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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-09-27

WAsHBURN is not likely to get a
new depot this season according to
advices received from an unofficial
source, and we are not likely to get
a new depot until after the present
war. The Government has request
ed railroads to do only necessary i'm
provements during the war and the
Omaha has taken this to mean that
the building of new depot in
Washburn is one of the things that
can be put off for short time longer.
The committee of the Commercial
Club is still working on the PROPOSE
ton, but the prospects of new
depot this season are now thing OF
the past.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-09-27
So GREAT has been the increase in,

So GREAT has been the increase in
crime and number of arrests in SUI
perior since the saloons opened on
July lst that the Mayor and the sa-
loon men of the city have conceived
an idea for eliminating the number
of arrests by opening what has been
termed "The Hotel DeJag an
institution where common drinks are
taken to sober up. The saloon men
of that city have banded together
and have employed one patrolman
for every six saloons and it is the
duty of these men to take DRINKS
from the saloons to the hotel in or
der that they may not become
boisterous and fall into the clutches
of the law.
There is a reason for trying to
hold down the number of arrests in
Superior and that is the saloon men
of that CITY are afraid of the figures
that will be published when the
next spring election comes around.
They dare not face the figures for
they know what will happen to the
saloon business in Superior when the
voters of that city have another
crack at the license question.
In a lengthy communication in
the Superior Telegram on Saturday
Mayor Konkel takes the credit for
conceiving the idea of opening this
rooming house and of getting the
liquor dealers to agree to foot the
bills. He attempts to defend the
saloon business, at the same time
crying that he has absolutely no use
for the liquor traffic.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-09-27

If United States Senator Robert
M. LaFollette thinks he is repre-
senting the people of the State OF
Wisconsin by his attitude in Congress
he is badly mistaken. This paper
has always been an ardent supporter
of the Senior Senator, has helped to
elect him time and again to the
Office of Governor and also as United
States Senator. We believed that
he was the author of much legis-
lation beneficial to the people of the
State and Nation, and that he was
right on many things but his pres
ent stand on questions of national
Importance is beyond us and more
than we can stomach.
We did not blame Senator La
Toilette so much for his attitude
before war was declared on Germany
although we differed widely from
him at that time, but we cannot un-
derstand why he should continue to
harass the government in its war
program by his continual opposition.
If LaFollette thinks he is acting
according to the wishes of his con-
stituents back home, he is most
sorrowfully mistaken. There was a
time when LaFollette could have
anything he asked from the Bay
field county voters, but if left to the
voters now he would have difficulty
in capturing the position of pound
master providing he had opposition.
THE LOYALTY League of Washburn
has asked the resignation or i'm
parchment of Senator LaFollette on
account of his disloyal utterances and
according to kilograms forwarded to
L.aFollette and the President of the
Senate state that they mean business,
Washburn is not the only place
where the people have become dis.
gusted with LaFollette, for that feel
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-09-27

This $50, 900 month land some
who ought to know say it amounts to
more than this) is lost to Washburn
because we cannot house the popu-
lation clamoring for permanent homes
here--men with jobs and with families.
They send the bulk of their wages
back home and thus support two
families. Washburn needs leader
or group of leaders. She needs men
who will see these things about
which we have been writing, talking
and promoting for m onths, and who
in seeing, will act. Getting new in
dustries, instead of discouraging
them in coming, will pave the way
for the so, 900 population city, and
put washbdrn Independent of the
slump that will come when the
munitions plant slows down at the
end of the war.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-09-27

Much smaller things than this
predicted growth, are of present
time interest to our peOple-or
should be, at least. This is the
paving of the way for the great
growth and larger city. That it will
be new Washburn, he who runs
may read. The men of affairs here
today, will have little or large part
in this growth, according to their
light and the way they grapple with
the smaller matters of the hour. No
man, woman or child would have
deigned to humor any one in the
prediction five years ago that Wash
burn would double her population
within the past two years. But she
did so. The record stands against
all scoffers and doubters.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-09-27
English Fish Laws.

