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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-05-17
FIFTH 4NSTALLMENT
THE FIGHT AT SIGNAL STATION

The operator at Signal station could
hardly nave been more peacefully en-
gagged than she was at the moment
George Storm threw open the office
door and paused on the threshold.
Helen looked up from her crochet
work. An expression of mirth lighted
her eyes. She contemplated her Wis
itor and his attitude quizzically. For
a man that has just lost his job" she
suggested, you don't look very seri-
ously worried" Then she bent her
eyes again on her work and her fin
gers mixed in miracles.
Storm took his time to answer: For
anybody that pretends to be on the
pay roll" he retorted, sauntering in
side, you don't seem to be doing a
whole lot for your own check. That's
not survey you're crocheting, is it?'
It's a piece of fillet lace" ex-
planned Helen, holding up the exhibit.
What are you going to make"
"A nightcap for the superintendent
that discharged you the other night
for helping me-" she answered, toss
ing the piece aside. Il really haven't
had work enough to keep me busy
lately. It's been remarkably quiet
around here for few days"-she APP
pealed to the agent-"hasn't it, Mr..
Lyons?"
Lyons, dry bargain, grunted lit
tie. Weather BREEDER" he snapped
laconically Something fast about
due"
What are you doing over here this
morning?" demanded Helen of Storm.
Looking for a job
You might take mine," suggested
Helen. lifting her eyebrows in pro-
fession of sympathy. 80
Whereabouts is tina: man Rhine
lander?" asked Storm lazily. Hasn't
he got some kind of construction
crmp around this joint?"
why, how stupid of me not to have
thought of Uncle Amos myself" ex-
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-05-17

Having done what struck him as an
artistic job on these, he replaced the
bills and climbing into the cupola
looked outside.
1t was then by good fortune that the
conductor and one of the two brake
men spotted him. To get back quick
they tagged the engineer-the train
was going at pretty good clip-and
started for the side. But this suited
Spikes own game, for as the train
slowed he dropped off and the crew,
thinking themselves well rid of a
nuisance, signaled their engineman
ahead But the nuisance they had
unwittingly let loose on the two con-
struction camps that day was long re-
membered at Signal as a classic.
The train was running not far from
Beaman when Spike left it, and stink
ing into the woods adjoining the right
of way he made his way as fast as
he could up to the Beaman telegraph
office, where he sent this message to
Seagrue:
Changed the two ties you thought
Rhinelander wears for two that suit
Seagrue.
The agent looked at the message
and tried to read it; held it off a little
distance and tried again; shut his
eyes, opened them, and rubbed them
up for failing sight, and. remembering
that there was as yet no pension sys-
tenn on the Tidewater line; then he
looked in perplexity at Spike. wonder
ing whether an escaped lunatic had
dashed in on him. Il can't make head
or tail of this stuff" he exclaimed in
disgust
"Who asked you to make head or
tail of it," shouted Spike hoarsely.
"Send the stuff as | wrote it-that's
all you have to do. Here's your money.
Say, where's the nearest livery stable
in this place, mister? l want horse"
He hardly waited to hear the answer
given him before he was on his way
out of the office. And without losing
a minute he got a horse where he
had been directed for one and rode
hastily away on it.
Helen, a few moments later, took
Spikes message to Seagrue When
she handed it to Lyons he said he
would deliver It. Placing the dupli-
cate on file, Helen resumed her Gro
Chef work.
Passing the Tidewater camp, Lyons
saw Rhinelander, Storm and Wood in
conference over unloading the expect
ed ties.
You don't need me over at the sta
tion,' said Wood to Rhinelander. "rll
send Storm with the men to look after
the unloading. I'll stay here with
these lazy graders"
Seagrue himself took the message
from Lyons. He read It with secret
satisfaction. The moment Lyons had
left, Seagrue called Delaney, hts fore
man, told him to get the gang together
to unload four cars Of ties the instant
the local freight pulled In. He calcu-
lated that possession of the ties would
be at least the big end OF the game in
delaying the opposition, and that It
would put him Gays to the good ahead
Of Rhinelander whether the latter re-
covered his property or not II litiga-
ton followed the ties could be paid
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-05-17

