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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-01-31
POTOSI.

Especial correspondence to Herald.)
The Potosi high school basketball
team was defeated by the Bloomington
team at Bloomington, Friday evening,
Jan 19, by a score of SO to II.
The dance given by the Orioles last
Friday night was we'll attended, there
being ffty-eight numbers sold Sup
per was served at the city restaurant.
Fred Thomas, after several days
visit here with his father, e. G. Thorn
as returned to his home in Montana
last Thursday.
Mrs. d. G.. Seaton, who has been ser
iously i'll for a week or more, is some
what better, and her many friends are
hoping for her ultimate recovery.
Sheriff W. G. Hymer was down from
Lancaster last Tuesday evening and
was greeted by many friends in Po-
tosi. He was on his way to St. Cloud,
Mimi, to arrest a wife deserter
Benny Rupp, after visit of three
months duration with relatives in Po-
tosi and vicinity, returned to his home
at Cherokee, Iowa, last Monday.
Herbert Markus left last Tuesday
for Detroit, Mich, where he will en-
ter an automobile school.
Mrs. P. J. Stelpfug and daughter,
Josephine, left last Tuesday for Chero-
kee, Iowa, where they will visit two
or three weeks with relatives and
friends.
John B. Wagner who for about nine
teen years conducted a general store
in Dickeyville, has disposed of his in
terest to Henry Lebben.
The Sutherland Stock Co., a clean
and up-to-date show, will open three
nights engagement at the Stoll e
Hurst opera house, beginning Thurs
day evening, Feb. L. Popular prices
-35c, Csc and 15c.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-01-31

Friday night there will be a debate:
Resolved that the world is growing
better" For the affirmative, Mrs. E.
Edwards and Mrs. H. j. Starrett. For
the negative, Anton Vogt and H. j.
Starrett. Plan to attend this meeting
as the debate will surely be a treat.
Besides your presence will be a graft
fication to the active officers who have
spent so much time to make these
meetings OF interest and OF education
al value to the community.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-01-31
6 HEAD OF HORSES

! Good big draft bred colts, 4
sired by Richardson's roam Bel
gian. Two by Lou Okey's Per-
cheron. Two are 2 years coming
3; two are yearlings; two are
Stockings. These are Writ Kill
by'S colts.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-01-31

A bronze paint has been made which
will act as a conductor of electricity,
serving in the place of lightning rods.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-01-31
20 HEAD OF CATTLE.

II COWS, all good mixers,
HOlstein and Shorthorn breed
ing. One is registered Holstein
COW with calf eligible to regis
try. Six heifers, five coming
fresh IN spring. Four are grade
Holsteins 2 are grade Angus. 9
grade Angus calves. Pure bred
Angus bull one year old.
The Washington times., 1917-04-12
NEW YORK ELECTION ON
Democratic Candidate Practically
Assured Of Victory.

NEW YORK, April 12.-The cleo
tion for the vaoancy in the House OF
Representatives from the Fifteenth
New York district, is on today, with
Thomas +. Smith, the democratic can
didate. practically assured OF election.
The polls opened at q a. IN
John Neville Boyle. Republican
nominee, who has made a hard fight
in an overwhelmingly Democratic dis
trict, refused to admit that Mr.. Smith
was elected. He is basing his hopes
on a light vote. There are about
5000 registered voters in the district
and the Democratic plurality is about
6.O0O. Mr.. Boyle believes that IL
there is light vote he has a good
chance of winning.
The Republican candidate assured a
delegation OF the Woman's Suffrage
party that IL elected he would sup
port the proposed amendment. to the
national Constitution, giving women
the right to vote.
Mr.. Boyle asserted that the Demo-
cratic voters in the district would
not support Mr.. Smith whole-hearted-
ly because he does not belong in the
district.
Joseph n. Cannon. the Socialist can
didate. denied the report that he had
withdrawn. he is still a candidate,
he asserted, and expects to poll a
large vote on a platform opposed to
war.
The Washington times., 1917-04-12
PULPIT HELP FOR
TILLING CRUSADE
All Pastors Asked to Speak on
Subject at Next Sum
days Services.

