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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-05-23
Lesson of the Day.

If could hope without presumption
that any humble c0unsels of mine on
this hallewed anniversary could be re-
membered beyond the hour of their ut
terance and reach the ears of my coun-
trymen in future days, / could not omit
certainly to reiterate the solemn Obli-
cations which rest on every citizen OF
this republic to cherish an enforce the
great principles of our colonial and
Revolutionary fathers-the principles
OF liberty and law. one and fnseparable
the principles of the Constitution and
the Union From q Speech, July 4,
1876. Ia the City OF Boston by the
Venerable Robert c. Winthrop of Mas
sachusetts.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-05-23

many of the punches did not contain
a sufficient number of ''hands" to be
marketable, and have been thrown
away. II is from this waste product
that the American, who has had expe-
rience in the industry, intends to make
alcohol He has deposited $4,000 with
the government as an evidence of good
faith. and this is TO Dc credited toward
the export duties Of three cents a gall
Ion, He must also pay $1,000 a year
for the salaries of government inspec-
tors and must begin operations within
year. His agreement provides that
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-05-23
One Great, United People.

The South does not celebrate the
same Memorial day with the North ;
It has it's own days for paying tribute
10 it's soldier dead. Y't the South has
no reason after the lapse Of fifty years
10 regret IN, triumph OF that cause for
which so many Union soldiers per-
ished. South aud North. We are one
people: our interests are mutual and
common. and could only thrive 50 long
as we remained one nation. That Abra-
HON Lincoln's vision was true the peO-
pie OF the South are today willing TO
concede.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-05-23
BEGINNING or NEW INDUSTRY
American Will Establish Plants In
Honduras to Make Alcohol
From Bananas.

An American has just secured con-
cession from the government of Hon
duras which is expected TO be profit
able TO him and the government The
concession IS for the menufe 4ture of
alcohol, which is a government mouop-
oily. There have been great losses TO
banana planters in the past because
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-05-23
Debt Never Can Be Fully Paid.

Without the brave defenders Of this
nations honor when its honor was as
sailed without their dndaunted cour-
age when national crisis had TO he
resolutely faced; without their prompt
ness and willingness TO offer up on
their country's bloody altar all that
they held dear. Il is not at all unlikely
that this nation would have persisted
from the goodly company Of sovereign
states.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-05-23
Railroad Tares Pouring In.


over S2.JO0.000 of railroad taxes
have been paid into the state treasury
during the past two days. Railroads
pay their taxes IN May and November
one-balf each time The total tax
assessed against all Of the railroads
of Wisconsin for collection during the
~ esent year is $J32s. 1862. To date
III railroads have paid 81 Ga 23s. the
largest cheek coming from the North
western line. 1896. 45l60. The 500"
zine sent check for s9j. 1881: the
Omaha. S264. 1873 %: the Wisconsin
Central. 1911. 1896; the St. Paul.
STAT .6Z3.29.
Pass Military Bills.
Three military bills went through
the house practically without oppOsl-
ton. The first was the Wilcox bill.
providing for enlistments IN a civilian
army TO aid in the harvesting Of crops
In the state. The second was the
Burke bill providing for one months
salary at two dollars per day to men
who enlist in the Wisconsin National
Guard. The third was the Rosa amend
ment tea haance committee bill pro-
viding for the printing Of one hun
dred thousand copies Of President VIII
sons war message and proclamation
70 aliens,
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-05-23

he shall take all the bananas offered
up to 100000 punches monthly. He
has also secured the right to build a
sugar and paper mill near the disdI-
lery. His plan is to aid planters in
restoring WORKOUT banana lands for
the raising Of sugareane, to make sug-
ar, distil alcohol from the refuse and
make paper from the bagasse, the fiber
OF the cane.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-05-23

