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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-05-28
Grocery Nine Pulls
Out in Front, SO

After putting up a losing scrap
for seven innings Saturday. the Sc.
attic Grocery team came from be-
hind and defeated the s. Il. Co. crew.
s TO 8, at Woodland park. A home
run by Peterson and a batting rally
In the eighth were the features.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-05-28
Three Portland Mitt
Singers Are Coming

Ralph Underwood. l15-pounder,
and Tom Loutiit and Fred Jacques,
i75-pounderH. will represent the
Multnomah club OF Portland In the
Far Western boxing meet 10 be
held In the Arena next Wednesday
and Thursday nights.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-05-28
Wild Bill Harrington
Signs With Tacomans

wild Bill" Harrington. pitcher.
has been signed by the Tacoma
club. Wild BIZ was sold TO Port
land by Denver. but was not wanted
by the Grizzlies when the Coast
league offered 20 turn him back.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-05-28
Nonpareils Accept
Challenge of Duthies

The challenge hurled at tho
NonpareIls Of tho City league
by the Duthies Of the Shlpbuild-
ers' league has been accepted.
The game will be staged In tho
City league park, 18th and JET.
ferson, on Memorial day.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-05-28

ever will consent 10 20-round a.
tie tilt with the smuggling Leonard.
for he has Just as good a chance 70
make a lot OF money by meeting
Kilbane over the marathon route
and has hardly tho same chance OF
being dropped. for he is fast
enough TO keep Kilbane. a much
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-05-28
Great Falls Cops Two
Games From Reds

At Spokane 2-7-5. Great Falls
a-s-l. Webb. Schorr and Baldwin:
Gardner and Byler.
t2) Spokane 3-1-e. Great Falls
6-l0-3. Webb and Baldwin: Gard
ner and Cheek.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-05-28
COLORADO IS HIGH

YUMA, Ariz.. May Reach.
ing a stage Of 23.4 feet, the Col.
orado river. which has been rising
at the rate Of foot day. today
neared the danger point. Thirty
feet OF water will throw the river
out OF banks.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-05-28
BY n. c. HAMILTON

United Press staff Correspondent
NEW YORK. May 2s.--The
first struggle OF real import.
anee for first place quarters In
either Of the major leagues
will be on today In New York
when the Giants and phIllies
tanole In a ooubie-hesde
Pat Moran has Just led his one,
time champions into the lead off
station. and McGraw only recently
dropped a peg. Tho fact that the
Giants have been donated the
Tener flag by most devotecs OF
baseball by virtue OF their driving
power. makes the series take on
considerable Significance.
II the Phlllles can attach the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-05-28
Bellingham Wins Meet

EVERETT. May 2S.--The dis.
trict high school track meet held
hero Saturday was won by Belling-
ham. with 46 points. Everett was
second and Mount Vernon third.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-05-28
Much Excitement

Exciting features we're the order
of the day when the Cheasty squad
walloped tho South Park lads Sat
urday, 4 to 3.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-05-28

Two bare hits-Murphy. Uhfdhef, East'
ley w Cunningham. Hood, Bennett.
Sacrifice hits--Hamilton, Hood. struck
out-uy Eaatiey 2, by Acosta ?. Bases
on hAlts-off Aoosta l. Double plays
Hood 20 Hamilton. wolfer to Stoke.
Tine OF game-i:aA rmpire-cussk.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-05-28
Tacoma Loses Double
Bill to Butte Club

At Tacoma 5-6-4. Butte 6-5-3.
Sutherland and Stevens; Meikle
and Hoffman.
t2) Tacoma 3.9-2. Butte 4.12.1
Harrington and Stevens; McGin.
nifty and Kafora.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-05-28
BIG LEAGUE RESULTS

Results SUNDAY
AZ ~. Louis i-5.:. Boston t-T.s on Ia
ninss
~ Cleveland --is-i. Ssw York a.--s.
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NEW YORK. May 2s.-Benny
Leonard. New York's pride in the
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-09-12
CARRY A SIx-T0N BUILDING
Squad Of $50 Soldiers Move Structure,
IL by Is Feet, Without Aid Of
Any Machinery.