Sunday will be Garden Sunday in
the churches of Washington. A let
ter was sent out to all the clergy of
the city by the Central Garden Com
miteee today asking them to address
their congregations on Sunday on the
patriotic duty of helping to feed them
selves and the country through the
raising OF vegetables.
A mass meeting of all civic, COM
mercial, and social organizations un-
der the auspices of the Central Gar
den Committee will be held at the
Public Library on Monday night.
The heads of all Government de-
partments are to be asked by promi-
nent citizens interested in the home
garden movement to try to arouse an
interest among the clerks in their
departments, and If possible organize
theft clerks into an army for tilling
the soil of the city.
/ The board of managers OF the AS
sociated Charities of the District has
voted to cooperate with the central
garden committee in helping the poor
of the city to help themselves to on
set the severe strain of the rising
price of food by growing vegetables.
These were the announcements of
the central garden committee today.
The Washington times., 1917-04-12
YOUNG GERMAN HELD
Youth Believed to Know Something
Of Eddystone Blast.

NEW YORK, April 12.-Hans En-
ret, a German boy. twenty years old,
arrested in Mt. Vernon Tuesday night,
and held here today without explain
alton by Federal authorities, is be-
lieved to know something of the
Eddystone munitions disaster, accord
ing to Mt. Vernon police who made
the arrest.
THE man was spirited into the Fed
eral building last night, and was
grilled for hours by Captain Offley,
Department of Justice Investigator,
and Assistant District Attorney Knox,
1t is said he had made remarks
which led to the belief that he was
connected with the explosion.
He was caught as he sped through
Mt Vernon on a motorcycle, bound,
it is believed, for Boston. When
officials, after he had been stubbornly
silent. under cross-eNamination, told
him the death penalty might await
him as a spy, he Is said to have con-
fessed to robbery of the Greenwich
Bank, New York, of S240, but denied
any connection with the Eddystone
Mot
The Washington times., 1917-04-12
MAJOR BURKE DEAD,
PNEUMONIA VICTIM
Associate of Buffalo Bill" for
Forty Years Taken III
Monday Night.

Major John N. Burke, hero Of In
dian wars and known to thousands Of
children. throughout the United States
through his long association with Col.
w. F. Cody ("Bunsio BiIP9 In the
Wild West show. died early today at
Providence Hospital.
The major was taken sick with .
cold Monday night, after having paid
visit to May Irwin, the vaudeville
star. He developed pneumonia, and
was taken to the hospital yesterday.
The story OF Major Burke's life IL
an adventure from beginning TO end.
Left an orphan before he was two
months old in the city OF New York,
seventy-ive years ago, he was
brought to Washington and raised BY
an uncle.
When q young man he enlisted In
the service of his country to suppress
Indian uprislngs, and after taking
part In many battles against them,
Major Burke became ,stanch friend
OF the Redmen.
The Indians called him Scar Face.
because OF a long mark across one
side of his face.
In the battle of Wounded Knee, In
1888. Major Burke saved two little
papooses from being frozen. to death
in the arms of their dead mothers.
After the Indian wars he met
Colonel Cody, and for forty years they
Travelled around the world, thrilling
thousands of children and grown-ups
with their presentations Of life with
the Indians on the Western plains.
Six months ago the major came
back to Washington and has been
stopping at the home of Mrs. Allison
Nailor. 1915 Fifteenth street north
west.
He returned home from the thester
Monday night in an automobile and
II is believed he caught cold.
Funeral services, which probably
will be under direction of the Elks,
have not been arranged.
The Washington times., 1917-04-12
HELD FOR KILLING
Wife TestIfies Peter Allen Had
Threatened Her Son.

