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The Washington times., 1913-10-29
.UNCLESAM TRIES TO
AID FARMERS WIFE
Department of Agriculture to
Take Up Suggestions From
Women Themselves.

The Government soon will know how
1t can be Of help to the women on the
farm-know 1t from the women them
selves. Secretary of Agriculture Hous-
ton is preparing to read the hundreds
of replies to a circular letter sent to
farm women by the department recent
ly. asking suggestions Of methods by
which the department can directly aid
the farm woman.
Because women are important factors
in agricultural development work, Sec
retary Houston wants to do something
to tighten their burden. He declares
he does not expect to establish distinc-
tive women's bureau. but he is favor
able to creating rural sanitation sec
ton and perhaps a home economic
branch.
Every mail brings in letters from
farm women in response to the Secre-
tary's recent request for suggestions,
Many of the letters contain pleas for
Improvement Of the mechanical equip
ment of the farm home, and there is an
especial plea for the general installa-
ton of piped water. Many, too, ask for
instruction In household arts. Many
suggest a branch in home economics.
Some Of the letters are of a personal
nature, asking for pensions. for cures
for deafness, for motor trucks, and for
loans to raise the mortgage on the old
farm.
The plea for rural sanitation has made
q strong appeal to Secretary Houston.
II hope We may be able to establish a
branch to attend to this" he said. II
would like to see a home economics
section, too. but that is different from
woman's department, for 1t really
would be a greater benefit to the farm
Elen than to the women.
II hit upon this idea Of determining
the farm woman's needs after receiving
q complaint that the Government had
neglected them. Then / recalled that In
college I used to hear a lot about,
What Is the matter with the fresh
n en?' So I asked the freshmen them
selves. I determined to follow the same
idea in this intsance.
1T was my purpose to find in what
ways the Government properly could aid
the farm woman. II is a plan in line
with the development OF the human side
Of the Department of Agriculture. 1t
used to be a case Of improving crops
and increasing beef yield. but now we're
trying to improve human life.
MY mind is still open on what course
to pursue after these answers are all
in. but l can say now that / hope to
extend the work which the department
does to help the woman whose
work is never done"
The Washington times., 1913-10-29
HAVE
GRAND REGENT CALL
Oriental Council Entertains
Other Grand Officers With
Special Ceremony.

n. Barlow Mercer. grand vice regent,
addressed Oriental Council, Royal Ar
canur- the subject Of "The True
Frat . the occasion being the
annr ttion Of Grand Regent Glen
ole Is and other officers of the
gran, urcIl.
The =. station was made last night.
and Oriental Council presented the
grand regent with a handsome cut-glass
water service az a mark Of its esteem.
For the entertainment Of the officers OF
the grand council of OrientaPs degree
team initiated several new candidates.
and showed that the team is competing
strenuously for the $50 prize offered for
the greatest Improvement In this work
during the year. A musical program
was given.
Accompanying the grand regent were
Supreme Sentry Claude r. Zappone, Su-
preme Representatives Sidney l. Bes-
selievre and Harry G. Lenz, Grand Vice
Regent NJ. Barlow Mercer, Grand Ora
tor E. A Mess, Grand Treasurer George
M. Copenhaver, Grand Chaplain Frank
8. Parks, Grand Guide ]. II. Ruth,
Grand Warden James W. Scott and
Grand Sentry W. L. Buckley.
Among the members OF the Grand
Council present there were C. d. Snack
elford. John l. Beatie, R E. Logan. w.
A. Jack. George N. Evans. J. II. Britt,
j. Ed. Swafne. W. w. Chase E b.
Eynon. j. r. Gisburne, c. B. Matthews,
A. 7. Selden and c. j. James.
The Washington times., 1913-10-29
TO Provide Regulation
For Shipment Of Ether

Reused by the Volturno disaster to
take every precaution to provide safety
at sea. the Bureau Of Steamboat Inspec-
ton Of the Department of Commerce to-
day took up the question Of providing
regulations for the shipment Of ether,
which, although highly iniammable, has
been carried in large quantities on pas
senger steamers to South and Central
American points.
A conference was held in the office Of
Assistant Secretary Sweet, Of the De-
partment OF Commerce, which. was at
tended by General Uhler, chief of the
steamboat inspection service; DR.. E. C.
Waters and Samuel s. voorhees,. Of the
Bureau Of Standards, and Messrs. Frank
and Days, Of the Mallinckroat ChemH
cal Company of New York. The mat
ter was referred to Solicitor A. L Thur
man of the department for a decision
as to the authority Of the depazenNnt
to enforce regulatory measures, similar
to the regulations now enforced govern
ing shipments of gasoline. No action
viii be taken until the report Of Solici-
tor Thurman Is received.
The representatives Of the chemical
firm told the officials that large ship
ments of ether are sent to South and
Central American points and that IL
Is usually necessary to make such
shipments on passenger steamers,
owign to the few exclusive freight
steamers reaching these ports
The Department wishes to take
every step possible to prevent such
a disaster is that which the Volturno
met The officials were especially
stirred by reports that the fire en- the
Volturno might have been caused by
some highly ineammable material
carried in the cargo. not sufficiently
protected.
The Washington times., 1913-10-29
Southeast Citizens
To Try to Get School

