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Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-12-14
QUESTIONABLE
BEING MAILED
Every Registered Man Will Get
Bundle of Mail in Next
Few Days
COVERS MEN ENLISTED
SINCE REGISTRATION
These Who Have Enlisted Since
Eleven Hundred Names OH
RuSk Lists

Saturday of this week. the first of
the draft Questionnaires will be
mailed to the registered men of the
county All the past week in spite of
his case of grippe. County Clerk Nun
roe and two assistants have been get
ting the lists corrected and ready for
the mail.
Full details have been given already
in the News-B Budget of the questions
and the time which will be given the
regiStrantS for the answers They must
be back to the county clerk in seven
days fully made out. Tuesday.
Charles Kirwan secured copies of the
document and of the rules for the fill
ing out and instructions. and sent
them to all the attorneys in the cOun-
ty These men are serving without pay
and will give advice to any one
asking it..
The QUESTIONABLE is mailed also to
Continued on Page II
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-12-14
HE WILL SPEAK IN
HIS FRENCH UNIFORM

Lieut. C. S. Faulkner of Milwaukee,
of the American Corps, serving with
the French army. will speak at the
highschoOl gym Friday evening, Dec.
21, for the Red Cross.
Mr. Faulkner has been decorated by
the French government with the CrOiX
de Guerre, the war medal of honor and
given special mention for bravery. He
will speak in his uniform and illus
trate his address with $50 lantern
slides
He will also show relics of the bat
tlefields before Verdun and Rheims,
among them gas masks, helmets, the
hand grenades and other things new
to war until this one in Europe.
Admission will be free but children
will not be permitted until after adults
are all seated.
Effort is being made to have Lieut..
Faulkner address the school children
on Friday afternoon if he arrives on
time.
The lecture is for the Red Cross and
the great holiday membership drive
which begins at Christmas. Mr.. Faulk-
ner will tell of the work of the Red
Cross as he saw it on the bloody fields
of France.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-12-14
CHIPPEWA FALLS WANTS
DIRECT ROAD HERE

Chippewa Falls is going to have a
rc-hearing OH the subject of Federal
roads. The city wants road to Lady
smith more direct than the route by
way of Cadott, as already laid out and
will ask that it be changed SO as to
make a trunk line direct to Ladysmith.
The route proposed is to come by way
of the north road now determined from
Chippewa Falls to Eagle Point. The
new route is to turn East from the
Bloomer road go direct to Cornell
Lake and then North and East to the
road due east of Cornell and on the
east of the river from there to HOl-
combe, to Ladysmith as now laid down
,on the highway map.
State Highway Engineer Hirst, has
assured the Progressive League, of
Chippewa Falls. that their appeal
would be heard at an early date.
Robert Mcdonald, of, Ladysmith,
who was in Chippewa Falls Wednes-
day, was asked to interest Ladysmith
in the project. as it would give this city
a far better route to Chippewa Falls
and Eau Claire than by the road al
ready determined upon by the State
Highway Commission.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-12-14
LADYSMITH T BONIFACES
KEEP HOOVER DAYS

All the Ladysmith hotel and restau-
rant keepers except one signed the
meatless and wheatless pledges, this
week T. w. SimcOx. of Eau Claire
representing the Food administration,
canvassed the city and obtained the
signatures. Here they are:
A. S. Tinker, Hotel Gerard; Laura
Baker, Hotel Baker: John G. Krcma.
Hotel Manley: E. \. Kirvan, Hotel
Kirvan: d. II. Ellis, e. V. McGill. III.
\. Moser j. Anderson. e. c. Bell, w. Il.
King. f. Brockbank. Geo c. Diedrich.
MI Joyce. of the Commercial Res
taurant. declined to sign on the
grounds that it would hurt his bus
mess and that the others would not
live up to it.
Probably no other city i'll the country
has better list of food purveyors fol
lowing in the path of Hoover.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-12-14
ZERO WEATHER
FOR TEN DAYS
Long Spell Hits the Whole COun-
try and Breaks old Decem-
Der Records
WHOLE COUNTRY
GETS THE COLD WAVE
All Predictions Fail and Snow and
Cold Wrap Country From
Lakes to Georgia