from the cab. knew be would attempt
any desperate expedient. but hardly
expected what followed.
Running his horse close to the NOV
ing train. Spike sprang from the sad
die to the engine itself and started
back, As he came over the top of
the cab. Storm on the tender con.
fronted him and shs two grappled.
Helen had at once taken the throttle.
but Spike. fighting Storm back into
the coal quickly put him at a disad-
vantage. He was, in fact, overpower-
ing him when Helen came to the res.
cue and raped the convict smartly
over the head. She jumped back to
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-05-17

claimed Helen. "Of course he has
And he's sure to have job for you"
He is sure,'' drawled Storm, "either
to have a job for me or the best
chance he ever had in his life TO get
licked-I give him his choice"
Kind of you," retorted Helen; he
wouldn't mind getting licked of
course, but he is short of men-I hap
pen to know that"
Maybe I'd better go over and give
him chance 70 hire me-"
Suppose I go with you. Oh" she
turned to the agent. q forgot-I'm
working" Storm looked at the agent
and laughed Mr.. Lyons?" began
Helen doubtfully.
Lyons anticipated her plea. Take
these Expense bills over to Uncle
Amos and ask him for an anonymous
check" he suggested.
Helen and Storm found Rhinelander
hard at~work. 1t was the first time he
had seen Storm since the night o..
the launch and he greeted his visitors
with a hearty laugh Licked?' He
echoed, after Helen had repeated her
companions threats. why. George, /
could whip rly weight in wildcats this
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-05-17
income Tax Law Defects.

Many persons doubt the wisdom OF
an income-tax law for the United
States. However. even those who be-
lieve in the principle Of taxing in
comes, ought to concede that the ex.
isting law has certain serious faults.
The measure is so imperfeetly drawn
in many respects that its meaning in
various sections is open to doubt
Treasury department decisions were
helpful in overcoming some OF these
defects, but not all.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-05-17
RedfieId,a scheme ImpraetIeaI.

The treasury situation today is large
" the result OF tariff slashing. It's sit
uation will be worse If we resort to
such despotic measures as Secretary
Redfield outlines. for. as in most for
eign lands gccAs are made cheaper
than in tho United States. and as ev-
ery foreign manufacturer must neces.
sarily seek to undersell his American
rival. the Redfield scheme in operation
would fall little short of being nation
wide prohibition" OF importations with
consequent reduction of customs reve.
nues very near to the vanishing point.
The Washington times., 1916-02-09
THIN FOLKS TURN
FOOD INTO FLESH
RepOrt Weight Increases of Ten To
Twenty-Five Pounds WAcR SRrROI
Was Taken With Daily
Mania.

II ycu are thin, rundown and under
normal weight and would like to put
on from ten to twenty-five pounds OF
good healthy flesh you must make your
meals do you more good than they are
doing now.
Flesh, fat and muscular tissue must
come from the food you eat, but * your
organs of assimilation are defective and
YOU lack the power to turn food into
flesh and fat much OF the good of YOUR
meals must leave your body as waste.
II YOU are ten pounds or more under
weight try eating q Sargol tablet with
every meal and take another just be-
fore going to bed and try to see ii this
is true in your case. Wci2h Yourself
before you begin and each ten days
theTca ftCr. DO this fer sixty days and
note the difference. Don't guess a. re-
suits Let thu scales tell their story.
Reported gains of from ten to twenty
FIVE pounds and even more from this
plan are by no means infrequent. Yet
the action is perfectly natural and en-
tirely harmless.
Sargol is q srlendidly balanced COM
bination of assinlilatiVe aids designed to
increase the nourishment you obtain
from your food ard so to make your
food develop healthy fat, flesh and mus
Cular tissue between your skin and
bores IT can be obtained from Jas.
O'Donnell or leading druggists every
where and each large package contains
a guarantee OF satisfactory weight in
crease or money back on sixty days
Use.-Advt
The Washington times., 1916-02-09
SOCIETY SURPRISED
BY DEANS WEDDING
WeH-KnoWn Army Officer Mar
ried to Miss Zimmerman, Of
Minneapolis.

