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Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-06-22

a Thinning no-hit contest, and per-
formed this feat while scout for the
Cubs was among those present in the
grandStand. Toney was signed by the
Chicago Nationals and heralded as
wonder when he broke into the big
show. But Fred exploded as large
league star. He had worlds of speed,
but his control was awful. He lasted
couple of years and was shunted 10
Louisville, where he had his good and
bad days, but mostly bad. He was
given another chance but couldn't
stay up, so he went back again and
twirled Indifferent ball. Finally at the
end of the 1914 season he was turned
loose and politely requested to shift
for himself. He was free agent,
with nothing but a reputation of hav-
ing the speed of a railroad train, but
wild as q mountain hare"
But Toney was not discouraged. He
had sneaking idea that he had the
goods and could pitch baseball as we'll
as any of the so-called stars. He tried
to land job with one of the southern
clubs, but they gave him the icy stare
and the frigid shoulder. In despera-
ton he wrote to Charley Herzog and
asked for job. He said that all he
wanted was trial and would pay his
own expenses on the training trip.
Herzog took him up and Fred was put
through the PAGES. The big pitcher
showed up well and the Cincinnati
manager decided to put him on the pay
roll.
He did good work in 1915 and last
year showed an Improvement. He
pitched in Al games,with total of 300
innings, and won IA and lost II. He
struck out 146, gave 78 bases on balls,
made 6 wild pitches and rs earned
runs were scored. This year he start
ed out early to make a real record.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-06-22
POULTRY NOTES

A good incubator insures early
matches.
Chilled chicks are apt to have
diarrhea.
The pullet Matched early in the year
is the one which will lay next winter.
The small coal stove brooder which
will accommodate 300 chicks is good
investment.
Little chicks should be kept dry.
Don't turn the hen loose too early in
the morning.
If incubators are used. remember
that it is just as important to have
a good brooder.
Lorg, pointed, short, round, thin, or
thick shelled eggs should not be used
for hatching purposes.
XIII the louise. A piece of blue oint-
ment the size of a kernel of wheat
rubbed into the skin just beneath the
vent will do it.
Most people either raise twice as
many chickens as they should or pro-
vide half enough brooding equipment.
Plan your equipment for the worst
weather that can he expected.
Yards sowed to oats furnish hens
and chicks material that can be sup
piled in no other way than by green
food in some form. Later, rape or
buckwheat can be used to advantage.
Initiate nature in hen Matching.
Either make the nest in bottomless
box on the ground or put an over
turned sod in the bottom of the nest.
This assists the hen in controlling
evaporation from the egg.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-06-22
Spread of tuberculosis One
Of War Dangers, Is Warning

while preparing for war every pos
sible precaution," says DIR. w. J. Mar
cley, director Of the Minnesota Pub
lie Health association, should be TAX
en- to make certain that the men who
enlist are free from tuberculosis.
There are probably many enlisting
whose resistance against disease is low
and who will become active cases of
tuberculosis when the men are sub
jected to the .hardships of camps and
trenches. The idea that camp life will
harden the system of the weakling is
false; it will harden those naturally
strong but has the opposite effect upon
people especially likely to develop tu-
berculosis
MANY cases which will become ac-
tive as the result of mobilization will
return as spreaders of infection to vari
Gus communities of this state. Accord
ingly, all local health organizations,
health officers and visiting nurses,
should endeavor TO see that equipment
exists in their communities for the
proper treatment of these cases. The
council on national defense has formu-
lated plans for the cooperation of all
state organizations that should assist
in this work"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-06-22
The Lord on Salesman.

Lord Eustace Percy told at recep-
ton a story about Lord Devonport,
the British food controller.
Lord Davenport" he said, runs
the largest chain of groceries in Eng
land. When he was, q poor man, run
ming only one provincial grovery, ne
hated ostentation and display.
A travelling salesman once dropped
in on him in his little shop.
"I'm from London, the salesman
said. haughtily. I want to show you
q line of London goods that will open
your"
"'Where did you say you come
fromY asked the humble grocer.
London said the salesman, proud
ly. London, my man.
London, ehT The grocer smiled
pleasantly. Who runs the hotel In
that tows?'"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-06-22
FRED TONEY NOW MEMBER
OF THE COME BACK" SQUAD
Several Bad Starts in the Big League
Failed to Discourage Big Hurier
Now With Cincinnati.

