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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-06-19
OBITUARY
JAMES HFRBERT TOBY

James Herbert lODy was born
September II, 1890. He died June
9, 1918. Seldom does the death of
a young man seem SO untimely and
bring so much sorrow. Herbert's
boyhood was lived in River Falls,
coming here with his parents in
1892, and continuing through his
school days.
He was vital part of the young
life of our town. Full of fun and
spirit, athletic, and fond of out of
door sports, especially of fishing
and swimming in summer, and
skating and skiing in winter.
AS he grew older his talents in
creased. He developed fine bass
voice. He, and his cousins, Five
Ritchey and the Mclean boys,
formed a popular quartette and,
with their dramatic ability, pro-
duced many pleasant evening enter
tainments.
He began to sing in the Methodist
choir when but a lad. He was a
faithful and active member of this
church, working in the choir, Bible
School and Epworth League
DIR. Toby's family were accustom-
ed to spending their summers in
Gable. Three years ago they moved
to that place as a permanent resi-
dence. Herbert went with them. 1t
was here that his life counted for
most.
He was the pattern of man for
all the boys of the town. He taught
the boys Junior Bidle class; was
Bible School treasurer; President of
the Christian Endeavor and sang
the choir. He was favorite in all
the homes, in business and social
life.
Herbert "rejoiced in his youth. "
He couldn't keep still. He ran
over" with good will and activity.
But he lived ever ready to give an
account of his life.
He loved his home, spending
hours of time with his mother in
song and music. He respected
his father and shared his sports and
time with him as companion.
But more than all Herbert was
clean. He kept himself unspotted
from the world, and was pure in
heart, so shall he see God.
Almost his last words were Il
know that my Redeemer liveth. f"
Herbert did know, and worn by in
tense suffering, he rejoiced to go to
that other home"
But we were not SO ready to let
him go. The world needs young
men like Herbert. It needs his
smile, his willing service, his song,
and more than all, it needs his clean
life. And God would have rejoiced
to have had his continued service
here. But deaths powers has not
yet been broken physically and so
disease took him. But Herbert
shall live again for the gift of God
is eternal life in Christ Jesus. And
while he can not return to us here
we can go to him.
Thus in hope and sorrow, his
friends helped his family and loved
ones lay him to rest beside the lit
tie brother in Greenwood cemetery
which he so often called beautiful.
1t is not all of life TO live, nor all
of death to die. To have been
clean, helpful, Industrious, reverent,
and Cody constitutes real life, and
to die bravely, hopefully, trustfully
and redeemed is all of death.
Herbert lived, he has died and now
Death, for him, is swallowed up in
victory.
To have reared to manhood a life
so worth while must be comfort
to his parents, and in his contribu-
ton to the world, they must find
their compensation for their sorrow.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-06-19
Most ChiIdren Have Worms

Many mothers think their chill
dren are suffering from indigestion,
headache, nervousness, weakness,
costiveness, when they are victims
of that most common of all chill
dren's ailments-worms Peevish,
ill-tempered, fretful children, who
toss and grind their teeth, with bad
breath and colicky pains, have all
the symptoms of having worms,
and should be given Kickapoo
Worm Killer, pleasant candy loz-
enge, which expells worms, regu-
lates the bowels, tones up the sys-
tenn, and makes children we'll and
happy. Kickapoo Worm Killer is
guaranteed. All druggists, or by
mail. Price 25c. Kickapoo Ind
ian Medicine Co, Philadelphia and
ST. Louis.-adv.
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CARD OF THANKS

We wish to express our heartfelt
thanks to the kind friends for their
sympathy and aid at the time of our
recent sad bereavement; to the paul
bearers and singers and others for
their assistance at the funeral, and
to also express our sincere aPpre.
citation of the beautiful floral offer.
ings.
DR.. AND MRS. A. E. TOBY
Mr.. AND MRS. G. NJ. SNoDGRAss
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STRAYED Or STOLEN

From Clifton Dam property,
Sunday night, June l, brown mare,
weight about 900 lbs, branded J
l., name cropped. Any information
leading to her recovery will be
suitably rewarded. Phone l07-A or
notify B. w. Utman, Hudson, Wis.
adv.
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AT THE NORMAL