Old Uncle Hiram Haversack. who
used to live in Ohio and was born in
PunXsutawney, PennSylvany. came in
to the News-Budget office two weeks
ago and allowed as how the winter
was going to be open All the signs
pointed to it he averred, 1.-THE bark on
the trees, the squirrel nests, the goose
zone and the general weather signs
which are more or less a mystery to
all except those who know them from
bOyhOOd.
But yesterday he came again sadly
and said his eyesight was going back
on him and he confessed he had read
the signs wrong.
He was right For a mild winter,
not alone in Rusk county, but the coun-
try over, it has a pretty good start
toward breaking the records of years
for December cold.
Winter began in this neck Of the
woods last Tuesday night. The mer-
curry went to ) below, it repeated the
Continued on Page s
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-12-14
CITY MUST PAY
THIS JUDGMENT
Law Provides Special Tax Must
Be Levied to Cover Sim
liar Cases
SIX TENTHS OF A MILL
ADDED TO CITY LEVY
This Will Pay Judgment Growing Out
of the Sale of School Bonds
i'm 1914

Six tenths of mill will be collect
ed by the city in the taxes this year i'll
addition to the 3 per cent levy for gen
eral and school purposes. This is
made necessary by the Judgment
against joint school district No. / and
the town, of Flambeau. secured some
months ago by the firm of Kissell.
Kinnicutt & CO., which with interest
amounts to $123G96. The rate OF
.O006 will make up the sum.
Under the statute the city council
has no alternative but to add this sum
and put it on the tax notices to each
person and keep it in a separate fund.
The Judgment has to be paid and the
law provides this method of payment
specifically.
The tax roll is now being made up
and will be completed in time to send
notices next week.
The judgment is the outcome of the
sale of bonds of the joint school dis
trict in 1914.
The sale of 100000 in bonds was
made to Kissel Kinnicutt 4 Co. for the
sum of $62. 400 and they in the Ordin-
ary course of business had deposited
$1,000 as earnest money. Then the
European war broke out and the bond
market went to smash. The school
board had written opinion of Judge
Wood. of Chicago that the bonds were
valid. The Kissel, Kinnicutt & Co. got
another opinion from a New York
firm of attorneys that the bonds were
not legally issued Hence they re-
fused to take them. The district was
compelled to resell the bonds, selling
only at par, 100000. this time.
The school board backed up by the
opinion of Judge Woods, forfeited the
$1,000 into the treasury of the district.
Then the suit was brought and de-
cided in favor of Kissel, Kinnicutt Il
Co. Tire district is out the difference
between the Judgment and the $1,000
it kept.
The issue of the Bond Buyer" a
publication for the purpose named IN
the title following the decision last
June severely criticizes the methods
of X. X & Co The article also calls
attention to the disadvantage of any
municipality issuing bonds in such a
way as to permit any bond house to
wait six weeks and finally turn the
issue down because of changed condi-
tions, actually though based on ad-
verse legal opinion.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-12-14
SHALL THE CITY LOSE
THE MENASHA PARK?

Only the quick action of the council
will save to the city of Ladysmith the
10 acres of virgin timber known as
Menasha Park i'll the city limits in
Brooklyn. The city has for a long
time contemplated purchasing the
property for park purposes and to pre-
serve for all time these magnificent
trees and the tract as a beauty spot
for both present and future genera
tiOnS
But the tract is apt to be sold soon
if the city does not act. Options are
said to have been asked this week and
Mayor Thompson will bring the mat
ter up before the council at once for
some determination on what the city
will do i'll the matter. The city would
have to pay only $J00000.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-12-14
STOLE HIS PANTS
AND OTHER CLOTHES

When Jesse Rhines at POmerOy's
camp. near Hawkins. woke up Thurs
day morning. he was minus every
thing he had in the way of wearing
apparel. including his pants. He bor-
rowed pair and some other garments,
came to Ladysmith and swore out a
warrant for the arrest of Joe Adams,
his Shanty mate. Thirty minutes la
ter Undersheriff Simon had Adams
and the clothes and money he had
stolen Friday morning he pleaded
guilty before Justice Hill and was
bound over to court
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-12-14
RUSK'S RECORD
BEATS THEM ALL
Volunteer Enlistments Have
Probably Made it Unnec-
essary for Drafted
Men

