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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-11-24
Shoulder Your Own Load.

Sufficient unto most people is their
own burden. Do not pile your load
upon others. Do not distress them
with aches and pains, your doubts and
fears and forebodings. Do not tell
them of your mental and moral inflrm-
tiles. They will find them out soon
enough without your help, and pos
sibly will see them more clearly than
you do yourself. II there is a cloud
in your heart. do not let it appear
in your face. Bear your own bur.
den bravely. You can tighten It BIZ
giving others lift.-Great Thoughts.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-11-24

is bango nvanos the
The streets
b to f from
lean p B group
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-11-24

to the United States geological sur
vey. may be nearly pure quartz, or
quartz and feldspar, or quartz feldspar
and mica, and it may vary in texture
from the fine to the coarse. Some
sandstone is so coarse that it will hold
six quarts of water to the cubic foot,
and underground deposits of such
sandstone form excellent reservoirs
which may yield a never failing sup
ply Of water.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-11-24
solidifxlna pecomposed Rock.

Decomposed rock can be solidified
again either by applying great pres
sure or by injecting cement or by do
ing both. Thus sands are formed into
sandstone, clays become shales, and
caIcareous deposits yield limestone.
Aside from their cementing materials,
sandstones differ in composition exact
" as did the sands of which they
are composed. Sandstone, according
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-11-24

is then placed in a special roll stand
that is provided with mirror so that
the meter dials will appear in their
proper order. By means of this cam.
era it is possible for an electric light
company to possess Photographic evi.
dence of the meter readings of all its
customers.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-06-19

| Council has given quite as much
study to the automatic franchise as
Fisher has, and in my judgment
council has done the very best thing
it can do for the people of Chicago,
in insisting that the tunnel company
live up to the spirit and letter of the
contract with the city whereby it Sc
cured valuable rights and privileges.
The promoters of the automatic
phone company really wanted a
freight tunnel system under streets
of the business section of Chicago.
They made application, however, for
a telephone franchise-and then built
a freight tunnel.
AS part of the consideration for
that phone grant the promoters vol
unfairly agreed to do certain things
and voluntary agreed that if they
failed to do those certain things their
phone franchise should be forfeited
to the city.
They agreed that if they were not
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-06-19

Incidentally it was suggested that
the credit of the city had been injur-
ed by councils proposed action to in
lsist on the forfeiture clause Of the
automatic franchise, and that munic-
ipal bonds were not bringing as high
bids as formerly.
1t is all right, of course, for Mayor
Thompson to get all possible light on
public matters possible before he
acts. There is no reason why he
shouldn't consult Walter Fisher if he
wants to hear what Walter has to
say. But it wouldn't be a bad idea
to thoroughly investigate what that
same Walter Fisher did to Chicago
when he had his finger in the traction
pie, and then thoroughly weigh Fish
er's advice before being governed by
it.
Personally, I think would just as
soon have Dan Schuyler's advice on
this matter; and Dan is working for
the automatic company as its hired
lawyer.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-06-19

WILL BIG BUSINESS PUT THE PHONE GRAB
OVER?-SOME FOXY MOVES MADE 49,
By N. D. Cochran. J Il
noticed rather significant story in last nights
Daily NeuUs under the heading: "Mayor Plans Vetoes
as Curb to Council"
After reading that story began suspect that
of the newspapers that play close to public utilities in
Chicago starting policy Which has for its
purpose starting betDeen the mayor and council.
The purport of the story that Mayor Thompson
believed the council has done "some high and lofty
tun1blng Without proper consideration of effects" that
he had determined to consult Walter Fisher about the
proposed forfeiture of the Automatic telephone fran
chise and plant of the Tunnel company.
In1ake the prediction right here that the mayor does
consult Walter Fisher and is governed by Fishers adj
aUce, the telephone trust UH uUin and grab the
The Polk County Republican. (Ducktown, Tenn.) 1914-191?, 1915-01-08
MULTUM IN PARVO.