Big Fred Toney, Cincinnati's most
recent hero, at last has come into ms
own. Like every other twirler in the
big leagues he has dreamed of the
day when his name could be placed
in the hall of fame with the other no
hit twirlers, but he also had another
idea in mind. He wanted to prove that
he could come back" and this recalls
some ancient history.
Several years ago Fred was twirling
for the Winchester (Ky) club in the
Blue Grass league. One day he pitched
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-06-22
A Wiser View.

"We take q wiser view of prepared
ness now than we took last year." said
Representative David A. ClassOn at a
banquet.
Our former attitude toward pre-
paredness reminds me of BOoZeman
Boozer.
"'How well you're looking a man
said to Boozer at the club.
Eyes he answered, swelling out
his chest Yes. I've sworn Off
"Gee! That settles it, I'm going
to swear off, too. How long have you
been a teetOtaler?
81 begin tomorrow Boozeman
Boozer answered"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-06-22
The New Way.

Aren't you ashamed TO let your
wife run you out the house trying to
beat your
"On the contrary, ! have her at my
mercy by executing a strategic re-
treat which has foiled all her plan Of
action
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-06-22

JenQer ana caught the giant water pipe,
fitted 1t to the tank, and loosened the
flood of waters which poured over the
iron sides of the coal car and onto the
track below in pool of mud and Gin
ders. The engineer took his torch and
oil can and went over the engine.
Here's Sam, Dock Demmer shout
ed, as figure came up from the train
behind u.s. 1t was the conductor bear
ing the dispatcher's orders for the en-
ginemen.
We've got passenger of our own,
SAM" Demmer boosted, and called me
down from the cab to introduce me to
the train conductor. The latter hand
ed over the dispatches to Demmer and
spoke to me about my ride in the
cab.
climbed back, set his levers, and we
pulled away from the station. I
watched the conductor swing aboard
the middle part of the train, and st.
Charles became only an incident.
The cities and their outlying dis
u ltto VII, AICfliIliCI bCNdIlC
daring with his throttle, opening it
wider and wider and balancing the re-
verse lever the while. The rocking of
the car became lurch, as the road
bed flooded by underneath us in ever
increasing velocity. The headlight sent
track, figuring the steel rails gingerly
as we flew past.
Faster and faster grew our pace. I'm
perturbable, Demmer sat on his perch
making the endless adjustments of lev
ers and valves until the steady rate of
60 miles an hour had been attained
Like a giant wave sliding into us,
the track from the end of the search
lights reach, seemed to bulge up and
come veering down under us. We
could never mount to the crest of the
wave, and we could never gain on it.
A few lights marked little by
station. In minute we were upon it,
and the few people there huddled
against the wall to shield themselves
from the rush of air as we smashed
past with roar OF connecting rods and
drivers. The fields were flooded with
the light of the spring moon, which
silhouetted the rows of corn sheaves,
the hay stacks, and the horses roam
ing about the farmers fields. Over
head the stars raced evenly along with
us in the clear, crisp April sky, aud
underneath the roadbed was going by
in an endless roar.
His hair, tinged with gray prompted
me to ask Demmer how many years
work was necessary before man
obtained fast passenger run. He re-
piled that at least 20 years Of a mans
life went into preparation for passen-
ger work, that such long seasoning was
necessary for the hard and rigorous
trains over the line.
How long do you work each day?" /
asked him.
This run takes about eight hours"
he replied. "But let me tell you that
eight hours is enough to work in this
business.
why. ] have worked sixteen hours
q day and 1t is too much to expect that
man can do his best work on about
five hours of sleep daily. What do you
think about it?''
Just then, far off in the distance, a
red lamp appeared in our path. The
engineer pulled the cord over his head
and the steam whistle emitted a long
blast. Presently. the red changed to
green. and Demmer relaxed again, set
Ting back into repose, If 1t might be
called repose, in the jolting, swaying
cab.
THAT MEANS" he said, forgetting
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-06-22
Second Choice.

