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Evening star., 1918-01-24
SECRETARY REDFlELD ASKS
EMPLOYEES AS TO CHARGE
Refers to Senator Chamberlain g
Statement That "Federa1 De-
partments Fell Down."

Secretary Redfe1d today asked en-
to consider whether they come within
the meaning Of Senator Chamberlain's
now famous sentence delivered before
the National Security League:
1.-THE military establishment of Amer
lea has fallen down-it has almost
stopped neutrality-suspicious. Of inef-
f1ciency in every bureau and in every
department of the government of the
United States"
In letter to the Officers and work
ers Of the Department of Commerce"
Secretary Redfleld says, in part:
What I ask you. every one Of you. to
consider for yourself is whether this
charge is true of you, Of your division
or bureau. of your part, whatever it be.
in our common work. For now more
than ever must we do our work we'll.
1.-The Stacker in work, If such there
be, plays Germany's game. 1neffciency
is a sin against your country. Red tape,
unless required by law, is an offense
against patriotism.
Let US speak plainly. If ineff1cfency
exists. it must cease or the ineffective
ones must go. This is no hour for hesi-
tancv about persons.
I'VE in this department form no part
of the military establishment though
in every branch we are in full co-opera-
tion with it. We are included. how
ever. under the charge that ineff1ciency
in every bureau and 'in every depart
ment' has led to the result said to ex-
list.
"If it exists it is said to be at least in
part our fault. All departments. all bu-
reaus. are sentenced together.
"Such a statement from such a source
must-if we may assume it to be cor
rectly reported-be given weight. It is
either true or false as regards our
selves. What lesson can we learn
from it?"
Evening star., 1918-01-24
THINKS 6,Ooo,O 900 TONS
FAIR ESTIMATE OF LOSS
William Denman Also Adds That
100000 Tons of Shipping for
Year Is Scientific Dream"

William Denman. former chairman of
the shipping board. gave 100000 tons
as a hopeful estimate" of allied ship
ping losses this year in testifying yes
terday afternoon before the Senate
commerce committee. He said an esti-
mate of 100000 tons production dur
ing the year was a scientific dream"
Mr.. Denman said that nothing could
be learned from British official reports
of shipping sunk, because they included
only British vessels. and only a part of
the loss to shipping was due to subma-
rine or mines
Investigation was begun yesterday by
the committee into the first charge of a
ship contract being let indirectly by
the United States to concern which,
it is alleged. was forced to pay COM
mission to receive the work.
The witness was Joseph n. Sloan of
Seattle. Wash. president of the Ana
cortes Wash.) Shipbuilding Company,
organized last summer. He is also a
stockholder in the Sloan Shipbuilding
Company of Olympia. Wash, of which
his brother. Philip D.. is president. The
Anacortes concern.
Sloan testified that the Sloan Ship
building Company last summer re-
ceived contracts for four wooden ships
Anacortes concern Immediately for
s433.000 each. He declared he under
stood that the Sloan Shipbuilding Com
Dany had paid the Clinchfield Naviea-
tion Company commission of 100000
for having been given these contracts
and options on twelve more ships.
Rear Admiral Bowles of the shipping
board. testifying recently before the
committee. denounced the whole ar
rangement and said the contracts
ought to be Cancelled. Sloan appeared
Yesterday to show. he said. that when
the matter was explained it would all
straighten itself out.
Evening star., 1918-01-24
NEWS PRINT SHOWS INCREASE.
Federal Figures Give Substantial
Growth in 1917 Over 1916

News print paper production showed
a substantial increase in 1917 over the
previous year. amounting to 1,349,729
tons, compared with 1,314,7Aa tons. ac-
cording to figures issued today by the
Federal Trade Commission. Production
of standard news was 1.26s.723 tons in
1917, and 1.256,346 tons in 1915
During December there was decline
of about 1000 tons In stocks on hand
at mills, due to strikes on the Pacific
coast and the Christmas holidays.
Stocks held by publishers decreased
was a small decrease in sheet news held
by jobbers. Stocks on hand at the end
Of December showed 9.093 tons in ware
houses. 145:521 tons in publishers
Current market prices to domestic
buyers during December ranged from
$3.50 to $3.50 for rolls IN car lots. ana
s3.15 TO $3.50 for sheets in car lots.
Evening star., 1918-01-24

Of liquors inserted by the government.
The question arose in connection with
an advertisement offered to papers in
Baltimore. Nd. by the collector OF in
ternal revenue for that district. an
nouncing a public auction sale of
liquors seized for violation of the in
ternal revenue law,
Evening star., 1918-01-24
C0ALrsUGAR INQUIRY.
Early Report on Shortage Probe by
Subcommittee Expected.

