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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-05
WOMEN MAKE APPEAL
FOR ONE BATTLESHIP
Oppose Increased Expenditures for
Armament-Urge Funds to
Fight Against Disease.

Women of prominence, backed by the
American Peace Society, of which Sem
ator Burton of Ohio is president. have
addressed an appeal to members of
Congress designed to prevent appropri-
alton for more than one battleship at
this session of Congress.
The appeal states:
I'VE women, representing many thou
sands of our silent sisters, appeal to
Congress to spend the taxes of the peo-
pie not in increase of last years naval
program, but in saving the lives of
American nitizens from preventable
disease and accidents, so that the time
may come in which it shall no more be
said that the safest nation on earth is
spending two-thirds of all it's federal
income in paying for past war and in
preparation Tor future war. while it is
far behind other great civilized nations
in protecting its citizens at home"
Six reasons are given by the signers
of the appeal why the demands of the
admirals who have been heard in favor
of four battleships should not be
granted
the petition: Mary E. Woolley. Jane Ad-
dams, Ida NJ. Tarbell. Mrs. Philip N.
Moore, Josephine Preston Peabody
Marks, Anna Garlin Spencer. Emily G.
Balch. Elizabeth McCracken. Mrs. ].
Malcolm Forbes. Mrs. Fannie Fern An
drews. Mrs. George Winslow Perkins and
Lucia Ames Mead.
Past Policy Is Cited.
The petition states that one new battle
ship each year has been the democratic
policy for the last two years. and that
before action is taken on this years
naval program consideration should be
given to the reasons advanced by the
petitioners why 1.-THE hard-earned taxes
of the people should not be put into
bigger naval program.
The appeal states:
I'm all our foreign wars combined we
lost less than 1000 men by foreign bull
lets: but we are losing forty times that
number-SO, O0o-every year from prevent
able causes over many of which the fed
cral government has large control. One
can never tell what the case may be
year hence, said one Of the admirals.
Alas. We can surely tell that q year hence
another long roll Of victims. numbering
about as many as persisted in four years
of the civil war, will have died because
of our folly in putting our greatest de-
our greatest needs unremedied. The year
ly cost Of our national chldren's bureau,
which is trying to prevent our awful in
FAINT mortality, is less than the annual
repairs on two torpedo boat destroyers.
Let us indeed be prepared: but let US
prepare for our certain, definite foes and
call a halt on the increase of defense
against the bugaboos conjured up by timid
visionaries.'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-05
officials Directed to Act.

The report directs the mayor and coun-
Gil to abandon the wells from which the
present water supply of the town is OBJ
tanned. and which have been found to be
polluted, if after every effort is made to
remove the source of contamination and
prevent further pollution the water shall
be decided to be unsafe for use, and to
sink new wells on a site to be seiected
by the mayor and council away from the
built-up section of the town; to install
d sewerage system. the cost not to eX-
coed $4,000, and TO employ at once an
experienced engineer to make surveys and
prepare pans. specifications, etc, and
furnish an estimate OF the cost.
For the maintenance of the proposed
sewerage system. Il tax of 50 Il year
against each house in the town is recon-
mended, and it Is further suggested that
committee of five be named to act in
an advisory capacity to the mayor and
council
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-05
Bill to Be Introduced.

The recommendations of the committee
will be incorporated in Il bill to be intro
duced i'll the legislature within the next
few days. The measure will not contain
referendum feature. the meeting last
evening having voted against such a
proposition. The mayor and council Will
be empowered to levy special tax not
to exceed 30 cents on each 500 of prop
erty to raise funds for the gradual re-
demption of the bonds and the payment
of the interest The bill will name as
members of the advisory committee, who
were selected at the meeting last evening,
Richard II. Stokes, Charles W. Pretty
man, Dr. Ernest L. Billiard, William w.
Welsh and Robert b. Peter.
According to estimates of engineers who
were before the committee, the expense
in connection with the proposed work
will fall well below the fifty-thousand-
dollar limit One engineer expressed
the opinion that it could be done for
SIC, Oc0, and none placed the cost above
the ifty-thousand-dollar mark. 1t IS
thought the bill to be introduced in the
Legislature will be passed without oppo-
sition, and the work of construction is
expected to be started at an early date
provided the final estimates of cost are
within the limit decided upon.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-11-05
f Fogo Folk
Get Fe0
Free Rides