Carrying si&ton building, without
the aid of machinery. or other equip
ment, was one of the unusual tasks per-
formed by $50 North Dakota soldiers
when they were on the Mexican bOr-
der, according to the Popular Mechan-
les Magazine. The frame structure
that was moved housed the army Y.
NJ. c. A. at Mercedes. Tex, and meas
ured Il by % feet.
Because its site was undesirable, II
was proposed TO hire q contractor to
move the structure to new location,
but the army engineers devised a plan
by which the men themselves could
perform the task and so save money.
They estimated that with $50 soldiers
helping. each would have to carry less
than 80 pounds. Accordingly the build
ing was well braced and its walls pro-
vfded with runners. Since there was
no floor the men w-re stationed along
all four walls. inside as well as out.
each soldier standing next 10 a beam
inserted beneath AT the word Of
command they lifted the building from
the ground and marched away with II,
to a site POO yards distant.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-09-12
~ DOING ITS BIT
TO HELP THE NATION
Many Students and Teachers
Serving in Fort, Field, or
Factory.

81 am asking of you not simply serv-
Ice during the war. but that you set
aside selfishness after the war and do
your part, be II small or great, In cor
tributing to the solutions of the mighty
problems of the future which Will con-
front this nation and the world. In
the great economic and social readjust-
taents. wisdom of the highest order will
be required Selfsacrificing, thought
full service to the nation will be needed
in every field of endeavOr. High-mind-
ed service, following the war, which
puts in the foreground the greatest
good and the largest freedom to the
greatest number, will furnish an oppor-
tunity such as seldom during the his
tory of the world has fallen TO the lot
of young men and women. One of the
ideals of this university is that of So
rial responsibility and service to so
ciety..
You graduating today have the good
fortune of as high call to service as
has been the fortune of any generation
existing during the unnumbered mil
lions of years of human development,
Il look forward with hope, with con
fidence, with pride that you In proper
ton TO your numbers and your ability
will do your share in the REIMBURSEMENT
of this nation and the world which will
follow the world war" President
Charles II. Van Hise to the members
of the graduating class of the Univer-
sity of Wisconsin.
As during the days of the Civil war
the University of Wisconsin is answer
ing the country's call for men and
women trained and willing to perform
some needed service.
Many former students and teachers
have commissions in the army, many
are training in officers reserve camps,
some have enlisted In the regular army
and state forces, others are In the avia-
ton squads and others are In ambu-
lance corps Some of the university
instructors have been called to Wash
ingt0n to act as interpreters for the
government or TO serve I'm advisory Gu
pacitieS on important boards. Many
students, as we'll as instructors, are
engaged in various lines of food work.
some including the president of the
university are helping Hoover forces
In Washington; others are working
throughout the state organizing food
production work In counties, some are
directing children's garden work. 9TH
ers are giving canning demonstrations
and speaking on various subjects at
meetings which are being held all over
the state for the purpose of discussing
the best means of helping Uncle Sam
in the present crisis.
Unusual preparations are being
made for the opening of the uniyer-
sity in the fall 1t is believed by the
authorities that large number of new
students. persons who were not liable
20 selective draft or called for special
service. will present themselves for in
struction So that they may be better
prepared for service when they are
needed during the later years of the
war and the critical period that will
follow.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-09-12
INCREASE WOOL PRODUCTION
Wisconsin Should Be Much Higher on
List Of Producing States
Than u Is.

There are GOO.OOOOOO persons In the
world using wool for clothing; there
are 200.OO0OC1 sheep In the world. Is
one fleece enough to clothe one person?
10 1916 the wool production of the
world was 2s00O00.OO0 pounds. The
armies in war used 2OOOOO00O0
pounds Of this These figures are as
tonishing. They seem TO say that "ov-
cry time you eat lamb chop you are
consuming a portion OF someone's win
ter clothes"
The wool industry has been sadly
overlooked by American farmers. and
TIE negligence IS increasing In 1910
the United States produced 321 .362, $50
POUNDS Of wool: each year since then
has shown a decrease ; In 1914 the pro
duction reached as low as 290102 900
pounds.
Wisconsin IS admittedly "a live stock
state and sheep raiser5 have met with
extraordinary success. The northern
part Of the state has millions Of acres
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-09-12

