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Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-05-10
BRUCE
Special Correspondence

Special Correspondence
Mrs. Sgd Galley is confined to her
home by illness.
The M. e. church intend dedicating
a Service Flag in the near future, as a
tribute for the boys going out from that
church to do their best for Uncle Sam.
The highschool will present a Pa
geant america" on the school campus
May 10, afternoon and evening. The
proceeds will be devoted to the Junior
Red Cross drive
The Ladies' Aid Society Of the M. q.
church finished quilt this week which
they donated to the local Red Cross.
The design is wrought in the Red Cross
on white background.
Ray G. Boardman and family move
today to their new home in Barron,
ture as Mr.. BOardman is identified in
the grocery business at that place.
Rev. and Mrs. Haynes, Mrs. Lulu
Hawley and son, Myron, motored to
Eau Claire Wednesday. On their re-
turn they were Overtaken by a severe
hail and thunder storm at BloOmer,
the heavy fall of hail and rain coating
the streets with thick crust and
flooding cellars that one at the Hotel
Anderson being flooded to the first
floor. Much damage was done through
the wind and hail stones that shredded
trees of their foliage and in many
places along the road trees were
strewn across the roadway. 1t was
the most severe storm of it's kind known
for many years In that section Of the
country.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-05-10
. BUY w, S. S. :
New U. S. War Money.

Washington, May 9.-Designs for
the nations first war time currency
Federal Reserve bank notes of 81
and 50 denominations-hav been
approved by the treasury, and the
new bills will make their appearance
in general circulation about July 4.
A note Of the war period is given to
the reverse side of the So note in
the design of one of the newest bat
tleships. The face of the So note
bears a portrait of Thomas Jefferson.
The face of the ST note carries a
portrait of George Washington.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-05-10
CONRATH
Special Correspondence

Special Correspondence
Ed Holman returned home Tuesday
from a visit at Fairchild.
Miss Lulu Cruise visited with rela-
tives in Superior over Sunday
County Superintendent O. e. Rice
of Ladysmith. was here on business
Tuesday.
Miss Erna Klein, of Stevens Point
visited with her parents here few
days this week.
Miss Bessie Tate visited her sister,
Miss Margaret, Oh Saturday, returning
to her school in the evening.
The young people of the village gave
a dance under the auspices of the Con-
rath band on the evening Of May 3.
Mr.. Greenwald has moved his fam
lily into the house recently vacated by
William Zacharias, on First-st north.
VIM Zacharias has taken charge and
moved his family on the n. III. SpOoner
farm, formerly owned by Henry Johns.
Mrs Peter Jones returned home
Monday morning from visit with her
parents in the southern part of the
state.
f. J. Priest, of Lowell, Mich visited
here with his son, Charles, the latter
part of last week. He left Tuesday
for Northern Minnesota and Canada.
There was social gathering at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Markert Tues
day evening, which was participated
in by many of the Conrath people.
All.reported a good time.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-05-10
WEIRGOR
Special Correspondence

