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The sun., 1915-03-03

A telegram protesting against the &C.
tivity Of Major-oen. Leonard Wood and
Capt Johnston Of Con. Woods star In
assisting the oficers Of the American
Legion In organising the now league OF
volunteers was sent to Secretary of War
Garrison yesterday by the American
League 20 Limit Armaments. II was
signed by Bishop dreer, Mornay will
Jams and L. Hoilingsworth Wood. II
asserted that Gen. Wood and Capt. John
ston were attempting to influence pub
lie opinion in regard to the military
forces Of the country"
But the rush to join the legion con-
tinues. From all sections Of the eoun-
try, by mail and telegraph. applications
for membership blanks and indorss-
ments of the plan are pouring into the
headquarters Of the legion In the Mari
time Building. More than 1000 direct
applications have been received and
hundreds OF letters requesting further
Information as to the purposes OF the
organization are arriving. Many OF these
requests como from tho secretaries of
associations not only OF army and navy
men who have left the service but also
of craftsmen. trade unions and other
bodies OF men skilled in particular call
ings and explain that men active in
these organizations desire to bring up
the matter at their meetings.
While the legion makes no provision
for women members other than trained
nurses. Kate Masterson. the writer, sent
a telegram yesterday saying:
please enroll my name among those
heartfully anxious to serve"
War Veteran wants 70 Help.
Col. Frank Loveland OF 900 West Io2d
street. a veteran of the civil war. went
to the legion's headquarters to say tina,
while lie knew he was too old to become
member he was ready at any time 10
give assistance in getting the movemen,
under way. A number Of requests for
membership blanks came from natural
lied Englishmen. men who have seen
service under Roberts and Kitchener
Ono request came from "A clergyman who
wants to enroll his company of scouts.
Despite the efforts OF the newspapers
to make clear the fact that this 10 an
unofficial organization and that the
army and navy officers who are help
ing the hackers OF II are doing so as
citizens It Is evident from some Of the
ltltcTb rcteiNcu - on
lists as TO the plans and purposes OF the
legion. Many of the letters are
addressed to Major-Gen. Wood or to
Capt. Johnston. These two are not mem.
bers OF the legion. They cannot be
for the very reason that they are army
men. They are merely giving advice
and encouragement TO the civilians who
are backing the Organization.
Before any announcement Of the le-
gions formation was made Gen. Wood
sent to Secretary OF War Garrison a
letter OF explanation, showing the purely
civilian character OF the organization
and making II clear that neither he nor
any other army officer was giving 70
II time taken from official duties. This
letter reached Washington on Saturday
night and 1; is supposed that II had not
yet come to the notice OF Secretary Gar
rison when on Monday night he an
nounced that he had requested a report
from Gen. Wood.
The sun., 1915-03-03
FINDS ABUSE ONLY IN
INARTISTIC ROUGING
Head of Art School Says
Women Should Avoid Garb
That Holds the Eye.

NEWARK, y. J., March 2.-No woman
Of refinement will wear on the street, In
church or while on a shopping tour
clothes that will attract undue attention
to herself was the opinion expressed to-
day by Frank Alvah Parsons, president
OF the New York School OF Fine and
Applied Arts before the Contemporary
Club OF Newark. in Wallace Han.
There is no harm IN woman using
rouge and powder unless to such an
extent that they can be detected" he
said. ut is only when the use is in
artistic that there is abuse"
Skirts 30 tight as to impede ones
walking, sleeves So lifted as 80 prevent
the wearer from lifting her arms TO he.
head. and bodices SO badly fitted as TO
prevent normal breathing, he thought
should be tabOoed.
Mr.. Parsons severely criticised the
women who do not consider themselves
we'll dressed unless bedecked with Jewels
and gay colors, regardless of the time
Of day or the occasion. He said women
who knew better should set better ex-
ample He thought women should not
give their castof finery to their serv-
ants, who know no better than to wear
their gayest apparel on all occasions.
The sun., 1915-03-03
GETS $l25,OOO BACK IF SOBER.
Oswin J. O'Brien Puts Fortune In
Trust for Two Years.