The efforts OF the Southeast Washing
ton Citizens Association are to be d.
rected toward procuring a vocational
school for the southeast section of the
city. Grounds at Thirteenth street and
Potomac avenue have been purchased
by the city for this purpose, and the
matter will be made n special order of
business at the November meeting Of
the organization to be held November
2s The election of officers. which was
to have been held at the enthusiastic
meeting of the association last night
in Donohue's Hall. 3i4 Pennsylvania
avenue southeast. has been postponed
until the November meeting.
The Washington times., 1913-10-29
NAVY.

Lieutenant Commander Z: X. thAiN, .io,
fitting out Benham and in command
when placed in commission ~
Lieutenant Commander c. S. FREE
MAN. detached San Francisco 10
Rhode Island as first lieutenant
Lieutenant F. V. McNAIR. to Ne" 'er-
sey as ordnance ofnceT.
,a,,topant Junior Grade) r. X.
SMITH. to naval recruiting station
Portland, Ore.
Ensign AUGUST SCHuLHE' ue.acneu e
California, to temporary duty re-
ceiving ship at Mare Island, Cal.
Ensign J. Z. MEREDITH 10 haSA
The Washington times., 1913-10-29

q glad smile when the tip went around
that Bet you millions son" was ou;
for a good time. o.
| il. was not long, however, before
| Gates was back at his moneymaking.
He wGs elected to membership in the
New York Stock Exchange on March /.
1901. The firm CT Harris, Gates & Co.
was formed, and Gates began to do big
business, sometimes with his father.
sometimes alCne. Two years later hav-
Ing bought a seat on the cotton cx-
chanse, he created u sensation by help
| lng William l.. Born and Sully to bull
the cotton market
From that time on the financial world
began 20 take him seriously. On March
!, 1904, the new firm OF Charles q. Gates
4 &c. made its debut and took up the
work of Harris, Gates & Co. John w.
Gates put a million into the new firm to
gei II started. The firm was dissolved
IN Ilne, 1907, and the Gates people re-
tired temporarily from Wall Street.
|. a year later young Gates sold his seat
on the stock exchange for S53, 900, the
lowest price paid for seat in twelve
years, and II was reported that for the
first time Charles Gs Gates was near to
being put out of business altogether.
Gates and his father devoted themselves
to Western enterprises more stEdiously
after this event
Charlie Gates continued to visit New
York whenever he left like il, however,
and there never was any indication that
he lacked funds. He had gained a repu-
tation as a practical joker, as ii poker
player, and as 4 judge of horsefesh
! His love OF a. bet got him into trouble
one night at the New York Athletic
Club. Ee insisted on betting against a
man who was playing billiards, and
hight resulted. Gates, who was very
jcvIal, Was uverpowered as he stood
with cue in his hapu inviting any one
tn on
The Washington times., 1913-10-29
Declared By Police Magistrate.

On one of the numerous occasions on
which Mr.. Gates was arrested for eX-
ceeding the speed limit with his auto
mo bile ne was arraiSned before Magis-
trate Crane. in the Morrisania police
court. He got one Of the seVerest lee
lures ever delivered in a police court,
and when he laughed al the magistrate
for his structures he was held in $3.50
bail for trial.
Mr. Gates asked the reporters not to
say anything about the case because
every time he was arrested u lot Of an
archists began writing letters TO him.
In February. 1911. Mr. Gates made a
sensational trip from Yuma, AriZ., to
New York in a special train. He had
been poisoned, IL was said, through a
bruise on his knee made by his auto
mobile crank. The trip Of 1000 miles
was made in seVenty-f0ur hours and
rineteen minutes
Mr. Gates on the way across the Con-
tincut fled many messages assuring
his wife, who was in their home at 66I
Madison avenue. that he was doing
nicely.
II was the month after this that Mrs.
Gates sGed for dvOrrG. The testimony
WAS taken before referee and no de-
fensr was mad by Mr.. Gates. The
divorce deere" was approved IN August
Of that year.
Gates died His son went to Paris to
he with him and was accompanied by
Miss Florence HnpWOod and Miss Hop
woods parents, MT. and Mrs. +. T.
fIoDwooi OF Minnea polls. Mr.. Gates and
Miss Hopwuod were engaged at that
time
few days after the leath of the
The Washington times., 1913-10-29
New Excuse for Drinkinu.

