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Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-03-27
La Vale.

Mis-. Lonnie Miller was the guest OF
relatives at Cazenovia last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Lobdell went to
Hillsboro Sunday to attend the fun
eral of his cousin, Gus Mitchell.
Mrs. Ina Mihlbauer was in Wone-
woo last Wednesday for the day.
Mrs. Minnie Fields visited her
mother, Mrs. Lacey, few days last
week.
Mrs. Alfred Barnett and Mrs. 81.
Glene shopped in Baraboo last Satur-
day.
Mrs. ". Sloniker went over to
Ironton one day last week and visited
Mrs. Hawkins.
Mrs. Martin of Duluth is visiting
her brother, Roy Buttertieid.
Mrs. w. J. Miller has been visiting
week with Mrs. Frank McNees at
Willmar, Mimi.
Della Thompson was down from Ell
roy to spend few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. nj. Fix attended a
funeral at Reedsburg last Saturday.
School is closed for a vacation of one
week. Miss Attridge went to her home
in Baraboo and Miss Wentlandt is at
her home in WATERFOWL.
Miss Elsie Thornton was the guest
OF Baraboo friends over Sunday.
Mrs. George Marshall has gone to
Barron to spend few weeks with heI
mother.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-03-27
Irish Valley

About fifteen guests surprised the
Nc Kenna family Thursday evening
and all report good time. !. /. Wilbert
and Raymond Nc Kenna are Oh the
sick list :. Alfred Kietzke had the
misfortune to have his finger cut off
while working at the Clause factory
Thursday. :. Edwin Yanke is coming
home Saturday for few days vaca-
ton. Christ Ysnke purchased about
a dozen head of cattle at the Kinzler
auction.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-03-27
Berlin. Neb.. swept AWAY.

Omaha, Neb., March 26.-Addition-
al details from Berlin, Neb., a town
of $50 people, said but two of the one
hundred buildings there remain in
tact. These were converted into hos
pitfalls where the seventy-five injured
were cared for. The death list is ten
persons
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-03-27
Basket Social.

There will be basket social at Paul
Neitzel's Saturday evening, March 20,
for school joint district No. 8 of the
town OF Baraboo and Deltou. Ernest
Weinke is the teacher. Ladies bring
Observation-Disclosures
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-03-27

You feel dull? poor color, heavy
feeling all over. That's winters i'm
purities in the system. Clean them
out, drive them away With HOLSTERS
Rocky Mountain Tea. Do it tonight.
You'll be we'll tomorrow. J. 3. Dono-
wan, Co. advertisements
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-03-27

Who would neglect clean ing their
face? Some forget the stomach,
which needs it badly after the heavy
foods of winter. HOLSTERS Rocky
Mountain Tea is just what you need
now. Your stomach and bowels take
on new life with one dose. Begin
tonight. j. b. Donovan & 20. (Ad-
vertisement)
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-03-27
Mount vesuvius WAKING IN.

Naples, March ga sharp earth
quake shock was felt here. II was
accompanied by rumbling from Mount
Vesuvius. The observatory expects
renewal of activity by Mount We
suvius.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-03-27
LIohtnino Strips off cIothino.

GAINESVILLE, Wis, March 26. - The
body of Edward Suckmiller, the only
Rock county victim of the recent
storm, was found in field near the
city. Every particle of clothing had
been stripped from his body by light
ming
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-03-27

One needs good, cleansing, pud-
fying tonic physic after the indoor
confinement of winter. Take Hol-
listers Rocky Mountain Tea, natures
best, no harmful dope. Strong but
pure and helpful. =. B. Donovan q
Co. ADVERTISEMENT
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-03-27
Notice 10 Secretaries

The secretaries of the Ladies' Rural
clubs will confer favor by reporting
list of officers of the respective clubs
to the director, Mrs. l.. 81. Palmer.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-03-27
This Chart

Contains the New Parcel Post
Law and Regulations, together
with Table of Rates for the
various Zones, also a Parcel
Post Zone Measure for COM
putting Parcel Post rates from
any point of the United States.
It also shows a complete
Map of Your Own State and
the Parcel Post Circles are ar
ranged to radiate from Bara-
boo.
Subscribers can save money if they
are fully informed on the new Parcel Post
Law and Regulations. This Chart tells
what it will cost to mail package of any
size or dimension from your home city or
town to any point in the United States
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This Chart

