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Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1916-11-02
REPUBLICANS
HEARESCH
SPEAK
CONGRESSMAN DISCUSSES
PRESENT ISSUES AT THE
COURTHOUSE ON THURS
DAY EVENING

Congressman John J, Esch Of La
Crosse, the representative at Wash
ington from this district, has served
twenty years in congress. At the Re-
publican meeting at the courthouse on
Thursday evening ne gave the ad-
dress, discussing the issues Of the
present campaign. During the day
lac had ridden ninety miles in an auto
mobile, visiting Merrimack, Prairie
du Sac, Sank City, Spring Green,
Black Hawk, Witwen, and other
places in the southern part of the
county The roads were not the best
and at times the machines had diff
Guilty in getting along. Besides the
congressman, others in the party
were:
Lieutenant Governor E. F. Dithmar,
Baraboo
George Carpenter, Baraboo, candi-
date for the assembly
Former Assemblyman Wilber Ca
hoon, BarabOo.
George w. Andrews, Baraboo, Re
publican county chairman.
Clerk of Court A. H. Clark, Baraboo.
County Treasurer J. H. Mastin, Bar
aboo.
William Welk, Baraboo, candidate
for sheriff.
F. A. Cooper, Merrimack, candidate
for county clerk.
Supervisor w. H. Ode, Baraboo.
Register of Deeds G. M. Dubois,
Baraboo.
Failed to Keep Pledges
The speaker was introduced by the
chairman, George w. Andrews, who
spoke of some of the important ele-
ments in the campaign.
Mr.. Esch said that the Democratic
party had failed to keep the pledges
made at Baltimore in 1912, and among
Ghem he noted the following:
The Democratic platform advocated
but one term for the presidency and
this has been broken by Woodrow
Wilson seeking the office for a second
time.
In 1912 the Democrats believed that
GOastwise vessels should pass through
the Panama canal without paying toll.
Later congress repealed the act and
che president signed the bill.
The party guaranteed not to destroy
any legitimate industry in the United
States by changes in the tariff. The
tariff was revised by the Underwood
act, the claim being the tariff imposed
was for revenue only. Sugar was re
duced twenty-five per cent and be-
came free in 1916. The result was the
closing of a number of sugar factories
in this country.
AS the result of farm products be-
ing placed on the free list, millions
of bushels Of corn, meats by the car
go, cattle, barley, eggs and other prod
ucts have been imported into this
country to the detriment of the farm
er.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1916-11-02
Was Reliable

After leaving Baraboo the young
man took an assumed name. When
Mr.. Crawley reached Delavan he Wis
tied all the hotels and other public
places, but could get no definite trace
Giving up the task he went to the sta
ton to inquire about the time of q
train for home when he was advised
to visit wooden mill not far away.
When he went to the mill he was at
once told by the foreman that young
man had been working there who an
swered to the description, but had
given up his place on account OF one
OF his eyes. Later in the day Mr..
Crawley found his son, who was glad
to return for a visit with the home
folks. The foreman of the mill was
very reluctant to have the young man
give up his place and hoped he would
be able to return soon. He liked hfm
very much, and told Mr.. Crawley he
was one OF the most faithful and re-
liable young men in his employ.
From Baraboo to Minnesota
After leaving Baraboo the traveller
went to Minnesota, where he remained
some time, and later went to Seattle,
and from there to Alaska. He made
two trips from Seattle to the north
country being employed in various
capacities On one occasion he made
a long trip with dog train and saw
some of the real weather Old BoFeas
hands out to the inhabitants of that
country.
Falls From Scaffold
wrestler He engaged in several
bouts and received considerable meM-
ton on the sporting pages. Later hs
injured his ankle in a fall from scat
fold, and after that time was not able
to engage in this diversion. The ankle
has not entirely healed
Hand in Shredder
On another occasion while employed
on a farm his hand was caught in y
shredder and he was seriously injured
The surgeon was able to do such AN
excellent operation that he is not
much tie worse for the experience.
The eye is improving and hopes are
entertained that it will return to q
normal condition.
The young man enjoyed seeing
much Of the world, but was pleased
to return to his native heath and to
see his relatives and companions after
three years and more of travelling
here and there.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1916-11-02
istration has also provided for 10000
new offices at a great cost.
The Mexican Trouble