Washington society displayed much
interest today in the news that Capt.
Warren nean, F!fth United States
Cavalry, fornerly stationed at Fort
AIycr who won the reputation Of be q.
ing one Of the most popular" young
Cr1rers stationed near Washington
had married Miss Ncrera Zimmerman,
Of hlinnednollS.
According to statements nsrribpd to
her mother Mrs Emil Zimmerman, ,
which wee transmitted from Mime
npolis TO Washington today, Miss
zimmerman ana Captain Dean were
married at San FranCiHCn o. an Epis.
.Co1al clergyman several days ago.
The ceremony was sole Glri7ed with
out even the brides rather being
Ia .en iutu the GcCl'
,lapInin Dean sailed for his new post
in the l'hil' '2tuss Yesterday. Mrs.
Dean will rrmain in san Francisco
for several weeks before joining her
husband.
Captain Jean while stationed at
Fort Myer held a unique position in
the scheme Of social things in ana
about Washington.
lie took active part in MANY charity
theatricals i'm Washington while mere,
often writing. staging AMI playing In
the entertainments. lie was az expert
horgeman and. through his efforts n
series Of exceptional army horse shows
were given at Fort Myer.
He not only managed these shows
but worked on the program himself
finding tlma during his military duties
to even visit the merchants about the
city and solicit their advert sements for
the programs Of horse shows and char
tty entertainments.
The Washington times., 1916-02-09
Private View of Films
Of The Times New Serial

A private exhibition OF the hlm YER
sion OF the first two installments OF
THE Strange Case OF Mary Page" The
Times new serial story. will be given
this evening at II o'clock by the Essa-
nay Film Company at Moore's Garden
Theater. The exhibition has been ar
ranged to show the film to a few eN-
perts in Washington prior TO the begin
ming Of the exhibition of the play, with
Henry Walthall and Edna sMayo in the
leading roles, at ten OF the locaI motion
picture theaters.
The fact that Henry p. Walthan plays
the leading mans role and that Edna
Mayo Is playing the part of Mary Page
has given unusual prominence to the
photoplay OF the serial. Mr.. Walthall
is regarded as one of the great artists
of the photoplay. He was one Of David
w. Griffith's famous coterie in the old
Biograph company with Mary Pickford
Dorothy Bernard Van Buren,, and other
big stars. Miss Mayo has secured num-
her OF gowns made by LADY Dun Cor
don CLucile"D. which are to be used In
costuming the photoplay.
The Washington times., 1916-02-09
MISS WILSON TO AID
IN FORUMS WORK
Daughter of President Will Attend
Meeting Sunday at Grover
Cleveland School.

Miss Margaret Wilson will attend the
first meeting Of the Grover Cleveland
Community Forum next Sunday at 2
o'clock, at the school building. Eighth
and T Streets. The forum is a part OF
the Margaret Wilson social center at
the Grover Cleveland School.
The community forum was organized
at a meeting called by Miss Frances S.
Farley, principal of the school. T.. j.
Ward, of the United States Bureau of
Education, Co-operated
At the organization meeting Prof.
Ward addressed the men of the neigh
borhood. and Allan Davis, chairman ot
the membership committee OF the Fed
GRAFTON Of Citizens Associations. and
principal OF the Business High School,
presided.
Officers chosen for the forum. to serve
temporarily. include A. j. DriscOll pres
tdeht; Leo Schoenthal, vice president
Miss Frances S. Farley. seCrctary.S
The forum will not conflict with the
Citizens Association OF the neighbor-
hood, it Is explained. The forum will
welcome all persons and engage i'm dis
cussions OF community matters for edu-
cational purposes.
The Washington times., 1916-02-09
7. R. NOTE BOOMS
CHILD'S SHIP FUND
Marjorie Sterrett Invites Colo
mel to Launching Of Dread
naught.