Investigation of the coal and sugar
shortages by a subcommittee Of the
Senate manufactures committee ended
yesterday. and the committee will meet
tions.
An early report is expected. The
members are anxious to lay the results
of the inquiry before the Senate while
the coal situation is acute.
Majority and minority reports on su-
gar are expected.
Evening star., 1918-01-24

ter General Burleson. Solicitor Lamar
Of the Post once Department holds
that the federal statute excluding
from the mails going into dry" terri
tory publications carrying advertise
ments of intoxicating liquors does not
apply to advertisements for the sale
Evening star., 1918-01-24
CALLS ON j. S. FOR
VAST WHEAT SUPPLY
Great Britain Needs 75,OO,-
OC0 Bushels, Food Control
Ter Rhondda Declares.
CITES ENGLISH SITUATION
Rr the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, January 24.-Great Britain
calls upon the United States for 75,o0o,-
600 bushels more of wheat.
This was one of the most important
statements which Lord Rhondda, the
British food controller, made in an In
terview with the Associated Press. The
controller described the food shortage
in Great Britain as most serious, but
not such as would be detrimental to the
health of the population with proper
management of supplies and willing
ness on the part Of the people to ac-
cept equally nourishing substitutes for
some of the foods they have been ac-
customed to.
He referred to the difficulty OF dis.
cussing the subject frankly without
giving encouragement to the exagser-
ated hopes in Germany that this coun-
try was suffering very severely from
lack of food. He drew sharp us
tinction between the conditions in Ger
many, where the public health, partlc-
ularly that of women and children, hao
been dangerously undermined by lack
of nutrition and semi-starvatlon ana
where the working effectiveness OF the
men had been decreased 80 per cent and
in Great Britain. In Great Britain the
self-denial thus far practiced had actu.
ally improved the physical condition OF
the nation.
Evening star., 1918-01-24
Will Pull Through With q. s. Aid.

with the help of the United States
we shall pull through" he declared.
"I would feel very despondent over the
position If the United States had not
ed faith in your ability and good will
to help us work out the problem. Our
situation would have been happy one
but for the shortage of crops In Italy
and France.
"The war will be won by England.
| It is a test of endurance between Eng
land and Germany. We are TO-DAY
where Germany was two years ago 1
have no fear of failure on the nghtlng
line"
Lord Rhondda spoke on the most mn
portant factors of the food question in
detail Concerning wheat, he said:
Despite the saving of some 1,4oo,ooo
tons in the consumption of all cereals
during the four months ending Decem-
ber 81 as compared with the same
period in 1915, the possibility OF
shortage. is SO threatening that wheat
will now be milled in the United King
dom up to 80 per cent extraction.
Area Schemes Formulated.
1.-THE larger centers Of population
throughout the United Kingdom are
being grouped into related areas and
area schemes are being formulated. all
providing for compulsory rationing OF
butter and margarine and many other
1
| cheese, lard and tea. These schemes
will, undoubtedly. be blended into ma
| tionaI and universal plan. but pending
| the necessary arrangements the au-
| thorities are being urged to put quickly
| into operation methods to provide equal
distribution. An order making more
severe restriction upon public meals
! has just been published and your read
| ers are acquainted with its provisions
Admits There Are Hardships.
Some of the food-control restrictions.
| particularly those lowering prices and
| limiting the amounts allotted to deal
ers for sale, Lord Rhondda admitted
were hard on the merchants.
But this is war; he explained. I'm
peace time I would be the first man in
the country to oppose the regulations
we are compelled to make now, for do
not believe in interference with the
normal processes of trade
In illustration of his statement re-
garding the health of the country. Lord
Rhondda cited the fact that the deaths
in the United Kingdom for the third
quarter of 1916 were 10.9 per thousand,
compared with 1875 in the third quarter
of 1914. and the death rate among chill
dren was 81, compared with 1875 in the
same period-this with large fraction
of the most robust members of the
population abroad in the armies.
Evening star., 1918-01-24