The main anchor of the German Liner
Inperator is the largest in the world 1t
weighs 20, AS pounds.
Bananas in the Canary Islands are nom
b inging only one-sixth as much as they
sold for in July.
Sections of reinforced concrete pipe,
each weighing sixty-one tons, recently we're
made in New Jersey for sewer.
In every test made by Russian cavarl-
men, horseshoes of aluminium were found
t. outlast those of steel end iron.
From l,325,OOO tons of tar annually
produced in Greet Britain orom coal,
about 100000 gallons of benzol are
obtained.
OF about 100000 pounds of caviare
obtained each year by the Astrankham
fisheries, approximately rs per cent, is
e;polted.
Fire in Pennsylvania coal mine was
extinguished by exploding dudamite in the
airway, the concussion blowidg out tie
flames,
Argentina, from October l, 1913, to
June 80, 1914, shipped ISL, 430 bales of
wool. The United States took fifty thou
sand bales.
E. S. Richardson, aged 80, of Elizabeth,
N. j., wishes to dig in local park for a
pot of gold he believes to be buried there.
From Atchson, Kas., comes the tale that
women returned bag of salt to her
grocer because the Flavor" of the salt was
MT good.
Square heels patented by Washington
shoe Designer are said 70 wear longer than
curved ones and to increase the comfort
o their wearers
AT the Shrewsbury Fair there was bed
quilt containing 5000 squares exhibited by
Miss |. Nellie Phillips.
The Polk County Republican. (Ducktown, Tenn.) 1914-191?, 1915-01-08

A man found drunk in Denmark is tur-
ned over to the care of a doctor, and the
bill is sent to the proprietor of the last
saloon visited by the man.
By the introduction of 'ventilating devil
ces, lead smelter works in Hungary re-
duced the illness among its employers
from 70 per cent. to per cent.
The heart of an average man makes
about one three-thousandth of a volt of
electricity at every beat, and an instrument
sensitive enough to measure it has been
invented.
In certain cities of Russia street whist
ling by civilians is penal offense, the
privilege being reserved for the police.
They exercise it to send signal blasts to
each other.
In the home of an old German who died
in Davenport, WASH, there has been found
a Bible PIG years old and set of silver
datling back to 1873. Both of them will
be sold auction.
w. ]. Moseley, who died ten years ago,
was elected member of the Democratic
Executive Committee of Bibb County,
Georgia, in recent county primary. Two
thogsand voters cast ballots for him.
The Polk County Republican. (Ducktown, Tenn.) 1914-191?, 1915-01-08

Aberdeen's fishing industry usually en-
ploys $4,000 persons.
Okanogan Oplley, B, c., 1914 apple crop
exceeded $50 carloads.
Belgium's imports for the first half of
1914 totaled $448,0OO,O00.
A St. Paul schooboy has mace $3.50
from quarter-acre garden.
All-steel cars run by trolley now between
New York and Boston.
An Argentine refner has succeeded in
making an oil useful in the manufacture of
soap from grape seeds.
Every Russian general departing for the
front has been presented with an ikon
solemnly blessed by priest or bishop.
According to Rumanian scientist old
age is simply due to decrease in the am
cunt of water in the human system.
If all the water power in the Tinted
States were developed electrically it would
save the handling of 285,OOo,OOO tons of
coal year.
The Turkish Cabinen has joined with
foreigners and leading Turks in move
ment to suppress the white slave traffic
in Turkey.
A schooner built in Amesbury in 1905
o1d used in the war of 1872 as privateer
still is in active service in the Maine coast
ing trade.
Wheels given resiliency by spring spokes
wero patented in England as early as 1925
in France in 1929 and in the United States
in 1881. -
In the last FIVE years Germany, France
and Russia have spent $28,000,000, $22,
100000 and $l2,000,000 in the order
named for aeronautics.
The Supreme Court of Panama has
sustained recent law whereby the govern
ment reserves ownership in metal mines
and deposits of coal and oil.
The Polk County Republican. (Ducktown, Tenn.) 1914-191?, 1915-01-08
Printing That Pays

THESE Hobbies of ours dollars both to those
who take advantage of them and to There is :
distnctveness about the class of work do that ap
peas OF good printing that never fails to please
9 While our work is just little better than seems nee
essary the prices than charged by otheT
shops for inferior work. This we have demonstrated
on many occasions and are ready to do so again.
4 The man, too, who advertises is wise. The do
ing business without advertising isn't doing business; he
just thinks he is. How many sales have merchants lost
Just because their customers didn't know they kept
tain articles? Advertising is simply an opportunity to
increase sales and the merchant who doesn't avail him
self of it is simply losing money
This paper you in this respect to better adj
vantage than any other paper in this section Its pa
irons have money to spend and if you have anything
worth while to offer they will respond.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-14
GERMANY REPEATS
WARNING TO NEUTRALs

