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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-07-25
CHAPTER TX.
When Greek Meets Greek.

Smith allowed himself ten brief sec
onds for a swift eye-measuring of the
square-shouldered stockily built man
with a gray face and stubbly mustache
sitting in the chair of authority at the
Brewster City National before he chose
his line of attack.
I'VE are not going to cut very deeply
into your time this morning, Mr.. Kin
zie." he began when the eye-appraisal
had given him his cue. "YOu know the
history of TimanyOni Ditch up to the
present and-well. TO cut out the de-
tails. there Is TO be complete reor-
ganization of the company on new
basis, and we are here to offer TO take
your personal allotment of the stock
off your hands at par for cash. Colonel
Baldwin has stipulated that his friends
in the original deal must be protected,
and"
Here, here-hold on" interrupted
the bank president; "you're hitting it
up little bit too fast for me. Mr..
Smith. Who are you, and whereabouts
do you hold forth when you are at
homer?
Smith laughed easily. 'f1f we were
trying TO borrow money of you, we
might have to go into preliminaries
and particulars. Mr.. Kinzie. We are
not alone in the fight for the water
rights on the other side of the river,
as you know, and until we are safely
fortified we shall have to be prudently
20
is this: WIN you let us protect you by
taking your Timanyoni Ditch stock at
par?'
Kinzie met the issue fairly. Il don't
know you yet, Mr.. Smith; but | do
know Colonel Baldwin, here. and /
guess I'll take a chance on things as
they stand. I'll keep my stock"
The new secretary's smile was rather
patronizing than grateful.
"As you please. Mr.. Kinzie, Of
course" he said smoothly. But I'm
going to tell you frankly that you'll
keep it at your own risk. l am not
sure what plan will be adopted, but J
assume it win be amortization and
retirement Of the stock of the original
company The voting control o. tie
old stock we already have, as you
know"
The banker pursed his lips until the
stubbly gray mustache stood out
stiffiy Then he cut straight to the
heart of the matter.
you mean that there will be a ma
jOrity pool of the old stock, and that
the pool will ignore those stockholders
who don't come inT'
Something Ike that" said Smith
pleasantly And then: Were going
To be generously liberal. Mr. Kinzie
we are giving Colonel Baldwin's
friends fair chance to come in out
of the wet. OF course, If they refuse
10 come inf they prefer to stay
out"
Kinzie was smiling sourly.
You'll have to take care Of your
own banker. won't you, Mr.. Smith," he
asked. "Why don't you loosen up and
ten a little more7 What have you
fellows got up your sleeve. anyway"
At this, the new financial manager
Stacked of on the hawser Of secrecy
a little-just little.
Ir. Kinzie, we've got the biggest
thing, and the surest, that ever came
to Timanyoni Park; not ia futures,
mind you, but In facts already as good
as accomplished. If it were necessary /
as it isn't-I could go - New York to
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-07-25
DR.. E. {. PRATT RESIGNS
Chief OF Bureau Of Foreign and Do.
nestie Commerce Requested
to Cult.

Washington. July 19.--Dr. Edward
Il. Pratt of New York, chief of the bu-
reau of foreign and domestic COM
merce. has resigned as a result Of trou-
bles gr".7ing out of the attempts to
execute the presidents embargo proc
lamation Doctor Pratt was in charge
of the issuance of export licenses,
His resignation was requested by Sec
rotary of Commerce Redheld.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-07-25
U. S. SOLDIERS DIE IN FRANCE
Reports From Minnesota and wiseon-
sin Say Two Have Been Killed
In Europe.

Slayton. Mimi July GA telegram
announcing the denth in France Of
Christian Erickson, private in the
regular army has been received by his
mother, Mrs Ann Erickson OF Slayton.
Erickson went abroad with the Perish
ing expedition. The body will be
brought here for burial.
Sherwood. Wis. July 20--A message
received~here states that Robert Musk
c7itch cf this city a member Of the y.
S. NJ. C., mas been killed In France. No
details were mentioned.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-07-25

The yield of cotton is dependent
upon the number of flowers we are
able to induce the plant TO form. and
root space is necessary to Towering.
The cotton plants normal roofing may
occupy two square yards Of earth,
which is several times more than given
it In practice. and the yield may often
be reduced by this fact as the roots
must interlap.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-07-25
Arn.n,lna Not Yet In War

New York, July 19.-Oficial denial
that Argentina has severed diplomatic
relations with Germany was contained
in q dispatch from Berlin. The dis
patch said that Germany has not yet
answered Argentina's recent note.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-07-25

Galveston, Tex. July 1S.--Nine Mex
leans were drowned near Tanpico,
July 7, when a launch was run down
and smashed By the American tug Gulf
port. according 70 information brought
By tank steamer arriving here.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-07-25
sniss 70 Murder KerenskY.