Butte. Smith twisted the gray road
ster sharply to the left out of the road,
and four miles from the turn, shut of
the power and got down to continue
his journey afOot. The mine workings
were tunnel-driven in the mountain
side. and crooked ore track led out
to them. Smith followed the ore track
until he came to the entrance. and TO
the lock of a small door framed In
the bulkheading he applied a key.
1t, was pitch dark beyond the door.
and the silence was ike that of the
grave. Smith had brought a candle on
his food-caITying visit of the day be-
fore. and. cropping in its hiding place
Just outside Of the door, ne found and
lighted it. There was no sign Of occu-
pancy save Jlbbey's suitcase lying
where it had been flung on the night
Of the assisted disappearance.
Smith stumbled forward into the
black depths and the chin OF the place
laid hold upon him and shook him
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-09-12

because you're not So darged tough
and hard-hearted as you thought you
were" And then: Give ne a lift,
Monty, and get me into the auto.
guess-rm about-all in."
Smith half led. half carried his
charge up TO the road. A final heave
lifted him into his place, and 1t is safe
to say that Colonel Dexter Baldwin's
roadster never made better time than
it did on the race which finally brought
the glow of the Brewster town lights
reddening against the eastern sky.
AT the hotel Smith helped his drip
ping passenger out of the ear, made a
quick rush with him to an elevator.
and so up TO his own rooms on the
fourth floor
strip" he commanded; get out Of
those wet rags and tumble into the
bath, Make it as hot as you can stand
it. I'll go down and register you and
have your trunk sent up from the sta
ton. You have a trunk, haven't your
Jibbey fished soaked card baggage
check out or his pocket ana passed
it over.
you're as bad of as ! am. Monty, ="
he protested. await and get some dry
things on before you 60"
"rll be up again before you're out
of the tub. suppose you'd like TO put
yourself outside Of a big drink of
whisky, just about now, but that's
one thing l won't buy for you. How
would pot of hot coffee from the
cafe strike your"
"You could make 1t baby food and
I'd drink 1t if you said so" chartered
the drowned one from the inside OF
the wet undershirt he was trying to
pull off over his head.
CTO BE CONTINUED)
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-09-12

on the surface Ordinarily. papers or
wall finishes of subdued tones. and OF
inconspicuous or small patterns are
the best background for the other fur
nishings In a room.
Danish the whatnots or many
shelves filled with useless trash as the
china cat. the wax flowers in painted
vases on carefully preserved peacock
feathers. etc. OF what beauty are
such things? What lot of needless
care to the housewife!
Avoid hanging pictures too high
near the ceiling, as we sometimes see
them. They should be hung so the
center of the picture will be level
with the eye of the observer.
Undoubtedly we have all expert
enced seeing some of the following I'M
pleasing conditions In homes.
Lighting fixtures out of reach--so
high a chair is needed for lighting
them.
Long curtains with design out of
keeping with the rest in the room,
and looped tightly back with tasseled
silk loops.
A round handicapped table with a
table lamp crowned with a highly col
ored globe.
The sofa and arms Of chairs covered
with tides
Sofa pillows covering the sofa, on
chairs and in the corners of the room.
Walls almost covered with pictures
badly grouped.
Pictures with large white mats out
of all proportion to the size of picture
and framed in gaudy, gilt frames.
Cheap highly colored prints of mean
ingless value in gilt frames. Cheap
china and bric-a-brack everywhere.
In such rooms the visitor finds much
TO disturb one, and an indication of
lack of appreciation of value of sur
roundings by the housewife.
Such people had better make a
clean sweep; redecorate and furnish
under careful advice A few i'm
provements might be briefly suggest
ed for those who cannot afford TO be-
gin over.
Send the carpet TO a house to be
made into pretty reversible rugs.
Stain or paint the floor tone to
match the furniture aud woodwork. or
perhaps the woodwork would also
need staining.
Hang curtains straight and shorten
length TO bottom of window frame.
Place table nj the side of room rath-
er thar ir the middle and change the
gaudy lamp for a neat Inexpensive
brass reading lamp.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-09-12