II understand
your son intends
to devote his life
to art"
"W ell, he did
intend TO, but
when / made it
very plain to him
that ! had no in
tention Of devot-
ing any of my
IN o n e y t o { b e
cause, he gave it
up and decided to
go into the insur-
ance business.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-06-22
piooino Their own Graves.

The British food dictator's statement
that nine people out of ten are dig
cling their graves with their teeth in
cludes those who are constantly chew
ing the rag as well as those who over
eat.-Kansas City Journal.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-06-22
Bolivia Has 153 Autos.

Bolivia, South America. the country
of Andean heights, torrid valleys and
freezing plateaus-a South American
Switzerland that perhaps never will be
literally provided with hotels for tour
ists-has q total of 153 automobiles.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-06-22
Practical Patriotism.

Every time you put up an Ameri-
can flag" says Dan Beard to the Boy
Scouts, plant beans at its base" Sym
bolism and sense. Beans love q flag
staff and they climb toward the light"
New York World.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-06-22
Not Woman,s Friend.

Sunlight is great thing"
Its no friend TO woman"
"Why notY
"See what it does to her complexion
and besides, they do say its chemical
effect disintegrates the backing OF
mirrors in comparatively short
time"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-06-22
Not Like a Bear.

Patience-He's very nice to his wife
when they are out in company, but at
home he acts like bear.
Patrice-0h, no, he doesn't She
says he nsIR bugs Der.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-06-22
Provoking.

And how do you like Mr.. Flubdub,
gis!ie?"
al hardly know. He's so pleased
with himself that he doesn't seem to
notice my good points at all"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-06-22
High Cost of Wives.

Don't you love me any more, Her
bertY' asked his wife, in tears, after
he had made a few caustic remarks
about the dressmaker's bill.
'Yes, indeed" answered the bank
that was usually broke. "You are very
dear to me-"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-06-22
Il Can't Be Done.

Mistress-How do you manage 10
make such noise here In the kitchen!
Cook-Well! just you try TO break
four plates without making noise.-
ideas.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-06-22
Explained.

Dad" said the
Y GU n z e { and
most inquisitive,
what is a flesh
reducer?"
1.-THE butcher is
the most consist
emit" explained
his dad. HE is
able to reduce the
quarters worth
a little each day.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-06-22
Shovels Coal necessarily.

Dockery was engaged necessarily in
shoveling coal into the mouth of the
furnace beside us. And when he had
minute to spare he perched on the seat
behind me, peering out for the signals
which he checked with Demmer. Pick
ing the way through the scattered
houses of the country we swung along
all along for space of many min
utes. Then Demmer shut down his
throttle q little and we rounded
long curve. Ahead cleaned a deep
green light on the right side of the
track
Green" said Dockery.
Green it is" checked Demmer
THAT gives us the ST. Charles
bridge" Dockery yelled into my ear
as Demmer opened the throttle again,
and | perceived we were mounting the
long trestle of the approach. A sweep
ing curve brought us round gradually
and the searchlight conferred finally
upon the Orders and iron works of the
long bridge before us.
We entered the bridge and an in
terminable number of cross-pieces
raised the cab window like shadows
BEFORE us, the searchlight threw it's
rays down the vista of steel. But we
had passed the headlights reach as
room as we could visualize what 1t
showed us. Framed In by the net of
steel, the bridge was more than mile
of darkness, hundred feet above the
muddy river.
Beyond, the little city spread itself
out on the hillside, illuminated by blue
arc lights which were interspersed with
the yellow lights of the buildings.
AS Demmer brought the train to
a stop Dockery scampered up over the
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-06-22
pon,t Save Anythinu.

Il have no patience with some peos-
pie who are always complaining abouJ
the high cost of living" I
'sNo?"
When a staple article of food goes
down five cents a pound, all 1t means
to them is another nickel Cor the
movies"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-06-22
The Reason.