The speaker discussed the Mexican
situation, which has extended over
four years. He pointed out many mis-
takes the administration has made in
handling the situation, among them
being the Vera Cruz affair, the killing
of part of Per~hing's force, the recog-
milton of OF : the warning factions,
and the the embargo on
arms .5 s. ~ -
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1916-01-24
on BEING AT THE BOTTOM

When the Lord of creation has a
really important piece of work to be
done he picks a scrub, we are told,
because the supposedly first-class
men long ago joined the competitive
scramble for worldly eminence and
are not open for the really important
jobs. Looking downward from his
dizzy heights each says "'Tis a small
matter. and | am busy with the affails
of nations. Let the proletariat settle
their own difficulties"
Here" says the man looking up
ward, here we need first-rate man.
and | am nothing but a scrub: but
someone must do it, and as there is
no one else I'll make stab at it,"
And so the truly great men. who
are the multitudinOus common men.
keep busy and keep the world moving.
The true test of fitness for the cap
taincy is reluctance to serve, and one
OF the rewards of those who serve in
the posts which are too thankless, too
difficult, too dangerous to attract is
that the server is given a tOuchstone
for distinguishing true from spurious
greatness, ito make the amazing dis
covery that most great men are dis
tinctly second-rate."
Ii is not altogether undesirable TO
be at the bottom. where with a clea-
head and two steady legs one may
work unostentiously and see the sky.
for only the gods and the half-gods
may look close at the sun and not bn
dazzled
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1916-01-24
THE GIFT-BEARERS

DO you know the gift-bearers? You
may tell them by the radiance of their
faces, for they blaze. you know, be-
fore they give off radiance. Radiant
heat comes from flame alone. The
gift-bearer early learns that the high
est giving is being-as one must be
all poet to be lyrical.
To be a gift-bearer you must never
never confuse the gift with the giver
You must learn not to confuse the
love you bear with the love you pride
yourself on receiving.
Everyone may be gift-bearer.
whatever his place in life, whether
he be given a child to rear, a book to
write, a house to put in order, a song
TO sing, a cheerful word to carry to
some poor stumbler in the dark.
II is only necessary to remember al
ways that the bearer is not the gift
and that one who has been chosen to
bear it should think always more and
more of the gift and less and less of
himself.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1916-01-24

The modern literary critic believes
the assumption TO be nonsense. He
does not believe that to bewildei the
reader is a proof of literary greatness.
az a man thinks he has a story TO
tell says Henry SydnOr Harrison n
a recent number of the Atlantic Month
ly, "ant deliberately sets to work 10
tell it in such a manner that only ex-
traordinary and brilliant persons can
hope to follow him, that man is a
dreary fool"
To battle, Illustrate and lock up"
the reader is a crime, he thinks, no
matter who commits il. The biggest
episodes, characters, conflict, morals
and meanings are not at all beyond
the mental grasp of ordinary persons.
And the greatest novelists have COM
monty. and without effort, lodged
their intentions in the minds of great
masses OF plain people.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1916-01-24
S:IS TO HONOR LINCOLN
JEWIELERS' SIGN WRONG

Are you one Of the many who be.
lieve that the clock signs of jewellers
are timed Sis in commemoration OF
the death of Abraham Lincoln? If YOU
are, don't be frightened. 1t isn't a
crime and you won't be punished BY
law. But you will be forced to admit
that you have been the victim Of one
Of the biggest pipe dreams" ever in
dulged in by a credulous public.
Most of us when we were little chill
dren on our way to school passed by
many jewelers. stores and noticed that
the big wooden clock in front of each
was timed about Sis Wishing to
know why, we went into the shop and
timidly asked the portly dealer in dia-
monds and brass suff buttons the rea-
son. OF course We were told that the
clock manufacturers had adopted this
unique method Of honoring the great
Lincoln. And We believed it. Why
not?
1t was with this world-old curiosity
Of childhood that another person in
quired of the jewellers of Columbia in
regard to the same question. OF the
five consulted. two were dead sure
that they were honoring Lincoln with
their clocks. although only one clock
of this kind appears in town; two were
certain that no other reason could be
found: one said he didn't believe that
LincOln's death had anything to do
with the affair.
Now the facts of the case are these:
Lincoln was shot AT about $3.50 D. m.
and died the next morning at 1922. A
copy of the New York Herald, owned
by the history department of the Uni
versity, printed the same day Lincoln
died. April 10. 1863. states clearly that
the President was shot at about 9:3O
O'Clock the night before and died that
morning at 7.22. And. furthermore.
the ten-vOlume life of Lincoln written
by NicOlay and Hay states the same
fact.
An editorial writer for the St. Louis
says that the clock
story was started by a New York man
who said that plausible lie would
spread more rapidly than the truth. /
The same writer also says that clocks /
were so timed as early as 1915.
Then why are these clocks manu- /
factured with the same mysterious
time on them? 4 letter received in .
answer to an inquiry to Swartchild & .
Company. an old jewelry supply house .
in Chicago, says: THE hands are
placed in the position showing the time |
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1916-01-24
NEW GOVERNMENT FOR Y. VI. c. A.
Proposed Constitution, made al
Home" Passed First Reading.