Fish, because Of its tendency rap
idly to decompose, holds peculiar
position among foods. In England
it is the subject of special act of
parliament. So long ago as 1893
men knew the evil consequences re-
sulting from eating mackerel of I'M
certain postmortem age, SO they
passed an act providing that except
during the hours of divine service
this fish could be sold on Sunday
That act has never been repealed.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-09-27
FALL FROCKS.
Points About the New
Lines of One Gown.

The new frocks are delightful. They
are more pleasing-just because they
are new-than last seasons frocks, and
they are attractive enough in them
selves to merit the favor of women who
are insistent about lines and chic, those
two mysterious qualities that are SO
much more important than mere mate
rial or color interest.
The fall frocks approach the once ia
miliar princess lines very closely. In
fact, they are princess frOckS minus
the sheath effect always associated
with princess ideals. All the new lines
are straight, and the silhouette most
desirable now suggests straightness
and slenderness-the bOyish, undevel-
oped figure rather than the much
curved feminine figure which was sup
posed to ''set off, a princess model to
advantage. The modern frock elimi-
mates curves at bust and hip, and its
straight lines are interfered with very
little by the inevitable sash or girdle
which draws in the soft material above
or below the natural waist line just
enough to relieve the silhouette of any
suggestion of clumsiness or angularity.
Sometimes the skirt is attached to the
bodice two inches or so below the
waist line, and narrow sash is drawn
around the untitled bodice at the waist,
never snugly, but just enough to show
that the figure is really trim and shape
ly and not straight up and down." A
frock Of this type is of black satin
with d panel running from the neck
opening to the edge of the skirt. The
bodice, fastening at either side over
the panel with covered buttons, is at
tached without gathers to rather deep
yoke and falls in untitled lines to the
hip. Here the tunic is shirred on, and
the tunic also buttons to the front pan
ell, giving a long line from neck to
ankle. A narrow sash of the material
passes around the waist, crosses at the
back and comes around to tie loosely
at the front over the panel This frock
has coat sleeves with turned back cuffs
of white wash satin and turnover
collar of the white satin finishing V
neck opening. At the edge of the tunic
is one of the new, very deep hens,
turned up twelve inches on the outer
side and then stitched In rows and
rows with black silk
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-09-27

We dismiss from our contemplation
all those men here today who scott
at this prediction of a $4,000 Wash
burn. They do not count. Wrapped
up in the small affairs of goods-sell-
ing, they have overlooked the main
chance. But others, some already
here and others who will come in,
will have large hand in the greater
development sure to come. Every
city of Importance in these United
States is located on body of water.
This Lake Superior region has, in
Duluth, Superior and at other points,
already exhausted dock facilities.
Here dock sites are still cheap. The
country will not cease growing.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-09-27

The point is, that this larger
growth fWashburn will be deferred
all the longer if the men here now,
who own property and have bust
nesses, do not act tog ether, unitedly,
in a broad big way, to solve present
problems and go out and meet the
larger growth on it's way. You have
the right to ask what would you
have us dor" Frankly, the group of
men who represent the business
interests here at the present time,
would have the answer ready, them
selves; and should have long ago
been up and at it, to act on their
own answer. Broadly speaking, we
are losing about $50, 900 month to
Washburn that we should conserve
by keeping here. How? By building
a hotel, establishing another building
and loan association, building apart
ment houses and cottages, etc. etc.
etc.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-09-27
Sheridan's Retort,

Sheridan was at Brighton one
summer when Fox, the manager Of
the theater, took him all over the
building and explained its beauties.
"There, Mr.. Sheridan" said Fox,
who combined twenty occupations
without being clever in one, 81 built
and painted all these boxes, and |
painted all these scenes" 'Did
you?" said Sheridan, surveying
them rapidly. "Weil, I should not,
l am sure, have known you were a
Fox by your brushp'
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-09-27
BIushinu.