Special Correspondence
Robert Scott is visiting in Superior
this week.
Joe Busse, of Meteor was business
caller this week.
Grandma Veirling is visiting rela-
tives in st. Paul.
Mr.. Gansen is visiting with Cecil
Brastad this week.
Mr.. and HI. +. Cary entertained
Cecil Brastad Sunday.
George Cook, of Lexington, fished
here one day this week.
H. f. Cary and Dan Arpin each
shipped car of wood this week
DR.. Brastad and Mr.. Taylor called
at Weirgor Wednesday afternoon.
H. E. Henrickson sold horse and
buggy to Mr. Richie, of Deer Lake.
Oliver Spicer made a trip to Reeds
town, Wis, on business this week.
Messrs. Monsoon, Larson and Harms
shipped two cars of bolts Thursday.
Effner Nelson and son, Clyde were
among the fishermen here Wednesday.
Miss Esther Poland who is working
at Stone Lake spent Sunday here with
her parents, returning Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lappin, of hurry, are
running the boarding cars for the 500
ditcher.
Mrs Ellison, who attends highschOOl
at Ladysmith, spent the fore part of the
week here.
The dedication of the WeirgOr service
flag will take place Sunday afternoon
at 2:30 o'clock.
Gil HendricksOn, Charles Eisenach,
Otto Olson and Lloyd Duchaine fished
at Weirgor Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ellis, of Exeland, and
daughter, of Milwaukee, visited at the
Walter Myers home Sunday.
Miss Bertha Poland and Deyere
Johnson wrote the diploma eXamina-
lions Monday and Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. e. Henrickson and
daughter, Myrtle, visited with Mrs. A.
Prouty at Beverly this week.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
w. J. Nachtwey Wednesday morning.
The little one passed away a few hours
later.
Mr.. Pagel, of Ladysmith, spent day
here fishing in this vicinity this week.
He was successful in capturing a good
catch.
w. J, Nachtwey, Clarence and Carl
Ellison and Oscar Peterson left Tues
day morning to work for the American
Ditching Co., near Superior.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Siglin, and son,
of Bruce, visited here Wednesday.
Mrs. Siglin remained to take care of
her daughter, Mrs. w. J. Nachtwey.
Miss Stella MCGOWAN made a trip
to Grand Rapids Friday night to con-
suit a specialist about her ears. She
was accompanied by her mother from
Ladysmith.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-05-10
HAVE LAYETTES
READY SATURDAY

Members of the Bethany Sisters
who are making layettes for the Bel
gian babies are urgently requested to
have them at the residence of Mrs. W..
f. OCOnn0r by Saturday afternoon,
May II.
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TESTED CATTLE SALE

A carload of tested cattle has been
shipped to me by the Montana Cattle
Co. and l will have them on sale at the
Stock Yards all day Saturday. Don't
fail to see this stock.
JOHN LINDOO.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-05-10
FRENCH EXECUTE FOE SPIES

Nantes, France, May S.--Two wom-
en- spies, Josephine Alvarez and Vic
torine Faucher, condemned to death
by courtmartial Jan. %, have been
executed
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-05-10

Mems underwear, 65c and 75c values,
special at 43c at Thompson Mercantile
Co., Ladysmith, Wis.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-05-10

One lot of mems hats, $3.50 and $500
values, special 9S cents.-Thompson
Mere CO., Ladysmith, Wis.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-20
Daniels and Baker

ECRETARY DANIELS'S friends on
49, the Hill arc in an I-told-you-so mood
these days. The report of Chairman Oil
yer, Of the subcommittee Of the House
Committee on Naval Affairs, has given the
Navy Department a clean bill of health,
and it's business management of supplies,
munitions, and personnel is highly praised.
The War Department actually finds itself
measured in terms of Navy Department
efficiency. and while this momentarily is to
the disadvantage of the War Department
it is believed it will have the final effect
Of dissuading the Republicans from trying
to make an issue Of Baker and a munitions
department.
The Republicans are inclined to con-
slider. in view of Secretary McAdoo's COM
mandng position at present, that it would
have been a mistake to make him an issue
at the time when opposition to and criti~
csm of the Treasury Department were
most rife The rehabilitation of Secre-
tary Daniels through the failure of criti
cism during the actual progress of the war
is considered here as another reminder of
New-York tribune., 1918-01-20
Major Gardner

TT was little more than three years ago
L. that President Wilson. in his annual
address to Congress, December s, IVA,
said on The subject of the national de-
fence: at is not new. There is no new
need to discuss il. We shall hot alter our
attitude toward it because some amongst
us are nervous and excited" And the
whole House turned and laughed at "Gus
sic' Gardner, the recipient of this after
ton turning shade rcdder than his usual
horidity.
Gardner had been advocating Con
gressional investigation of preparedness
and telling every newspaper man he mel
that the President Laid the cold hand o.
death" upon his plan. To-day there
not a member Of Congress who laughed
then who does not regret the lack Of al
tention paid to Gardeners warnings.
He is to be buried at Arlington WIN
military honors, and the present plan Is
to have the burial oration delivered Vs
the Secretary Of War. He was the llf''
member of Congress to resign his sea- u
undertake military service, and ms re'sp'
reduction in grade from Colonel 10
Major was characteristic also, as 1t gs''
him IA better chance for immediate ser
vice in France. His son-in-lay Is l'eu
tenant, now at the French front. and Oh
two grandchildren remind us that Sena'u
Lodge is by the same token great-grauO
father.
One of the stories often quoted aoou
Lodge and Gardner and Longworth va
President Roosevelt's remark to Gardns'
My son-in-law and your father-in-la" u
not think much of US radicals
New-York tribune., 1918-01-20
Estate Socialism" in the Senate