Federal Finance
BY John Poole
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-01-17
Married at DeS MOineS

In the last issue of our paper
we failed to mention the we'd
ding of Miss Helen Collingwood,
of Cumberland to Mr.. Herbert
Howell of this city, which took
place at Des Moines, Iowa, on
New Years Day.
Both young people are well
known in this city. Miss
Collingwood is a graduate of the
Washburn High School and dur
ing the past two years has been
teaching in the Bayfield, County
Schools. During her residence
in this city she made a large cir
Gle of friends. Mr.. Howell is
the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Howell of this city and is a
young man of sterling worth.
Mr.. Howell has charge of a large
garage at New Charron, Iowa,
where the young people will
make their residence,
Washburn friends extend con-
gratulations and best wishes. tc
the Young couple.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-01-17
One Ton at a Time

According to orders delivered
to the Northwestern Fuel COM
paey in this city by Fuel Ad'
ministrator D. M. Maxcy only
one ton of coal will be sold to a
person at a time during the
present shortage.
Mr.. Maxcy's order to the Fuel
company was based on an order
received from the State Fuel
Administrator and is being car
ried out to the letter by Supt.
Gibson. This order is not in
tended to work any hardship on
the people of this city but will
have a tendency to stop persons
ordering more coal than is nec-
essary to do them this winter
and to help relieve the shortage
which exists throughout the
United States.
Persons ordering coal at the
Fuel office will be required to
sign a blank stating the number
of tons of coal used last winter,
the amount on hand at the pres
ent time, and the probable
length of the time the present
order will last.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-01-17
Lloyd Olson Suffers Injury in Game
Friday Night.
Alumni Team Defeated in First Game BY
Lead Burners of DUPONT
Plant. - .

Just one minute after the bas-
ket ball game was called at the
Opera House last Friday night
Lloyd Olson, a member of the
Alumni team, suffered an injury
in which one of the bones Of his
arm was broken. Olson had re-
ceived the ball and had thrown
to make a a:basket when one of
the players from the opposing
team bumped into him and he
fell against the stage and broke
one of the bones of his arm.
The game last Friday night
between the Alumni team and
the Lead Burners of the plant
was the opening game of the
season for this city and was a
thriller from start to finish. AS
the game progressed DOth SldeS
became unusually rough and it
resembled a foot ball game, but
nevertheless it kept the large
audience interested: =
The first half ended with the
Alumni team in the lead but as
the game neared the finish the
Lead Burners developed speed
and won the game by the narrow
margain of one point.
The crowd attending the con-
test was an unusually large one
and showed that interest was
keen in basket ball games in
this city. A>-~r
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-01-17
Orders Said to Have Been Received
to Rush Work
More Men Will Probably be Employed at
the Plant of the DUPONT
Company.

Work on the new triton units
at the plant of the DUPONT COM
pany at Barksdale will be rushed
to completion according to re-
ports about the city this week.
There are four triton units to be
erected with a total of about
forty buildings and it is said that
these Will be finished with the
greatest possible speed.
The triton units were ordered
some time last summer but the
orders were said to have been
held up, but nevertheless the
company succeeded in getting in
the foundations during the fall
months and the work on the
buildings will now be rushed.
The new triton units will be
located on the northeast side OF
the company grounds near the
Green road and will cover a good
deal of territory.
Work on the new boarding
camps at the company grounds
are being rushed and and will
be completed in the course of a
few days. These boarding camps
will be able to house in the
neighborhood of three hundred
and fifty men and will h"'p in a
measure to help care for ex-
ira laborers who ma en-
ployed in the constrgA ai'of the
new triton plants. -
The Barksdale plant of the
Dupont company is i'd to be
one of the largest triton plants
in the United States. This will
give the company eleven triton
units complete, comprising over
one hundred buildings.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-01-17
Cannot Snare Rabbits

Under the hunting laws passed
az the last session of the legis-
lature. it is illegal for anyone to
trap or snare rabbits. Game
Warden Shaver says that this
law is being indiscriminately
violated by hunters and trappers
possibly through not knowing
the law but that it must stop or
there will be Wholesale arrests.
You cannot have in your pos
session any snare, trap or con-
trivance for driving rabbits out
of their holes or dens. Hunters
can of course hunt rabbits but
cannot ship them unless they
have the number of their trap
pers license ON The consign-
ment. There has been one ar
rest made and the man arrested
prOfessed ignoral This is
no excuse but Mr.. Shaver has
asked that publicity be given to
the law so that all the hunters
of Washburn and vicinity will
know of the law.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-01-17