A plan of government that will fl
the needs of the University Y. NJ. c
A. is the idea behind the proposed
new constitution which has passed the
first reading.
The chief features of the new con-
stitItiOn,' said A. S. Emig, student
president of the Y. NJ. c. A., "are
/ breviiy and localizat ion of RESPONSE
bility."
The present constitution, like that
of the usual college Y. NJ c. A.. is
patterned after the city Y. NJ. c. A.
plan. The governing body consists
of a student board ana an advisory
council. This arrangement did not
produce satisfactory cooperation.
The new constitution has been
drawn up by a committee composed
of Dean Walter Miller, chairman,
Dean Charters, Mr.. Emig, Roscoe
Harper and Gardner Smith. Several
suggestions were obtained from ]. H.
Banks of st. Louis, state Y VI. c.
A. secretary.
A board of directors, consisting of
from nine to fifteen members, will
take the place of the old student and
faculty boards. A majority of the
members will be students, elected an
nually. The other members will be
alumni or faculty members. elected
every two years. Upon this board
will be placed the responsibility of
the work of the organization.
The new constitution is brief, so
that if any changes are necessary
later they can be effected without
trouble. Much of the detailed work
is left to the bylaws.
The organization is Incorporated
under the Missouri laws. If the con-
stitution is adopted at the second
reading, it must be filed in the Cir
cult Court.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1916-01-24
THE NEW WEEk

The clock begins to tick a different
tune, Get up. Get up" Ii inter
rupts your sleep. Light. soft and dim
peeks in the window. too. and won.
ders what you're doing there so lac
with here another week to conquer
The air comes in the open window
frame; outside seems different. evcI
as in your room, not like the atmOs-
phere of yesterday, for Monday has a
greeting all its own.
Things feel fresh and new to you
out-of-doors. You've been within TOO
much the day before; you breathe
deeply and step right out and uIrn
your thoughts to scenes OF acri N
Another week is here.
OF course. you feel little "woozy ''
Just think of Sundays dissipations
and the way that day of leisure inter-
fered with habits reins, meath which
We go from day to day in one big rush
and hustle.
Just take your time. Don't try TO
live it all in just one day A brand
new week lies stretched before YOU.
Monday is just the starting line.
Aw shucks, What's that about
blue Monday" Never was such
thing. What you always heard? Oh,
that explains it, You must hav. Els
understood; new" does rhyme with
blue" It's a new Monday and the
beginning of a new week.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1916-01-24
IT'S WIRELESS-THEN TURNER
Here's How the Big Bell Rings Out
the Hours at VI. l..

Students, thank Sergeant Turner
and the wireless telegraph, For Tur-
ner and the wireless enables you 10
/ begin your flight to the hot soup
exactly at noon, United States Naval
Observatory time
Everybody knows what the wireless
is and almost everybody on the cam
pus has heard of Turner. But how
do the two prevent professors from
keeping you one minute overtime
from the chill-chasing soup?
At II noon each day, the wireless
at the Laws Observatory picks up a
flash sent out by the Naval Observa-
tory at Arlington. Clocks in the OBJ
servatOry are then adjusted. One
clock automatically forms on the
half-hOur and ON the hour an electri-
cal connection that rings a little bell
in Switzler Hall.
Here's where Turner comes in. Will
liam II. Turner is his full name. He's
now the negro janitOr of Switzler
Hall, though he's an old Indian
fighter who lost one arm chasing
Apaches on the Rio Grande Turner
is in the basement of Switzler Hall.
alert to hear the tinkle of the warn
ing signal as the sixtieth minute of
he hour approaches. AS soon as it
rings, he pulls the rope that sounds
the big bell in the tower Its deep
notes reach all over the campus, and
the professors quit talking
Turner hasn't missed sounding the |
bell for five years. He plans his tasks /
so that he will be near the rope when |
the end of the hour approaches. Trips /
that will take him away from the /
building, as those to the postoffice |
do, he reserves for the middle of the |
hour
While Turner has rung the bell .
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1916-01-24
THIS Is CHILD LABOR DAY