To gain control over sI25.000 Oswin
Jerome OBren OF the Farmoun, Hotel
Jersey City, must be temperate for the
next two years II he can convince the
Supreme Court that ne has not been in
toXicsted during that time he Will ge,
the property. II not he must wait two
years longer and then provo that he has
been temperate during the previous two
years.
Under these considerations Mrs. Ethel
d. OBrien withdrew yesterday a pro-
ceeding to declare her husband incom-
petent because Of intemperance and for
the appointment OF = committee OF his
property. In her application she alleged
that her husband has recently disposed
Of some of his securities and because OF
his wild extravaganza while intoxicated
she feared he would dissipate his prop
erty.' She alleged that he has been in
toxicated three times a week since 1912.
when he inherited a fortune from his
father.
Under tho agreement by which O'Brien
puts his property in trust for two years
his wife Is to get $4,000 year for the
support OF herself and young son and
her husband will receive $4,000 year.
The sun., 1915-03-03
ENTERTAINMENT OF NEGATIVES
Young People Plan Surprises for
stony Void Beneht.

Members OF Auxiliary 10 of the Stony
Void Sanatorium, who for several years
have given an Easter week entertain
ment for the benefit OF that institution
are arranging something novel for
Faster Monday night, April 8, at the
Ritz-Carlton. They are to give ball
for the mentally unemployed' and one
Of it's features will be an "unintelligence
office" where unframed experts will be
on hand for uninvestigation, The young
people who are getting up this enter
tainment will spring many original ideas
on the people whose fads have put them
In the class of undesirabes.
On the committee are Miss Caroline
Alden Weir. Miss Helen Sloan, Miss Alice
Fox Miss Mary Jones, Miss Marguerite
Henderson and Miss Mary Sturges.
Among others Interested are Mrs. T.
Ringwood Hewitt, Miss Frances Hoppin.
Mrs. ". Strother Jones, Mrs. Howard
Mansfield, Mrs. iansdale Boardman,
Mrs Henson y. Sloan, Mrs. John Il,
Kerr, Mrs. Ernest tlagg. Mrs, j, Alden
Weir. Mrs. stephen q. clark and Mrs,
Robert 8. Brewster.
Tickets may be obtained from Miss
Mary c, Sturgcs, ll6 East Thrty-sixth
street
The sun., 1915-03-03
16O BOY COPS JOIN
THE CITY'S FINEST
They'll Help Clear Gas House
District Of Crap Games and
Street BOnfires.
MUSTERED IN AT STATION

Last night $50 youngsters proudly
announced to their fathers and mothers
that they were duly appointed mem-
bers Of the Twenty -hrst precinct boy
-yoiics and that a real police lieutenant
IN uniform mustered them In in q real
ooiice station.
Before Lieut. Maher stepped to the
door of the East Twenty second street
station yesterday afternoon and blew
his police whistle the street was as bare
40 Hsmelin town after the Piper played
the children into the mountainslde. As
the blast sounded with "a rustling that
seemed like a bustling' those $50 boys,
appearing miraculously. swarmed up
the steps into the station and around
the desk, each aquiver with expectancy
They had counted the hours since Capt.
John r. Sexton first thought OF or
ganizng them to help quell the tough
boys in the gas house district along
the East River between Fourteenth and
Twen,y-third streets and keep the pre-
cinct clean generally.
Captain said Lieut.. Maher in his
best official tones to twelve-year-old
Theodore Cooteraz. your men will re-
port three times a week to Lieut.. Keane
At the farm for drill and instruction
in their duties AS police officers OF New
tliy
The boys could hardly believe II, for
tho farm is the drill ground Of the
real mounted police, at Twenty second
street and East River.
"As soon as We have distributed these
bundles from the Mayors committee
through the precinct" and he pointed to
two large piles of packages. we will get
YOU men badges and print you book
OF rules. IL we have to take up a collec-
tlon to do II. In the meantime be vigi-
liant In detecting street bonfires. crap
games and fights, and in warning other
boys against the use of cigarettes or
pro-fane language. Now you are dis
inissed-and be sure you go out in an
orderly and dgnified manner, like good
officers
That last was hard command for
boys from 10 to Is to obey but they
managed some kind of salute and
avalanched to the sidewalk. There Coo
teraz. casting dignity to the winds and
brandishing his broom handle night
stick. shouted Tree cheers for de loot 90
The cheers given with will. Capt
Cooteraz. Lieut.. Frank Debella and
Sergts. Ralph Morris. Willie Miller,
Fatty Williams and Gus Langessera
went into executive session and decided
to call the first drill for Wednesday.
81 think it's a good thing said Lieut..
Maher aftcrward. IT'S better TO let
them pretend they're cops than be get
ting into mischief. And II We catch
them young enough II will help lot
Several ministers around here approve
Of the idea. and Of course the boys are
crazy about IT,"
The sun., 1915-03-03
PEACE LEAGUE ATTACKS
NEW LEGIONS SPONSORS
Bishop Greer Signs Protest to Secretary of War GalTi
son Against Help Given Volunteers Movement by
Gen. Wood and Capt. Johnston.