Petrograd. July 18.-Germany Is
sending 700 spies into Russia 10 at
tempt assassination Of Minister Of
War Kerensky. General BrusilOfP and
other leaders. according to information
obtained b. the secret service.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-07-25
Moros for U. S. Army.

Manila, T. L. July 20-Plans are
under way for the formation Of a fun
regiment of MOros. in the hope that
eventually It Will be attached 10 the
American expeditionary force in
France.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-07-25
suffraalsts 90 70 Jail

Washington, July 19.-Slxteen mill
tant suffragIsts. arrested at the White
House last Saturday when they at
tempted 20 picket the gates. have been
elected to 60 to the workhouse for 60
days rather than pay fines OF s25.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-07-25
AMERICAN SCHOONER SUNK
chiIde Harold Destroyed by German
Submarine but All the Crew
Are Saved.

Washington. July 1s.-The sinking
Of the American schooner Childe Har-
old by q German submarine In Euro
pean waters June % is reported To
the state department The master and
his crew of eight were all saved
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-07-25
lake Over French Roads.

Paris. July 20.--It is officially an
nounced that the United States trans
port service Is taking over control "
the French railroad lines from the port
bases to the permanent camp aud the
front
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-07-25
Hurry Call for sandaoes.

Washington, July 2O.-In response
TO an urgent demand Of the allies for
surgical dressings. 1900 Red Cross
chapters throughout the country have
been requested by Eliot Wadsworth.
acting chairman to forward them.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-07-25
Promising on Friday.

She (superstitious)-I should never
propose on a Friday; It's unlucky.
He (cynicaD-Not always 1 once
knew a fellow who did, and the girl re-
fused him.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-07-25
AntIelpatIna Il.

"F1ubdub. I'd like to give you a lit
tie friendly advice"
"All right. Which OF my habits is II
you object to, old top?"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-07-25
cossaeks Patrol CAPITAL

Petrograd, July 20--For the first
time. since the revolution Cossacks APP
peared and patrolled the streets. Com
panies here and shere carried machine
guns strapped 10 their saddles, the men
leading their horses.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-07-25

People sometimes put on airs when
that is about all they have TO put on.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-07-25
" IL w n 10
Sept. %, 1916. Wattsville, Miss.
Prove Whse Swamp-Root VIII Do For You

Send ten cents to DR.. Kilmer & Co.,
Bingbamton, n. Y, for a sample size
bottle. 1t will convince anyone. You
will also receive a booklet of valuable
information, telling about the kidneys
and bladder. When writing, be sure and
mention this paper. Regular fifty-cent
and one-dollar size bottles for sale at all
drug stores-Adv.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-07-25

Washington, July 19.-The navy de-
partment hans extended the censorship
to al cables leaving New York ana
other ports on the Atlantic seaboard.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-07-25

The next instalIment describes
a sharp clash between Stanton
and Smith. The fight ceases to
be merely a battle of wits and
becomes deadly and desperate
and bloody.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-07-25
Druggists Experience With
Kidney Medicine

have handled and sold DR.. Kilmer's
Swamp Root for some time and have
heard customers claim that it had pro-
duced very satisfactory results in differ
ent ailments Of the kidneys, liver and
bladder. have nothing but favorable
reports at hand and my personal opin-
ion is that there is not anything on the
market that viii equal swamp Root for
disease Of the kidneys, liver and bladder
and know of physician who is a very
strong believer in the merits of Swamp
Root. Very truly yours,
THE ]. N. WATTS NERO. STORE,
Evening star., 1917-09-09
j. s. RESERVE OFFICERS
ARE ORDERED TO CAMP