Whenever there is any trouble GO
ing on, people want to make noe the
goat"
Then why don't you stop butting
JIM"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-06-22

reverse lever, opened the
throttle, and with series of staccato
throbs the train was off. In the tense
hurry Of starting on time I had for
gotten myself as l sat on the fireman's
side of the cab.
The black studded end of the boiler
prOtruded into the cab. a tangle of
pipes, gauges and valves across its
face. Between the clinks of the fire
doors at the bottom, the flames with
in sent faint streak of light back on
the dark tender in the rear. The fire
man, Dock" seated himself on the
seat with me, where he might look out
on the track ahead.
From the murky, smoke-filied shed,
of the depot, we entered the yard,
weirdly lit by the great arc lights. A
curve turned us off past the brightly
Illuminated building in which the dis
patchers. at work in shirt sleeves
watched our departure On the signal
bridges above, mysterious red, green
t1nd white lights blinked at the seeth-
ing activity in the mouth of the great
Union station. To me the lights meant
nothing; TO Dockery and the engineer,
M. j. Demmer, they told story as
clear as though printed in words.
But always, like a reckoning star,
a green light stood above our way.
"All right" DOckery shouted.
"All right" answered Demmer.
"All right" cried Dockery, as we
came to another signal.
"All right" responded the engineer
Green" said Dockery
Green" checked Demmer.
Soon the hum of the yards grew
fainter and the green lights came far
ther apart. No. II began to go through
the city, first along a lane of
many tracks, which gradually merged
into four open lines. The en-
gineer opened the throttle wider, set
the reverse lever two more notches.
and, as the engine responded, the cab
began to rock and sway with the in
.reased speed. From the cab window
glimpse of interrupted city streets
vas caught. Dwarf street cars waited
in several places, the conductor stand
ing out in front to signal his petty way
clear TO the motOrman. The hum of
the city lowered around us, rising
;9Ove the deafening roar of the en-
CINE.
Strings of box cars stood silent and
dark on the sidings along the way. Two
of the main lines curved off to the
south. A roundhouse went by, where
some. engines were being groOmed
after their days work. and others had
steam up ready for a nights toll. We
have made two stops at accOmmOda-
ton stations in the city, and finally the
buildings melted away, leaving us in
the country.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-06-22
Strange Happening.

i saw man with crowd around
MIN, go up TO another man and de-
hberately knife him without a single
ones interfering"
Was he a Black Hander?"
No; he was a surgeon"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-06-22
Strange.

Hicks-When / came out of church
Sunday ! found my horse tight asleep
in the shed.
Wicks-Why, he couldn't hear the
sermon out there, could he?
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-06-22
How II feels toRide Beside fireman on
fast PASSENGER Locomotive

LEAR and vibrant rose
the song of the engine as
it waited impatiently for
the shrill signal which
would send No. IL on its
way, stalking across two
states to Omaha. The
piping whistle sounded,
the engineer slid out the
,.o,oreo Io1-or ,o,,I ~
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1917-12-21
HOW YOU PAY
FOR WAR PUT
INTO 'FIGGERS'
Excess Profits Laws Pro.
vision Super Construed
by Sec. McAdoo.

Secretary McAdoo yesterday APP
proved certain regulations by the
Commissioner of Internal Revenue,
bearing on the excess profits title of
the war revenue act.
A partnership computing its net
income may deduct as a business ex-
pease reasonable salaries or compen-
satlons paid to Individual partners
for personal services actually rem
dered. An individual engaged in
trade and business may also desig-
nate a reasonable amount as SAL
airy for actual services rendered by
him. In both cases, however. the
salaries are subject to tax at per
cent.
In computing net income for the
excess profits tax, a partnership may
be allowed to deduct amounts paid
an individual partner as interest upon
any bona fide loan made by him in
dividually. No deduction for so-call-
ed interest upon capital will be rec
ognized.
Return of information respecting
capital and income of the pre-war
period will not be required II the
taxpayer accepts the minimum per-
centage Of per cent as a basis of
computing the deduction. or in case
the trade or business Is taxable only
at the s per cent rate.
The term Intangible property" is
taken to mean invested capital
similar to goodwill. trade mark, etc.
Where the deduction Is greater than
10 per cent of the invested capital.
the law is so construed as to give
the taxpayer the full benefit of Ahe
deduction.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1917-12-21
WAR RISK BUREAU
MAILS ALLOWANCES
Check Number | for $25 Goes to
Texas Woman.