ing Capt. Johnston replied by tele-
phone that Or. Hausmann had received
authority from Gen. Wood to put the
furniture In the vacant room and ex-
planned the circumstances to the Colonel.
He added that the furniture had already
been moved by DR.. Hausmann. the new
quarters having been obtained In tn.
Maritime Building at 10 Bridge street.
as DR.. Hausmann announced on Mon
day.
Secretary Hausrnann and his as
sistants will begin tonight or to-mor-
row TO send out the blanks for appli-
cants for membership. All requests and
inquiries should be addressed to him at
Room 303, Maritime Building. 10 Bridge
street. New York
The sun., 1915-03-03

An evening newspaper printed last
night n story that the legion had been
kicked out of the Army Building by Col.
A. l.. Smith. the depot quartermaster
who has charge of the building. As a
matter OF fact the officers OF the legior,
never assumed thaf headquarters were
to be established in that building Major
Gen. Wood granted permission 10
Secretary Hausmann 10 move office
furniture in there over Sunday and TO
let IL remain there In an empty room
until quarters were obtained elsewhere.
It having been explained that such quar-
ters would be available within a day
or two.
Col Smith early yesterday sent a note
10 Capt. Johnston asking him about the
legion's furniture In the Army Build
The sun., 1915-03-03

"Scotch Mists" for now.
Overcoats that combine
the smart features of a "fair-
weather" coat with the rain
proof effectiveness Of a rain
coat.
Handsome Scotch cheviots
rainproofed.
The sun., 1915-03-03
'Registerod trsdemark.

An added convenience!
Our neW store at Fifth ADe-
nue and 41st Street, arith a
42nd Street entrance, is nOW
open.
Making four stores at yom'
service.
The sun., 1915-03-03

There's a self-Satished air
to the man who has done his
duty well.
We feel that way about
our Spring stocks.
Four stores replete with
everything new and Springy
for men and boys.
Spring suits, overcoats,
furnishings, hats, shoes and
sporting goods.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-09-08
LOOK OUT FOR THESE FOLKS.

A man and a woman dropped into
a small town and put up at the best
hotel. The next morning they Sc
cured a rig each, and started over the
country asking the farmer folks for a
chicken for an orphans home in st.
Louis. After two days begging they
sold the chicken to local produce
man for $50 and left town. Their
loot included several cash donations.
A variation of the scheme is for a
man, wearing some sort of badge, to
call on the farmers under the name
of the department of health and de-
mand to see his poultry. After ex-
animation he condemns twenty or
thirty hens and tells the farmer they
are diseased. He very kindly offers
to take the chickens to the nearest
commission merchant and sells them.
The scheme is being worked all over
the country.
If a man or woman calls on you
with a demand that looks suspicious,
call up your local authorities and ask
by what right they are asking to in
pect your stock or poultry. When you
get the answer, turn them over to the
police Richland Republican.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-09-08
ALFALFA AND CANADA THISTLES.

Alfalfa growers in Wisconsin have
found that that crop is bad for Can
ada thistles-and good for the farmer.
Canadian thistles are aggressive and
persistent fighters for the possession
of the soil and against almost any crop
are a consistent winner, but finds the
battle with alfalfa bad one. The
trouble from the standpoint of thistles
is that so many generations of alfalfa
come on the field and at such frequent
intervals that the thistle doesn't have
a fair chance. The mower comes
humming along every time the thistles
get start, and off goes their heads
several times every year.
So it is with quack grass and other
noxious stuff-they no more than get
over one setback when they get an
other and another. And alfalfa fills
the barns so fast, and comes back
in the form of barnyard fertilizer, and
loosens the soil so that these noxious
things cannot get fOothold. All
over the state come reports that these
plants cannot hold their own against
alfalfa and that is one reason for a
greater acreage of the greatest farm
crop in the world.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-09-08
A TOAST TO LAUGHTER.