NEW YORK. Oct. 9.-sued for. d.
vorce on the ground that he is addicted
to beer and highballs, Henry l.
Hughes defended himself by declaring
his wife seasoned the food 50 highly
he had to drink.
The Washington times., 1913-10-29
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.

Arrived-Laurence. at Sausalito: Jupiter
at Tiburon, Cal; Nereus. at Hamp-
ton Roads. T..
Sailed-Buffalo, from San FRANCISCO LOT
Corinto. ITncas, from Portsmouth, N.
H, for New York yard; Birmingham
from Cristobal for La Guaira.
The Washington times., 1913-10-29

Newark, N. A-The Axty-e1ghth
annual meeting Of the New Jersey His
torical Society was held here III the
society's building in West Park street
The Washington times., 1913-10-29
Army and Navy
ARMY.

ARMY.
Second LieutenantS WALTER K.
TALIAFERRO, Twenty-first Infan-
try, and JOSEPH f. CARBERRY,
Sixth Infantry, to Hammondsport,
n. Y. for course in shop lnstruc-
ton at the works of the Curtiss
Aeroplane Company until Decem-
ber
The Washington times., 1913-10-29
Mother Hears Of Sons Death.

Mrs Gates was first tod of the death
of her son by repOrtcT. She was not
inclined TO believe it until telegram
confirming the news arrived some time
later
No arrangements have been made for
the funeral The Louy will DC taken to
New York in a pDVate car and will ar
rive there on Friday.
BY the VIII OF his father Nj. Gates
received Sl.VOG,OOO outright and the in
come from trust fund OF S2,U0,UG0.
While the bulk OF the estate was left TO
Mrs. Gates IL was the dying wish oE
her husband that she should So arrange
matters that eventually their shares in
the estate would be nearly equal.
Mr.. Gates was interested in a score of
large financial undertakings, but lately
had devoted most attention to the af-
fairs OF his Texas company.
He was member of the New York Ath-
letic Club. Automobile Club of America,
Atlantic Yacht Club Westchester Coun-
try Club, Columbia Yacht Clue. Chi
caGo Athletic Club, and Calumet Club
of Chicago.
The Washington times., 1913-10-29

elder Gates their engagement was an
| nounCed. They were married in Union
town. Pa, on September q, 1911.
Engagement Creates Sensation.
The announcement of the engagement
created a sensation becau5e it was be-
! lieved that Miss Hopw ood had Tilted
Harold Sims Carter. son of the wealthy
ink manufacturer. This was denied
both by Miss Hopwood and by Mr..
Gates
Mr.. Safes first wife married Romeo
Mig. eta Of Florence. Italy, three months
after her divorce from Gates. She died
last month at the Ritz-Cariton Hotel in
this city. s-,...-..
Mi Gates second wife desired TO live
In Minneapolis, and the home which he
built there was one OF the most masniii-
cent in the country. There Was connect
ed with it a museum into which Mr..
Gates moved the greater part OF hrs
fathers collection Of art objects, said
10 be valued at 100000. When in New
York Mr.. Gates lived at the Plaza,
where his mother has suite OF twenty
foul rooms.
Mr.. Gates made a trip 70 New York in
July of this year, travelling as usual Dy
special train. When he left the tr&i:: he
took time to deny the story that hls
father-in-law had trounced him. and
then went to the Plaza.
He WIS remarkably L4LeI while in that
city, and declined to see reporters or To
tel! his plans. He hurried back across
the country. Going into Portland, ore,
from Vancouver, y. g, with Mrs. Gates.
he changed a number OF blG bills into
gold pieces and passed them around
literally.
Few days later. in Minneapolis. he
spent 500 for dinner, and, handing Il
81, 900 bill TO the waiter told MIN to keep
the change. The waiter turned the
money over to the proprietor and the
proprietor sert il back to Mr.. Gates.
Mr.. Gates went to New York again
last month with Mrs. Gates and was
booked to sail for Europe on the I'm
pcratOr. He had become somewhat run
down and decided to take a hunting trip
instead. Mrs. Gates remained in New
York with her husbands mother at the
Plaza. ThOsa who accompanied NJ
Gates were J. NJ Williamson. George
Mathersell. Albert Morrow, his S,cre
tary, and a valet. Thev went to Cody. |
Wyo.. and were guests At the Frost &
q ~ r.fE
The Washington times., 1913-10-29
Combination Horses.