THE Senate, by vote of So to 80,
"A killed one scheme of Estate social
ism Of which some Senators are in such
Mortal dread, namely, the Senate joint
resolution "to provide further for the
national security and defence oy insurng
to the government of the United States
an adequate supply Of print paper at a
fair price, and by insuring a supply and
equitable distribution at fair prices to the
industries of the United States
There was comparatively little interest
shown in the debate, except By such Sen
ators as Hardwick, Smoot, Galinger
Harding and Sherman. who deprecated the
tendency toward socialistic experiments
under the guise of war measures. Fear
was expressed also that with the govern
mcnt controlling the supply there might
be favoritism toward newspapers favor.
ing the government, and Senator Harding
as a newspaper proprietor, announced that
New-York tribune., 1918-01-20
Up Few Important Threads Around the National Capita

political revolution gave the Democrats
the majority in the Senate in 1913 and
made him chairman. He has been ever
since a careful and panstaking student
of military affairs, but probably no one
with his legislative responsibilities dur
ing the last few months could possibly
have kept abreast either of The achieve
ments or derclictions of an executive de-
partment.
OF the other members who have taken
an interest in the hearings, Weeks has al
ways been better informed about navy af-
fairs, as an Annapolis man should be-,
than of army matters. Wadsworth, Frey
ljnghuysen and New arc all new Sena-
tors, Frcylinghuyscn having had little
taste Of military career in the War of
1898, that was mot enough of a war to
go round" Hitchcock on the Democratic
side, was not only pro-German until the
rupture of relations but has been so con-
stanty against the Administration that
his criticisms arc discounted, while Nc
kclar is so mobile of mouth on all sub
iects that his mastery of any has been
declared impossible.
1t was a comparatively easy matter
therefore, for Secretary Baker to fire his
broadsde one day, showing how much had
been accomplished, and then to prove ir
the next two days Of cross-cxaminatior
that he knew more about his department
than any member OF the committee. Ht
had the further advantage of speaking OF
matters brought down to date in answer
to criticisms that were first launched 81,
weeks ago with ample time for the cor
rection of mistakes that were then point
ed out. The issue finally narrowed dowf
to one Of opinion between the Secretar,
Of War and individual members of thu
New-York tribune., 1918-01-20

but to let their loyalty take active form.
Mr. Kahn himself is of German birth.
He was British subject through natu-
ralization, and last March, after having
lived in New York twentyfo four years, be-
came an American citizen.
He was born in Mannheim, Germany, in
1867, and served for year in the army
as q hussar. On his discharge he made a
special study Of finance and banking and
spent several years in the banking estab-
lishment of his father, Bernard Kahn. He
then went to London, where he was for
five years connected with the London
branch of the Deutsche Bank, and where
ifc was so pleasant that he renounced
his native land and became a subject OF
tie British crown. Even until recent years
five years ago ne was selected as the Con-
servative candidate for Parliament for the
Gorton Division of Lancashire. He de-
clined the honor because, he said, he had
no time to devote to politics.
Mr.. kahn's first business connection in
this country was with Speyer & Co., bank
crs, with whom he remained until 1895,
6 year later becoming member Of Kuhn,
Loeb &; Co. He is director of numerous
railroads, banks and trust companies.
For many years Mr. Kahn has been an
active patron of art, particularly music
He was one of the founders of the New
, Theatre, was allied with the management
of the Metropolitan Opera Company and
was director Of the Century Opera Com
pany.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-20
The Man Who Established
the Freight EMBARGO

