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Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-01-25
WHAT is socialism?

Max Eastman, editor of '"The
Masses" in an address at Madison,
defined socialism as follows:
Socialism is described by many
people as church social or a farm
ers' rebellion. 1t is neither.
Socialism is an aim; it is an ideal,
and a scientific plan of action 1t is
a philosophy Of history, and method
of progress by which human liberty,
industrial freedom, and a happiness
of the highest degree will be attained
fer all society.
Aim, ideal, and plan OF action"
declared Mr.. Eastman, "are the three
means by which socialists hope to at
tain an ideal democracy, democ-
racy in which there will be no mas
ters, no slaves, no classes, and no
castes.''
Mr.. Eastman then pointed out how
Plato, Jesus, Socrates, Sir Thomas
Moore, and other philosophers aimed
to create a better world than the one
IN which they were living. "These
men," explained the speaker, "were
men with noble vision; they were
men who worked to uplift the masses,
who were being oppressed by the
kings and the nobility.
'"The abolition of the caste system
and the conflict of classes is the ideal
OF socialism. Socialism seeks to es-
tablish a system to be based upon ac-
tual merit, ability, and social service.
and not upon few stupid capitalists
who just happened to be born rich,
or marry rich, silly woman" de-
claired Mr. Eastman.
"This plan of action" the speaker
went on, "is found in the economic
interpretation Of history, and in the
class struggle, as first explained by
Karl Marx and Frederick EngeIs.
This action cannot rest upon senti-
mentalism, altruism, Christianity, or
any other appeal, except that upon
the return of the lend and the tools
of production to the workers who use
them"
Mr.. Eastman then told his listeners
that representative government was
no guarantee of liberty or of equality
of opportunity. These, he pointed out,
were the cardinal principles of the
whole socialist movement. He then
! explained how corrupt forces bribed
and Influenced legislators to pass leg
islation for special interests.
Mr.. Eastman emphatieally told his
audience that he was q believer in
and an advocate of birth control .
because the working man or woman
with large family was always on the
verge of starvation and made a poor
fighter in the struggle for better
working conditions.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-01-25
THE RETURN OF THE SOLDIERS

The Sank county soldiers, largely
from Reedsburg and Baraboo, are
back again. They have performed
the service required of them and have
been honorably discharged. All are
grateful that their ranks are unbroken
by death, and the welcome given them
is most deserved. They responded
readily and were willing to engage in
any hardship that might develop in
the zone of war. There was no knowl-
edge but that they might be called
upon to invade the cactus country in
pursuit of Villa or the other bandits
among the mountains and deserts of
Mexico. The offering was one that
might have required the sacrifice of
xfe or limb and the loyalty of those
who are able to go to the front in a
IKE cause are the real defenders Of
Ae country. All should rejoice that
Ne members Of the company are able
tS return to their homes under such
favorable circumstances as those
manifested on their arrival in Reeds
burg and BaraboO.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-01-25
Never Kissed the Barney Stone

Reading Hugh Kelley's article in
the Ollopodrida department, we come
to the conclusion to ask the man Of
many pen scratches ACQUISITION: "Do
you really think all New Workers are
as green as the Emerald Isle to be-
lieve you could fool them on a Card'ff
Giant?" You see this hits me pretty
hard being an old New Yorker, born
and bred there, until my marriage.
We, Of that state or city, are not cas-.
ily imposed upon. Now, fire your bou-
Duets. Not having kissed the Barney
Stone, vet with all Difference, to Mr..
Hugh Kelley.
Yours, with the ding bats,
MRS. L. A DUDLEY.
DurWard'S Glen
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-01-25

Only $4,000 men have applied for
emergency jobs to shovel snow in
New York this winter, compared with
$4,000 last year and 100000 two years
ago. This indicates that working
men are generally employed, and also
that New York will be in even more
trouble than usual whenever there is
a heavy snowstorm.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-01-25
Who Has a Barrel !?