Coordination horses, shown in har-
ness and under saddle-Nfrst prize.
$40, won by Queen of Inhalation.
chestnut mare, 1511. 5 years. owned
by Julian Morris; second prize SIS,
won by Fudge, brown gelding 1872,
The Washington times., 1913-10-29
Always Welcomed On Broadway.

For some months after the dissolu-
ton Mr.. Gates amused himself. Wher-
ever he went he distributed cash with a
free hand, and Broadway always wore
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-01-22
.AGIN' REPRESENTATION
c. II. Everett, Editor of the
Wisconsin Agriculturist to
Aid Northern Counties in
Fight for Taxation.

Charles w. Everett, assembly
man from Racine county and a
brother to E. A. and A. K. Ever
EFT Of Eagle River, will take up
northern Wisconsin's battle to
oppose further encroachments OF
the state in it's forest reserve
project.
In a letter to B. N. Moran,
chairman Of the Oneida county
board, Mr.. Everett emphatically
states that he is in perfect sym
pathy with the people in the
northern part Of the state and in
this matter at the coming legis-
lature he will use every
means in his power to aid in de
feating any further encroach-
ment by the state upon the rights
OF the farmers of northern Wis
consin.
Mr. Everett, as editor of the
Wisconsin Agriculturist, has
done a great deal for the farmers
OF Wisconsin. Being a man of
known energy and ability it is
likely that he will accomplish
something for us.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-01-22
FIRST NUMBER COURSE
Lecture Course Supplied by
Extension Division of Uni
versity Begins Friday, Jan.
31st.-Four Numbers.

The lecture course supplied by
the extension division OF the UNI
versitv of Wisconsin has been
secured for Eagle River and the
first number will be given at the
courthouse Friday evening, Jan.
31st. Miss Anna Fenelon Hola-
han, soprano, and Miss Gertrude
Elizabeth Johnson, reader, Will
furnish the first entertainment.
The second number will be con-
cert bv the Van Gelsch-B assett
Co. Feb. 9th. The third will be
a popular entertainment by Mrs.
VIM Calvin Chiffon, dramatist,
March 18th. The fourth will be
a popular lecture by Paul \.
Voelker, the date to be announc-
ed later.
Season tickets for 81 may be
secured at the News office In
dividual tickets for each number
will cost Soc.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-01-22
WAS SERIOUS ACCIDENT
Hardwood Silver Thrown out
of Planer Penetrated Five
Inches in R. D. McLeod's
Face-Now at Ashland.

While watching the planer at
the boat works Saturday after
noon a large maple silver from a
board struck r. D. Mcleod in the
face and became deeply embedded
IN the cheek bone. Efforts to re
move 1t onlv resulted III breaking
the silver in the bone. Mr..
Mcleod was driven to Rhine
lander Saturday evening and
from there was taken to the Ash
land hospital The doctors there
removed a hve7inch silver from
Mr.. McLeod's face.
That the accident was not more
serious is indeed remarkable. Had
the silver struck Mr.. Mcleod in
the forehead, the neck, or almost
any place on his body its pene-
tratiOn would have reached a
vital spot and the result would
have been fatal.
Late reports from Ashland give
word that the patient is improv-
ing and that no danger is enter
tanned regarding his recovery.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-01-22
Dollars to the State.

Development means dollars to
the state. II the upper counties
were brought to the same degree
of development as the older
counties are now, it would prac-
ticallv double the taxable prop
ertv of the commonwealth. Why
not?-Crandon Echo.
Yes, why not? Has the Echo
editor figured out why with its
100000 acres of forest reserve
lands taken off the tax rolls in
these northern counties it is an
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-01-22

wet. Do these signers still be
lleVe IN this method of reforestra-
ton?
Another thing: When the state
forester advertised ten descrip-
tons of agriculturalland for sale
III the town of Woodruff at
actual value to settlers, was the
price to be $3.50 per acre what
the state paid or was it raised
to $500 or $1,000 per acre
what Mr. Griffith considered
actual value?)
We believe in demonstration
under competent officers. We
also believe that the state should
share their burden of just taxa
ton. We also believe that the
articles in the Rhinelander News
and New North are absolutely
true but haven't told as vet all
they know, that coming later.
And another thing we also be-
lleve IS that not one-third of the
above Signers were familiar with
the wording of the article when
asked to sign it.
Ask any taxpayer in Villas
county, especially in the towns
of Plum Lake or Arbor Vitae, to
sign such an article and a riot
would result.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-01-22
BUILD SUMMER RESORT
Star Lake Parties to Erect a
Big Hotel and Seven Cot
tages Near Ballard Lake.