Every year that day draws nearer,
Every year the truth seems clearer
That the men who saved the nation from
the fatal severing sword,
Soon must pass away forever
From the scene of their endeavor
Soon must answer to the roll call Of the
angel of the Lord.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-18
MAY NOT BE WORLDS END
But Bible Students Will Stay With Belief Just the Same

their <faces thrust forward, to
miss no syllable.
1--WE are undoubtedly very near
the time when we shall hear our
Lord say: Enter thou into the
Joy of thy Lord" Brother A. A.
Yerex Of Portland was telling
them with great positiveness.
George Roberts OF Victoria was
the next speaker.
I'VE are at the closing of the
gospel days." he declared. He
also warned his hearers mot to
turn traitor by taking up the
DEVILS weapons"
Refers to Slackers.
To which Chairman Scott An
derson presently added COM
ment: isn't IL wonderful that
a man may have on the whole
armor of God and be fighting for
righteousness, and yet rulers of
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-18
CITY MEN SET
SEPT. 10TH AS
WALkOUT DAY

give 10 days notice before quit
ting work in a body.
In order to divide the depart
ment into two shifts, 1t will he
necessary to add 80 firemen. The
extra expense for the remainder OF
1917 would be approximately $1o,-
600.
Two Shifts.
Attorney Bone suggested Satur-
day that the city could issue sal
airy warrants, at per cent inter-
est, In order to coger the deficit,
and take up the warrants with
money allowed on the 1913 bud
get.
The firemen ask that their. work
be divided into day and night
shifts, 10 hours by day and IA
hours at night.
They agree that in case of any
serious fire, the men off duty will
report to their stations and re-
sumo work until the danger has
passed. The system would be
identical with that now in effect
in Seattle.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-18

City firemen delivered an ulti-
matum to the city council Satur-
day to the effect that they would
all quit their posts Sept. 10 unless
their demands for two platoon
system are granted before the first
of next month.
Every fireman in the city, with
the exception OF Chief Carlson and
Assistant Chief Schlegel are said
to he members of the new unlol.
The ultimatum was presented 10
City Clerk Nickeus by Attorney
Homer Bone, representing the
firemen.
COuncilmen Reticent.
Bone reached the city hall too
late for Saturdays session of the
council. and the matter will be
taken up Monday. Members of
the council have thus far withheld
their opinions regarding demands
for the two platoon.
The Today period between Sept.
and Sept. 10 is allowed by the
firemen In accordance with their
charter. They are pledged to
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-18
American Boy Voluntarily
Gets Himself Denoted and
Then Wins Military Cross

ualties. Pannill himself, tho
wounded by shrapnel, remained
on the job for "a hours consolidat-
ing the gains. He recently trans
ferred to the Royal Flying Corps.
MacRae found that his majors
crown was keeping him out of ac-
ton because the army needed
active lieutenants and was plenti-
fully supplied with major officers.
The Washington man was so anx-
ious to fight that he pulled two
stars from his sleeve and took
the rank of lieutenant. The act
for which he received the Military
Cross was performed on the
Vimy front some time before the
big assault.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-18
HARTU NC
FIRST TO
OBJECT

Tacoma's first conscientious
obJector' put in an appearance
Saturday.
He is Frederick William Har-
tung, carpenter and contractor,
2615 So. 18th st.
Hartung was given a physical
examination by DR.. Loughlin of
district board No. /, and passed a
perfect examination.
Then he asked for exemption
blanks on the ground that he did
not believe in war and had con-
scientious scruples against follow
ing the Stars and Stripes in bat
tie.
Hartung is married, and lives
next door to his father, "a building
contractor. He told members of
the exemption board that he was
member of the Baptist church.
He said that the United States
should never have gotten into the
war, that there was no excuse for
war, and that he would never fol-
low the flag in battle" said w. C..
Hiberly, clerk of the exemption
board.
officially. ii was none of my
business to argue with him, but
certainly felt like opening up on
him and telling him a few things
about patriotism and love of coun-
try"
Hartung is the first man in
Pierce county to ask for exemp-
ton because of conscientious scru-
pies.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-18
COUNTY FREE
OF SLACKERS

That Pierce county has been re-
markedly free from slackers was
the report of federal investiga-
tors in Tacoma Saturday.
Their figures showed that Of
80 cases reported to federal and
police officials during the last
two weeks, more than half were
found to have been registered and
rs per cent have proven to be
Ineligible.
The balance have not been To-
Gated.
No other county in the state
has shown such record.
In Grays Harbor county alone
there have been Ga Stacker prose-
cutions. And they haven't end
ed yet" said government secret
service man in Tacoma Saturday.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-18
WILL
SELL BONDS

Bids for the final million dol
lars worth of Pierce county army
post bonds will be received by the
county commissioners Aug. 2S.
The first million was sold, in two
patches, to the state.
On the 29th the first army post
condemnation case is to come up
in the superior court to be set for
trial.
Special Counsel Lyle says that
defendants are not required to
appear, and he has adopted the
policy that every defendant will be
given his day in court even II he
does not apepar until the day his
case is being heard.
The second suit will be filed
within week. 1t is planned. 1t
will include all the remaining land
included in the map on which the
people voted last January, and the
elimination of various tracts not
desired by the government will be
made by Maj. Gen. Greene and his
staff after they arrive.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-18
By Mabel Abbott.