On Tuesday evening Mrs. James Lay
ton Fogo and two children arrived from
Kilbourn and appealed to the county
for assistance. The father of the
family was sentenced to six months in
jail at the last term of court and has
little prospects of getting out before
valentines are ripe.
The family formerly resided in Rich
land county and the caper cut by Fogo
was at Spring Green.
When the appeal of Mrs. Fogo came
before the county authorities they tele-
phoned to Richland county and the au-
thorities there gave orders for her to
return to Kilbourn by stage for her be-
loagings, come back to Baraboo and
then make haste to Richland county
and the authorities Of that county
would foot the bills. All this accounts
for the much travelling of the Fogos.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-11-05
YOUNG MAN STILL
MAINTAINS SECRET

Mr.. and Mrs. George Linscott of
Portage have returned from MIlwau
kee where they have been spending 4
few days. While in Milwaukee Mr..
Linscott took occasion to make inquiry
into the identity of the young man who
was run over by the cars at the Por-
tage yards Wednesday. Oct. Fl, he be-
ing foreman of the night switching
crew.
He found several friends of the
young man who gives his name as I.
J. Murphy. One friend, Donald Hart,
who was at the Pfster Hotel came to
Portage Immediately to see Murphy.
Mr.. Murphy had his leg amputated at
the Bentley hospital and was moved to
the county hospital in Wyocena where
he is doing nicely. It is said. that
Murphy came from a well-to-do fam
lily and that he studied several years to
become a physician. He still main
tains the secret as to where his folks
are located and his friends are equally
as quiet as to his identity. Murphy
will receive every possible attention
and his friends instructed Mr.. Linscott
that every obligation will be met.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-11-05
RECEIPTS GROW
IN POSTAL BANKS

Postmaster F. E. Shultz has been
notified by the postohice department at
Washington that the deposits in the
postal savings banks of the United
States has grown by leaps and bounds
since war was declared in Europe.
Many who have been in the habit of
remitting have not been able to do SO
and have placed their money with the
to be in turn. placed in local
banks. On July l of this year the total de-
posits in the postal savings banks of the
country amounted tosabout $43, 900, 900,
deposited by 388,O0O persons. Since
then over $40, 900, 900 have been added
to the above sum, the net gain during
the past few months being greater than
during the entire year ending July l.,
1914.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-11-05
K|LBOURN BOOZE
OVERLOADS CITIZEN

On Wednesday night Sheriff William
Welk was called to relieve distressing
situation in the town of Greenfield. A
mason had been summoned from Kill
bourn to assist on a job and when with
in about mile Of his destination be-
came unconscious. He was out of the
buggy, the horse was wan lering about
and the whole world was turning up
side down. The neighbors wired the
officer and he informed them that the
county did not pay for such trips and tina
they should see if something could no
be done to relieve the situation. When
they went to investigate, the man was
in the buggy and told the onlookers he
knew where he wanted to go ar away
he went
Mr.. Welk says he has been called on
several wild good chases and does not
care to exert lot of energy just be-
cause some fellow has gotten too deep
into the cups.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-11-05
Hoss' Obey
Voted on
Ole Bills

1t may be interesting to know how
the Sauk county representatives IN the
legislature voted for the amendments
before the voters at the November
election this year. According to a
statement the republican senator and
representatives stood on the various
questions as follows:
Senator True voted for initiative and
referendum, recall, home rule,
short amendment, state insur-
ance, legislators pay, city i'm
provements and judicial circuits.
Against none.
Assemblyman Hofstatter voted for re-
call, home rule, state insurance,
legislators pay, city improve
ments and judicial circuits.
Against none.
Assemblyman Sorge voted for initia-
tive and referendum, state insur-
ance.
Against. none. -s,.
Assemblyman Carpenter voted for ini-
=. tiative and referendum, short
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-11-05

Many Enrolled Last Year and
More Expected This
Year.