TwJ young boys were discussing the
identity of a certain man who kept a
store In the neighbOrhood.
"He isn't the slim one, or the one
who has whlskers." the first youngster
was saying. "He.doesn't wear glasses.
either"
"oh. that must be Mr.. Jones'" an
swered the other.
'ewho does Mr.. Jonas look like7" de-
manded the first boy.
"Well," responded the one ques-
toned, ''he looks lot like Mr. Smith.
Yep. he does. think they must be
brothers."
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-09-12

limp arms while he strOve 10 recau
more Of the resuscitatiye directions
given In the Lawrenceviile Athletic
clubs first-aid drills.
In good time. after an interval so
long that Il seemed endless 10 the de-
s7airlng first-aider, the brrath cams
back into the reluctant lungs. Jibbey
coughed, choked. gasped and SAL up.
His teeth were chattering, and he was
chilled to the bone by the sud ten
plunge into the cold snOw-water, but
he was Enthusiastically alive.
"What-what happened to me. Mon
typ" he shuddered. did tumble in2"
''You did, for fact"
And you went iE after me7'
''0f course"
mo, by CAD! 1t wasn't of course
not by long shot All you had to
do was to let me go, and the score
your score--would have been wiped
sut for good and all. Why didn't you
do it2"
Because l promised somebody that
/ would bring you back to Brewster
tonight, alive and well, and able to
send a telegram"
Jibbey tried to get upon his feet.
couldn't quite compass it, and sat
down again.
Il don't believe word Of IT," he
mumbled, looSe-lipped. You did 1t
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-09-12
WHAT TO AVOID
IN THE HOME
BY LAURA 3. 5REEsE.
Department Of Farmers institute, uni
versity Of Wisconsin.

Better inoffenslve plalnness than
offensive ornament"
Ii is rather easy to buy carefully
and wisely for new home selecting
things that will make a pleasing har-
mony in a room, but it is more diff
cult 70 make Improvements upon what
one already possesses.
Many homes today are burdened
with unpleaslng furnishings. Some
times this is "a result of a gradual ac-
cumnIation of articles that have no
relation to each other or the room In
which they are used. and consequently
many become insists.
There can be insists" in house
furnishing, just as there are insists
of people I'm business and one Is as
sad a picture as the other. Furni-
ture misfits are more easily corrected,
however, and great deal of pleasure
and satisfaction may he experienced
by the housewife who can bring about
this change.
A little study Of the laws Of good
taste and fitness OF things will help
her through such a problem. A few
"do nots" may be of practical use.
DO not choose "A carpet or rugs with
conspicuous patterns-with pink roses
as big as cabbages. for example. We
still ind such sold. but if housewives
would not demand such the merchants
would not keep them.
10 not choose wall paper of large
and prOtruding pattern--of shiny sur
face and with large flowers or grapes
or birds, etc. apparently plastered up.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-09-12
Important Discovery.

Commercial and technical papers
are printing an article from Manches-
ter, England, In which II is said that
an English chemist has succeeded In
devising method by which atmospher-
lc nitrogen may be fixed In England at
a cost low enough TO make the process
commercially practicable and that 1t is
In operation on a small scale. That
has not been possible heretofore be-
cause England lacks the abundant .ad
cheap water power required for the
generation of electricity.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-09-12
saIesmanship In Schools.

Boston has & director of salesman
ship in its pubic schools The place
is filled by Isabel c. Bacon. who. at a
session of the National Retail Dry
Goods association, presented the ques-
ton Of cooperative courses IN sales
manshlp in high schools and stores
She reported that her classes had in
creased in the last four years and that
store executives We're cooperating to
make the work Il success. In teaching
craftsmanship there Is actual demon
stration Of the processes, a teacher act
ing as a customer and another as
salesgirl
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-09-12
Mo Wonder He Asked Exemption!

Rodgers L. Mccall of ga Locust
avenue. handsome and strapping. APP
peared at the Sixteenth district. He
passed the test with flying colors and
appeared for exemption.
Got father depending on your" be
was asked.
"No."
"Got a mother. or sister, or
brother, or wifeY"
mo-
"Then what do you want exemption
for?"
Because I belong to the naval coast
defense service" he replied. "and
just got a letter telling me to report
at once for foreign service.
phla Ledger.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-09-12
Eooastuffs instead Of Cotton.

Planters in the fertile Laguna dis
trict near Torreon. Mexico. are sub
shutting war crops for cotton this
year. Having learned that the de-
mand for corn. wheat and other sta
pie foodstufs would be heavy and
prices CORRESPONDENCE high, the Mexl-
can hacienda owners have plowed up
their cotton lands IN this famous cot
ton-growing district Of central Mexico
and have planted food crops.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-09-12
compensatIon for Typhoid.