I trust that Xman will not pay any
attention to what they say in this
column about man with a full beard
being bare-faced liar. The fashion
notes" last week told us that mems
cloth ng for the coming year would be
like their hair, Now il l were to fol
low that dictum l would be arrested
or freeze to death before l got mile
from home. HUGH KELLEY.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-01-25

The indignant manner in which
leading European statesmen deny
they are even thinking of peace would
seem to imply that they had been &C
cused Of something dreadful.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-01-25

The Stork Special called at the nome
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Kern of
Yalesmere farm in Greenfield and left
nine-pound boy. named John Her
man Kern.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-01-25
LIE ALLEGRO TINPANUM

We're old-fashioned enough to like
the rhythmic music of sleigh bells bet
ter than the allegro tinpanum played
by the loose end of an auto chain as
it beats against the fender with every
revolution of the wheel. - Toledo
Blade.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-01-25

Let us hope that somebody will
open the windows and the smoke will
be out Of the European kitchen before
another New Year.-Brooklyn Eagle.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-01-25
A SLOT MACHINE THAT WORKS

Save the pennies and the dollars
will take care of themselves" doesn't
hold good where every member of the
family knows the combination of The
kids bank.-Philadelp Inquirer.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-01-25

Some ingenuity will soon be need
cd by Colonel Roosevelt in order to
End places on the map that he has
not already visited.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-01-25

1t is to be noted that in his chats
on how to be perennially joyous,
Chauncey M. Depew refrains from
talking much politics. ?
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-01-25
TOWN OF BARABOO

Mrs. Joseph Clark is i'll with pneu-
monia. She has been afflicted for q
number Of days.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-01-25

One reason that the South Is so
solid is that most Of 1t is no longer
liquid.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-01-25
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Hubby's Dinner

Hubby's Dinner
She plays at bridge with other queens
Till daylight dies,
And then she buys can of beans
And homeward HES.
Louisville Courier-Journal.
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Mr.. and Mrs Robert Schneider write
to change the address of their paper
from Hot Springs, Ark, to Eureka
Springs, Ark.
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Answering II. F. r., Sheboygan.
Wis, the financial editor of the Chi
cago Tribune says: "The Wisconsin
Power, Light and Heat company was
formed only few months ago to take
over the electric plants at Baraboo,
Portage, Beaver Dam, Omro, and 9th
er small communities. It obtained
all the stock Of these companies and
all the bonds but about 500, 900. Mon
ey to pay these remaining bonds has
been deposited with the trustee, thus
giving $950,000 5 per cent bonds,
which the new company has issued,
tlrst lien on all the property. Most
of the subsidiaries have been close
corporations, publishing no reports.
An audit of their operations for the
year ended June 80 last shows COM
bined gross earnings of 1852 1879 and
net $96,492, which is twice the bond
interest. AS the new company will
institute economies through com
bined operation, its bonds appear to
be well secured. They are also
strengthened by strong sinking fund
requirement
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Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-01-25
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Frank L. French. lately assistant
postmaster at Sparta, and a nephew
OF the late j. r. Lyon Of Kendall. has
been found short in his accounts
about $4,000. It is said he lost the
money through stock speculation.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-01-25
SUBSCRIPTION RATES

THURSDAY. JANUARY rs, 1917
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-01-25
Obs and <0bQf