A coroners jury yesterday held
Peter w. Allen. fifty-three years old
a shoemaker. for the action af the
grand jury for the killing Of his step
son and nephew, Ernest n. Allen. al
the formers home in Good Hope.
yesterday.
Mrs. Susie Allen, wife of the ae-
cused man and mother of the victim,
told the coroner's jury that she had
heard her husband threaten her son
and that she was in the dining room
OF their home at 6 o'clock yesterday y
morning. when, according to the tes-
timOny. the accused man picked up a
shotgun and fired into the face OF
the-younger man.
According to the testimony. a brief
quarrel preceded the shooting. Ada
Talbert, a niece OF Mrs. Allen. who
was at the house, also testified. The
accused did not take the stand.
The Washington times., 1917-04-12
MAY WARN PUBLIC
But Striking Car Men Must Not Ad-
dress Workers asS'Scabs."

Striking car men are at liberty TO
warn the riding public that the cars
of the Washington Railway and Elec-
trio Company are operated by nom
union crews and that the company Is
opposed to organized labor, so long
as they do not do so in loud tones or
do not address the term "scab" di-
rectly to the motorman or conductor
of any car. This decision was an
nounced by Judge Mullowny, in the
District branch of the Police Court,
after hearing charges of disorderly
conduct against Thomas B. Garrison
and Albert T. Johnson, striking car
men, this morning.
On the complaint of Detective
Walsh and Policeman O'Day. of the
Sixth precinct, the men were'brought
into~court this morning charged with
violating public order by shouting
warnings" to prospective riders on
the street cars in front of the Union
Station yesterday afternoon.
The personal bonds OF the two men
were taken, and the court warned
them that they must be careful If
they insist on picketing not to shout
in such a manner that their action
could be construed as disorderly con-
duct.
Attorney Michael Managn appeared
for the defendants.
The Washington times., 1917-04-12
w. C. Fits PROMOTED
Nominated by President to Be As
sistaft Attorney General.

William c. Fits. who for three
years has been a special assistant at
torney general, today was nominated
by President Wilson TO be an As
sistant Attorney General. His duties
will be much the same. but the new
office is a statutory one. while the
other was maintained out of a lump
sum-.
Mr.. Fits is from Birmingham, Ala.
and since his original appointment
has been of Government counsel in
several important antitrust cases,
the Arkansas distillery cases. and the
Riggs Bank case. He long has been
an intimate friend OF Attorney Gen
eral Gregory.
The Washington times., 1917-04-12
RED CROSS MAY GET
INAUGURAL FUND
Proposal Made to Divert Money
to. Aid of Army
Relief.

Suggestions that money subscribed
to the inaugural. committee fund, so
per cent OF which was not used. be
turned over to the Red Cross fund.
were made at a meeting of the f.
nance committee of the latter or
ganization today. The executive
committee of the inaugural committee
today received its first dividend of
the refund and an effort will be
made to convert IL to the use OF the
American fighting men,
Particular comment was made to-
day on the action or the faculty and
pupils of Central High School. led by
Principal Emory Wilson, who sub
scribed $1,000 to the patriotic fund of
100000. Chairman II. b. +. Macfar-
land expressed qualification at the
amount Of the subscriptions, but said
greater number was, desired, as
only a small part of the total popula-
tiOn of the District had been repre-
sented to date.
New Unit Organized.
A new Red Cross unit was. organ
lied yesterday under the auspices OF
the sisterhood of the Washington
Hebrew Congregation at a meeting In
the vestry of the Eighth Street Tenn
pie. Two first aid classes will be or
ganized, and a sewing guild will be
formed.
Mrs. Abram Simon, president of the
local sisterhood, also is president of
the national sisterhood, and she ex-
poets to commend the action taken
yesterday to all other local units OF
that organization.
New Subscriptions To-day.
Subscriptions announced today by
Chairman Macfarland follow;
Mrs. w. II. Brownson, $500 a year
for each of five grandchildren, 81, 900:
Central High School, 81 900: Mr.. and
Mrs. w. McC. Ritter, $500: Thomas
B. Hutchinson. 500; Mrs. z. B. Bah
bitt, $50: Terminal Taxicab Company,
$3.50; John ]. Duff, 500; William C.
Dennis, SO; Isidor L. Goldheim, $25;
Pulaski Legion Chapter of Chevy
Chase Seminary, $50: Mrs. Perry
Stokes Gather, 500: Mra SiIas
Casey, $50; Mr.. and Mrs. Walter C.
Clephane, $25: Miss Janet Richards,
S25; II. Campbell Graef, 500; DIR. l..
B. Swormstedt, SO: Miss Nettie @.
Bradley, $50; Miss Bessie J. Kibbey,
$500; Miss Leslie Jackson, S25: Lans-
burgh & Bro, Inc. $500; Kings Pal
ace, $3.50; Mr.. and Mrs. II. F. Shep-
ard, 500; Mrs. Zebina Moses, $50:
Emily B. Mitchell, $40; Martha WASH
ington Seminary, $50, and John s.
Martin, $40.
The Washington times., 1917-04-12
CALL BLAST ACCIDENT
Official Denies Plot in Explosion
Which Killed Scores,