It's an unusual sort of conven-
ton being held al the Tacoma
theater by the international
Bible Students association.
The thousand or more men and
women who are attending every
day look like average citizens.
The girls betray normal tend
encies toward white shoes and
hats.
The children fidget during the
longer talks and the older people
stop to chat in groups on side
walks and in the lobby between
sessions. as Is the nature OF
children and older people at con-
ventions everywhere.
Squares of Cloth.
But in the theater, where song
and discourse and prayer follow
each other all day long, there are
several things that are not like
the ordinary convention.
The theater was crowded FRI
day afternoon. Many of the
women took off their hats.
noticed that all of them had
little white squares of cloth on
their heads, like mattresses caps.
Presently the girl in front OF
me took off her large pink nat.
Her dark hair was done In the
new little knob at the back.
AS looked, she took out her
handkerchief, folded ii quickly,
laid it on top of her head ana
thrust a hat-pin thru it.
Follow Apostle Paul.
Vaguely there floated back to
me from long-ago Sunday school
lessons, something the Apostle
Paul had said, about Its being I'M
proper for women to pray In the
temple with their heads uncov-
cred.
The world of woman suffrage,
femininism and the Russian Le-
zion of Death ratified by outside:
but where | sat. women were PIN
ming handkerchiefs on their heads
because of what Paul thought.
The room was close, in spite OF
opened doors and windows.
caught myself nodding. and
looked furtively around to see II
anybody had noticed. They had
not. They were listening too in
tently.
Miss No Syllable.
Many of them were sitting on
the front edge of their chairs
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-18
8-HOURS
IS ONLY
REMEDY

Altho Gov. Lister had given
lumber men of the state until
Saturday night to resume opera
ton on the eight-hour day basis,
the strike situation remained prac-
tically unchanged.
The governor has said that If
the mills continue to hold out
and remain closed, he will ask for
a Joint federal and state investi-
cation of the lumber industry.
The industry was practically at
a standstill Saturday.
In communication to men,
bers of the Lumbermen's Protec-
tive association, Lister declared he
believes it will be impossible to
settle the strike without a recog-
milton of the eight-hour day prin-
ciple.
IL am still strong in the convic-
ton that there must be AN early
settlement of the labor troubles
now existing in the logging camps
and lumber mills" he said. 81
can not feel that this adjustment
will be possible without recogni-
tion of the eight-hour day, and
sincerely hope that the lumber
men of the state of Washington
will reconsider the position they
have taken and accept the eight
hour day, and that employees will
Join with the operators in start
ing up the greatest of the states
Industries"
President j. G. Brown of the In
ternational Union of Single
Viewers said the underwriters
do not contemplate any further
action toward mediation at pres
ent.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-18

the earth may call him 9 Slack
err" he inquired.
f. ]. Baker of Tacoma, too, had
a warning to utter. I'VE are fac
ing the most trying experiences
during these last months of our
journey, that any members of
Christ's body ever faced" he as
serted.
f. A. Acheson of Seattle read
from book to which he referred
as 1.-The Seventh Warning" THE
spring of 1918 will bring upon
Christendom a spasm of anguish
greater even than that of August,
1914" he read.
This Side Of Veil.
The afternoon was called a
symposium of the whole armor
of God" and the speakers dealt
with the symbolism of the "girdle
of righteousness" the breast
plate of truth" etc.
But George Martinieh of Ever
EFT got down to tacks.
LET us suppose, Martinich
argued, while the audience lis
tened breathlessly. that the
spring of 1918 comes, and most
of us are still on this side the
veil.
"Will we say: Goodbye! No
more of this second-coming stuff
for me! Or are we mentally
equipped to say: Well stay with
it, That's the thing to do, stay
with it, even If some little mis-
take should have slipped into the
calculations"
Out in the lobby. after the
final hymn and prayer, young
man touched my arm.
Coming to an End?
Now be sure you understand
this" he urged. I'VE have no
idea whatever that the world is
coming to an end! It is the end
of an age that we believe is COM
ing"
And I stepped out into the age
that has given us flying machines
and the |. w. W.; Thomas A. Edi-
son and the kaiser; poison-gas,
and russet-clad boys fighting for
an idea-the age the convention
in the theater firmly believes will
end next spring-if some mistake
hasn't been made!
Between 40 and so persons
were baptized by immersion
Thursday morning at the theater,
The discourse was by @. d. Heard
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-18
United Press Leased wirco