A Southern country editor-the pre-
siding genius of the Intelligencer of
Anderson, South Carolina-has written
a toast to laughter:
Here's to laughter, the sunshine of
the soul, the happiness of the heart,
the leaven of youth, the privilege of
purity, the echo of innocence, the
treasure of the humble, the wealth OF
the poor, the bead on the cup of pleas
ure; it's dispels detection, banishes
blues and mangles melancholy; for it's
the foe of woe, and the destroyer OF
depression, the enemy of grief; 1t is
what makes kings envy the innocent;
it's the sheen on the silver of smiles,
the ripple on the waters of delight;
the CLINT of the gold of gladness; with
out it humor would be dumb, wit would
wither, dimples would disappear and
smiles would shrivel; for it's the glow
of clean conscience, the voice of a
pure soul, the birth cry of mirth, the
swan song of sadness.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-09-08
FIRE MARSHAL'S
REPORT FOR YEAR
Some Fires and Their Lessons.

The report of this department for
the last fiscal year, as usual, reveals
some startling facts.
During the fiscal year there were B.
12S fires reported and total fire loss
of $4,364,195.
2.O2S fires were in dwellings and
barns, doing a damage of $2,323, AIS;
so that about two-thirds of the num-
Der of fires and one-half of the total
losses occurred in buildings housing
human beings and domestic animals.
In such fires many lives are sacrificed
annually on the altar of carelessness.
Just a short time ago we received the
sad news of defective Fireplace in a
summer cottage at Lake Delavan
caused a fire in which three children
lost their lives. We are momentarily
shocked at such news, then forthwith
we forget all about it and neglect the
cause.
Analysing the causes of these fires
more closely, we find that 1876 fires
causing a loss of $1,059,770 were due
to defective heating plants, boilers,
furnaces, stoves, fire places, stove
pipes, hot-air pipes, smokestacks,
chimneys and sparks from the last
named. This department has often
called attention to the proper and safe
installation of heating plants, the pro-
per construction of chimneys, and the
necessity of cleaning these out regu-
larly.
There were two lightning losses on
rodded buildings with loss of $4,000
and 334 on buildings not rodded with
a loss of $464,240. This record again
emphasizes in the strongest manner
the efficacy of lightning rods, when
properly installed.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-09-08

but Mrs. Brown, who was ahead, was
struck and hurled against the oppo-
site abutment which supports the
structure. From this she fell to the
ground dead.
DR.. Brown was notified that she was
hurt and rushed home to fad the
worst had happened.
The funeral took place today
Episcopal service, no music many
Flowers and people. They buried her
in a stone vault on a hillside about
200 Yards from the house.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-09-08
OBITUARY.
Mrs. Jane A. Keene.

Mrs. Jane A. Shappell Keene was
born in the state of Illinois, April 3,
1896. She was united in marriage to
Mr.. Oliver Keen, who died in 1912,
on June "a, 1855. To the union four
teen children were born, eight sons
and six daughters. The sons are: Sam
nel, Frank, George, William, John,
Joe, Bert, Puril The daughters: Mrs.
Maggie Wayne, Mrs. Lydia Campbell,
Mrs. Mary Warmer, Mrs. Ollie Sock,
Mrs Ethel Cardy, and Minnie, who
died in infancy Mrs. Lydia Sock and
Mrs Mary Warmer, also preceded their
parents in death. The deceased is al
so survived by fifty-four grandchild-
rem, fourteen great-grandchildren and
an aged sister, and brothers: Mrs.
Maggie Register, of Fennimore, and Mr..
Chas. Shappell, of Marinette, Wis. At
the time of her decease, Aug. 16, 1915,
Mrs. Keene had reached the good old
age of 20 years, four months and thir-
teen days.
Funeral services were conducted at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Keene
where Mrs. Keen had been making her
home, and from the Boyce Creek
church, the Rev. Harberts, officiating.
The remains were laid to rest in the
Boyce Creek cemetery.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-09-08
TIE STORY ON MRS. H.T.
BROWNS DEATH, AS TOLD
BY RALPH MUESSE