Chief Gunners Mate. E. L. Helmer
of the L. S. n had busy two days
at Ladysmith. last Thursday and FIJI
day. and came again to the city Thurs
day of this week to look after further
applicants for the navy.
Up to Saturday there had been Il
men enlisted in the service either the
navy or the army, and 26 men who OF
fered themselves were rejected on ac-
count of physical defects.
Eyesight was the chief cause for re-
lection. although the teeth and the
feet. had much to do with failure to be
selected.
This is great record for the city
and county That means that 50
men OH the registered lists have Of
fered to go to war and not wait for tine
draft to take them.
Rusk county is the only one i'll the
state that has 30 drafted man III a
camp. One was sent but he was re-
turned as physically unfit and no one
Cote is. and has been, ready TO go
since Forchette came back but the
county exemption board has received
no request for his appearance at camp.
With the big hole made in the regis
tration records by volunteer enlist
ments. it is not anticipated that Rltsk
county will be called upon to send any
man on the next draft. 1t will still
occupy a unique position in the coun-
ties of the state with a high record
for the genuine patriotism of the
! young men.
Thursday night John Kasella, Roy
w. Hanson, Ernest e. Hanson, James
| +. Gordon and Wallace E. Gordon
went to Milwaukee having passed the
preliminary examination.
| Saturday night Pierre Ray Fromm,
Fred r. Van Horn and Nathan l.. Nc
| MILAN will go.
| Gilbert Yorkston passed and will go
as soon as a bookkeeper can be OBJ
tanned at the State Bank
| This makes 20 men accepted and
enlisted and 80 rejected i'll two weeks
! 50 volunteers from Rusk which is
some record
A card to the News-B Budget Thurs
day says that Joe and Nick Britten,
Lyle McCOrisOn, Harry Miller, Fred
Mover, Art Girard and J. NJ. Akper
passed the examination successfully.
| Aaron Lenmark, Phil Nelson and
Walter Fox Wen into the army. Wal
| ter Fox is now at Columbus barracks,
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-12-14
BASKET BALL FOR
SKATING RINK BENEFIT

Hawkins has a crack basketball
team and with Prof. Van Tassel, one
of the best players in the county, will
confront the old timers of the Lady
smith Alumni Saturday evening at the
highschooI gym. for the benefit OF the
skating rink now being made ready by
the Chamber of Commerce and the
city at the West Side school.
Volkman and Jacobs will play with
Ladysmith and an article of basketball
that will call for all the applause ana
enthusiasm of the crowd is assured
@. J. Falge will referee the game.
Besides it's for good cause and
the young people can show their appre-
citation of the effort for their amuse-
ment by being there.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-12-14
INDEX TO ADVERTISERS

PLACES FOR CHRISTMAS GIFTS
Page 2 COver-State Bank Lady.
smith.
II. j. Sands.
Page 4 Lanes Music Store.
Racket Store.
Page 5 Diedrich Ice Cream ParlOr.
MISUNDERSTANDING
Page 6 LeVeiIle & LeVeille.
Page Z Geo LueIl, Cigars.
Ladysmith Implement Co.
Page s Silumway, jewelry.
Ellingb0e, furniture.
Page 9 Model Drug Co.
Calkins, jewelry.
Page 10 Three S. Store.
Griffin's Drug Store
Page IL Overland Autos.
Page 12-Olympia Candy Store.
Page 13 Bon Ton Grocery.
Karst Hardware.
McGiIPs Bakery.
kurz Bros. Market.
Page Is Thompson Mercantile Co.
II. j. Sands.
Page 16 The F. Nj. Doyle Co., Insur
ance.
Michaelson & Hughes, In
surance.
RusI1 County Bank.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-12-14
DENY ALL RUMORS
RALPH DRUMS ILLNESS

For several days the city has been
i'll in a hospital at Waco of spinal
meningitis and was not expected to
live.
Inquiry at the Drum home on Lake
Ave Friday, disclosed that no news of
such character had been received
and there had been no kilograms indi-
eating that he was i'll or in danger.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-12-14
RED CROSS PREPARING

The Red Cross has been busy this
this week getting supplies out to the
chapters in the towns of the county
ready for the membership drive which
is designed to more than double the
membership Of the county organiza-
tons FL. A. Dimock and other mem
bers have been packing the boxes OF
literature and seeing that all is done
to help the canvassers next week when
the actual work commences,
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-12-14
TUPPER WILL PLEAD
GUILTY OF BIGAMY

Earl Tupper, now in Jail for bigamy,
has applied for privilege of pleading
guilty and on Saturday will be taken
before Judge Maloney for plea and
sentence.
Tupper now admits legal marriage
both to the Dakota wife and the
woman with whom he is living.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-12-14
SMALL WOODSHED BLAZE

For the first time in five weeks the
department was called Tuesday even
ing. A fire destroyed the woodshed on
the property on Miner avenue belong
ing to p. f. Keith, the house being oc-
cupied by Fred Hofberger. BY the
work of the department the barn OF j..
L. McCorison next to the woodshed
was saved. Loss 500.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-12-14
GIRLS TO HOLD SALE