The following named officers of the
Engineer Officers Reserve Corps have
been ordered to proceed to American
University for duty as students at the
engineer training camp to be con-
Quoted at that place: Majs. Samuel q:
Barney, James n. Hazelhurst and
Woodruff NJ. Somervell; Capts. Hardy
Rowles. Alexander J. Ciani. A ST. A.
Fairbanks. George E. A. Farley. Maur-
ice E. Gilmore. John G. Hendire, Will
liam 0. Hickok. 4th. Malcolm Westcott
Hill, John H. House. ir., Otley f. Jack
son. George W. Kline. John E. Lang
ley, John J. Light, Perry T. Simons,
Clarence T. Starr and Wilbur B. Worth
ington.
First 1.ieuts, Alexander NJ. Bellony,
Ray w Berdeau. Gamble NJ. Bowers.
William w Cordingley. Robert F.
Crawford. Charles F. Devine. Joseph NJ.
Dorsey A II. Ellison. Clarence l.. Fry.
Gardner c George, Homer c. Greene.
Robert l.. Harding. Harry T. Hartell.
F. William Hausmann. Harry B. Hiltz,
Harold A. Hobson. Lawrence w. Jane
way, Ray Meade, Earl w. Mccoy, John
c. Mclean, William J. Norris. John H.
Randolph Willard See, John Bruce
Stuart. Jesse W. Underwood. Harry w.
Van Noate. Frank a. Walker and Ed
mund + Williams, and Second Lieuts.
s. Louis Aichcl. George b. Dobyns.
David H Johnston jr., and Francis X.
Kern.
Evening star., 1917-09-09
ASKED TO DISPLAY BADGES.
Plan to Distinguish Boy Scouts From
Khahi-Clad Soldiers.

In order TO distinguish members OF
the Boy Scout organization from the
many soldiers in khaki uniform, scouts
and scout officials have been requested
TO wear their scout badges on the
front of their hats and in conspic-
uous position on the shirt or coat
The tenderSoot pin and the new size
second and first class pins not only
make an effective ornament, but imme-
diately classify the wearers as mem
hers of the Boy Scouts of America. II
is believed that in addition to identify
ing scouts II will stimulate the scouts
to qualify for second and first class de-
grees. especially among the boys who
have been in the movement for some
time.
AS further aid in raising the stand
ards of the Boy Scouts and improving
the appearance of scouts wearing the
uniform it has been recommended that
a system of frequent inspection of
every troop be adopted and that no boy
be permitted to pass in an examination
unless his uniform is properly put on
and thoroughly clean.
Evening star., 1917-09-09
PLANS TO GIVE LIBRARIES
TO SOLDIERS AND SAILORS
Million Dollars Needed to Supply
Reading Matter for Fighters
Ashore and Adoat.

Now that the National Army IS going
to its sixteen great cantonments and the
National Guard to its sixteen tented cities
and the picked mon of the country are
great schools OF intensive training, the
great American public Is going to be
asked to help make their lives there
more pleasant.
tice trenches and preparing to go into
the war trenches In Flanders. the peo-
pie are asked to dig down" into their
pockets ana raise a fund Of $1,000, 900
with which to build, outfit and main
tain libraries for the soldiers and
sailors ashore and afioat and for the
sick and wounded.
A nation wide campaign is to be con-
Quoted As great drive" for this fund
by a war council appointed by the Sec
retary Of War from the American IL
brary Association.
Besides the sixteen National Army
cantonments. the sixteen National
Guard camps and the fourteen officers
training stations, one Army balloon
school. 1s5 Army posts and stations,
including hospitals and disciplinary
barracks. and sixty-nve naval stations
and marine barracks.
In order that people may have the
gratihcation of contributing to the rec
rsation of their own home soldiers,
they will be allowed to designate the
camp, ana even the regiment, to which
their money shall be applied.
Not a penny will be used for any
other purpose than the erection of main
library and branch library buildings
in every camp. the provision for expert
librarians to handle them. the equip
ment of reading rooms with every con-
venience and comfort and the stocking
of the thousands of shelves. The SOL
diers and sailors will get 100 cents of
pleasure, recreation and diversion from
every dollar contributed. and not a
penny will be diverted for any other
purpose.
George B. Utley. executive secretary of
the American Library Association. has
just arrived in Washington from Chicago
to help in raising the $1,000. 900 fund.
Mr.. Utley. who is enthusiastic over the
campaign. says:
"The donation Of old. disused volumes,
brought back to light from the attics and
cellars. might seem a very easy way of
fulfilling ones patriotic duty to our SOL
diers and sailors. but this, alone. is of
little practical value. This campaign is
truly 4 governmental war activity, not to
dump down a lot of miscellaneous books
from which our troops may select hap
hazard. but to furnish adequate buildings,
adequate travelling libraries and adequate
service"
Evening star., 1917-09-09
SOON TO HAVE NEW MARKET.
Municipal Establishment to Be
Ready for Rueiness in 0nfnh>r