There will be another Wisconsin fal m
contest in Sauk county this winter.
These Wisconsin farm contests are Civ
ing the Individual farmer who enters a
chance to carefully analy ze' his own
business once a year. 1t is not rich
mans game where one with large
equipment is necessarily the winner,
but is contest in which managerial
ability, good farming, and right living
are the determining factors, whether
they be applied on large or small
farm.
Last year over $50 farmers from
eleven counties entered the contest.
Through Ex-Governor Hoard's in
terest and generosity $50 in prizes were
awarded to the state winners. This
year the work has been enlarged and
will include farmers from twenty
counties.
The rapidity with which this move
ment has grown and the interest mani
tested by those who were in it last
year shows it's great value for the in
dividual farmer.
The farmers who entered the contest
last year from Sauk county are as fol-
lows.
F. w. Apple, LaValle.
j. E. Baer, Baraboo.
A. d. Brown, Baraboo.
Ernest Haskins, Prairie du Sac.
H. A. Hill, Baraboo
F. ]. Paddock, Baraboo.
w. S. Pierce, Baraboo.
THEODORE Herwig, Delton.
w. C. Rodewald, Baraboo.
L. G. Roser, Baraboo.
Willis Ryan, Baraboo,
VIM. Soltwedel, Loganville
Earl Thomas, Baraboo.
Wichern Bros, Baraboo.
C. w. Randall, Baraboo.
Anyone interested should communi-
cate with D. H. Otis, in charge of
farm contest. College Of Agriculture,
Madison, Wisconsin.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-11-05
THE TWENTIETH
CENTURY CLUB

Mrs. E. August Runge entertained
the Twentieth Century Club on Thurs
day afternoon. The time was allotted
to the study of social hygiene in the
schools, under the able direction of Mrs.
Lucy N. Case, was found all too short and
it was the unanimous desire of the club
to assemble an extra session, Nov. 18th,
to continue this vital subject.
Miss Platt reviewed Wisconsin legis-
lation and the home by Ada James of
Richland Center, with special empha-
sis of the record of our legislators with
a view to secure the election of such
candidates who will best serve the
home. The intense interest in the
matter was evidenced the only lively
by those present. 8
After a crowded business session the
club adjourned to meet Nov. 18th with
Mrs. VIM. Hatch, on Second avenue.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-11-05
MORE COIN SPENT
FOR MOVIES THAN
FOR GOOD ROADS
So Says John A. Hazel
wood at Milwaukee
Meet.

Permanent organization of the north
western road congress was effected at
Milwaukee this week by the
adoption at the first annual
convention of the organization
of constitution and bylaws.
In welcoming the congress to Wis
consin John A. Hazelwood, chairman
of the Wisconsin highway commission,
brought out that, despite the great
increase in road building in the last few
years there was last year more money
spent in the United States for moving
picture shows than was expended for
the Improvement of roads.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-11-05
PORTAGE MAN IS
EXPERT Shot

Musician Johr B. Gay of this city won
high honors at the Emmerson Lake,
Michigan, shoot few days since. The
Ludington Daily News says this of the
affair:
"To Mr.. Henderson of Pentwater and
John B. Gay of Portage goes the honors
of carrying away the first prizes in the
two events that were contested for
Mr.. Henderson, shooting a Stevens sin
gle shot target rife, took first place in
the first event with a score of 1913 out
of possible 250. The prize for this
event was field grade Lefever 20
guage shot gun.
In the second event Mr.. Gay shoot
ing % calibre Remington repeater,
model 12-C., scored the highest with
score Of 1877 out of possible 250 The
prize for this event was a 35l Winches-
ter automatic gun.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-11-05
Shoots a Very Rare Bird