The Hague, Feb. 13.-The German
legation issued long communiqae to-
tay. again warning neutral shipping IN
regard to the war zone to be esta bl.sh-
ed by Germany on February is. 1T
contains the following new points.
..Sirce Germany, following the Rrit-
,sh example. declaring war zone
from February Is in English and
Irish, waters, Great Britain has dec!ar-
cd as war ports all British ports and
mas herself justified the use Of neutral
ears on merchant vessels. Moreover.
according to reports from a trust
worthy source. n great number OF
mereha rtmen have beer armed in
arder to destroy German submarines.
~. by ramming them. These ships,
thereby. loss their character as mer-
chant ships aid become war vessels.
germany. therefore. Is again
Obliged urgently to warn all neutral
ships against English coast waters
after February Is. s s from that date
the German admiralty will prosecute
the war with all the means at her dis
nosal AGAINST war ports and British
rrmed merchants ships.
Neutral vessels which are then
stili within the war zone will run the
same risks a. II they pursued course
through the middle Of sea battles be-
tween Germany and Great Britain,
the Mace and date Of which cannot
- m1tl3c kft,ss NJ FOR these ffSSS fseer-
many cannot be responsible
.sThA SrOuta around acotlAnd cannot
] III esgf13A1Afed by mlpi94 1bsfa, ~
1les tth shs
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-14
SHIPPING BILL
TO PASS HOUSE
RELIEVES If PRES.
IDENT STANDS FIRM EXTRA
SESSION rs CERTAIN.

Washington. Feb. i3s--.By direction
of President Wilson the fight for the
administration ship bill was today
transferred to the house and arrange
ments made to put it through that
body early next week. The COM
promise bill was introduced by Chair
man Padg@tt. At the same time a
call was issued for a caucus of house
Democrats for Monday night. AT this
caucus H,e bill will be endorsed and
Instructions given for action on gag
rule under which the bill will be
passed after six hours debate.
While the plan to pu. the bill
through was being whipped into
shape by the leaders of that body the
senate was killing time on the Reed
resolution proposing cloture in the
senate.
II Is now agreed by everybody con-
eeFned isaas IL President Wilson
stands BY his guns the appropriation
bills VIII fail, thus forcing a special
session of congress Unless EresitiAnt
yg1lNQn recSde4 a,kfa 0nS IN elsiJA
a4s q 3Ass ~ sss!4 . Z Il aea
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-14
.CuMARDER MAY
RAISE j. 5. FLAG
DOW WILL USE EVERY
DEVICE TO BRING SHIP
THROUGH SAFELY.

London, Feb. 13.--Just before the
Cunarder Lusitania cast off from
Princes Landing stage today and
swung her nose into the Mercy for
her westward dash, Captain Dow said
TO your correspondent:
Tell the American people that I
will resor; TO every legitimate de-
vice to escape the German pirates
and bring my ship and passengers
safely under the lee OF the Statue of
Liberty. On the last eastward trip,
memorable 70 my mind on account OF
tho extremely sempestuous weather.
the majority of my passengers were
Americans That is not the case on
this trip. hoisted the Stars and
stripes on the eastward trip because
OF the danger of German, pirate sub
marines II a similar danger arises
again I shalt 40 the same thing. be-
cause II mf passengers have 30 die
through German torpedoes am sure
tsaey would rather 90 down under the
GtAre and STRIPES than under any
athAr ~: nut I m aatlin9 ~ m
l&er M sln ~
IN ~ u M y s u e& a X "
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-14
GAME LOSERS ARE
SAWIERS Of WOOD
ANCIENT DAYS RECALLED BY
SCENE In Y. NJ. G.. A. AUDI
TORIUM.

That they are game losers was
proved last night when the reps
resentatives OF other States. who
Were defeated by the Nirginians in
the Native State membership contest
OF the Y. NJ. C.. A., which ended week
ago. paid the penalty for losing
They sawed ieoad OF the hardest and
knottiest wood that the yictors could
find The saving was done on the
platform of the Y. NJ. G. A. audi
torium i'm the presence of nearly three
hundred members.
II was done with ordinary buck
saws" operated by ordinary muscle
power and the work was concluded
by the six saw operators who actually
worked under the direction Of Fore
man" Walter ID. Thomas, chairman
of the losing group within half
hour.
The loscrs-~those who sawed the
wood and who contributed to the en-
tertainment OF the victors-appeared
at the 'iwoodsawin social attired as
farmers. wearing oyeralls, straw hats.
and earring MfsErs Ut -irt y htfMrrn
their teeth.
Old Ttmc FMrwa scene.
The hacksround d the action of
|kROsa tho seso ~ IA allngl1aig
Z ~ ETH Y! b ~.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-14
Real Facts as to Russian Re.
tirement Not Yet Known,
But No Defeat Admitted
Using Artillery
In Western Zone
No Fighting of Decisive Char
acter Along French and Flan-.
ders Front-Page Presents
Note to Britain