OP$S0 40 ss 49, %B%&& b
Burglars entered the office of the
Sank Centre (Minn.) Herald recently,
but secured no booty. Publisher Wal
lace facet ously remarks that they
were foolish to expect to find money
about a pr-ntshop, with the price Of
print paper as high as it is.
i i j i
Fred D. Clarke 1904 Orange street,
Los Angeles, Calf, has remembered
this office with a package Of San Di-
ego papers. According to the papers
San D ego is quite active, big show
factory being one of the latest acqui-
sitions by the city.
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Miss Anne Donaghey, formerly of
North Freedom, writes from 1140 San
ia Fe drive, Denver, Colo, that she is
always glad to get The News, for
she lived here for ffty-six years. She
speaks about the paper not arriving
on time In explanation will say the
delay is on account of the postof1ce
department opening terminal build
ings in the cities. The mail is now
sorted in those buildings instead of
on the mail cars. This means much
delay. Those who do not receiveethis
or any other paper on time should write
the postmaster general at Washington
and loudly protest against the pres
ent methods.
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Mrs. Martha J. Marriott writes from
Big Bayou, r. r. D. 1, st. Petersburg,
Fla, that the weather is delightful
there-seventy in the morning and
eighty or more in the afternoon. There
never were so many tourists as this
year. Nearly all the hotels and room
ing houses are full and people coming
by the hundreds The fishing is good
D. A. Lewis brought home several
large ones. S. Thomas Williams shot
five or six ducks. He was gone but
an hour or so.
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Miss Lydia Howard, formerly a res
ident on Second avenue, Baraboo, is
with the St. Louis Republic ana en-
joys the work very much. Miss Low
ard formerly was with The News and
says she appreciates the training re-
ceived here Her auQress IS 500
Forest Park boulevard, St. Louis, Mo.
J. i i /
Many have noticed the large hound
owned by John r. Agee, with Ring
ling Brothers. The dog S of unusual
size and passes along with an easy
tread. The owner says the animal
was born in Siberia and is the gen
uine imported article. The breed is
especially noted for hunting wolves,
and Mr.. Agee proposes to see what
his pet can do if he can find wolf
track in the snow in the vicinity of
Baraboo.
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M II. Mould, cashier of the First
National bank, has been exhibiting
two very interesting pictures show
Ing the section called under the hill"
in Baraboo in pioneer times. The old
Mould homestead with grape vines on
the slope, the Bassett factory, the old
jail, and other landmarks, are pointed
out with interest by those who re-
sided here in the sos
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Hubby's Dinner
She plays at bridge with other queens
Till daylight dies,
And then she buys can of beans
And homeward HES.
Louisville Courier-JournaI.
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Mr.. and Mrs Robert Schneider write
to change the address of their paper
from Hot Springs, Ark, to Eureka
Springs, Ark.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-01-25

Fred D. Clarke, 1904 Orange street,
Los Angeles Calf, has remembered
this Office with package Of San Di-
ego papers. According to the papers
San D ego is quite active, a big show
factory being one of the latest acQui-
sitiOns by the CITY.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-01-25

Burglars entered the office of the
Sank Centre (Minn.) Herald recently,
but secured no booty. Publisher Wal
lace facet ously remarks that they
were foolish to expect to find money
about a pr-ntshop, with the price Of
print paper as high as it is.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-01-25

Durward's Glen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-04

46S63-Mrs. II. S. Hunt. 34o4 Warder
street northwest, REQ. 1915.
46S6f-R. NJ. Clarke, West Falls
Church, Va, Ford. 1914.
46S65-J. c. Pyles, 80 Sth street
southeast. Ford. 19l5.
4GS66-Clinton F. Browne. 1898 Wis
consin avenue northwest, Oldsmobile
1917.
46S67-Carolne J. Hibberd. 1917 10th
street northwest, Chalmers. 1915.
46S6S-John Gottleib. 1901 21st street
northwest. Ford. 1914.
46S69-Mrs. II. c. Morris. 1868 Column
bia road northwest. Detroit electric, 1917
46S70-Perry Belmont. 1918 New Hamp-
shire avenue northwest, Pierce Arrow.
1872.
46s7I-Eugene b. Evans. S25 18th street
northwest. Overland. 1916.
46S12-O. A. Shepherd. sos NJ street
northwest. Chalmers, 1914.
46S13-Willam l.. Browning. Southern
building, Ford, 1917.
4eS1f-I.ewis c. Ecker. 1888 Connect
cut avenue northwest, Franklin. 1917.
46S15-J. l.. II. Todd. 1867 Pennsyl-
vania avenue southeast. Saxon. 1915.
i6S16-Clyde Z. McCurdy. 1874 Bryant
street northwest. Allen. 1916.
46S17-Heine Bros, 800 New York ave
nue. northwest. Ford, 1917.
46S7S-Nrs. T.. Il. Saxton, 1914 | street
northwest, Hupmobile. 1915.
46S19-Globe- Wernicke Company, 1915
street northwest, Crow, 1917.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-04
MAKE RULES TO SOLVE
HEADLIGHT PROBLEM
Members of A. A. A. Legislative
Committee Adopt Suggestion Of
Society of Engineers.