NEW YORK. Feb. 9.-Mariorie Sterrett
Yesterday invited Col. Roosevelt and all
his grandchildren to attend the launch
ing of the L. S. s. America. the battle
ship which she hopes to build with chill
dren's dimes. Marjorie hasn't set the
date for the launching yet. but she is
determined sooner or later Colonel
Roosevelt and all the patriotic children
who have contributed to her battleship
fund shall see their hopes realized.
Marjorie was a very proud and ex-
cited little girl when she started 10
school yesterday with a copy of Theo-
dore Roosevelt's wonderful letter which
he wrote to her on Sunday. The chill
dren crowded around her to see il. The
principal asked her to bring the real
II to all the children.
After school Marjorie settled herself
to write and thank her friend of the big
stick and the big heart.
Dear Mr.. Roosevelt" she wrote
"thank you for your letter and the
dollar ! hope you will bring all four
grandchildren and the bulldog to the
launching. We are going to have our
Sterrett."
The word battleship was underlined
three times, just to give the colonel ar
idea of how determined Marjorie really
is ABOUT LnlS DalTlOllC SCneIne.
Besides enlistinE Colonel Roosevelt as
| sponsor for the America, Marjorie re
| cruited yesterday the captain, one
| sailor and three ship poets.
The first applicant for the difficult
| job or captain is four-year-old Everett
| Seixas, who already holds the exalted
position OF office assistant" in hi!
fathers office. according to the neatl!
| typeNrltten letter he dictated.
Dear sir" it read, here is a dime
| Please put it with the other dimes 70
| the America. / hope it will be our big
gest warship and ! will be its captain
Yours truly, Everett Seixas. jr. (offic
| assistant"
The delicate task OF assigning the poe
| laureate of the America will proba bl
| Wilson, but for the present Salvato
Iraina holds the laurels. His is tn
first toast to the new ship. 1t reads:
Receive quarter from gratefu
friend,
Awake our country and her rights de
fend.
May quick success attend Miss Navy
| quest"
And proud America at anchor rest.
Marjorie has a ships artist. too Har
old p. Hutchison sends a letter with tw
dreadnaughts glowering on its sheets
| Harold is the son of Miller Rees
| futchison, Thomas A. I2dison's chic
engineer. He enlisted under Captail
Marjorie last week.
II have been thinking about the bat
tleship," he writes, "and l think I
would he nice to call it the T'ncl
sam because there has never been
ship named that. and there has been
| ship named America
I'VE boys and girls want to shoV
Congress something. They are to-
slow"
The single dime which she sent las
week has now grown to $73.55.
The Washington times., 1916-02-09
TO JOIN LEAGUE OF
FEDERAL EMPLOYEES
Men From Bureau of Engraving
and Printing Effect Tempo
rary Organization.

Employees OF the Bureau OF En-
craving and Printing are to form a
permanent branch of the National
League OF Government Employees
next week. This was determined up
or at a meeting held in Flynn's hall,
Eighth and X streets northwest last
night, when a temporary organiza-
tion was effectei.
Speakers from several branches OF
the league attended the meetings, and
advocated measures beneficial to
Government workers, particularly
Saturday half holidays in Washing ton
and a raise OF IS per cent. in pay
for all employees receiving less than
$500 year.
George i. Cain. national president
OF the league. spoke for Saturday
half holidays Other speakers were
Joseph A. Smithson. OF the PostoftiCe
Department, and T.. w. Roe, of the
Washington Navy Yard.
The Washington times., 1916-02-09
Herman POrtner Is Dead
After Motor Car Accident

Herman II. Portner. son OF the late
Robert Portner, millionaire brewer and
brother-in-law OF Congreasman Flood
chairman of the Foreign Relations Com
mittee, died in New York last night,
from injuries received in an automobIie
/ accident here about ten days ago
Mr.. Portner was apparently on the
road TO recovery, when his condition
suddenly took a turn for the worse.
and II was thought advisable to take
him to consult New York specialists.
His brother. Paul POrtner, accompanied
him.
Mr.. Portner lived at 1854 v street
northwest He was twenty-nins years
old and a graduate of the Virginia NIL
itary Academy.
He is survived by four brothers, A. ",
Edward c., Paul ", and Oscar G. Port
ner, and five sisters, Mrs. Henry d.
Flood, Mrs. A. v. KohleT, of New York /;
Mrs. d. g. Graham, Mrs w. =. Mere
dith. and Miss Hildegarde Portner, OF
this city. Interment will be At
Manassas.
The Washington times., 1916-02-09
POLLS.