1t is now pretty we'll assured that the
new municipal market. which is In
process of erection at the foot of 11th
and 18th streets southwest. will be
ready for occupancy before the end of
October. When the work was started
1t was generally thought the sea food
dealers who were doing business in the
old frame fish market. and who were
transferred to the temporary houses on
the 18th street wharf. would have to
spend a winter in the temporary struc-
lures.
Work on the new buildings has ad-
vanced rapidly in the past six weeks, so
that it Will be far enough completed to
allow the use of the lower story for fish
and oyster selling before the coming of
cold weather. The upper portion Of the
building Will not be completed, possi-
blv. until next spring.
The new fish houses erected for Capt.
Joe chlvell on Water street at 1lth
street have been completed. and the
lessees of the stores are moving in and
opening for business
Evening star., 1917-09-09
TO DISCUSS MEAT SITUATION
Producers and Packers Will Have
Conference With Food Administrator

Meat producers and packing interests
Of the country will meet with Herher,
Hoover the food administrator, here
Wednesday to take up measures to deal
with the meat situation A threatened
shortage III the supply will be given par
ticular attention.
A committee Of twenty-five men. repre
senting the five branches of the producing
Industry, is in Washington now discussing
means TO deal with the problem
The food administration is directing 1t.
efforts toward decreasing meat consump.
ton. that larger surplus of meat ma,
be available for export The Agriculture
Department is concerned particularly
with increased production. and is work.
Ing on a plan for shifting large numbers
or live stock from the west to regions
where there is more rough feed.
Evening star., 1917-09-09
NEW COMMITTEES NAMED.
Chamber of Commerce Bodies Will
Help in Food and Tin Conservation.

Appointment Of two new committees.
authorised by the board of directors of
the Washington Chamber Of Commerce
last week. were announced last night
by A. Leftwich Sinclair. president of
the chamber. James 2. Coon Is chair
man Of a committee which will take up
locally the question of conservation of
food by cold storage, in cooperation
with the American Society of Refrig-
Grating Engineers. and 8. T. Cameron
is in charge of a committee which will
work for utilization and conservation
of old tin. as suggested by the Depart
ment of Commerce in recent circular.
The members of the first committee in
addition to Mr.. Coon, are Albert Schulz
teis. George P. Killian. Ralph w. Lee.
r. T. Moran. c. P. Ravenburg. Joseph
Solomon. l. c. Weld. E. o. Whitford and
H. L. wilkins.
Those on Mr. Cameron's committee
are H. K Fulton. George Geier. NJ. B.
Harlow, E. P. Hazleton. Charles How
ser, Samuel Kimberly. NJ. A. Leese
John H. Lorch and A. J. May. Ea ch
committee will meet at the call of its
chairman.
Evening star., 1917-09-09
FARMS.
FOR SALE.
13o-Acre Farm. $500 Acres
Corn. Acre Potatoes. IS Acres
Grain g Co,yc Pair Horses

vi dIII, Q NUWS, I dII IIUIS SIS.
! calves and heiferS hens. wagons, buggies
seds sleigh. harnesses. mower rake roller.
grain drill. plov. harrow. cutivator cream
separator. tools. dry stove wood and hay from
- acres. all thrown in by owner. II taken now
that he ran move at once to smaller farm
L. cow pasture: good bunch of wood pears.
plums. cherries and - apple trees: s-room house
telephone: 48ft. cattle barn: horse barn: gran
ary and poultry houses: u mile to school, a
mile to and churches: cream collected at
door: $500 takes everything. Easy terms il
desired. See page is. Strout's Catalogue of 400
bargains throughout dozen states. Write to-
day for your fre. copy f. A. sTR0UT FARM
AGENCY. Dept. 1913, Land Title bldg. Phila
delphia. Pa.
FLORIDA-GET SPECIAL OFFER on SPLEN.
did farm land Jax. JACKSONVILLE
HEIGHTS CO.. Jacksonville, Fla.
21-ACRE FARM. WITH STOCK AND CROPS
conveniently located, 10 miles from u. c.: rea
sonable price considered for quick sale AARON
WISSLER. Admr.. Box 215-M. Star office.
Evening star., 1917-09-09
WORK IS VOLUNTARY.
Women Not Drafted for Service
Outside Of Homes