Contains Complete Maps OF
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States and the World, with a
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The Map of the world shows
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tanceS, etc.
These charts are manufactured to sell
at S1.5O bat for the benefit of our subscrib-
ers we have secured several hundred OF
these maps.
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Take Your HosRe Paper.
The Washington herald., 1913-12-28
Program for Betterment of
the Physical Wel-being Of
the People Being Mapped
Out in Various Ways.

missioners have thrown an additional
safeguard around the city's school chill
dren. They also have made provision
for teaching the children so excluded in
open-air schools. where they not only
will have opportunity to continue their
studies but, also, greatly improved
chances for victory in their battle against
the white plague.
The discovery by Commissioner New
man is continued disregard by certain
OWNERS Of apartment houses and other
ouildinss OF the requirements of the Dis
trict nre escape laws. led him to make
an investigation, which disclosed the
fact that there were more than 157 cases
or delinquency in this respect upon the
books Of the District Drastic notice
that The Commissioners were determined
10 enforce the laws was served by means
OF the hling OF suits in the District Su-
preme Court to compel owners to pro-
vlde proper safeguards against fire for
their buildings or to close them. After
the hiing of additional suits in this mat
ter compliance with the regulations be-
came general and the number OF cases
soon dwindled to normal.
Legislation appended by Congress- IN
the last appropriation bill provided the
means for making radical changes in the
aspect OF the administration of District
anairs-the public utilities law, the
La Toilette anti-merger law. and the new
excise law. OF the three, a stronzly-ad-
ministered public utilities law will be the
most certain means of awakening the
interest of the people in their own af-
fairs, and creating an enthusiasm in
them for their government The acts OF
the present Commissioners give promise
Of both a strong and an impartial en-
fOrcement of this law.
For the rest the Commissioners appear
to be, first. sociologists, economists, and
then, politicians. And the residents OF
the District are watching the new Of
fcials for indication OF the character of
the changes that are felt to be impend-
ing in the form and spirit Of the local
government.
The Washington herald., 1913-12-28

secretary to the District Electric Rail-
way Commission. Mr.. Eddy Is an au-
thority on matters relating TO the oper-
alton Of street railway systems. Out Of
this phase OF the commissions activity,
a new set OF regulations governing the
maintenance and operation OF street rail-
ways was developed and promulgated.
Other Moor Investign lions.
been prosecuted byf the commission. At
the instance of Senate request. an
analysis of the business conduct of the
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone
company was made and submitted to
congress. After persistent condemnation
OF the extortionate rates of local taxicab
companies and their monopoly of por-
tons OF the public thoroughfares for pri-
Vate cab stand purposes through the col
umns OF The Washington Herald. this
question was brought before the commits
SION and series Of public hearings held.
al which testimony was developed fully
supporting The HeraIds charges. This
matter Is now before the commission fer
decision. The people are awaiting the
aooiishment OF private vendabIe rights in
public streets, or the elimination Of the
hotel monopoly of cab stands.
As board of District Commissioners,
one OF the most suggestive actions of
the present heads was their beginning Of
an exhaustive consideration Of a formal
plan for the establishment Of a model
system Of government for the District.
The basic outline OF this plan was pre-
pared by John Purroy Mitchell, now
mayor of New York City, and Henry
.'Fuere. head Of the Bureau of Munic-
ipal Research of New York.
The Bruere-Mftchel plan provides for a
The Washington herald., 1913-12-28
Feeling that a New Washing
ton Soon viii Be Evolved
Is Strong in the Minds Of
Residents Of District.

Conviction that a new Washington is
to be evolved out OF the dissatisfaction
with political conventionalities and ex-
Tendencies of the last few generations.
which feeling. irrespective of party, has
swept the country and caused a re-
modelling Of institutions in many Ameri- :
can cities, is strong in the minds Of the
people Of the District with the ending
of the cid year. The expected change
partly is foreshadowed by reforms al
ready undertaken; and, partly. 1t is OBJ
scured by the conflicting plans for the
city's future. This conflict of ideas con-
corning the best development of the
Capital has been manifested equally at
the Capitol and among the people. That
there must be some change seems, how
ever, a matter of general agreement.
As the dominant element in all this
chaotic uncertainty, the people are look
ing to the new board OF District Com
This new commission an
that 1t had a definite policy, and
broadly indicated that this policy would
lie the establishment OF a model city
In Washington. More exact
definition OF this new policy, according
to which the destiny of the city is to
The Washington herald., 1913-12-28
ANACOSTIA RED MEN
NAME NEW OFFICERS
Several Sunday Schools Of Section
Are Planning Christmas Enter
tainments This Week.