While husk,ng corn on the Henry
Hill farm in the Skillet sCreek neigh
borhood Victor Schaefer shot what is
known as a SCISSOR Snow Goose. The
bird is pure white with black wing tips
and a trifie smaller than the ma
tive wild goose.
ED. Ochsner of Prairie du Sac who
has the bird to mount claimssthe bird to
be very rare in this locality, thlsl being
the first of the kind brought to-. him.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-11-05
War BRINGING
RICHES To STATE

"Europeis is shopping in Wisconsin and
the orders for goods amount to millions
of dollars" said VIM. George Bruce,
secretary of the Milwaukee Merchants
and Manufacturer association, who
was in Chicago Wednesday.
''The knitting mills are running night
and day." he said, to fill 81, 900, 600 or
der. We have an order for 5000, 600
worth of automobile truck chassis. We
are shipping carloads of 0rough fur
coats and the demand for leather goods
from shoes to harness, has our tanner
les almost sWamped.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-11-05
YOUNG FOLK WE'D
ON BROADWAY

On Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock
Miss Helen NJ. Yagy and William A.
Platt were married at the home of the
brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Yagy, on Broadway, the ceremony
being read by Rev. B. E. Ray, pastor
of the Congregational church. Only
immediate friends and relatives were
present. After the ceremony congrat-
ulations were extended and wedding
supper served.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-11-05
LIGHT WHEAT CROP
IN SOUTH DAKOTA

E. c. Savage, son Of M. and Mrs.
H. W. Savage, has returned from a
stay Of several months at Castlewood,
South Dakota, AMI reports that the
crops were not up to the average this
year. The average yield of wheat this
year was eight to twelve bushels per
acre and oats about fifteen bushels.
Wheat looked fine until short time
before time for cutting when the heads
turned black due to dry weather, it
was thought A quarter of century
ago the yield was twenty five to thirty
five bushels of wheat per acre but
burning the straw every year and
heavy farming has had its effect upon
the land. One of the residents at
Castlewood is Mathew Watklin whose
father formerly resided at North Free
dom. It is related that after he had
taken up his claim IN 1849 he decided
to visit his friends i'll the Sauk county
village and walked 200 miles through
the snow to Tracy. Minnesota, the
nearest railway station. On another
occasion it was impossible to go to the
station for fuel and it was necessary to
burn hay all winter to keep the cold
away.
After a visit of some days here, Mr..
Savage expects to go to Indianapolis
where he will resume his former work
with a film company. He says that
Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Calvert, formerly
residents of Baraboo and Reedsburg,
expect to remain at CAST ewood.
amendment; state insurance, city
improvements and judicial cir
cults. 1.n
Against home rule and legislators
Z pay. Il
Mrs. E. M. Butterield has gone to
Merrinack to spend few days With
-a1o+;ro1 -" +" ~
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-11-05
ADDRESS
GIVEN BY
]. J.!.ESCH.
Congressman From This District
Discusses Republican Issues
at The Courthouse on Thurs
day Evening Before Large
Audience.

On Thursday evening at the court
house Congressman j. J. Esch of La
Crosse discussed recent legislation as
enacted at Washington. He was in
troduced by Attorney J. W. Frenz.
secretary Of the Republican county
committee.
Mr. Esch spoke of Sauk county hav,
ing taken first place at the state fair,
Of being third III building good roads
and of being one of the leading coun-
ties IN having excellent candidates in
the political field this year, for con-
gress, for lieutenant governor and
other Offices. He said this should be
considered a banner year for Sauk
county.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-11-05
Double Was
Celebration

On Thursday Mr.. and Mrs. L. H.
Palmer and Mr.. and Mrs. G. L. Pear
son enjoyed their wedding anniversaries
at the Pearson home in Glenville.
Among the guests were Mr.. and Mrs.
Jacob Kramer, Mr.. and Mrs. S. S.
Pearson and Mrs. H. c. Langdon. There
was fine October dinner and recalling
of other days.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-11-05
DRIVING TEAM;
DROPPED DEAD

Michael Fitzgerald died very sudden
ly Saturday, oath, little before noon.
He was driving his team in the field and
dropped dead. Mr.. Fitzgerald was
about S. years old and was not married.
He lived alone on his farm in north
Winfield. The funeral was held Mon
dav at the Winfield Catholic church. -
Reedsburg Free Press.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-11-05
Gun Went off,
Finger Gone