4 LFRED Fl. SMITH, Assistant Di-
~ rector General Of "the conscripted
railways of America" is responsible for
the drastic rail embargo on eastbound
freight recently ordered to offset the dan
gers of threatened cold wave. Mr..
Smith, who is president of the New York
Central Railroad, was named on December
20 temporary special assistant to super
wise transportation in the territory east
of the Mississippi and north of the Ohio,
where congestion is greatest.
Mr.. Smith has had one Of those note
worthy careers that read, as they say, like
romances. He began humbly as mes
senger boy in Cleveland for the Lake
Shore G. Michigan Southern in 1879.
Later he worked for a time in the Office
of the purchasing agent, and then re-
signed to join construction gang of
which he became foreman. In 1890 Mr..
Smith was made superintendent OF the
Kalamazoo Division of the Lake Shore &
Michigan Southern, and successfully be-
came superintendent of the Lansing,
Franklin and Michigan divisions. In 1901
lie was appointed assistant geneTal super
intendent and then general superintendent.
A year later he was transferred to the
New York Central as general supern-
tendent.
He was appointed general manager Of
the New York Central in 1908, in 1906
was elected a ce-president, and in 1913
senior vice-president. This promotion ex-
tended his jurisdiction over all the roads
included in the system and over all de-
partments. In December, 1913, he was
elected president to succeed William c..
Brown.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-20
The Golden Book of CONGRESS-

nprecedentedly low prices to the South
crn cotton farmer, but a larger or small
er crop of cotton, with a market abroad
and ships provided, with an unobstructed
ocean highway to move that cotton, mean
good and probably high prices for the
product. The same is true of other prod.
ucts
If the demand of the Kaiser had been
acccded to, and we had submitted to his
closing the ocean highways to the cotton
produced by the farmers of the South,
that section would have lost this year on
that product alone over $2,00O,0O0, 900,
aud my state would have lost on an aver
age of $2O00,OO0 to the county. If the
pathways of the seas had been closed to
him the farmer of my state would not
now be realizing SO cents pound for cot
ton, corn would not be selling for around
$40 a bushel, and reasonable prices OBJ
tanning for all other products of the farm.
If the President and the American Con-
gress had yielded to the wishes and de-
mands of the Kaiser doubt not that cot
ton would be selling to-day for less than
5 cents a pound, that corn would be used
for fuel, and practically every American
product be without market. Instead of
their present prosperous condition, the
farmers and laborers of this country
would be in state of want, privation and
penury. But thank God. the President
of this nation and a majority of uembeys
OF the American Congress stood by the
New-York tribune., 1918-01-20

" USftnVIGD, 00NUHf3 Il.
TI!E actual vote-27a to 13G-for the
suifrago amendment in the House
was just tNo-third5 of vote
more than a two-thirds majority required.
Accordingly, every one contributing to the
result is entitled to make his claims.
With Speaker Clark's vote in reserve, the
following contingencies arc interesting:
If Mann. Republican, and Sims and Barn
hardt. Democrats, had been TOO i'll 10 DC
brought from their hospitals to the floor
Of The House to vote for the resolution,
Speaker CiarE's vote would have given
tho result Of 272 to 1876. exactly the two
thirds majority required. What Barn
hardt and SINS did was to give their
pArtF q ma jority of Two on the final roll
cal for the bill. The change Of one vote,
however, from aye 10 no would have made
III" vote Of the three sick men and Of
Speaker Clark essential to save the day,
and if two votes had been so changed the
amendment would have been lost by one
vote
The interesting question arises whether
tho Presidents Endorsement Of the amend.
ment the day before the vote was taken
was really responsible for it's passage.
Officials Of the National Woman's Suf-
tragc Association, who had made such Il
careful canvass Of the House that they
speak with authority, believe that five or
six votes were changed from no to aye by
the Presidents Endorsement, although
Congress has always resented Executive
interference in this essential legislative
matter. Undoubtedly the Republican cau-
Gus, while not actually binding those
them otherwise, helped to solidify the Re-
publican vote in favor of the measure
The wise action of the National Suffrage
Association in contcnding for the appoint
ment of a woman suffrage committee
which brought in a favorable report
doubtless had it's effect on the minds of a
few Democrats with whom regularity ant
righteousness arc synonymous terms. Tho
real deciding factor in the situation, how
ever, was the vote in New York last fall
The vote in the Senate will be so close
that the absence from sickness of Sena
tors Walsh and Hughes and the death O.
Senator Brady will probably lead tn.
friends of the measure to postpone vot'
Ex-Governor Hawley, Democrat, is spo
ken of as Brady's successor by appoint
ment by the Governor.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-20
The Kaiser and Cotton