The state industrial commission OF
Wisconsin holds that typhoid fever
contracted by an employee as the re-
suit Of drinking a polluted water sup.
ply furnished by the employer. is
personal injury within the meaning OF
the compensation act. More than So
600 is therefore awarded to workmen
whose cases have been under debate
since 1914.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-09-12

relief and six bottles have entirely
cured me. All women who have female
trouble Of any kind should try Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. -
Mrs. ETA DoRIoN, Ogdensburg, Wis.
Physicians undoubtedly did their best,
battled with this case steadily and could
do no more, but often the most scientific
treatment is surpassed by the medicinal
properties of the good old fashioned
roots and herbs contained in Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
If any complication exists it pays TO
write the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine
Co., Lynn, Mass. for special free advice
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-09-12

Of land covered with wonderful grass
lying idle.
But even with these excellent live
stock conditions. Arthur Brought0n,
president OF the Wisconsin Live Stock
Breeders association. wisconsin was
way down on the list Of wool -prOducing
states in 1916. ohio headed the list
with production Of l36OO.OOO Mich
igan came next with SO75,OO0: Mis-
souri,. $4,000. Indiana, 4G90,OCG:
iowa. $4,000; Illinois, 1915. 800 :;
Minnesota. 100000. and Wisconsin.
with her abundance of land and feed
and her excellent climate. shows a pro-
duction Of 10000.
Every Wisconsin farm" continued
Mr.. Broughton. would profit by Il
small flock Of sheep. Most Of the care
Of them could be undertaken by the
members Of the family too old or too
young for more strenuous work. Wool
is bringing high prices on the market,
the world needs IT, Wisconsin farm
ers can double The states production
In ii few wears If they give even "a very
small portion Of their time 20 raising
sheep"
WISCONSIN has barred trfuDs from
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-09-12

pains IKE u kulIS
through my back
and side. / finally
lost all my strength
so / had to go to
bed. The doctor
advised an oper-
alton but / would
not listen to it. l
thought of what /
hadread aboutLydia
E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound and
tried it. The first
hoffIa br,,xo,l,t <r.aak
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-09-12
DRAIN LAND AND
INCREASE CROPS
Country Could Reclaim Several
Million Acres OF Fertile Fields
by Tile and Ditch.

To do its "bit' ia the war. the ma
tional drainage congress has started
publicity campaign 10 stimulate better
drainage.
To reclaim and put under cultivation
100, 900 900 acres of wet and overlooked
lands of the United States Is the ulu-
mate aim. but to drain the lands that
can be drained the most easily Is the
first step.
working along this line In Wlscon-
sin" says f. II. Jones. secretary of
the Wisconsin, Drainage association,
I'VE are advocating drainage plans
which can be Installed completely with
In the next year or two. Those that
require five years are not so urgent.
Just last week" said Mr.. Jones, Il
laid ont 1890 feet Of drain tile in a wet
swale through farmers cornfield. II
is too late now. but If that tile had
been installed earlier IL would have
saved ave acres of corn. The tile and
labor cost 5000; If il had been put in
early enough to save that five acres.
the corn would have paid for the tile.
Next year another crop will be saved
and this saving win be repeated each
year
"This farm is only a single Instance.
There IS one such farm In every three
In Wisconsin. A little time and lit
lie effort will stop great many wastes
resulting from poor drainage.
Do the Little Things Now
"Some time ago | noticed water
standing in three dead burrows, about
four rods apart on an acre Of excellent
fiat clay land that had been seeded TO
oats. | found the farmer who put In
the crop. and with my instrument
convinced him that we could give the
dead burrows an outlet.
"'Some day he said, IN take a
pillow and pillow furrow across the
ends Of these dead burrows to let the
water get away
''In five minutes we had a team I'M
hitched from manure wagon and
hitched to pillow. We plowed the fur
row where Il would do the most good
blowing twice where It crossed little
ridge The water followed us so fast
that we had to walk to the side Of the
furrow to keep our feet dry. In half
an hour ell the burrows were empty.
We trimmed the side OF the furrow
with n spade so that it could be crossed
with binder.
1T did not take an hour TO do the
whole Job. and IL may save u crop on
an acre Of land. This is an example
of what can be done anywhere
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-09-12
CHAPTER XIX.
A Little Leaven.

The summer-night stars served only
to make the darkness visible along the
road down the Timanyoni river and
across to the mining camp of Red