The problem of the headlights. at least
| for the time being, seems to be best met
according to Chairman o. ]. Hellott of the
American Automobile Association legis-
lative board, by the simple suggestion OF
the Society of Automobile Engineers that
mo beam of reflected light shall rise above
forty-two inches at distance of seventy
five feet" This decision is the outcome of
much study and experiments during the
past year and adheres closely to the Cali
fornia plan of bending the lamp brackets
in such a way as to divert the rays to the
ground.
In compiling an up-to-date uniform
motor vehicle and traffic law. which is
about ready for circulation, the American
Automobile Association Legislative chair
man has thus covered the headlights queS-
ton:
"Glaring headlights. 1t shall be unlaw-
full to use on vehicle of any kind oper-
ated on the public highways of this state
any lighting device of over four candle
power equipped with a reflector, unless the
same shall be so designed, DETECTED or
arranged that no portion of the beam of
reflected light. when measured seventy
five feet or more ahead of the lamps
shall rise above forty-two inches from
the level surface on which the vehicle
stands under all conditions of load. Spct-
lights shall not be used except when
projecting their rays directly on the
ground and at a distance not exceeding
thirty feet in front of the vehicle.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-04
CARE Of EARTH ROADS
THE GREATEST PROBLEM
Maintenance Engineer of Illinois
Tells of Means to Employ to In
sure Permanent Results.

The greatest road problem, particu-
iariy that of the township or road dis
trlct. is to construct and maintain
properly the existing earth roads"
says b. H.. maintenance engineer. Hi
nois highway department About so
per cert of the roads in Illinois are
earth roads. and will probably remain
such for many years. In view of the
tremendous amount of earth roadwork
to be done and of the money to be spent
for it, every effort should be directed
along lines leading to the best results.
II the grades. c.oss-section and drain
age of earth roads are properly estab-
lished. they will not need alteration
when the roadways are provided with
more durable wearing surface at a
later date For this reason a large
part of the work done on good earth
road is permanent. and is just as i'm
portant as more expensive methods of
construction.
The greatest mistake in most town.
ship road construction today is that
the money is spread annually over all
the roads in the township. Very few
roads receive enough time and money
to be put in firSt-claSS condition. Most
of the money is spent in an endeavor
to maintain earth roads that are not in
a suitable condition for maintenance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-04
The Traffic Squad Says:

Here's little advice for children and some
of the ways in which they killed or hurt an
nually:
Hitching backs of wagons street cars,
roller skating in the roadway. daring one another
to run across the street in front of approaching
vehicles, engaging in street fights, building bon
fires playing fire-escapes, sliding on pushmo-
biles in the roadway, playing unprotected
roofs riding bicycles in heavy traffic streets, are
dangerous pastimes.
Parents should advise their children not to
do these things. Children should above ALL not
NAV in the streets. 1t is dangerous. Remember
the highways and streets are primarily intended
for vehicles. and every precaution should be eX-
ercised to make the streets reasonably safe. Re-
main the pavements or play vacant lots
Parents should their children daily before
going school of the risks they encounter in
everyday life.
Remem ber the policeman your best friend
He is being paid to help keep the streets SAFE
and orderly. He is entitled to your help.
WATCH YOUR STEP"
Remember-Safety First-Last-AEl the Time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-04
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

When the hos. is away his assistant
poses as a wise guy.
Some matrimonial alliances are de-
fensive as well as expensive.
But what r. lot OF near truth comes
out in a political campaign!
Farming is Il lot of fun-unless you
have to do 1t to mako living by IT.
Some men make fools of thsmselves
by doing the fool things they are asked
to do.
The man who marries a garrulous
woman for her money soon begins to
realize the fact that money talks.
man has q heavy load to carly
when his wife tries to share the weight
by putting his earnings all on her back.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-04
AUTOMOBILE DELIVERIES.

The following deliveries have been
announced by local dealers during the
week:
David s. IIenGrck Company. Inc
Franklin limousine, to Levi Woodbury.
town car. to Thomas b. Sweeney and
touring car, to Col. II. H. LouSh-
borough.
Warrington Motor Car Company
Chandler four-passenger special road
ster. to James l.. Jones.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-04
Low Cost of Construction.

Good earth roads can be constructed
at a very low cost; however, they re-
quire constant maintenance, which may
be expensive where the travel is heavy.
A well built and properly maintained
earth road will serve some sections as
well as the most expensive types OF
hard surfaced roads will serve other
sections. Earth roads should be mann
tanned by keeping good crown on
the road, the surface smooth and the
side bitches open. In this way the
travel will be distributed over the road
way and water will be drained away
rapidly. The systematic use or the
road drag will give better results Tor
the money spent than any other method
of maintaining an earth road. and costs
from SO to SIS per mile per year In
Illinois. provided the road has peen
properly built"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-04
Worse After Improper Working.