Five great organic ttions OF
the State of Wisconsin will par
ticipate in the drive .naugurated
fer War Savings during the
week of February 3rd, which
will be known throughout Wis.
consin as "'Wal Savings Wee k"
and during which every effort
will be made TO secure not less
than one million investors in
Thrift and Wal Savings stamps.
Ills roughly estimated that
not less than 90, 900 workers will
engage in this Ca ampaign, and
that every man, woman and
child in every village and hamlet
will be "senally solicited to
invest in at least 25c Thrift
Stamp.
It is claimed that this cam
paign will be the greatest edu-
cational thrift movement ever
inaugurated in any state in the
union and that once again Wis
consin will have evidenced It's
sincere loyalty to the govern
ment.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-01-17
Series of Parties

The Management of the Gar.
den Hall announce that they ex-
pect to give a series of dancing
parties at the Garden Hall on
Friday evenings of each week
and that the services of one of
the best orchestras in the city
has been engaged to furnish the
music for these parties. The
Garden Hall is known as the
Hall with the Glass Floor.
Wait for the big "Surprise'
dance which will be given at the
Garden Hall in the very near
future. IF you care to enjoy a
good dance no not miss these
parties. Adv. 8 t.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-01-17
Organization Meeting Held on Mon
day Evening of This Week
Plan is to Erect a Large Number of
Residences in the City the
Coming Year.

The organization meeting of
the Washburn Dwellings Com
pany was held at the CONNER
cial Club rooms on Monday
evening of this week and was
attended by many of the stock
holders of the company.
The following officers were
elected:
President A. w. Macleod.
Vice-Pres. F. T. Beers.
Secretary c. E. Estabrook.
Treasurer Amos Hansen.
The following members con-
stitute the Board of Directors:
D. M. Maxcy, M. H. Sprague. A.
w. Macleod, Amos M. Hansen,
F. T. Beers. Jake Segal and
Louis Wardner.
The capital stock of the Dwell
ings company has been placed
at $25, 900 and a large amount of
this stock has already been sub
scribed for and an effort will be
made to dispose of the balance
in the next few weeks.
The object of the new organi-
zation is to erect dwellings in
the city which will be sold on
the easy payment plan to pur'
chasers. The purchasers will be
given the privilege of selecting
their own plans and the resi-
dences will be erected according
to. their plans and Wishes rt-
The need of such an organiza-
ton has long been apparant.
Hundreds of new houses are
needed in the city and it is the
plan of the Dwellings company
to erect them just as fast as
there is call for them. Some
very fine city lots are now con-
trolled by the company and the
houses will be erected upon these
or any other lot which purchaser
may select.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-01-17

Mrs. Eldrige of Madison has been
visiting in the city during the past
week at the home of her parents
Mr.. anh Mrs. John Gautschl.
Mrs. Carl Christopeerson has
been spending the past week visit
ing with: her parents at Engoe.
Dell Barnhardt and. wife" who
were at Eau Claire during the past
week visiting with relatives and
friends,
The Chicago Cash market has made
a number OF changes to the interior
of their market during the past
week and the place has been On
larged and remodeled. The changes
have made it possible to handle a
larger volume OF business with
greater ease.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-01-17
Slide Almost Ready

The big ski slide being erect
ed on the Omaha grounds near
the lake shore is nearing COM
pletion and will be ready for
business in a very short time.
The ski club now has men,
bership close to one hundred
members and the sport of skiing
is to be revived again. Wash
burn has many old timers who
used to be able to cut capers on
skis and the new organization
will probably bring back a num-
Der of these into the game.
Skiing is ideal sport and as a
result OF the formation of the
club the stock of skis at the
various stores has been depleted.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-01-17

Mrs. Dell Lee of Duluth has been
visiting with relatives and friends
in the city during the past week.
A babv boy was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Martin Thorsby Thursday Jan.
l1th,
For Sale-Hardwar Store on w.
BAYFIELD, st. with or without stock.
Ino Iire of Andrew EhE.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-01-17