Mineola Tribe, No. II. Improved Order
of Red Men of Anacostia. met last night
and elected the following officers for the
ensuing term: William A. Clark, sachem;
Edward Blaine. past sachem; James T.
Cation, senior sycamore; Henry w. Tip
petit, chief of records; George E. Bax-
ter, collector of wampum; William c.
White, keeper of wampum; William N.
Moore. Ernest S. White, and r. A.
Humphries, trustees. These officers will
be installed at the meeting to be held on
Friday night.
Tuesday evening the annual Sunday
school Christmas entertainments will be
held by the Sunday school departments OF
Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Garden
Memorial Presbyterian Church, and Ana
costa Methodist Episcopal Church. The
former will be in the parish hall in v
street ]. F. Hagan will be in charge.
At the Garden Memorial Church in Min
nesota avenue. Lloyd w. Biddle. super
intendent of the school will be in charge.
At the Methodist Church Arthur B. Suit
will be in charge:
The Young Mems Club Of st. Teresa's
Church, in Anacostia, is to give its yearly
holiday dance tomorrow night in the as
sembly hall On the parochial school In
V street. DR.. Clayton Beall Is president
of the club.
The new officers Of the Anacostia Meth
odist Episcopal Church Sunday school
department will take their duties today.
They are Arthur B. Suit, superintendent,
reelected for the fourteenth consecutive
term: Mrs. Lavira Gator, secretary; Miss
Fannie Gator, assistant secretary; George
W.. King. jr.. treasurer; r. L. Scaggs.
librarian; Arthur Suit, William Pearl and
William Crawford, assistant librarians:
Daniel c. Snithson. choirister; Miss Mar
p1Iarita Tanonhali MIST. Mrs Gannual
r. Campbell. superintendent of the pri-
mary department.
Mr. and Mrs. Aubrey Harris, of Rich
mond, Va, ere the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
A. r. Gator the latters parents at their
home in Nichols avenue
The Washington herald., 1913-12-28
MASONIC HONORS FOR
HENRY REITER FUNERAL
Services for Old Resident of the
Capital viii Be Held This
Afternoon.

After a long illness Henry Reiter. a
resident of this city for more than half
a century. died at his home, 80 l street
northwest. Friday.
Mr.. Reiter. who was born in lSA in
Bellesheim. Germany. came to this coun-
try in 1ST. He lived in Baltimore for
several years and then moved to Wash
ington. During early manhood ne en-
tered upon a business career which lasted
for a period OF forty years and from
which he retired eight years ago.
Mr.. Reiter was a member of New
Jerusalem Lodge, No. 8, F. A. A. M;
Columbia r. A. Chapter Columbia Com
mandery, No. ?. X. T.; Naomi Chapter,
o. Z. s, No. 3; District Masonic Vet
erans' Association, Scottish Rite. and
Almas Temple.
Funeral service will be held at his
sons residence with Masonic honors. 1872
Sixth street northwest, this afternoon
at 2:30 o'clock. Rev. Paul MentZel of
Concordia Lutheran Church, of which
Mr.. Reiter was a member, officiating.
The body will be placed in the vault of
Prospect Hill Cemetery.
The Washington herald., 1913-12-28
THE WAR DAY BY DAY
Fifty Years Ago.
Dec 8 663-Rebe 0 Confederate Exchange Of Prisoners
Notified the Federal Agent Washington the Confederate Govern
men Declined Enter Into Relations With Benjamin But, Who
Had Recently Been Appointed Agent Exchange Prisoners
written expressly for The Herald, :,


Fifty years ago today Robert ould,
Confederate agent for exchange Of prison.
ers, notified the Federal agent at Wash
ington that the Confederate government
declined to enter into relations with Gen.
Benjamin F. Butler, who had recently
been appointed an agent to exchange
prisoners.
Gen. Butler had been appointed to COM
mand the district of Eastern Virginia,
with headquarters at Fortress Monroe,
and had been designated a special agent
for the exchange of prisoners of war.
The Confederate government declined
to treat with him on the ground that
he was under the ban of outlawry," by
reason of a proclamation issued the
year before by President Jefferson
Davis, declaring Butler and all officers
under him outside the rules Of war and
liable to be hanged when caught This
course was pursued because Of the
hanging by Gen. Butler Of citizen OF
New Orleans, William B. Munford.
No general In the Federal service was
The Washington herald., 1913-12-28