A new summer resort will be
built between Star and Ballard
lakes, i'll the western part of the
county.
Two brothers. Wojtkiewicz by
name and lately arrived from
Poland, are breaking ground for
main lodge and seven cottages.
The main lodge will accommo-
date forty people.
The resort will he located a
mile and a half north OF Star
Lake station and about fifteen
rods west of the ST. Paul tracks
on the shores of Mud and Ballard
lakes.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-01-22
WALTERS ALSO sMEARED INK,

WALTERS ALSO SMEARED INK,
Editor D. c. Menefee of the
Villas County News published at
Eagle River, has ousted the old
Washington press that has done
duty in that Office for twenty
years. and now has installed a
modern two-revolution news
paper press. We want to con
graduate him or his enterprise.
The transition from the hand
press stage in the life of a coun-
try weekly to that OF a cylinder
is always an important one, as
we'll as a most gratifying one to
the man who furnishes the
motive power and the inspira-
ton to reel off the regular week
" edition. We want to say in
passing, however, that friend
Menefee is not the only one who
has a sympathetic tear to shed
over the passing ofthe old Wash
ington in the News office The
editor OF this paper smeared the
ink for the first edition of the
Eagle River Democrat, which
came into existence twenty years
ago the coming spring, and later
spent many a weary hour othcia-
ting as the man behind the gun"
on the pesky machine, which had
a knack of going to pieces every
once in a while when least ex-
pected. Few of these presses are
to be seen in use nowadays, and
few printers of this generation
know little of the pleasures and
trials that characterized the
craft fifteen and twenty years
ago when cylinders were the ex-
eeption rather than the rule in
the average country shop.-Mos-
inee Times.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-01-22
BIRTHS.

Born to Mr. and Mrs. Ralph ].
BARLEY at Saint Louis, Mo-, on
Sunday, January 5th-a son.
BARLEY has a bunch of friends
in Eagle River who are pleased
to congratulate him on the
advent of an heir to the BARLEY
millions. May the youngster
mot become such a prevarica-
tor of unsung fsh-lore as his
worthy sire is accredited with.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-01-22
Spent Six Months in Canada.

August Radtke returned Satur-
day from a six months trip to
the Canadian northwest. Mr..
Radtke had been Investigating
the conditions of Canada with a
view of locating there, but is at
present of the opinion that some
other country is preferable. He
came direct from Edmonton.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-01-22
LawIer Drove to Phelps.

Deputy Clerk of Court Finn
Lawler drove across country to
Phelps this morning where he
will finish the naturalization of
six candidates for citizenship.
The trip was necessary on ac-
count of the non-arrival of GER
tain blanks from Washington
during court last week.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-01-22
Moved in From the Farm.

Mr.. and Mrs. Vim. Persohn
moved in from their Loon lake
farm about ten days ago and
now reside in the fiat over the
Persohn Cos store, recently va
Gated by ] T. Nemacheck. Nick
Numerick will run the Loon lake
farm.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-01-22
Fenske BUYS Two Launches.

Fenske Bros. of Milwaukee.
who own a summer home on
Eagle lake. have given Eagle
River the order FOR the building
of two 25-foot launches to be
put in operation on the lower
chain this coming season.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-01-22
KNITTED GOODS.

Mems and ladies sweaters and
knitted goods OF every descrip-
ton from the Eagle River Knit
ting Works for sale at the store
room next to Budde's restaurant
on Railroad street. 2-tf. 4
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-01-22

easy matter to promote immi-
grafton. And again, in order to
double the taxable property
shouldn't the state be made pay
its taxes the same as any owner
of developed property? Sauce
for one is sauce for the other.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-01-22
A BIT % NOTHIN'

Phelps was Hackley-and now
Hacklev is Phelps. In other
words if you should want to say
"Hacklev," don't do it; say
Phelps Again if you want to
go to Phelps, Wis, 60 to Hack
ley, Wis. Both are the same.
only they're not, for Hackley is
not Hacklev-it's Phelps. Do
you get it? So many people ask
us what has become of Hackley,
and if it is still on the map. 1t is
and it isn't It's this way: On
the old map it's Hackley; on the
new one it's Phelps Hackley is
still on Big Twin and as lively as
overland SO is Phelps. Now is
it plain enough? You see there's
no reason to gel tangled up, for
Phelps is Hacklev and Hack