Anything that will make your
heart send an extra supply of blood
into the arteries and veins which
supply your face with blood will
make you blush. Embarrassment
will do this. So will anger gener-
ally, although sometimes people get
so angry that the blood is driven
out of their faces. In this case they
are so angry that their heart has
stopped beating practically.
Cheapest accident in surance-Df,
Thomas E :ltctic Oil. For burns.
scalds, cuts aud emergencies. All
druggists sell it. 30c and Coz.
Adv.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-09-27
Always In the Lead.

The Morning Star announced the
death of William B. Jones when he
was not dead, writes Simeon Strunsky
in the New York Evening Post. The
next day it printed the following no.
tice:
yesterday we were the first newspa-
per to publish the news of the death
Of William 3. Jones. Today we are
the first to deny the report. The Morn
ing Star is always in the lead"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-09-27
To Ereshen Gloves.

Very few women seem to know that
the rain spots so ruinous to white kid
gloves can readily be removed at home.
Even some professional cleaners do
not remove them. Take off the glove,
hold the rain spot tightly over the tip
of the finger nail and then move your
finger nail carefully across it under
meath. You will see each rain blemish
thus treated disappear as if by magic.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-09-27
just a Step.

"You may not believe it, mum, but
/ wunst knelt at de feet Of a queen"
"And how did you fall so low as to
become a trampT'
'It wuzn't much of fall. mum. You
see, I was a super in dc movies. Elk
change.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-09-27

Where will commerce and industry
go, when Duluth and Superior
cease to afford opportunities? They
will come to Chequamegon Bay and
this city will then begin to feel its
own Importance as she should now.
Where will the Twin Cities make
their permanent lake port? They
say down there-and they are men
who know what they are saying
they say, Chequamcgon Bay. Now
all this may be Greek to some of our
people and if they believe it, they
will probably say: well, time
enough for that. True, time enough
for getting tomorrow victuals, but
one must have the price of the
victuals in sight or provided for.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-09-27
Her Excuse.

Mother-Alice, l was very much sur
prised and shocked last evening when
I passed the parlor door and saw Mr.
Woodbe with his face close to yours
Daughter = Yes, mamma; isn't 1t q
shame? The poor fellow is so awfully
nearsighted!- London Telegraph.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-09-27
Poison Ivy.

Just as soon as you are aware that
YOU have been exposed to poison ivy
or begin to feel that itching and no.
tice red spots rub the part with fresh
" gathered catnip leaves. Catn1p Is
the enemy of poison ivy.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-09-27
Top ard Bottom.

The chiropodist is a humble individ
ual. In the procession lie begins a1f
is content to remain at the foot. Th
barber, on the contrary, is ambitious
He begins at the head and stays there
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-09-27
Cucumber Sauce.

Peel and CRATE one nice tender Gu
cumber and add two tablespoonful of
prepared mustard, mixing thoroughly.
Add the juice of one lemon and the
yolk of one egg beaten thoroughly, and
serve with lettuce or other salad.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-09-27
Watch next week s
paper for our
Grand Opening
Announcement.
Many dollars will be saved.
Watch! Watch! Watch!
Chicago p. p. C.
The Ambitious Bride.
Chicago p. p. C.

The Ambitious Bride.
Bill-Hello! Home from your honey
moon trip already?
Gill-Oh, yes.
Rather short, wasn't it?'
"Oh, yes. My new wife seemed rath-
er anxious to get home and try her
cooking on me" -Yonkers Statesman.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-09-27
Wanted Cones.

White pine $1.10 per 100 pounds
Norway pine $1.75 per 100 pounds
Cedar 50 90 per 100 pounds
Spruce go per bushel
Tamarack $500 per bushel
Eastwood 30 per pound
All cones must be closed and from
this years crop. Keep varieties
seperate. pay all freight on 100
pound or more. Write for instruc
tions. Ready to pick,
Frank N. GRASS
Sturgeon Bay. Wis.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-09-27

For Sale-Second hand automo
biles in A l condition. Inquire al
West End Garage. Ashland, Wis.
10 II II
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-09-27

Haste makes waste, and waste makes
want, and want makes strife between
the good man and his wife.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-09-27
SMART SPORT SUIT.