LONDON, Aug. 1.-(By mail. }
Two American lieutenants of
the Canadian army today wear the
Military Cross as reward for
their bravery and leadership I'M
der fire. A. Fl. Pannill, OF Chat
ham. Va, and Donald MacRae, Of
Washington, d. c., whose father
is in the acknowledgements office,
were decorated by King George in
recognition of their valor.
Pannill, at Vimy Ridge, took
command of a company, captured
part OF a second-line trench and
established a machine-gun posi-
ton in a crater beyond the trench.
His command suffered severe cas-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-18
Tacoma Workers,
4 RN \

q ABORING OF TACOMA Your enemies alarmed your
growing strength seeking divide hostile
Two newspaper both of whom despe the idea of
nionsm tho neither dare publicly engaged In lie
III death struggle for the existence of their properties
After years of opposition to every interest of the labong
population they both scheming ence union lead
to their
the rapid trades unions in the last few months
that already has enrolled i'll this city nearly 12OO members
The Times informed those desperate at the
labor leaders for support.
the slipping daies would pull itself could by
aid if could would delight in dealing the organized
labor of death blow while thus derived such help
So today Tacoma disgusting squabbe being conducted be-
induce this labor leader that
in their fight and bunk the rank and file of labor.
Unions all too often the have been hamlced and cic
by the their
hands, who exercised their influence to bring them
instead for the single Of upbuidng
abOr's
6T ACOMA labor this period Kaleidoscope change and swift
growth be douby watchfu of it's leadership 1t must insist
that every union official work SIMULTANEOUSLY FOR LA
y Organized labor big things to too
fine ahead be wasting its time and the bics
petty selfish wrange between business institutions
neither of which thought for labors well being
designing papers divide the splendid union strength
of factions fighting something that concerns
neither In the crude forceu language don't fall for the
bunk they are both handing you
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-18
STRIKING CARMEN
IN A BIG PARADE

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 1S.--
What strike leaders declare will
be the greatest demonstration of
strength since the carmen's strike
on the United Railroads, started
a week ago, will take place this
afternoon when strikers and their
families will parade. A mass
meeting will follow.
The carmen declared additions
to their ranks have brought the
union membership to LOO.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-18

promising parts of Maine, and
have increased and multiplied and
been happy.
Each one of the 23 chill
dren was born singly. There
have been neither twins nor
triplets.
Farmer Dickey is now SO.
His wife is so. Both look
many years younger.
Dickey has had a tremendous
fight for existence. He knows 1t,
but has no regrets.
lie loves not only his own chill
dren-but ALL children, more
than any other person / have ever
met.
MY parents died young" he
told me, "and / had to face the
four winds alone. went to
farming down at Clineon. At %
/ married. My wife was IA.
I'VE started housekeeping with
$3.50 in the bank, $40 in my peck
ct, one horse and one COW.
II now have % children, Is
grandchildren, 3 cows, horses, 3
good shoats, 2 heifers, a calf, AZ
chickens, 40 hens and a good ut.
tie farm of 100 acres. Canaan's
been my Promised Land!
After eight years in Clinton
snapped with my brother my
farm there for this one. He threw
in load Of hay and | paid him
1920. ] moved up to these hills
with eight young children in jail
uary In a snowstorm. When we
arrived. neighbors took in the
children to keep them warm, OIL
they might have died.
II had to work hard all my life
I've never had what you city
people call any amusement. My
amusement is bringing up children
right. My big boys don't smoke
or drink, and my girls are al
sweet and good. Ask anybody In
Somerset county.
God meant man to work by
the sweat of his brow, and women
to bear children to her sorrow.
II have never owed "a cent
I'm my life. Some get all the
money; others all the happi-
ness. wouldn't change
places with Rockefeller for
anything. Nor would my
wife.
1--WE never grumble, and We
! figure that God will never ask US
to do more than we can bear"
Mrs. Dickey has been the "bus
mess manager" of the family
! When thew had Ia children living
at home they consumed 16 barrels
of flour a year. Every morning
for many years she has risen at
O'Clock to bake nine loaves OF
bread and two big cakes for the
days use.
The children have always
worked. Sometimes they collect
$3.50 worth of wild berries In q
season. Most of the farm produce
is consumed at home. Just enough
Is sold to buy sugar, tea, coffee
shoes and clothing.
The Dickeys clay down" SOC
pounds Of pork every fall to sup
ply meat for the winter.
The township had to put UP a
special school house for the
Dickey children.
Mrs. Dickey rests" as she calls
II. between and IL in the even
ing, after the children have gone
to bed. In those hours she does
lall the sewing and plans the next
days work.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-18
INDIANA MOURNING
DEATH OF SEN. KERN