The trophy cup, offered by Pro-
lessor and Mrs. Swenson for the
winner in the inter-class athletics
has been awarded to the Sopho-
mores.
Professor and Mrs. Swenson left
Saturday for Winnipeg, Canada,
where they will direct the play in
the municipal play grounds. This
is Mr.. Swenson second year at
that position.
Miss Esther Owen has been elect
ed to teach the sixth grade, Menom
onie, next year. Ida Myhre has
been chosen for the special school
for backward children, in the Lady
smith schools.
Yesterday afternoon the Gram
mar Grades gave their closing ex-
ercises in the Normal school assem-
bly, room. The program consisted
of dramatizations, songs and drills,
and were both interesting and in
structive.
Among the alumni visitors this
week were Ray Junkman, who
taught manual training at Column
bus; Henry Rudow, law student,
Wisconsin "U," and Dean Smith,
medical student, Chicago. Mr..
Smith will spend the summer study
ing under his uncle in La Crosse
hospital.
Mr.. Howard, who had been con-
sidering a f1attering offer to join
the ST. Paul Symphony Orchestra
the coming season, has now decid-
ed to remain and continue his violin
teaching here, and those wishing
to take up work with him should
attend as soon as possible to the
matter of engaging time for les
sons.
The primary school closing exer-
cises were given at the Opera Hall
at 2:3O Tuesday afternoon. The
program was exceptionally well
rendered and was very interesting
throughout. A large audience was
present Much credit is due Miss
Strang and the practice teachers
who assisted her in preparing the
event.
The last official visitors of the
year were here Monday. The com
mittee consisted of Supt. Fred
Thomson, of Menomonie, President
]. F. Simms, of Stevens point, and
President F. A. Cotton, of La
! Crosse. Each member of the COM
mittee spoke at general assembly
Monday afternoon with the COM
mittee for Madison to attend Nor
NAL school matters in the Legis-
lature.
| Tuesday afternoon joint debate,
between members selected from the
two divisions of the composition
class, was held in the music room,
The question was, Resolved, that
the California Alien Land Law is
Justifable.' The 7:55 class was
represented by Phillip Munshauser
Jessie Jensen and Marie Gregorson
with Kathleen de Grass, alternate
the negative side, upheld by mem.
bers of the 8:45 class, was repre-.
scented by Hazel Nelson, Irene Nc
Mahon and Florence Benedict. with
Marion O'Connell, alternate. The
Judges gave the decision in favor Of
the negative side, by vote of two
to one.
HOME CULTURE CLUB
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ILWAC0 SPRINGS

The Summer Resort will open next
week, with Sewell F. Hays as man.
ager. Mr.. Hays is proprietor of
THE Oaks" a winter resort at De
Land, Florida. River Falls people
are requested to engage cottages as
soon as possible, and for as long
time as their vacations will per-
mit.-adv.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-06-19

Rod Williams has gone, but the
good service he gave as optician
will be kept up by his successor,
Mr.. Phillips, who will replace your
broken lenses and straighten your
frames as gladly and as efficiently
as did Rod. So when you have
spectacle trouble, call at Taggart' $
Rexall Drug Store.-adv.
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HOME CULTURE CLUB
Friday. June q. 1918.

CURRENT TOPICS-Jades of the Walker Art
Gallery. Leader, Mrs. Anna Borner.
HISTORY LESSON-Russia. Peter tae Great.
Charles XII OF Sweden.
Leader. Mrs Nancy Younggren.
Hostess. Mrs. Nancy Martin.
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OPERA HOUSE SCHEDULE

Sept. 24-"The Great Divide"
Nov. 1.-THE Final Settlement"
Nov. 24-"The Girl from Sweden
Jan. 16, 'l4-"Where the Trail
Divides"
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Accidents will happen, but the
best regulated families keep DIR.
Thomas Eclectic Oil for such emer-
gencies. Two sizes IS and soc at
all stores.-adV.
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ONO
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Gerrish are
home from their visit at Hartford.

Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Gerrish are
home from their visit at Hartford.
Merl Lawrence and family visit
ed relatives in Bay City last week.
Lorraine and Hartzel Martin
were Waverly visitors Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Martin visited
relatives in Maiden Rock Thursday.
Miss Eliza Worden drove to
Maiden Rock Thursday where they
were guests of Mrs. L. R. Harvey.
Alexander Martin, of Alberta,
Canada, was called here last week
by the serious illness of his sister,
Mrs. Jennings.
MARRIED
Mr.. Frank Martin, son of Mr..
and Mrs. James Martin, and Miss
GLADYS Collett, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Collett, were mar
ried Wednesday evening, June II,
1919, at eight o'clock at the home OF
the brides parents, Rev. Mr.. Ros-
encrans officiating.
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Boats and bait, so cents per day.
Charles H. Stapf, City Hotel, Pres
cott.-adv.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-26

an income tax. In Frankfort, out of
total Of s4,T00,000, nearly S2,700,000
comes from the same source"
Besides the income tax, there is the
tax on the unearned increment in land
values. Hyde continues:
Nine years ago the city of Frank
fort began the imposition of the So
called uneaTned increment tax Its
authorities saw that as the city grew
IN population and in prosperity land
values increased in proportion. They
concluded that these increased values
were really the creation of all the
people OF the city, and that it was
fair that the people should have some
share in them. Accordingly they de-
creed that thereafter a special tax
should be laid on the profits made by
land owners and spectators in the
sale of real estate.
The amount Of the tax varies with
the percentage of profit shown on
each sale, running from l to % per
cent Of the profit.
"h a plot Of land remains in the
same ownership the special tax is
levied just the same at the end of
/ each 20 years on whatever increase
in value the property may show
This German adaptation of Henry
| George made an instant appeal to the
Teutonic sense Of justice. The I'm
earned increment tax spread all over
the empire like fash. Within two
years the Frankfort idea of taxing
profits on land had been adopted By
over 300 German cities and il has
since been largely taken up in other
European countries.
Two years ago the German reich
stag passed law making the tax on
unearned inCrements applicable to the
whole empire and obligatory in all
cities II also fixed the rate of the
tax at 10 per cent on profits not ex.
ceeding 10 per cent, IL per cent on
profits running as high as 80 per cent
and so on up until 30 per cent of the
profits may be taken. Of this national
tax on land profits so per cent goes to
the empire, 80 per cent to the city
and 10 per cent TO the state
1t is also left to the various cities
W lhpO0G du dnultiOhGl tdA Ou lduu
profits If they please, so that land
speculation is by no means as profit
able as it might seem
The English have long got theiI
principal revenue from an income tax
a few years ago the liberals secured
adoption Of the tax on unearned in
crement in land. Cities of Canada anG
one American city, Everett Wash.
with $4,000 population. have taken il
up. Some OF these cities have exempt
ed all improvements from tax and put
the burden wholly upon the land, fol
lowing. in this respect, the example
Of New Zealand commonwealth.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-26
-EACIc rhE SINSHINL.

Admiral Dewey is a man of action
ami has not achieved reputation for
philosophical reflections. yet a little
saying Of his recently given publicity
indicates that he could preach a pref
" good sermon if he tried. Not long
ago the admiral was IS years Of age.
a tinancier who congratulated him
said: al 45 / look older than you
and / certainly feel older if your
cheerful optimism indicates how old
you feel. What is your secret?"
The admiral said that he took reg
mar open air exercises. attended no
banquets and. most important Of ali.
cultivated a cheerful disposition
Put" said the lnancier, "a cheerful
disposition is a gift. not an acquisi-
ton" To which the admiral rejoined:
"Ah. no; If we keep our faces toward
The sunshine the shadows will always
fall behind us" We do not know
whether this expression is original
with Admiral Dewey or not. The sen.
timent has often been expressed, but
perhaps never more happily.
Admiral Dewey might have added
hat il IS within the power OF all 10
help others TO keep their faces to.
ward the sunshine so that the shad
ows will fail behind them And what
n simple little thing often does 1t.
often Il is merely q sympathetic word
that viii cause dispirited person 10
look up and see the sunshine. Often
II is a word Of appreciation from those
in authority.
Il is a pretty hard matter TO al
ways keep ones face toward the sun
shine, and frequently the most op
umistic need to be aroused from
contemplation Of the shadows woulc
vanish and there would be much less
sorrow In this world and much more
OF Admiral Dewey's cheerful optim
ism.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-26
Boy Scouts Invited to Six Foreign Countries