The Camp Fire Girls of the Meth
odist church will hold sale OF Christ
mas candies at the Bon Ton Grocery,
afternoon, Dec. 70. All
candy to be made after the latest
war time recipes. Buy a
box to send to soldier boy,
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-12-14
TWO WEEKS VACATION ONLY

At late hour Friday Supt. Rahr
stated that after the investigation of
the action of other cities it had been
decided to close the schools for two
weeks vacation only, beginning the
21st,
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-12-14
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. HOME

Rooms for the Ladysmith Chamber
of Comerce are being fittel up in the
True building and it is expected they
will he completed in time for house
warming and reception on New Years
day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-30

final remark Of the Corporation
Counsel.
viii Go TO Trial
an that case we'll go to trial right
rown said Justice Cropsey. IF you
Lii no no nearer ready the latter part
80 tbis week than you are to-day there
;s NO reason for delaying that long;
Mr. Hardy paused for moment, then
.;otod nm his overcoat and hat and
IraiLed out of the courtroom. An hour
later William NJ Bennett, complainant
in the case, began his arguments
aaa;nst the pending contract without
az irrenresentative Of the city in court.
H. nod been so engaged but few MIN
utes. however, when Thomas masne ;
assistant Corporation Counsel Hooh q
seat in the rear OF the room nc ~
not engage in the proceedings except
N nresent an affidavit TO Justice crop
sew in which Mr. Hardy repeated MS
reasons for failing to go TO trlai'
Mr. Bennett spent most of the morn
inc reneating his objections to the con-
tysct. arguing that the city was not
benefting by the bargain, IN when, ne
said. il was contributing valuable prop
ertv IN he used for the business OF tne
railroad.
Then J. B. De Ford, who announced
himself as attorney for the kandoIph
Realty Company, and who is closely as
sociated with Hearst interests, ASKED
the right to intervene in the proceed
ings. This was denied, but he was per-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-30
Justice Cropsey May Issue
Restraining Order-No
Defence Put I'm
CASE TO BE TRIED
ON IT'S MERITS SOON
More Time Refused Hardy,
Who Sees No Delay to
Signing of Contract /

The city suffered technical defeat
at the very outset of the Riverside
! Drive-New York Central track exten.
sion litigation yesterday. Justice Crop
sey, of the Supreme Court, in Brooklyn
he I'd arguments of those who asked
an INJUNCTION to prevent consummatior
OF the contract, while Lamar Hardy
Corpora ION Counsel, made no defence.
As result of yesterdays proceed.
ings it is considered almost certain
that Justice Cropsey will issue the re.
! straining order asked for by the So.
ciety for the Prevention of Municipal
1 Waste. Blu the order will stand only
Until the case has been tried on its
merits, however, which probably will be
in two OF three months.
Corporation Counsel Hardy said that
the grating of such restraining or.
der, which he considered highly prob.
able, would have little bearing on the
result of the $100,000.0O0 project, since
the city administration had no inten.
ton OF rushing it through in less than
three months By that time it is ex-
pected that the present case will have
been disposed of.
Hardy Asks More Time
Before the beginning of yesterdays
arguments Mr.. Hardy appeared before
Justice Cropsey and requested more
time for preparation of the city's case.
He explained that ex-Justice Charles
L. Hughes had BEEN retained to argue
the case for the city, and that Charles
Friedman, Assistant Corporate" Coun.
sci, the city's expert on riparian rights,
was i'll.
But you have had ten days since be-
/ ing served with this restraining order
TO prepare your case" said the court.
at seems to me that that period is
ample"
ut has been absolutely impossible to
/ 20 into all the legal aspects of such a
complicated case in that time" was the
reply
/ this matter for months. II you don't
know all about it now you probably
never will. | will give you until the
last OF this week to prepare for argu-
ments," asserted Justice Cropsey.
1 81 will do all that is physically pos
sibie be prepared, but | can't promi Sc
( to be ready. / haven't even given Mr..
Hughes the papers in the case" was the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-30
SI,0O0,OO0 A YEAR
INCREASE IN PAY
FOR SKIRT MAKERS
Arbitration Board Grants 5 to 10
Per Cent Advances, but Denies
Union 48-Hour Week