The National Child Labor Commits
sion reports that one out of every six
children under sixteen years of age in
the United States is laboring in some
factory or shop. No law has been
passed which affects child labor ma
tionally. 1t is the commissions sug-
gestion that day should be set aside
on which the question of prohibiting
child labor would be agitated. To
that end it has selected January "a.
All citizens are urged to discuss the
problem and to try to interest their
representatives in the matter.
The statement that one-sixth of the
younger generation is growing up into
unskilled labor is something worthy
of day of consideration. Tie trou-
BILE is that days of this kind are too
temporary. That the child labor ques-
tion is national one, more perhaps
than any other, as far as affecting the
future nation is concerned. is unde-
batable. Ii is regrettable that affairs
of more startling and unusual nature
occupy the minds of the people and
distract attention.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1916-01-24

TO be approximately Sis for the rea-
son that this is the most appropriate
way for the hands to be placed on the
dial in order that the dial can be let
tered above the hands and below the
hands. the jeweler usually wanting his
name and the word 'Jeweler' lettered
on the sign"
If these facts burst bubble of belief
for you. don't get 'peeved," but just
place this fond fancy on the shelf along
with the cherry tree of Washington
and other perfectly harmless, but nev-
ertheless untrue, ideas.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1916-01-24

The Missourian has received the
first copy of the University Reporter,
a new weekly publication at the Uni
versity of Texas. The first issue is a
newsy four-page paper of attractive
appearance. 1t is published by the
students in the School of Journalism
at Texas. of which Vaughn Bryant
and 3. o. Brown. two graduates of the
School of Journalism of Missouri. are
faculty members.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1916-01-24
Daughter for Il. u. Brown.

A daughter has been born to Mr.
and Mrs. r. o. Brown of Austin. Tex
Mr.. Brown. who is a member of the
faculty of the School of journalism OF
the University of Texas, is a graduate
of the University of Missouri and was
at one time business manager of the
University Missourian.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1916-01-24
"HIGHBROW- WRITING

THE art of arts, the glory OF e1-
preston, and the sunshine of the light
of letters is simplicity" came from the
ren of Walt Whitman. Nothing is
better than simplicity-nothips can
make up for the lack of definiteness. "
And yet it is often assumed that So
called good" literature is the kind
that is too difficult for common under
standing
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1916-01-24

only five years, he is an old character
around the University, having work
ed for it twenty-three years in Sep
tember. Turner is not of a rowing
turn: he sticks long to one job. Be
fore coming to Columbia. he served
twenty years in the United States
Army. beginning in 1863. He retired
with the rank of first sergeant in the
Tenth Cavalry. There's many an ad-
venture he can relate, besides that
one in which ne lost part of an arm.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1916-01-24
600 Hear COlumbians at Fulton.

About coo persons attended the
mass meeting held by the dries at
Fulton yesterday afternoon. Mayor
j. NJ. Batterton, City Attorney George
5. Starrett, E. c. Anderson and f. c.
Clinkscales of Columbia were the
speakers. A local option election will
be held at Fulton tomorrow.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1916-01-24
Dean Williams to Speak in Texas,

Walter Williams. dean of the School
of Journalism, will deliver an address
on Journalism. New Weapon for
Democracy" March %, during News
paper Week at the University of Tex
as.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-30
A N N o U N c E M E N T s