The Boy Scouts of America have
been invited to visit six different for
eign countries this summer. Many
Scouts consequently may travel not
only to England, to attend the nation
al rally there in the week of July ?
to s, but also they may attend inter
national rallies in Holland and Bel
GUM in August. Before and between
the dates of these three rallies, the
Boy Scouts have been urged to visit
France, Hungary and Germany. 1t is
likely that Boy Scouts of other nations
will visit those countries at the same
time, and the prospects are that there
will be a Boy Scout tour of the con-
tinent.
Invitations to the Boy Scouts OF
America have been forwarded by sew
eral countries 10 James L. West, chief
scout executive of the Boy Scouts OF
America One of those was written
by L. j. Bling, enc of the leaders OF
the Boy Scouts.
We would have the greatest pleas
ure," writes Mr.. Bling TO Chief Scout
Executive West. in entertaining your
boys during their stay N this cOun
try"
He suggests that the Boy Scouts ar
rive in Budapest about June 10, spend
ing several days there, and then gt
on TO Germany.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-26

we shall do our best" he writes,
Ito show real Hungarian hospitality
to our brother Scouts from America
You would probably live in tents; the
latter as we'll as all camping utensils
will be provided for you. We shall
have several patrols of English and
a large number of German Boy Scouts
over here at the time. You will at
once admit that this feat would be of
the greatest possible Importance for
the international friendship, nay,
brotherhood of Scouts, and would be
a glorious hike for your boys, as well
as a very great pleasure for us. 1t
would not only contribute more to-
wards cementing the aforementioned
brotherhood than a lot of correspond
ence or anything else, but it is not so
hard to pull off, for the reason that
you will make the trip to Europe any
how. If your boys could give per
Torrance or performances of any
kind forming part of the program OF
Scouting. we should be glad to wit
ness these and they would do lot
towards popularizing the movement,
which is only in the cradle over here.
VIII You please refer to this particu-
lar point in your esteemed reply. The
gentlemen accompanying the boys
would be lodged in hotels, if SO de
sired"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-26

We Jouneyed forth across the hills to
wander in winding lane;
We left our Overshoes at home there
seemed no chance that it might rain:
Her laugh was music to my ears, her
healthy beauty made me glad;
She seemed to he absolved from care, and
she was very richly clad
We listened to the songs Of birds. the
zephyrs lightly brushed her hair;
From many marshes frogs called out, de-
flying US to ind them there;
We wandered far beyond the town. she
wore a long plume which was white.
And l said many witty things-at least
she told me they were bright.
I ceased to have single thought con-
corning politics or trade;
We gathered yioeJs and talked about the
wonder they displayed;
We pulled the tender petals OF and
quoted poems. she and T.
An6 1I9dly listeEsh to the songs OF linn
p!d E'lls that rippisd by.
7 gave her praise when we were FER be-
yond the City's care and strife;
Beside 4 graveyard we rehearsed the
mysteries of death and life;
/ called her princess and her prince she
swsetly designated me;
1t was "a day III ne'er forget, I felt ro-
mantle, so did she,
We waded homeward in the dark; the
rain rad made her plume a wreck;
There was a roaring rivulet whose wind
ing course was down my neck;
Alas. since then she has not seemed the
maiden that she was before;
I wonder If l should have paid her for the
duined clothes SIZE wore?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-26
THE INCOME TAX ABROAD

Henry N. Hyde recites in the Chi.
cago Tribune that forms OF taxation
regarded here as radical and danger
Gus are employed in the sober. con
servative and moGarchical countries
OF Europe"
First there is the income tax. Says
Hyde:
Nearly half the income OF every
German city comes from taxes on the
incomes OF citizens. And that is in
addition to the income tax collected
by the state. The kingdom OF Prus-
sia, for instance. imposes tax which
on large incomes amounts To as much
as 4 per cent On top OF this IS
tacked-or more properly, nailed-the
income tax for city purposes. which
runs as high as ave or six times the
state tax.
And incomes IN Prussia are pitiful
as compared with those OF rich men
in the United States. Many a xesi
dent OF Chicago. who finds himself
unable TO keep up more than a couple
touring cars and a runabout would. II
he lived in Berlin or Munich. be oblig
ed to occasionally use the street cal
because the state and the city be
tween them take away from him from
S 10 % per cent OF his income. In
dusseldorf. for instance, which with
$4,000 inhabitants spends trihe
more than sS.500,0 900 annually, nearly
S2,000,00O is collected in the form ol
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-26
GIRLS OF GREAT WEST