crime, deihed by a nation OF assassins.
as a representative of people lost to all
shame, as a coward and a thief. "the
beastliest. bloodiest poltroon and pick
pocket the world ever saw"
Since taking command at Fortress
Monroe, Gen. Butler had further aroused
the hatred and abuse Of the Southern
people by sending an expedition into
the northeastern counties of North Caro-
lima. and running of nearly 5000 slaves,
burning houses. and hanging citizen
accused of raising a company of guer-
riIlas.
This expedition had been under Brig.
Gen. Edward A Wild, and in describing
il the Richmond newspapers referred 10
il as "a Nigger-Stealing Expedition nn,
der Beast Butler and his Jackal, WIG.
Hitch Over Negroes.
Writing to Maj. Gen. E. A. Hitchcock,
the Federal agent of exchange Mr.. Ould
stated that as Gen. Butler could not be
admitted to the protection Of the nag OF
The Washington herald., 1913-12-28

more obnoxious TO the Confederates
than Gen. Butler. 1t was he who had
solved the early problem of what to do
with the negro in the war by declasing
him ''contraband," and treating him
ike any other property of the enemy
falling into the hands of the military.
He had raised and armed the first
negro regiments. At New Orleans he
mad set negroes 20 guard white men.
All this had ranked so deeply with the
-onfederates that on December %, 1865, a
PROCLAMATION was issued at Richmond
declaring Gen. Butler an outlaw and
putting a price upon his head.
Abuse of Gen. Butler.
Since being relieved of command at
New Orleans. Gen. Butler had spent his
eisure in Massa chusetts and in travels
n the North. in the course of which he
7ad been received with many honors.
Being 4 prominent politician he had
arge following At dinners given him
n New York and in Boston he had de-
ivered strong speeches in favor of the
Union and had eXerted much influence
with the wing of his party known as
Topperheads.
Gen. Buffers following was large
.nough to make him an important per-
sohdSe FOhucdiiN' anu ie7'ueii' Oi''
aad given him the first command that
seemed adequate to his rank, as he was
he senior major general in the volun-
.eer service.
When news of Gen. Buffers appoint
nent reached Richmond the newspapers
here devoted much space to editorials
ienouncing the outlaw and sketchinS
mis- supposed official career in New Or
cans.
He was denounced as "a brute,
Oeast," who had inflicted innumerable
.ortures on innocent and unarmed people,
and who had placed bayonets in the
hands Of slaves as a liar, as a muir
ierer, whose hands were ''reeking with
The Washington herald., 1913-12-28
RAILROADS TO TELL SECRETS.
Interstate Commerce Commission
Makes Move to Get Data.

The Interstate Commerce Commission
yesterday issued blank forms to railroads
in official classification territory on which
they will make returns to the commission
in connection with the petition for .
per cent increase in freight rates. The
forms call for certain statistical informa-
ton relative to capital, operating eX-
penses. incomes. and taxes during 1918 in
comparison with previous years. The
forms also contain questions relative to
improvements made in line and terminal
facilities.
The information is necessary in COM
pleting the data already presented to the
commission through testimony of railroad
presidents and witnesses. The commits
sion will hold hearings in January to
shippers in official classification territory
who desire to present testimony to offset
claims made by railroads for the in
creased rate.
The Washington herald., 1913-12-28


One of the Civilian Commissioners Of
the District
its common stock by the Washington
Railway and Electric Company. ques-
toned the soundness of several elements
of that company's financial administra-
tion, and began a searching inquiry to
establish the justice Of the extra Jivf-
dend. The public learned of the questions
raised about the middle OF November.
Chief among them was as to whether tue
railway concern was making adequate and
proper provision against the time OF res
demption OF its bonded indebtedness. The
administration of the company's depre-
citation account was another matter of
inquiry. -.,...
Commissioner Harding, acting as a
committee of the utilities body, made
a minute examination of the company's
books. This work extended over several
weeks Commissioner Harding is now
engaged in making a digest Of his find
ings, which will be reported to the full
commission early in the year. Meanwhile
no hint is being given as to whether
further action by the authorities will
grow out OF the inquiry. Some wide,
reaching steps regarding the general con-
duct of public corporations in the Dis
trict are likely to grow out of the COM
missions work on this case, for which
reason the publication of its conclusions
is awaited with deep interest by the
people.
Careful supervision Of the service rem
dered by the street railway companies
has been a matter of routine business
with the commission This work has been
largely in the hands Of II. c. Eddy, en-
gineer to the utilities board and former
The Washington herald., 1913-12-28
CHILDREN ARE MADE HAPPY.
Enjoy Tree and Entertainment Held
Mt EpiscopnI Institutfon.