The Womans Christian Temperance union will meet Tuesday afternoon at o'clock at its new headquarters, over the Jefferso County Building and Loan associations office, 113h Twenty first street.
 This will be the first meeting at state headquarters and circle chairmen are required to notify members of the change of meeting place and urge a full attendance.
 The board of directors of the Young Womens Christian association will meet for the annual meeting Tuesday evening, February 1 at o'clock. Ev- cry member is urged to be present. Mrs Joseph McLester, president.
 The regular monthly meeting of the General Sumter chapter of the D. A. R. will take place Wednesday at 3:30 o'clock, instead of 3. Election of dele gates and alternates to the congress at Washington will take place at this meeting and full attendance is de- sired.
 The Seventeenth Avenue School Inn provement association will meet Tues day afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Matters of especial interest will be discussed and full attendance is desired.
 The Twentieth Century club will meet with Mrs. Edward R. Copeland, 16So
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-30

Thirteenth avenue, north, on Friday at 230 o'clock
 Southern Association of College Women will meet with Mrs. c. NJ. Rudolph cn Tuesday at the Southern club.
 The executive board of the Drama league will meet Tuesday. February l, at 3:30 o'clock at the Tutwiler.
 A silver tea will be given by Mrs. L. K. Plossers circle No. f at the home of Mrs. R. G. McCarty, 2711 Hanover circle, on Tuesday from to 5 Friends of the members of this circle are in- vited.
 The A O. H. club will meet Wednes- day at 2:30 with Mrs. c. J. Westhal.
 The Birmingham Writers club will meet Tuesday at 3 o'clock at the News paper club instead of the Southern club.
 The Huntsville Avenue c. l.. s. D. will meet with Mrs. J. A. Carroll on Thura- day at o'clock.
 The Women's auxiliary of the Handley Memorial Presbyterian church will meet Monday at 2:30 o'clock at the church.
 The, Northsde division of the Boys club will meet Tuesday at 10:30 o'clock at the Ridgely.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-30

rooms in which the meeting was held bright and attractive. The music pro- vided by Miss Stella Dowell and Mrs Clarence Hooper was much enjoyed Mrs. W. s. Lowell gave an outline of the work done during the fall and win ter by the Drama league. Mrs. Angus Taylor made an address on suffras se and Mrs. R. D. Johnston talked of pro- gress made by the boys at the Indus trial school. A delicious and daintily planned plate luncheon Was served There were about 50 guests and mem bers present.
 Ml, and Mrs. John Carns, NIr and Mrs John ONeal and MT. and Mrs Garnet Brooks were hosts Friday evening at an auction bridge party for Mrs. w. P Townsend and a dance for the younger set at the Pauick club. Palms with pini' and white carnations in crystal ba skets made lovely decorations Mr. and Mrs Eugene Newsom, Mir and Mrs George Irving and Mrs J. J. Hunter assisted in receiving and entertaining the guests Frozen punch was served by Mrs R L. Newsom and late in the evening pink and white ices and hints were served to about 15O guests.
 The Junior Epworth league of the West Woodlawn Methodist church entertained at a social at the home of Miss Mildred Burton, The evening was spent in play ing games, at the conclusion of which refreshments were served. Miss Burton was assisted in entertaining her guests by Mrs. George H. Butler.
 The s. O. F. club met Thursday even- ing with Miss Corrie Russell The ef- fective Valentine decorations consisted of red carnations and red shaded candles. The game played was progressive roog after which red and white ices were served. Those present were: Miss Vir- ginia Stanley. Miss Stella Withers. Miss Jessie Robinson, Miss Ruby Morton, Miss Helen McFarlin Miss Aline NJ. Farlil and Miss Lois Russell, Mr. Tolly Rawls Mir. Carl McF'arlin, MT, Earl Rutherford Mir Paul Persons, Mir Edgar Bradford Mir. Claud Morton MT. Tom Morton and Mir Wood Miss Rosebud McFarlin and Mir. Percy smith were visitors
 Mrs. !. l.. Crumley. assisted by Mrs T B. Robbins and Mrs s. E Shelbourne en. tertained the Wesley class Of the First Methodist church Thursday afternoon. A plate luncheon was served to % members
 The R. D. Jackson charter of the Jr D. C. viii meet next Friday with Mrs I,ucie Bell.
 Mrs. N R. Mans entertained Wednes- day at a spendthe-day party compli- menting Mrs Damn Petersen and Miss Sadie Hamilton. Pink carnations cen