and the Emporia Gazette full of state
pride and some little awe, perhaps,
of the familiar Kansas coed The
reasons for the superiority of the
prairie-raised girl are obvious enough
if one attaches any importance to the
physical advantages offered by pio-
neer stock, fresh air and rural life.
Nowadays we take these compare
tive figures as a matter of course,
but many can recall the time when
the girls colleges did not know
whether to approve or not of the ply
steal examination and measurement
OF their students 1t was a delicate
matter And as for publishing the
figures-let DR. Sargent do it if he
dare! But he dared. and now We are
learning, decade by decade, quite a
little about the variation in the uni
versity women. IL would be well if
we knew as much about all other
types.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-26
CAPITAL COMMENT

have been exhausting our own at
ruinous rate.
While industries within the country
are rapidly becoming monopolized and
competition is being smothered, there
has been no spur of foreign competi-
ton 10 make our trusts adopt the most
efficient manufacturing methods OBJ
solete plants, old machinery and out
of-date methods, which have practical
ly been eliminated in foreign countries
exist in this country. This is waste,
and the public pays for every dollar
of it,
In the new bill the rates on per-
fumes, fine chinaware, automobiles,
jewelry, tobacco, oriental rugs, Paris
hats and other luxuries have been in
creased or maintained: the present
rates on such necessities as lumber
soap, cutlery, sugar, meat, -four, cot
ton and wool clothing, paper and
shoes have been greatly reduced or
done away with altogether. Necessi-
ties placed on a free list will make a
total annual saving to the American
consumer of close to $100,000,000
while there will be other vast savings
in duties which have been reduced.
The republican theory of placing du-
ties which shall equalize the difference
in cost of production at home and
abroad, has been rejected, for the rea'
son that, TO quote the report, "a duty
which equalizes this average difference
protects on one, since it is more than
is needed by the most efficient pro
Queer and less than is needed by the
| least efficient producer
AS a matter of fact, because of
American machinery and efficient
American workmanship, cost of pro-
duction here is no greater than il is
abroad.
/ The committee, however, recognizes
/ that even in inefficient factories there
are Workmen who must be protected
! from the hardships of a business panic
/ So the revision has been made grad,
ual. so that these factories may grad
ually become efficient.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-26
The Genial Cynic
THE COST OF SWELL LIVING
BY CHARLES GRANT MILLER.

upon York divorce the justice
likely that salary of $1,000
- anything
widow millionaire declared
make dspays the people
a 10 think they wealthy.
ordinary who
display wonder million
The priv
fabu
whether IL not
is
desire
standin do of
Of life mil
than his coachman
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-26

nave increased - per cent IN price.
Other food products have increased
AZ per cent. The increasd cost Of
clothing is IS per cent and house fur
nishings y per cent.
At the same time there have been
growing up under the fostering care
of successive protective tariff laws gi-
gantic trusts dealing in the necessi-
ties of life. The Underwood report
names 224 of these industrial combi-
nations with a total capitalization of
nearly nine billion dollars.
Another effect of prohibitive tariffs
is the resultant waste of the natural
resources OF the United States-re
sources which, when once exhausted
can never be restored. With foreign
timber, ores and minerals barred from
importation by pTohibitive duties, we
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-26
A Mercer of So. 500. 900.

Cleveland-The biggest merger Of
great lake steamship companies since
the formation of the Pittsburgh
Steamship company took place here
when the stockholders OF the Lacka-
wanna Steamship company met and
organized the Interlake Steamship
company. The new company is CAPT
talized at s6,5o0,000. with bonds of
So, 900, 900.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-26
INTERNATIONAL SHOW Is
SET IN MOTION BY KING

Client, Belgium, April 26.-king Al
bert opened the international exposi-
lion here this afternoon. The cere-
mony took place in the palace of fes-
tivities. The king stood amid tens of
thousands of rhododendrons. azaleas
and blooming rose trees, while he
touched z button opening the gates to
the general public
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-26

There are all sorts Of back-to-the-
soil movements. For instance. the
Quincy Herald calls attention to the
fact that Mrs. J. K. Mudd of Clay
county, Missouri. was divorced from
Mr.. Mudd last week, the court restor.
ing her maiden name, Cora Dirt.