The arbitration board in the waist
and dress industry announced Us de-
csion yesterday after a session OF
:wenty-one hours. The employees get a
forty-nine- hour week instead OF the
forty-eight-hour week they demanded
and wage increases Of from to 10 per
cent instead Of the 20 per cent that was
sought. The wage increase to the
10000 workers will amount to about
S1,OOO,00O year.
As the forty-nine-hour week is the
system already in operation, the award
is regarded as a modified victory for
the employers. 1t e stipulated that the
union shall be obliged to raise the
standard of working conditions in in
dependent shops to those obtaining in
shops whose propretors are members
Of the manufacturers association. The
board decided that piecework should
supplant week work.
Any violations Of the existing proto-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-30

Police Commissioner Woods SAID yes
.o.day that as the food had all Deeh
nurcbesed at retail and in small quaint,
10, the price of the meals held goou
for smaller number of persons imam
twelve. ..,.;ro, N
"But the real thing we are trying 70
sbowr he added, sis a properly constr
tuted ration for Z. hard-working man
or woman. Incidentally, we may De
able TO demonstrate that such ration
csn be provided at % cents day. n
good deal OF undernourlshment -
caused because housewives do not Nho"
what constitutes rations necessary 10
Keen Woodworking man or woman go
ing for twenty-four hours"
Object Lesson on View
A small table covered with sixteen
kinds of food was placed on exhibition
i. the dining room yesterday as an Oh
iect lesson in caloric values: LaGh ,Sen
contained 100 cslories. "A NIUE pan u
butter contained the same NUMBER do
three heads OF ,ttuce. one orange,
two apples, two-thirds of a glass OF
r,;It one mediua-sized potato ana
piece of steak about the size Oh the
paln f an average hand are equals, &C
cOrdlng 70 the eAhiOiSp o." ~
Thanking the rockies for their CO.
operatioh, DR.. Fisk asserted last night
that the requirements of the test
about 5000 calories daily at daily cost
of % cents a man-had been "aDso-
lutely fulfilled"
"The test has also shown that the
average man in an Office could be nour-
ished at perhaps IS to 20 cents. We
have also demonstrated that whoever
feeds the active man or the inactive
man should have some knowledge OIL
nreparation of food. The scientific part
IS not in knowing where to buy but
what to buy"
Have Learned Lesson
The rockies repeated last night what
tbev all said some time ago-that they
would return to heavier diets than they
have eaten in the test, but never 10
such heavy meals as they ate before
they began IT. , os
the city Street Cleaning Department
will try the food at 80 Lafayette Street;
The place will remain open until
Thursday night. when the rockies VIII
have another dinner. But it won't be
like old times, for they're going to eat,
oh. possibly, as much as 10 cents worth
of food all at once.
The Life Extension institute VIII
soon issue for distribution a booklet
containing the menus, prices and 1000
values of the test.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-30

! mitted to present his argument against
the plan.
Calls Contract a Grab
"This New York Central contract is a
grab that makes the subway deal look
like piker's dream by contrast" was
one of the choicest bits from Mr.. Dc
Ford's argument.
John j. Craig, attorney and member
OF the West End Association, added his
arguments TO those who had preceded
him. He insisted that the proposal to
establish a park on Inwood Hill, near
the Manhattanville tracks of the New
York Central, would benefit only the
railroad, since il would enable the city
to grant the road more property at that
spot. The money so invested, he held,
would not help the city in any manner.
At the conclusion of the days hear
ing Justice Cropsey said that he would
entertain any arguments that might
be made by the city in the near future,
whether orally or by brief. Corpora
tion Counsel Hardy indicated that the
city probably would decide just what
action it would take at a conference
in his Office to-day.
1.-TWO courses are open TO the city"
Ht odlus Chc 10 W pfiH VIC piNothN
situation to stand, leaving it to Justice
Cropsey TO issue a restraining order
or not. The other is to apply for 4
reopening of the hearing. Little time
would be gained in either case, since
no definite decision can be reached
until the case has been tried on its
merits, which ] hope will have been
done within two or three months"
Hughes's Pay from Fund.
The Corporation Counsel said that
the money to pay Mr. Hughes for his
work in the case would be drawn from
the $4,000 fund in his possession for
just such emergencies. Mayor Mitchell
said that he knew nothing about the
case other than appeared in the state
ment of Mr.. Hughes's opinion as is
sued by the Corporation Counsel on
Sunday.
"If Justice Hughes's statement needs
further elucidation | am sure Mr.
Hardy will do the Calculating" he said.
81 know nothing more about the affair
than can be found right there"