PHILADELPHIA, April 12-"There
is no evidence of a plot" is tie state
ment today By G.. Chal. Port, state
fire marshal, who with a corps OF
special aides, Is making an exhaustive
study of the Eddystone ammunition
plant. which was blown up Tuesday.
An accidental flare up" of black
powder in the shaking chamber in
the east end of the main building
affected by the blast, started the eX-
plosion. said the marshal
Despite the statement of the state
official Federal officers are working
today on the various clews that have
been offered from many sources. The
fire marshal said today that while he
is open minded regarding the plot
theory. he would demand most con-
elusive proof before relinquishing his
theory that 1t was accidental
Nearly a sixth of the unidentified
dead, still at the Chester morgue.
will receive public burial today.
The Washington times., 1917-04-12

The juice Of two fresh lemons
strained Into q bottle containing
three ounces of orchard white mRkes
whole quarter pint OF the most re-
markable lemon skin beautifier At
about the cost one must pay for a
small jar OF the ordinary cold creams.
Care should he taken to strain the
leWon Juice through a fine cloth so
NJ lemon pulp gets in, then this To-
tion will keep fresh for months.
Every woman knows that lemon Juice
is used to bleach and remove such
hIemishes as freckies. sailowRsss,
snd tan, and IL the ideal skin soften
2F. smoothener, and beautifer.
Just try it, Get three ounces OF
orchard white at any pharmacy and
two lemons from the grocer and
make up a quarter pint of this sweet
" fragrant lemon lotion and mas
sage Il daily into the face, neck. arms
and hards. II naturally should help
to soften. freshen, bleach. and bring
out the roses and beauty Of any skin.
1t Is simply marvellous TO smsothen
rough, red hands,-AdYt.
The Washington times., 1917-04-12
BOYS TRAIN FOR
ARMY OF FUTURE
Fifteen Drill Nightly in Hope
of Being Army Of
ficeFs.

Just at twilight each evening fiji
teen boys ranging in age from nine to
fifteen years, living In the vicinity of
North Capitol street and Florida ave
nue., assemble at the corner and pre-
pare for a long, strenuous drill.
The crying need 'of the United
States army for officers is the reason
for the formation OF the company, 1t
is stated. Three members of the Busi-
ness High School cadet corps COM
mand the tiny army and endeavor to
instill elements of military discipline.
The officers are: Captain, Vincent Cal
lahan; first lieutenant, John White;
second lieutenant, Robert Cover.
For several evenings the boys have
drilled. although having no guns or
uniforms, starting after dinner in
the evening and drilling for several
hours. THEY have made rapid prog
ress, their officers report, being able
to perform the "faces," column
movements" and side steps. 1t is
strongly impressed upon the boys by
ping to be done rs by command.
Made n aRFeak.'
The work of Lieut.. Norman B. Bris-
coe, army instructor OF the cadets, is
seen in the small group.
One OF the fast forming army, for
which plans to recruit to its full
strength are being considered, for
getting that he was an enlisted man.
during the progress OF the drill, an
nounced to his captain: SAY Vim
cent, let's go get drink Of water"
Although there vas no guardhouse
to put the miscreant in, Captain Vim
cent impressed upon the youth the
enormity of his 7 offense. All now
salute when they speak to their Of
ficers.
Two boys have been dishonoFably
discharged from the organization for
breaches of the military code.
Want Flag Display,
Already promotions have been in
order. RayfieId Weisberg being pro
NOTED to corporal for industry and
adaptation. Others declare they will
soon oust him from his exalted posi-
tion by superior merit.
Others in the company are Alfred
Lutich, Samuel Weisberg, Frank Lit
tIeton, Walter Baker, Fred Van Fleet,
Philip LittIeton, Robert Moore,
Thomas Cover, Howard Collins, Cole
man Hannah, Vernon Van Fleet, and
Cecile Carl
After the organization earns a
name for Itself in the heighborhood
the members plan a house-tohouse
canvass to request each person not
already doing SO to hang out the
American flag.
The Washington times., 1917-04-12
TWO DIVORCES ISSUED,