Unusual Design Put Up In Brown
Jersey.
Gingersnap brown in wool jersey
fashions this Russian blouse and skirt,
so attractively trimmed with stitchery
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-09-27
The Pessinist SAYS;

Tho Pessimist Says;
"Seeing is believing" but that does
not alter the fact that some men see
things which have no real existence
and therefore believe things which are
not true.-Richmond Times-Dispatch.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-09-27

from the track of human duties leads!
Byron.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-09-27

In yellows ard reds. The belt is of jer-
sey also, fastened with a gilt buckle,
while the neck is finished like a peas
ants shirt.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-09-28
For Better or
For Worse"
By Mary L. Parrish

Copyright. 1917. by W. @. chapman)
Richard Hooker let himself into his
| apartment with his latchkey and
paused to hang his hat in the hall
Suddenly he stopped, with the hat still
in his hand, and listened. 1t was his
wife's voice In earnest, pleading en-
treaty.
"Oh, why won't you waltz Why
won't you be little patientT she
begged.
A mans voice broke In with passion
ate protest.
"Wait" he cried. "Do you think
when a man loves with his whole
heart and soul, he can be put off this
way"
"But If you care so much, you will
see"
"Nol Mol l don't see! / thought
you would"
But listen to mel" she broke In.
mot now-Im too desperate" he
said.
There was movement as though
the man were leaving, and Richard
Hooker quickly stepped into his bed
room and waited. He did not hear
any more conversation, only the quick
closing Of the outer door. He felt
dazed and cold. He stood still, trying
to pull himself together. His first i'm
pulse was to go directly to his wife
and ask her who this man was, and
what the words he had overheard
meant. Then he concluded to say
nothing. He would wait for her to
speak. If she remained silent he could
draw his own inferences.
AS he entered the room he observed
her keenly. She was sitting with
both elbows on the table and her face
bowed upon her hands. When she
looked up her features betrayed the
ordeal through which she had been
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-09-28
Not as Green as He Seemed.

Several young society girls" Of Co
lumbus, Ind, went camping near that
city last summer. They wished to do
something shocking, SO they picked out
young man who was plowing In a
neighboring field and made eyes" at
him. The young man blushed and
grlnned. The girls grinned and blushed.
The man was chief engineer Of rid
ing plow and one of the girls asked for
permission to ride with him. They had
good time with the supposed young
farmer and the field was soon plowed.
The girls conf1ded to each other that
he was very nice fellow, IF he wasn't
SO terribly green" The young man.
didn't seem to have been anywhere and
they told him a great deal about the
wide, wide world. Recently the girls
learned that the "young farmer lives
In big city, knows oil about the white
lights and can call show girls by their
first names. He is a plow salesman
and was running the plow just to get
some actual experience to use In his
selling talk.-Indlanapolis News.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-09-28
How Fish Are Counted,

The Wood river, in Alaska, has been
closed to fishing for many years and 10
resorted to for breeding purposes by
red salmon escaping the nets in Nu-
shagak bay, The counting of the sal
mon was first undertaken In 1908 and
has been continued annually since that
time except In 1914.
The counting is made possible by
throwing rack across the stream and
compelling the fish to pass through a
narrow gate where they are easily WIS.,
ible to persons Immediately above.
Agents of the fisheries bureau in relays
are kept on duty day and night for the
entire period of the run, and the tally
is kept by an automatic counting de-
vice manipulated by hand.
The highest count for any one day
in recent years was 25,564.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-09-28
II Was His Wife's Voice In Earnest,
Pleading Entreaty.