Richard Mansfield. greatest romantic
success. "Old IIeidelberg." will be the
offering OF the Poll Players next week.
when 4. H.. Van Buren, will be seen in
the role of young Prince Karl. heir ap-
parent to the throne. who goes to
Heidelberg TO complete his education.
and who quite by accident learns a
great lesson Of the heart.
There are numerous character studies
which will afford the other members Of
the cast ample opportunities.
4 striking feature Of the production
VIII be the student chorus. which will
sing many famous university songs.
They will also add touch OF color by
wearing the brilliant student uniforms.
The Washington times., 1916-02-09
Capital Lawyer Charged
With Unethical Conduct

Hearing on charges of "unethicaI and
imDroper practices as an attorney b,
fore the PostOffiCe ] "paItment," lodged
against u. ]. Finley, an attorney, il
being held today in the Gffice 0f Se,-
0nd Assistant Postmaster General
PraeEcr.
Mr. Finley appeared before tho Sec
Ond Assistant Postmaster General with
his counsel yesterday. . answer to tho
allegations aE0insS him. The hearing
was continued t0dav hchinC ClnasI
doors. 1t ls stated that the proceeding
is private one Hnd th" ONLY persoT7s :
admitted outside oC the 6crartr1e-lt arc
Nv. Finley. Charles \. Douglas, his
counsel ana those presenting state
ments.
The Washington times., 1916-02-09
GERMAN
RESERVE 100000
British Expert Declares Kaiser
Still Has Great Forces Avail
able.

LONDON. Feb. 9.-No earlv ending OF
the war is indicated in figures regarding
GermanY's strength. compiled bv Colonel
Remington. military expert of the Times.
who exposed the British ammunition
shortage.
Germany now has a fighting reserve
force of about 2.O0OOOO ,men." wrote
forces are exhausted. the strength Of her
armies will not fall her"
Colonel Remington estimated that Ger
many had 100000 men available at the
outbreak of the war. OF this number,
200. 900 have been permanently removed
from service. having been killed. cap
tdred. or permanently disabled by
wounds. he estimated. About $500. .O0C
are in the field at present. he said and
about 100000 Of the remaining ZOO .OOC
service.
The Washington times., 1916-02-09
GAYETY.

The Sporting Widows Company comes
to the Gayety next week.
Thc cast Is headed by John Barry,
well known in Washington. for he was
long associated with the American
Beauties Company. In the Sporting
idows he is the featured comedian in
the principal musical comedy, which is
entitled "All in Fun" and which pro-
vides clean amusement OF the better
sort. Mr.. Barry is ably supported by
Billy Evans, another well-known come
uian, and a cast consisting of Ruth
Lockwood. Annie Mack. George Mack,
Babe Ducey. Abe Leavltt, Vincent
DuCey, and others
The Washington times., 1916-02-09
FloridanS to Meet.

Adjt. Gen. Clifford Foster. of the
Florida National Guard, will address the
Florida Society OF Washington tonight
in Hotel Logan. Senator Fletcher will
preside. Others on the program will in
Clude Miss Florence Hogan. Mrs. r. C,
l.. Moncure, Robert 6. Wall. Arthur B.
MCCreight Earl Carbaugh Arthur
Pierce, William Morsell j. Frank Dug
gan, James Young. Roland Rodrick
Newton Hammer, and Byron b. Blod-
The Washington times., 1916-02-09
BELASCO.