The annual tree and entertainment for
the inmates OF the Episcopal Home for
Children, formerly called Bell Home, took
place Christmas Eve. About seventy
children participated.
In the large living-room of the girls
building was beautifully decorated tree,
brilliantly lighted. The children sang
hymns with spirit. Then came the dis
tribution. Every child was well re-
membered, many gifts having been con-
Iributed by kind friends ana patrons OF
the home. Ii was a joyous occasion for
the little ones. The management is ueep-
ly grateful to all who contributed to this
entertainment.
The Washington herald., 1913-12-28

had served under Gen. Butler ever
hanged under Jefferson Davis procIa-
nation.
In the following March Mr.. Ould and
Gen. Butler met in consultation over
the resumption of exchange. and con-
siderable numbers OF prisoners were ex-
changed before Gen. Grant made a rul-
ing that exchanges were OF greater bene-
fit to the South than to the North, and
ordered them stopped.
An interesting note in connection with
Gen. Butler and Mr.. Ould is the latter S
testimony as to tie character OF the
former.
1T may perhaps astonish some people"
he wrote after the war, when 1 say
that of all persons having control of
matters pertaining to exchanges whom
/ have encountered. he was the fairest
and most truthful"
Tomorrow-FightinE I'm East Ten
Copyright, lsl3)
The Washington herald., 1913-12-28
ENLARGEMENT OF BIG STORE.
Work of Adding to Space of Golden
berg's Has Started.

Work will commence Monday on the de-
molition of all small buildings now a
part of Goldenberg's department store In
Seventh street on both sides of the main
building, and on K street. Plans are
under way for the erection of a new
store, which will conform in architecture
to the main structure. The plans are
being drawn by Rich & Fitzsimmons.
All OF the present departments of Gold
enberg's viii be enlarged and improved,
and II will have double the floor space
IL now occupies. Announcement was
made that the store would be in readiness
to handle the spring business.
The Washington herald., 1913-12-28
FIRM DIMES employees.
Christras Dinner Given by Charles
II. Potter & Co.

The employees Of Charles II. Potter &
Co., were entertained at Christmas
dinner by the firm, at the Queen Cafe
last night. Music, songs, and sociability
interspersed throughout the meal made
the occasion most enjoyable.
Those participating were Charles II.
Potter Edgar ID. Williams, l.. NJ. Hew-
lett. Frank II. Lanman. =. NJ Caruana,
A. w. Smith, Fred c. Parker, Robert
Sweetman. Kirk Kibler. +. e. Daniels,
l.. w. Horner. A. Leider, A. w. BeaII,
G. M North, b. z. Byrne, Miss Jennie
NJ Potter. Miss Elsie Ivers. Mrs. J..
Touey, Mrs. c. P. Cooke. Mrs. h. j.
Collins, Miss Mena SchmIdt, Miss Norma
Thomason, and Miss Z. Sheeay.
The Washington herald., 1913-12-28

truce, he could not be accepted as an
agent of exchange.
The system Of exchanging prisoners was
to send a given number up the James
River on a steamer. the New York, to
City Point, where the prisoners were
landed and an equal number of Federals
from Richmond was taken on board.
This method of exchange had been in
force since July, 1862, but following the
battle of Gettysburg exchanges had
greatly fallen OF. There had been charges
of bad faith on both sides. 1t was
alleged in the North that the prisoners
captured at Vicksburg and paroled by
Gen. Grant had been put in the ranks
Chickamauga without being released from
their paroles not to take arms against
the United States until regularly ex-
changed.
While these charges were nominally re-
sponsible for the falling off of the eX-
changes. the actual cause had been the
disincIination of the South to recognize
Colored prisoners as soldiers.
The Confederates were willing to eX-
change white men man for man, but
reserved the privilege of turning over
captured slaves to their former owners
or to the civil authorities to be dealt with
under the laws of the Southern States
relating to slaves in insurrection
This in many cases meant death to the
slave. No records were obtainable of
these cases and demands made by Fed
eral officers for information led to moth
ing. In some reports of Confederate Off
GERS negro prisoners were represented as
attempting to escape and being shot down
while doing so. This was a solution OF
the problem, which could not well be
questioned