Two divorce DEGREES were signed
today in the District Supreme Court
by Justices Hitz and Stafford. The
union Of Elizabeth A. TolsOn and
James NJ. Tolson was dissolved in the
order of Justice Hitz. and the wife
was given the custody OF two minor
children. Attorney f. o. Schneider,
1r., was her counsel
Fred 81. Wighington procured an
absolute divorce from Ida A. Wigh-
ington in decree signed by Justice
Stafford. He was represented by At
torney William Hinton Holloway.
The Washington times., 1917-04-12
CUPID BEATS our MARS
Guardsman Plans to Shift His Al
leuIance From Army.

Cupid won distinct triumph over
Mars today when Howard A. Hayden.
a member OF the Third Regiment. ID.
G. N. O.. enlisted in the army OF bene-
diets after telling Colonel kroll. the
license clerk. that he would finish his
second enlistment in the District
guard in twelve days and transfer
his full allegiance to his new COM
mander.
Mr.. Hayden. whose age was given
as twenty-three, procured license to
wed Miss Josephine J. O'Brien, also
twenty-three years old.
The marriage, he said. would take
place todight at st. DOmInic's Church,
with the Rev. Father J. A Cowan Of
ficiaIing.
The Washington times., 1917-04-12
FOOD TO BE DISCUSSED
Possibility Of Shortage Will Be Con-
sidered by Senators.

The Senate Committee on Agricul-
ture will take up the problem of the
prevention of a food shortage at a
meeting tomorrow.
Chairman Lever, of the House Com
mittee on Agriculture, is conferISng
with the President on this problem.
All over the country thefe lis keen
interest in increasing production.
preventing waste, solving the distri-
button difficulty, and controlling
prices.
The Senate Committee on Agricul-
tuTe has before il the plan of Sena-
tor FFelinghuysen of New Jersey to
control prices and to draft an agri-
cultural army.
The Washington times., 1917-04-12
CAR STRIKE PROBE
ALMOST CERTAIN
Senate Refuses to ShelVe Reso-
luton of New Jersey
Member.
CONTINUED from First Page.)

yond its Jurisdiction in suggesting
what should be done with the meas
ure. 1t is the function of the Com
mittee on Contingent Expenses to
pass upon the question whether the
expenditure is advisable. ! ask unan-
imous consent for the consideration
of the resolution"
This precipitated debate, and Sena-
tor Smoot took the floor to argue that
the action that the committee took
was entirely regular.
1T has been done time and time
again since l have been a member
of the Senate" he said.
"The committee goes beyond. its
province when IL recommends to what
committee the resolution should be
referred" said Senator Hughes.
Senator Smoot contended that the
subject-mstter involved in the resolu-
ton came under the jurisdiction OF
the District Committee, and should be
considered.
the position that the District Commit
tee or some appropriate committee
should have passed on the resolution
before 1t was sent to the Committee
on Contingent Expenses.
Drew Benefit, Today.
Distribution of the third strike
benefit" of So a week to the strikers
continued today, the trainmen and
shopmen reporting at the National
Hotel, where they got the money. Of
ficials of the Amalgamated Assocfa-
tion OF Street and Electric Railway
Employees said the allowance would
be paid the men as long as the strike
lasts.
The Washington Railway and Elec-
tric Company today called upon all
the striking motoTmen and conduc-
tors to turn in their numbered badges,
transfer punches and other equip
ment. The strikers laughed at the
order, saying I'VE put up deposit on
these badges and punches, and VIII
keep them as long as we want the
company to hold our deposits.
The Washington times., 1917-04-12
COURT JOBS KEPT OPEN
Men Who Go to War Can Return
to D. c. Tribunal.