With Miss Eleanor Painter heading
the original cast from bits long run at
the Cort Theater. New York. Henry
Blossom spd Victor Herberts latest
comic opera success. The Princess Pat
will begin an engagement OF one week
at the Belasco Theater next Monday
night. Mr.. Herberts score contains
twenty real musical hits. among which
the most popular are ALLIES" Make
Him Guess" Love Is Best OF All"
For Better or for Worse" when a
Girls About to Marry" "Neapolitan
Love Song" and others
The Washington times., 1916-02-09
RAINY DAY CLUB IS.
BACKING MRS. EDISON
Once Advocated Short Skirts,
But Its Head Believes It
0VerShot Its Mark.

NEW YORK. Feb. ?.-The Rainy Day
Club, which advocated short skirts. to-
day lined up behind Mrs. Thomas A.
Edison i'm her campaign OF dress reform
when Mrs. A. NJ. Palmer, president, said
the club had overshot its mark.
The Rain Day Club was organized
in the days when skirts were long. to
release women from the bondage OF
muddy petticoats about their feet" she
said. But now skirts couldn't be any
shorter without-well, they just couldn't
be any shorter
Mrs. Edison is heading the dress re-
form movement of the Orange On. j.
owmen's Club. Gowns with extreme
exposures fore and aft come under the
ban OF disappToval.
The Washington times., 1916-02-09
NATIONAL.

ION Trial will be the attraction at
the National Theater next week.
A play without laugh or Il love
scene. 4 hero without a big speech? IT
can't be done. cried the critics. And then
Elmer j.. Reizenstcin, a boy not yet
full grown. did II. and the biggest thea
tors in New York were not large enough
to hold the audiences that crowded TO
see "On Trial" all the past season.
This New York success appears with
q competent cast, including Frederick
Perry, Frederick Truesdell, Gardner
Crane, Neil Moran. Lawrence Eddinger,
Jane Wheatly and others.
The Washington times., 1916-02-09
LECTURES.

At the Belasco Theater next Sunday
evening and Monday afternoon. f. NJ.
Newman will conclude his verbal and
pictorial presentation OF his journey
around and through South America
with traVcl-talk entitled BOLIVIA,
Costa RiCa, Panama" In realistic
motion pictures and truthfully Coiored
views. he will conduct his hearers from
the sea coast In northern Peru, across
the Andes TO La PaZ. the strange cap
ital above the clouds. thence across
mysterious Lake TitiCaCa back to the
sea coast again, where, at GuayaquiI
The Washington times., 1916-02-09
LOEW,S COLUMBIA.

Beginning next Sunday and continuing
until Wednesday. Charlotte Walker will
be seen in The Trail of the Lonesome
Pine" Lasky- Paramount production,
at LoCw's Columbia Theatcr.
Thursday, Friday. and Saturday Flor
ence Rockwell will be seen in He Fell
in Love with His Wife" n PallasPara-
mount picture Miss Rockwell Is sup
ported by a capable cast including For
rest Stanley. Page Peters. Lydia Yea
mans Titus and Howard Davies.
The Washington times., 1916-02-09
KEITH'S.

Weber and Fields. of Broadway music
hall fame, have been reunited for Keith
vaudeville, and will make their 1are-
well joint appearance at the B. r.
Keith Theater next week. The bill in
cludes Mr.. and Mrs. Frederic Noelker
and associate artists IN Music Ham
Charms Josie Heather and company.
in their London music hall ditties and
dances Marshall Montgomery, assisted
by Edna Courtney; Gertrude DE Long
and Spencer Ward; Bert Melrose; Burns
and Lynn: the Grazers in "A Pavlowa
In Pants" the pipe organ recitals ana
the Fathe news pictorial.
The Washington times., 1916-02-09
Norman Angel Coming.

The District of Columbia Branch OF
the Woman's Peace Party announces a
nub!ic mass meeting to he held at Polls
Theater the afternoon of February q
Norman Angel. the author. will he the
principal speaker. The George Wash
ington Birthday celebration which was
planned. will not be held. it is an.
nounced