passing. Instantly she tried to mask
1t with smile of welcome, and began
talking about inconsequentia happen
ings Of the day.
1t was plain she meant to tell him
nothing. Seeing this, he thought best
to meet her on her own ground, and
pretended he had heard and seen moth
ing.
Richard and Lucy Hooker had been
married about six years. He was In
bis early thirties, and his wife was
some five years his Junior. His love
for Lucy was deep and strong, and had
never cooled with the years of married
life. The only clouds that had for a
short time obscured their happiness
had been caused by his Jealousy, which
up to now had been proved to be
groundless. After the last unpleasant
experience Of this kind he had vowed
never to let anything shake his con-
fidence In his wife, and to try to root
out from his disposition this curse of
jealousy. But lately he had noticed
In her a kind of restlessness and
dependency which he had laid to the
thought Of separation from dearly
loved sister, who had determined to
enter the Red Gross service, and was
soon to sail for Europe. Now he be-
lieved he had found the real reason
for this. How could he doubt the evil
dence Of his own ears? Even though
he had meant never to doubt her
again, what other possible construction
could he put upon what he had heard?
The torture Of 1t burned into his
very soul, and tore him like mad
beast. He determined to hide all this
as far as possible from Lucy till he
had more proofs. Several days went
by, and although he came home Mt oil
sorts Of unexpected times, he failed to
again find the man. He shrank from
as yet putting detective on the track
of his wife. The strain under which
he was living, In spite of his efforts to
conceal 1t, was felt by Lucy, and she
began to ask him II he was not well.
He Immediately laid this solicltude to
q desire on her part to cover up her
unfaithfulness to him.
One evening when Lucy had gone
to see friend, he determined to
search among her belongings to see II
he could find note or anything which
might lead to further proofs, He
turned over gloves, ribbons and cloth.
Ing In the different drawers, and was
about giving up the search, when he
spied an envelope down In one corner
of drawer under some articles Of
clothing. He drew II out, and saw that
II was addressed to his wife In
mans hand. Inside were four letters
without envelopes which had evidently
been thrust into this one for safekeep-
Ing. He opened the letters and read
them. They all began: Dearest"
Darling" or Adorable Girl" and
breathed the tenderest. most undying
devotion. He put them In his pocket
and went back to his room utterly
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-09-28
PARASITES FEED ON PLANTS
OF All Diseases and Pests Scale In
sects Have Received Most Atten-
tlon-Ravages Are Costly.

All plants are subject to attacks by
parasites. These parasitic enemies are
as different in structure as the plants
upon which they feed. Some para
sites are microscopic plants called
fungi, and are the causes of such we'll
known diseases as apple scab. brown
rot and wheat rust. Others are known
as bacteria, producing the injurious
fire blight of fruit trees. Still others
are not plants at all, but are insects.
OF all plant parasites, undoubtedly
scale insects have received most at
tention during the last thirty years.
Their small size has rendered them
obscure. Their obscureness has al
lowed them to multiply year after
year without being combated. Their
increasing numbers have resulted in
the death Of thousands of trees,
shrubs and greenhouse plants each
year throughout this country. Hum
dreds Of different kinds of scale In
sects exist. Some are large and active
throughout their entire lives. The
mealy-bugs Of the greenhouse are typi-
cal examples. Others are small and
sedentary, becoming immovable soon
after they begin feeding. The San
Jose and citrus scales are well-known
species Of this type. The ravages of
such pests are so expensive that farm
ers of the United States are annually
paying thousands Of dollars either d.
rectly or indirectly to scale insects
alone.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-09-28
TUBERS ON STRAWBERRY BED
Large Yields and High Quality Sc
cured II Suitable Seed Is Used
Ohio Station Plan.

One Of the best crops that can be
grown on an old strawberry bed is po-
tatoes. They may also be planted af-
ter crop Of clover has been cut.
Large yields and high quality may be
secured If suitable seed is planted
For such planting the potatoes make
quick growth If sprouted in partial
sunlight in the spring. When spread
out in shallow trays or on a floor
where the sun shines part of the day,
short, stubby, green sprouts grow to
one-half to three-fourths of an inch
long, and the tubers shrlvel somewhat.
These potatoes may then be cut and
planted with the sprouts on, care being
taken not to injure them. AT the Ohio
experiment station such seed planted
June 80 yielded nearly twice as much
as ordinary cellar-stored potatoes
planted the same day.