Roy, the 14-year-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Gunderson of Lodi is minus
one-half of the first finger Of his left
hand as the result of shotgun dis
charge. The boy himself cannot tel
just how the accident happened. He
was out in the woods with some other
boys, presumably trying their luck after
rabbits.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-11-05
Lose FAITH
inOeereSS

From Paris comes a message
that French faith in the pre-
diction of Nine. de Thebes,
seeress, who predicted the
world war and the death of
Pope Plus, is badly shaken.
She declared the German en-
peror would be killed Sept. 29,
that the French would enter
Germany Oct. 29, and the war
would end Nov. Z. The kaiser
is very much alive a month
after she said he would fall.
While a few French soldiers
may be in the neighborhood of
Altkirk, Alsace, they are few
er than are in Germany as
prisoners Of war. Despair is
felt for the prediction of an
end of the war Nov. z.
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Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-11-05
Dangerous Tendencies

AS to national questions he discussed
at first some of the dangerous tenden-
cies of the times. One was the Philippine
Island bill which provided for greater
self government and especially the
election of representatives in the upper
house. The Japanese are irritated at
this time and he feared that disturb
ances might arise in the future. An
other dangerous tendency is the new
civil service law which undermines the
present system by creating new offices
and extending patronage. Still another
is the increasing power of the caucus
and gag rule which made Cannonism
mild in that caucuses are more secret
and reduce the power of the houses
when bills are formally presented. The
last mentioned was the present prac-
tice of creating legislation. He said
that in the good old days laws were
framed in congress and were sent down
Pennsylvania avenue to the White
House to be signed. At the present
time laws are virtually drafted in the
presidents residence and sent to con
gress for action.
Federal Trade Commission Bill
Mr.. Esch said that the federal trade
commission bill was a worthy piece of
legislation in that it carried out the
platform of the Republican party. The
bill gives the commission the power to
demand reports regulating business and
to investigate the working of corpora
tions. He emphasized the fact that
there must be commits sions to enforce
the laws.
AS to the Clayton antitrust bill, it
was Judge Clayton who desired i'm
prisonment as a penalty and this put
teeth into the provisions of the bill.
When congress was through with it
there was but little left except the
definition
The Underwood tariff bill was de-
signed to reduce the cost of living but
this has not been done. Instead of
shipping products from this country as
should be done, during the past eleven
months large amounts of agriculture
products had been brought into this
country, the values being about as
follows: cattle, eleven million dollars;
oats, eight million dollars; vegetables,
for and three-fourths million dollars:
wheat, one and one-half million dollars;
wool, thirty million dollars; meat and
daily products, over thirty million dol
lars and corn, nearly ten million dol
lars. Wheat was brought from South
America by boat to eastern ports at
lower rate than cars could carry it long
distances and this had a depressin z
effect upon the product in the middle
west.
The speaker told of the gradual re-
duction in government receipts as the
result of reducing the tariff until it was
necessary for the president to come for
ward and ask congress to provide for
the raising of ten million dollars.
He closed by speaking good word
for the Republican ticket.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-11-05
ODeES Store in ReedSburg

Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Rodems have
opened store in the second city and
will carry line of goods similar TO
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-11-05
Runaway Accident

Henry Burns was thrown from a
vehicle at 'Reedsburg and injured. he
was taken to hospital. -
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-11-05
FALL
FROM CHAIR

H. F. Meyer of the clothing depart
ment of the Big Store of Reedsburg
was badly injured by fall. He was
carrying some boxes up stairs and stood
on chair to put them up on shelf
when the chair tipped over with him
and he fell on his stomach across the
edge of box. A rupture was formed
and he was hurried to the sanitarium
where DIR. Winslow of Baraboo operat-
ed on him and he is doing as we'll as can
be expected.
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that carried by A. NJ. Rodems of this
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-11-05

Mrs. E. M. Butterfeld has gone to
Merrimack to spend a few days with
relatives. !,
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