Employees under Jurisdiction OF
Clerk John ]. Young. District Su.
preme Court, who enter the military
or naval service shall be restored Ia
their positions at the termination OF
the war. the court decreed today.
Marshal alaurice Splain announced
that similar policy would be follow
ed in his department.
The Washington times., 1917-04-12
SHOULDR STRAPS BANNED
Firemen No Longer Wear Bars In
dIcative Of Rank.

Members of the Fire Department
recently have lost that military ap-
pearance which has distinguished
them for the last year. Shoulder
straps with bars Indicative of rank
are no longer worn.
The change was made on the sug-
gestion OF Chief Frank J. Wagner,
and is in line with the policy OF the
War Department that military uni
forms or insignia be not worn by
other organizations.
Shoulder straps in the center of
which is a cluster of firemen's hornS
probably will replace the bares.
The Washington times., 1917-04-12
TWO BITTEN BY DOGS.

Mary Van Meter, thirty-twO years
old, OF 1925 Fifteenth street north
west, told the police last night that
she was bitten on the right hand by
stray dog in front OF her home.
Fiye-year-old Barbara Tuttle, of 91S
Spring road northwest, while in Park
road between Thirteenth and Four
teenth streets northwest, was bitten
on one hand by a dog.
The Washington times., 1917-04-12
WEATHER REPORT.

Forecast for the District OF CoIum-
bia and Virginia-Partly overcast
and cooler weather tonight and Fri
day, probably, followed by rain Fri
day. moderate variable winds
For Maryland-Partly overcast and
cooler weather tonight and Friday,
probably followed by rain Friday;
moderate variable winds.
The Washington times., 1917-04-12
ST. JOHNS TO TRAIN MEN
Free Course Offered All Seeking
Army Commissions,


ANNAPOLIS, Md, April I2.-This
town has been designated by the War
Department as one of the places
where men may be examined for the
Officers reserve corps.
As st. Johns College has been elas-
sified by the Wap Department as a
distinguished institution" and also
has had an officer Of the United
States army detailed as military in
structor since 1884, the authorities Of
the college, desiring to render all pos
sible assistance at this critical period,
offer a course in military training
and tactics to young men and boys
Of Annapolis, or elsewhere, who may
desire to avail themselves of such
instruction.
No charge will be made for tuition,
nor will 1t be necessary to provide
uniforms at present. Application
should be made to Lieut.. John Mil
likin, U. s. A, commandant at st.
Johns College.
The Washington times., 1917-04-12
scoLoED, TRIES SUICIDE.

8iAHANOY CITY. April 12-
Scolded by his wife because he spent
money for drink that vas given him
10 buy food, George Brown drank a
solution Of carbide used for mining
lamps. He has chance for recovery.
The Washington times., 1917-04-12
FATHER PENN IN GLOOM.

PHILADELPHIA, April l2.-As q
measure Of precaution the tower of
city hall was not illuminated last
night. This Is the hrst time in Its
recent history that the tower has been
unlighted after sunset.
The Washington times., 1917-04-12
HISTORIC CHURCH OFFERED.

PHILADELPHIA, April l2.-Old
Christ Church, where Washington and
Franklin worshiped, has been offered
to the Government during the war by
yestrymen and wardens.