London, Feb. f3.---It will re-
qufrc days for the exact situation
I'm the eastern thcater OF the
war to become known. Dispatches
from Berlin describe tho city as
in fcstal attire with the schools
giving holidays to signalizc a great
German triumph, but at tho
same time there are no despon-
dent reports from Pctrograd, or
other centers OF Russian forces.
There Is fighting. heavy. dcsper-
ate fighting, almost from the
Niemcn river. on the north, down
to the Polish end of tho Carpa-
THAN passes leading into Rnko-
wilma, goes without saying, but
there are no uninterrupted Ger
man victories. The Russians may
have fallen back from the Maxu.
riau Lakes into their own terri.
tory, but the Germans have ahan-
,Ioned LODI. and the direct drive
to Warsaw. The Austro-G German
forces may have forced way tnt0
Bukowina, causing tho RusdAn0
to fall hack, but the Russians -
the same time are practically
through the mountains south from
Dukla Pass.
Two theories are advanced for III
latest German move. one of which 4
with the presence OF ~
Kaiser himself on the battle line. TIM
theory 81 that he wants to lay War,
saw before the Reichstag, which COD
venes in two weeks. to pass upon Z
new enormous war loan.
Emperor Pressing Advsntzge.
The second deals with the effects On
the Russian troops OF r. series Of d.,
feats. A drive through Poland
narassing the Russians. defeAtinG
them, driving them. in the estimation
Of observers, can have hut one s6eCl
upon the n1craie OF the Russian army
and strategtcally this effect must d
driven nome before the western thea,
ter OF the war becomes the most In.
portant again. They must be. DO.
feated. Tho taking of Waraaw and
a curved sweep south to Runnnnla
would aid n this. and the EmpAr0s
is there TO see 1t done
It cannot be known now whethez
no drive developed by Marshall VCr
linden burg. which caused the Hus-
,ians to fall hack. was unexpected cf
1ot. Whatever II was. ii was sudden
md desperate. ReiinQuishing thu
renter drive east of Warsaw. after I
bad repulse along the Bxurn, MarSnAl
Won Hindenburg, utilizing the mar.
transportation facilities OF IN
armies, came down In a Southwestern.
y sweep on to the lakes, JOhAufiie.
burg. Lyck and the southern end d
East Prussia. The Russians then fel
back.
Nothing De4initeIy Known.
1t is not definitely settled what NJ
become of the Russian right which ~
he north threatened Tiisit. and In 1
.urve successfully brooded over Gum.
Insterburg and other strategtt
titles. These forces are not mention.
ID In the dispatches officialiy. but uM.
it has been said that the
nave been forced back east over tn
pru ssian border. Until Petrograd d
3relin settle officially the mystery. 4
S fair to assume that the armies y
his section are still deadlocked. n
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-14
Decline to Have Anything to
Do With Move to Effect Per-
manent Settlement
Say They Have
Nothing to Adjust
Declare They Have Been Per-
sistently Maligned and That
Some Members of Commits
sion Are Biased