To correct reports circulated among
foreign population of cities that
women were to he drafted for government
work outside their homes. the National
Defense Councils -woman's committee
has explained that the registration OF
women for war service is entirely volun-
tary
1.-The purpose is to secure an official
record of the woman power. so that in
case of emergency the government may
know where to turn for any needed sery-
Ice" says a committee statement.
Evening star., 1917-09-09
NOISES VALUABLE
BECAUSE OF WAR

Egypt and Mesopotamia, and it may be
that it will be used in the military hos
patals in the United States. This moss 10
used for surgical dressings because Of its
remarkable absorbent properties 1t has
had certain uses in medicine from i'm
memorial times.
The people of northern Europe have
long used sphagnum moss for mat
tresses. as a lining for clothing and
boots in winter and for lamp wicks.
and European nurserymen have used
it as a packing for plants. shrubs,
trees. roots and bulbs shipped abroad.
states is gray, the sphaynum. or bog
moss. reveals such colors as pink,
crimson, yellow, green, yellow and
russet
Moss is one of the pioneers Of the
vegetable Kingdom. but the real
the tiny green-gray-blackt cktsh thing
which spreads itself over the rocks
near Washington, well as the rocks
Of the whole world, and which bears
little pink berrylike forms in the
fruiting season.
Lichen comes to prepare way for
the mosses. It settles itself where
there is no soil and proceeds to make
a soil. 1t will grip bare rock and
weave minute threads into the stone.
thus loosening very. very small parti-
cles OF the rock. While doing this the
lchen nourishes itself on air, and it
manages to extract moisture from
what seems to men as the very dryest
air.
The lichen uses some Of this moisture
for its own support and in mysterious
way changes part of the moisture into
an acid which eats into and disinte-
tvs
a foothold its parts ole and these parts
are added to the debris. and in this
small vegetable decay and the loosened
rock the mosses find lodgment.
Moss adds more soil. catching and
holding wind-blown dust. and with
moisture and its own decaying parts
1t builds up a little bit of soil where
ferns come, and. these adding to the
soil, small shrubs follow, and then. at
length. trees may come. Mosses will
take hold not only OF rocks. but of the
roof and sides of old houses and Of
trees
Evening star., 1917-09-09
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT.
Arrivals.

Schooner Mary Francis. at Alexandria
from a lower Potomac point with pulp
wood; powerboat Daisy to load mer-
chandise for a lower river point: tug
Winship from Indian Head with coal
Chesapeake and Ohio canal: schooner
Ira Crockett. at 10th street wharf with
cord wood: schooner Thomas Taylor at
11th street wharf with watermelons.
Departures.
Schooner Eleanor Russell. light for
Alexandria TO load merchandise for
Chicomuxen creek: schooner Raymond
from Alexandria for Gunston with coal
schooner r. A. Pryor, light for Mary
land point to load wood for dealers
here; powerboat Handy, for Alexandria
with watermelons from 11th street
wharf: schooner Lewis Worrell from
Alexandria for lower river point to
load pulp wood and return
Memoranda.
Schooner l.. W. Courtney has gone to
a lower Potomac point to load water
melons for the market here; schooner
Richard Tall is due to sail from Upper
Machodoc creek with wood for dealers
here: schooner Edith Verrall is at a
Maryland point loading for this city;
schooner Bertha May is due in Mamie
moy creek from this port to load pulp
wood to return; schooner Lola TAYLOR
is due to sail from Liverpool point for
this city with wood.
Evening star., 1917-09-09

a MONG the natural products of the
M United States which have gained
N\ an extended market because OF
q 4 the war is the common tree moss
Evening star., 1917-09-09

q x me war IS tlle CUfIIIIO1I tlee lIIOSo
of the southern states. This moss,
which hangs in great punches and in fes-
toons from the cypress. oak and gum trees
Of the swamps and lowland sections in
several of the states, is familiar to all
travellers through those parts Of the coun-
try and passes under the general name of
Spanish moss.
The collecting of this moss has long been
one Of the minor industries Of several OF
the states of the far south, and notably
60 in the case Of Louisiana. The gathering
Of the moss has always been fairly profit
able to Industrious laborers but under the
present conditions they are making money
in sums never before obtained.
Evening star., 1917-09-09

It matters little what 1t is that you
want-whether a situation or a servant
"a want ad in The Star will reach the
person who will fill your need.