MIR. Henry Muesse,of this city has
received a letter from his son Ralph.
giving the details of how Mrs. Editha
aasseI Brown came to her untimely
end. The letter in part, is as follows:
DR.. Brown intended to go to Chica-
go on Saturday last on the train which
leaves here at 2:40. About one o'clock
we had q terrific storm of hail and
rain which delayed him so that he
missed the train. Word of this reach
ed Valmora ranch and right after the
storm his girls started in town to
bring him home. They were driving
a burro team hitched to light bug
gy A second rain storm made them
turn back toward home. Now between
Valmora and Watrous there flows a
very small creek called Coyote Greek.
When the girls came to this they
found it so high from the storm that
shey could not get the burros across.
Mrs Brown saw the difficulty from
the house, and walked down on the
ether side of the creek. She gave the
girls directions to drive around an
other way and come down in Brown
pasture and, in the meantime she
would walk down the creek, cross the
railroad bridge and meet them on the
ether side. This was done. Togeth-
er they unhitched the team and turn
cd them loose. The three then start
ed back to the sanitarium by way of
ahe railroad bridge which offered the
Gully means of crossing the creek. The
railroad bridge consists of two very
heavy and deep Orders which support
ties and rails. 1t is about 35 or 40
feet above the ground and has no floor
or hand rail. A heavy freight train
Taught the three as they were about
& crOss-the girls m. lGged to escape
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-09-08
CRIyITZ HAS HORSELESS FARM

Marietta, Wis, Aug. I'll The age
of the "horseless farm" has arrived.
G. T. Wyckoff, of Crivitz, Marietta
county, who moved here from Bloom
ington, ILL.,, two years ago, is the first
farmer to make his record. Not only
does Wyckoff work an improved farm
Exclusively with tractor, but he clear
ed the farm and made it ready for
cultivation without horses.
Wyckoff holds the record also OF
having the largest acreage planted to
certified seed potatoes of any farmer
in Wisconsin. Of the 10000 bushels
of potatoes certified by the state in
1914, Wyckoff purchased 500 bushels
and has fifty-five acres planted.
His "horseless farm" consists OF 80
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-09-08

"a fires causing a loss of $148,245
were due to defective electric work
and installation, again showing the ne
cessity of having all such work done
by a competent and reliable electri-
clan.
Children playing with matches were
responsible for 142 fires and fire loss
|of $74,15O. Carelessness of grown-up
children with matches, and mice and
matches cause Isl fires and loss of
$1O7,975.
These statistics again teach the ne
cessity of keeping matches away from
young children and of greater care in
the use of matches even by adults.
Cleaning with gasoline and sundry
gasoline explosions caused 60 fires and
fire loss of 2,415, showing the great
necessity of proper storage, handling
and use of this most dangerous of all
inflammable liquids.
Kerosene lamp, lantern and stove
explosions caused III fires with fire
loss of $S4,970, showing clearly that
kerosene likewise is not free from
danger.
These fires or at least the large ma
jority of them and the consequent fire
waste could have been prevented had
proper care been exercised.
Let therefore the foregoing figures
teach us all lesson, looking towards
using more care and caution for the
prevention of fire waste in all the
walks of life.
M. J. CLEARY,
ms. Com. and Ex-Officio,
M,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-09-08
SONG OF THE OPEN ROAD.

Afoot and light-hearted I take to the
open road!
Healthy, free, the world before me,
The long brown path before me lead
ing wherever 1 choosei
Henceforth, ask not good-fortune, I
myself am good fortune,
Henceforth l whisper no more, post
pone no more, need nothing,
Done with indoor complaints, libraries,
uuerulous criticisms,
Strong and content I travel the open
road.-Walt Whitman.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-09-08

acres. He owns an eleven ton tractor,
which takes the place of horses in all
the farm work, and is also used in
many instances where horses could
not be used Wyckoff drives an auto
mobile and generally uses that for
trips to markets, but when heavy loads
are taken to town the tractor is used
to pull wagon trains of two or three
vehicles.-OcOnto Co. Enterprise.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-09-08
THE CLASSICAL QUARTET.

go, be We still" the alto sighed.
90, be we STILL" then she repeated;
The tenor listened, open-eyed.
And sang in accents slightly heated:
20 be We still" then both together
Raised up their tones with goodly will.
Bass and soprano slipped their tether
And all combined: 20, be We still"
An instant's pause save for this sound
Of chords upon the grand piano,
Then, with voice that ga We no bound
80, be We still shrieked the soprano.
90, be we STILL!" roared forth the
basso
In tones that set your blood a-chill;
Again the quartet sang en- masse; 80,
o, be We still! o, be We STILL"
The tenor then made the request;
90, be We STILL" in measures soaring;
And deep from out the basso's chest
80, be We STILL" again came roar
ing
80, be-O, be-" the fair soprano
90, be-O, be-O, be- until
Once more they drowned the loud
piano
With the impressive 'Be We STILL
IL"
80, be ye still" the alto walled,
20,
no
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-09-08
YES, SHE WINS.

There may be no judges at the de-
bate between man and his wife, but
it is easy to tell who wins.-Atchlson
Globe.