,
it's object being to render help and en-
couragement to every blind person In
Washington.
The organization ID unique In that
active members must be blind. or near
ly so and must have lived in the Dis
trict one year. Blind persons living out
side the District or those who have
been here less than a year, may Join
as associate members, but they have
no voting power.
The meeting tonight will be held at
the congressional Library. and the Of
ficers will be elected for one year. The
constitution was adopted at a meeting
held in the Public Library last Mon
day, at which French 8. Hufty, tenn
porary chairman. presided. The tenn
porary secretary IL r. w. Swami, and
Il IA thought that these officers will be
reelected for the ensuing year at to-
nights meeting. After this year the an
nuol meeting Of the society will be held
the third Thursday in September.
There are thirty-one charter MEM
bers, but II II expected that the mem
bership win reach fifty before the end
of the year.
The Washington times., 1913-07-17
POSTOFF|CE CLERKS
Y WILL HOLD OUTING
Ball Game and Debate To Be
Features at Event at Chesa-
peake Beach.

A great array Of talent has been
gathered for the annual excursion of
the city postoffice clerks. who are mem
bers of Branch Is. United National AS
ISOLATION OF Postoffce Clerks, to be
held Wednesday. July q. at Chesapeake
Beach. A baseball game between the
undefeated Clarendon nine and the
Postoffce team has been arranged as
one Of the features. The program will
include athletic events on field and
track. swimming races, fancy dancing,
and q prize waltz. Another feature
win be q debate.
Invited guests will be taken to the
beach by private car. the special car
of President Jones having been loaned
fo- the occasion.
Washington merchants have donated
a number of prizes for the winners In
athletic and terpsichorean events.
The committees In charge of the affatr
are as follows: Executive, Major George
L. TAFT. J. II. Muirhead. c. j. Mccall
rey, c. l. Brooks, Z. w. Turner, w. I.
Sherwood. w. NJ. Wagner; program. c.
L. Brooks. +. z. Murray, ]. 4. Schnoops.
=. A. Griffith, II. n. Heacock: entertain
naent. E. w. Turner, r. B. Bond. N. w.
brennan, Fred z. Roberts, Basil Sillers.
William War1e en-. II. w. klotz; athletic
events, d. II. Brown, Z. Reeves Brad
dock. John Nolan, j. III. Simmons. ID. L.
Morgan. II. D. Sherwood, Robert Boss,
7. l. Vesse.
The Washington times., 1913-07-17
Hndoo Mffftarts
Alarm Officials;
Steps to Halt Outbreak

CALCUTTA, July 17-Ofiicials nd.
mitted here today that they have
taken steps to prevent any pos.
sible demonstration OF mill.
fancy by the Hindoo and Mo.
hammedan women Of Calcutta.
firing of perpetual confinement
in the "zenana" or closed quar-.
ters set apart for their use, the
women of scores Of high caste
Indian households recently got
up q petition asking that . park
or public square be set apart
for their use. The petition bore
500 signatures.
A committee Of the municipal
commission favored the plan on
the condition that the place be
surrounded by Q high fence and
that q heavy police guard pro.
tect the inmates from prying
male eyes. The commission,
however, vetoed the project on
the grounds that to grant what
the women want might encour.
age them to make "similar de-
mands to the wemeR of other
countriesp Immediately the 300
women threatened to escape
from their households and walk
in public with wells Of. The an.
thorities, horrified, have placed
special guards. in the thiekly
populated districts and in the
vicinity of the houses where the
would.be militants are quar-.
tered.