Many earth roads are worse after
improper working than they were be-
fore it. for a large part of the best
soil in them is exposed so that the first
heavy rains wash 1T away. Most town
ships have sufficient funds to maintain
their earth roads by dragging and OIL
ing after they have been put in proper
condition for effective maintenance. The
most economic work that can be under
taken by such townships is to finance
some scheme for grading and draining
it's earth roads and constructing per-
manent culverts and bridges.
The main work to be done to OBJ
tain efficient earth roads is TO drain
them well and then to maintain them.
There is no road material SO easily
affected by improper drainage as earth.
When dry. it will carry the heaviest
loads imposed by traffic. but when
thoroughly saturated with water it
will not support the lightest load,
Hence. it is necessary to utilize all
methods Of keeping the earth road dry.
This can best be done by draining
away the underground water and pre-
venting surface water from standing
on the road.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-04
Rules for Finding Angle.

To ascertain when light is forty-two
inches from the ground at a distance of
seventy-five feet in front of the car the
following instructions are given:
Have the light focused so that the re-
fiected rays will be condensed in solid
volume as much as possible. and so as to
eliminate stray rays as far as possible.
To focus a light, place the car in front
OF building or any perpendicular fiat
surface of sufficient size at distance of
ten or fifteen feet and by adjusting the
bulb backward or forward reduce the area
OF light as much as possible and make the
lights from both lamps as nearly
uniform as possible. This is the
most difficult of the three things necessary
to overcome objectona BILE glare
place the machine on the level and
measure distance of seventy-five feet to
the front
Make mark on a board. broom handle
or on the coat of an individual forty-two
inches from the ground and see that the
upper circumference of the solid volume
or reflected light does not strike above
that mark at SeVenty-five feet in front of
the light. Police officers and others NAV
easily determine the distance from the
ground by noting certain button, pocket
lapel o. any other distance mark on their
wearing apparel BY stepping in front
or the machine on the level at distance
appfoXlmatng Seventy-five fest they NAV
easily determine whether or not the lights
are properly detected
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-03
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET

NEW YORK, October Raw sugar
STEADY: centrifugal. ESQ., Moiasses. co2: re
hnsd steady: fine granulatcd SIS q 80
1aulter stesdy: cheese. hrm: spot coffee
quiet: Rio IS. sts. Santos 4s. aS.
The cotionseed oil market was strong and
higher TO-DAY. closing az 20 TO - points net
advance The rise was based the buiisi
government cotton reports on ginning and
condition. together with the further strenriH
OF crude II IS the uurpose OF tn. exchange
70 limit dealings IN futures far as pos
bic hereafter entirely to hedging operations
by the producer and consumer. in co-opcra.
tion with The food administration Ja!:ua ~
cold from l6D to $500 and closed a; Is g
Prime crude, 1850 bid. The market closed
nrrl. Spot. l7.J0 lid. October. 1850. Deem.
ber: 1851: January. 1855. March. 1888: May
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-03
COTTON MARKETS.

NEW YORK. october THE govern
cited advance OF more than "a cent a pound
in cotton to-day. December contracts sold
up to 1906. or l22 points above last nights
prise reached since that delivery touched
close Vas at ?4s2 for pecember. with the
s sdS nee Of lo3 TO ia points: The, trade
but had al, not looked for such light returns
S:tss,Ssi bales sinned prior TO September
20 against 5.osl.ss9 last year. The mar
ket opened 20 to rs points higher on this
uncertainty rs to the governments crop
report When this appeared at II O'Clock
placing the condition at 60.4 and the indi-
GATED yS!d at ;l2,0t7.0o0. compared with
12.tss 900 bales, '1nc indication OF a month
ago, rnyins became general and excited
In addition to- heavy Wall Street and West
ern buying, there was active demand
from foreign and domestic trade interests
which sent prices upward rapidly in spite
OF realizing an Increased Southern hedge
selling. Before the advance was more than
.5t5 and January at Ass. making a net
profit-iak:nE; The trade had been looking
i ,,, condition OF about So, and the lover
exports. created strong bullish sentiment