The War Risk Insurance Bureau
yesterday mailed out the first allow
ance checks to the dependents Of
American soldiers. The work was ad-
vanced so that most of the checks
would be received before Christmas.
The first checks represent allotments
by enlisted men from their November
pay. together with the stipulated gov
eminent allowances added thereto.
to Mrs. Maria Cannaday, OF Alamo,
Cannaday, Tenth Infantry. The
amount was SIS. Mrs. Mary Kutz. 129
East Liberty street, Cincinnati. mother
of Private Samuel L. Cosbey. Tenth
Infantry, got check No. 2. Others of
the first five were Mrs. Mime Good
hew. Winchester. Ind; Mrs. Edna
Mills. Kokomo. Ind. and Mrs. Francis
Robinson. Romeo. Mich.
Every enlisted man in the army and
navy who has a wife and children de-
pendent on him is required to allot
for their support during the war at
least SIS a month, but not more than
half his pay. To these allotmerts the
government adds monthly allowances.
ranging from S for one motherless
child, or SIS for a wife without chill
dren, and an additional amount II
there be children.
Allotments for a wife and children
are compulsory. but II the enlisted man
wishes to make allotments for a de-
pendent brother. sister. parent or
grandparent the government will add
certain allowances thereto.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1917-12-21

SEVERITY HIT
In AUSTRALIA
Disruptive Effect Of War
Upon Politics Throughout
British Dominions.

London, Dec. 20.-"The disruptive
eject OF the war upon familiar poll
tics in Canada has had q counterpart
throughout all the British dominions."
says the Manchester Guardian today.
Australia, now being second In the
decision as to CONSUMPTION, has seen
her dominant labor party rent to
its foundations and the formation Of q
liberal and imperialistic labor gov
eminent whose bitterest opponents
are drawn from the former rank and
file of the oficial labor movement.
In South Africa the political bat
ties of the future seem likely to be
fought between the nationalist party.
so embittered by the war that 1t now
breaches open republicanism. and the
loyalIsts, drawn from men OF both
races, who desire nothing better in
point of leadership than General
Botha-
New Zealand. too, has a coalition
which finds its chief opposition among
trade unionists, and there. as in Aus
tralia. more than one bitter strike has
shown that the workers are Ill con-
tent with a combination drawn from
the old parties which the stress Of
war has put into office.
THE dissolution of the party sys-
tenn was longer delayed in Canada
than elsewhere. but now that 1t has
come II Is complete"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1917-12-21
Marshall and Clark
To Open Tabernacle

Vice President Marshall and Speak
er Clark will be the principal speakers
at the Billy Sunday tabernacle dedica-
ton on the evening OF December 81.
The program was announced yester-
day by William Cooper Knowles,
chairman Of the dedicatory commit
tee.
Louis Brownlow, chairman Of the
board OF district commissioners, will
preside at the service, which will be
In the nature Of community night
gathering. The combined Sunday
choirs, numbering nearly 5000 singers
viii sing some of the popular Billy
Sunday hymns, under the direction OF
Percy S. Foster.
Following the, Official dedication,
there will be watch night" services
from $50 until midnight. The gen.
eral public is invited to the service.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1917-12-21
farmer To Head
D. c. VETERANS CAMP
Other Officers Named; R. o. Cliff
ford Wins Turkey.

'Tention,
Keegin. Bales. Ryon, Davis. Cliff
ford. FarnerI
That's the roll Of officers elected
last night by the Henry W. Lawton
Camp, Spanish War Veterans.
r. o. Clifford got the cheapes,
Christmas turkey in Washington. He
guessed for it. but just how was not
explained by the veterans. who used
tc go fishing with a gun and come
back with a very dead calf.
These are the officers: Commander,
Edward Keegin; senior vice COM
mander. Z. n. Bales; Junior vice
commander. W. c. Ryon: officer OF
the day. w. p. Davis; officer o. tn.
guard, r. o. Clifford; trustee. Capt
John Farmer. Richard Lamb is
chaplain.
Lee Harris. past department COM
nander. and Chaplain Lamb made
addresses.
Clifrord's turkey weighs is pounds.