New York, Feb 3-Scventy- one
coal operators Of Colorado, all of
whom joined last September iii re-
iectiug President Wilson's plan for a
three-years truce as a preliminary to
"A permanent settlement Of their diff
ferences with the rninoSss, have now
declined TO have anything to do with
the Colorado Coal Commission. which
was appointed last November by the
President to study the situation, and
60 devise peace plan in accordance
with their findings.
The operators declare that there
are no differences To settle and that If
there were they would hesitate TO
submit heir settlement to commits
sion which, in their opinion. is strong
~ biased against them. The commits
sion is beaded by Seth Low, and the
mem hers are Patrick Gilday, former
president of the second district of
the United States Mine Workers of
America, and Charles w. Mills, a
Philadelphia operator. The Colorado
operators assert that Mr.. Mills has
been closely associated with Mr.. Gil
day. and that his appointments to the
commission was made at the latter's
suggestion
OGers Good Offices.
On January IL. Chairman Low ad =
dresses TO President ID. W. Brown. of
the Rocky Mountain Fuel Company.
4 letter offering the good Offices OF
the commission on December III, 1914.
in which the findings OF the anthracite
strike commission were referred TO
"a indicating possible way out of
the difficulties. il being the opinion
az the president that the principles
involved were capable Of extension
To the Colorado situation, Mr. Low
added that ii Was ont the business
OF the commission TO investigate any
thing. or to go into the past in any
way. He also mentioned the letter
written by John u. Rockefeller. Jr..
In which was described he scheme
adopted by the Colorado Fuel and
Iron Company to afford easy access
on the ! art of its employees to its
officers with reference to grievances.
The answer Of the seventy-one opera
tors to this communication IL as fol-
lows:
\ Curt Refusal.
'Sir-The undersigned operators OF
coal mines In Colorado. producing 81
per cent of the coal mined In the
State, acknowledge the receipt OF your
letter on January 10.
We thank you for the tender OF
your good Offices. but beg 10 state.
that. under existing conditions. there
is no way IN which your commission
can be of service to the coal mining
Industry In this State.
we believe that II would be M
wise for YOU to come 10 Colorado as
a commission or TO attempt In any
way TO raise new issues. or revive
those which have been settled by the
termination OF the strike.
Our employees both before. during
and since the strike. have been, and
are. working eontentediy. and their
relations with tbs are such that should
any differences arise in the future
they can be adjusted satisfactorily
without the assistance of your COM
mission.
Referring to the Presidents let
ter OF December 81. 1919, a copy OF
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-14
SUFFRAGE PLANK
IN NEXT PLATFORM
SOUTHERN STATES woMEN,s con-
FERENCE TO TACKLE NEXT Ma
TIoSAL CONVENTION.
WOMEN VOTE IN CHINA
LOCAL Equal RIGHTS ADVOCATES
HEAR INTERESTING ADDRESSES
AT JEFFERSON HOTEL
AUDITORIUM.

Two entertaining and Instructive
addresses on woman's suffrage were
gracefully delivered last night at the
jefferson Hotel auditorium by two of
the leading women for tho cause in
the South, and n large audience.
mainly If women. welcomed the
speakers with considerable enthu-
siasm.
Mrs. Stephen Putney. one Of Rich
monds former gracious citizens. and
INNS aKte Gordon, OF New Orleans,
a suffragette Of international note,
were the kpeakers Mrs. b. B. valen-
tine, president of the State League.
presided 4. the meeting and intro
duced the speakers.
Prior TO the speaking. which be-
gan at s:45 o'clock. ladies of the
local branch of the league got busy
among those present and secured
number OF signatures to petition
to be presented the next legislature
portant question.
Wornan's Inherent Right.
Mrs. Putney told the old but enter
tanning story of the inherent right OF
women TO exercise privilege OF fran
chise because they were part ana
parce, Of ts,c body polite. and be-
cause there was TO reasonable excuse
why a woman who owned property
and who paid taxes should not have
an opportunity of voting for people 70
formulate laws for the protection OF
such property.
She brought out very forcipiy the
point that many men who were given
the great right OF franchise were en-.
tirely irresponsible had never owned
an inch of property. had never con-
tributed a cent TO the uplift or hu-
mainly, and were in many instances
a menace to the peace and dignity OF
the community In which they lived,
while the mothers of the community,
the backbone of the responsibility OF
The community. and those who fought
for the maintenance Of responsibility
of the State, were compelled to stanu
helplessly by. and see 1t all.
The good laws upon the statute
books" said Mrs. Putney. which the
men have made. and which they have
great trouble in having observed.
would be seldom disregarded II the
women had hand In the election OF
those who have the handling ana tns
enforcement Of the laws"
Fight for Children.
Miss Gordon dwelt at some length
upon the fight the women in Louisa
fror+frued IN SeCond Page.)
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-14
CoIoRApo's GOVERNOR I'LL.
Pneumonia and breakdown Threaten
His Life,

Denver. Col. Feb 13,---George A.
Carlson, Governor of Colorado, is sc
riously Ill at his home. a victim of
pneumonia. His condition Is attributed
TO a breakdown caused by overwork
in connection with legislation, and his
efforts to clean the Statehouse of sew
eraf department heads. followers from
the preceding administration. guilty of
petty graft or extravaganza In Of
nce.
Since he took the executive chair
a month ago. and for several weeks
prior to that time, Governor Carlson
ha been INCREASINGLY at work. He
began with the formation of strong
reform legislative program ana when
he took office personally conducted In
vestigattons into various State depart
ments. with the result that two Off
eiais have been forced to resign and
others will be asked TO vacate.