Mrs. John Gautschi has been on
the sick list dtring the past week.
Chas. Slaw, who has been en-
pioyed as pharmacist at the City
Drug Store during the past year or
more, has resigned his position and
has gone to East Chicago. Ind.
where he has accepted a position in
the Calumet Drug Store.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-01-17

Mike Nelson was at Duluth for
day or so the first of the week
transacting matters of business.
w. A. and T. H. Robinson were
at Duluth Monday making final ar
rangements for the handling of
Overland cars for the Washburn
territory ard vicinity for the season
of 1918. Indications are that'a big
business will be done in the Over
land line next season.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-01-17
Nor. Luth. Church
Chr. Chri stiansen, Pastor.

Chr. Chri stianseD, Pastor.E
Services Sunday morning.
Sunday school at noon. An
offering will be taken up for the
starving Armenians and Serians.
English song service in the even
ing. S. A. S. meet at the church
Wednesday afternoon, enter
tained by Mrs. Jacob Johnson.
Yonng Peoples society meet at
the church in the evening, enter
tanned by John Holman and
Leonard Hanson.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-01-17
Congregational Church

Regular Church School 9:45 a.
m. Preaching service at IL o.
clock. Subject of sermon,
Three Great Facts for Daily
Life". Christian Endeavor at
$50 p. m. Subject, Young
Christians Looking Outward. y
Leader, "Miss Florence Goedeke,
Evening service 7:30. Mid-week
Lecture, January 23rd. Joseph
the Visionary"
O. w. Smith, Minister.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-01-17
NO.zce to WaShburn Patients.

| wish to notify my many
Washburn patients that | will be
absence from my office from Jan.
1st until March 1st.
J. H. Urquhart, M. d.
Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat
Specialist.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-01-17
Special Session of Legislature to
Begin Feb. 10Th.
Governor Still Insists on the Appoint
ment of u. S. Senator and
Other Laws.

Madison, Jan. IA. The Wis
consin legislature has been for
mally called together, to meet in
special session on February 19.
Governor Phillips call issued
today mentions eighteen pieces
of proposed legislation. They
are as follows:
Ito borrow money for war
purposes.
2.-To make certain needed
changes in the drainage laws.
3.-To fix the voting laws SO
our soldiers abroad may vote.
4.-To ask the legislature to
allow him to appoint a United
States Senator to succeed the
late Paul O. Hastings until the
next general election.
5.-To fix auto law so cars can
be sent from manufacturers to
dealers without licenses.
6.-To change the law so the
wages Of the Milwaukee school
teachers can be increased.
ITO make an appropriation
so the Normal Regents. can pay
back salaries to normal instruct
ors.
8.-To change the civil service
law as pertaining to Milwaukee
only.
/ 9.-To change the law regard
ing the registering of nurses.
3 1910 abolish a certain OBJ
solete labor law.
11.-To charge the law regard
ing boys carrying newspapers SO
that it will be the same all over
the state as in Milwaukee.
Ito take care of some un-
important matters in a local col
lege at Watertown.
13.-To' arrange for more
County AgriculturalR Representa-
tives throughout the state and
appropriating money therefor.
IA. ITO allow the inmates of
the House of Correction in Mil
waukee to work on jobs outside
of the institution.
15.-To enact a law on sedition
that will be drastic. in it's action,
enacting penalties for sedition,
or seditious talk or teaching and
to penalize anyone trying either
|by wordor'deed to interfere with
or discourage the defenses of the
state orsnation. ''
j.. .l6.-To change the Skim Milk
Cheese law. ...
17.-To enact laws concerning
venereall diseases.
| .18.-To appropriate money for
the completion of the home for
the feeble minded at Eagle
Grove.
1t will be noted that his call
contains nothing about Sunday
closing Of saloons, and that there
| is no provision for the picking
of a fusion candidate for the.
United, States Senate in case
there is an election.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-01-17

rich, Matt Griffen. / Ed. Hanson,
Fred Newhardt, Owen Paulson,
Lyle Perley, DR.. PIT. Trowbridge
DR.. F. j. Trowbridge. DR.. IL. l.
Lewis.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-01-17

Never can tell when you'll mash a
finger or suffer cut, bruise, burn
or scald. Be prepared, Thousands
rely on DR.. Thomas Eclectic Oil,
Your druggist sells it, Adv;