tunHeu Ircss rfnSeu Wtre.l
INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 18.-All
of Indiana today mourned the
death of former U. S. Senator John
w. Kern, of Indiana, who died last
night at Asheville, N. c.
Hundreds of messages OF con
dolence went out from the state to
the widow of the Hoosier states
man who was at Kern's bedside
when death came from an attack
of uraemic poisoning.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-18
DAM WILL RECLAIM
BIG OREGON TRACT

PORTLAND, Ore, Aug. 10
Twenty-Five thousand acres of
land in the Ochoco valley, CEN
trail Oregon, will be irrigated,
work starting on the project with
in the next 20 days, it was an
nouncSd here today.
Stephens & Co. and Clarke, Ken
dali & Co. have underwritten
100000 worth of bonds and a
contract for the construction OF
a 100000 dam and first section
of the main canal was signed with
Twohy Brothers.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-18
MARRIED BY JUDGE

Hattie Sonyer, full blooded In
dian girl. and Lavina Church, part
Indian, were brides Saturday
morning In Justice Linck's court
room. The grooms, Paul Schofler
and Otto A. Rensing, are of Ger
man parentage. All gave their
residence az Tacoma.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-18
g. A. SWANSON Is
GIVEN A DIVORCE

c. A. Swanson was given a d.
vorce from May Swanson Satuf-
day morning by Judge M. l.. Cliff
ford, on the ground of desertion.
The custody of the one child was
given the husband.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-18
JAPAN WOULD BUY
AMERICAN COTTON

Omitted Press Leased Wtre.l
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. Is. -
Japan is in the market for $780, 900
bales of American cotton, to cost
$65, 000, 1000, s. Shima, Toxic cot
ton buyer, announced today,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-18
HE PREDICTS
DOLLAR EGGS

tuntcu Fress Lcuse" 'et
BOSTON, Aug. 1S.-Eggs at a
dollar dozen with the price Of
dressed fowls somewhat lower,
was predicted for this winter by
Secretary Wheeler of the state
board of agriculture.
He declared poultry men are
killing off their flocks because of
the high cost OF grain.
It is also predicted butter will
Jump to dollar pound.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-18
200 LIEUTENANTS
TO GO TO FRANCE

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Aug. IS.
The war department today an
nounced the appointment of goo
first and second lieutenants fresh
from the artillery training school,
Fortress Monroe, who have been
assigned to duty in France. The
men come from all over the coun-
try.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-18
BOILERMAKERS TO
SUBMIT DEMANDS

ST. PAUL, Mimi, Aug. is. -
The strike vote of Great Northern
boilermakers will be submitted to
company officials at conference
today. Boilermakers are report
ed favoring a strike ii their de-
mands are refused.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-18
30 DAYS IN JAIL
FOR SIX PICKETS

'o"e" fress '.e"sed Wtre.)
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Aug. 1S.
Six suffrage pickets who re-
fused to pay SO fines were today
sentenced by Judge Pugh in po-
lice court to 80 days i'm Jail each.