n HR. HARRISON, of Mississippi
wi The greatness and prosperity Of
this country depend on our abil-
ity not alone to produce and manufacture
products, but to sell them abroad after the,
are produced and manufactured here. A
100000 bale cotton crop, 2,5OO,0OO,-
000-bushel corn crop, or a 750,000,0OO
bushel wheat crop does not in itself insure
prosperity to the American farmer. A
l2,000.O00- cotton crop, for instance,
without 4 market abroad and without
ships and open seas by which that cotton
caa be conveyed to market, would mean
New-York tribune., 1918-01-20

adequacy of the present wage scale, was,
however, postponed. while the London bill
for commission to study and report to
the next session of Congress the feasibll-
lty of a plan of social insurance was
tabled by a vote OF 1919 10 lS3
This is the first result of the govern.
r1ent's entrance into the field, in the
matter of sailors and soldiers insurance
and it was duly argued that if the gov.
ernment could profitably insure the lives
Of its military and naval servants it could
as easily go into the same field for all its
citizens.
Both measures passed the House, but
their fate in the Senate is problematcsL
Where there is enough opposition to bill
in the Senate and it is not important
enough to be made "thc unfinished bust.
ness" there has not yet been devised a
way under the present rules of the SEN
ate for the bill to be passed.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-20
Estate Socialism" in the House

WHILE the Senate was debating the
print paper resolution the House
adopted measure looking to the estab-
llshment OF a government coal yard in the
District of Columbia, with the needs of
the government buildings especially in
mind. However, it will be difficult to dis
tinguish in practice between providing for
the comfort of government employees at
work and the same employees at their
homes or apartments when there is a lack
of coal as there has been during the cold
weather this winter in Washington.
Two other measures from the Labor
Committee, reported by unanimous vote,
were scheduled for consideration bv the
House on Calendar Wednesday of this
week. Action on the Nolan bill. fixing a
minimum wage of S3 day for all govern
ment employees, whose proposer conducte.
exhaustive hearings on the question of the
New-York tribune., 1918-01-20

has just been elected to fill this newly Gre
ated position, will take the places Of DIR.
Edward r. Devine, general secretary, and
w. Frank Parsons, director of the de-
partment of general work, both Of whom
were drafted into Red Cross service shortly
after the beginning of the war.
Mr. Purdy. who is tifty-four years old,
was president of New York City's tax
board for eleven years. He was born in
Hyde Park, New York, was graduated
from Trinity College, Connecticut, and
practised law in New York for several
years, devoting much of his time to tax
questions. For ten years he was secretary
Of the New York Tax Reform Association,
was secretary of the advisory commission
on taxation and finance in 1905, and a
member of the special state tax commits
New-York tribune., 1918-01-20
A Woman's Advisory Board

TT is hard to catch Democratic politicians
L. mapping. The Executive Committee of
the Democratic National Committee has
already arranged for Woman's Advisory
Board, consisting of one woman from each
state, with Mrs. George Bass, of Chicago,
named as chairman. 1t is also explained
that it is impossible to have women elected
members of the National Committee itself
until the next Presidential Convention,
when the terms of the present members
expire. 1t is expected. however, that some
may be asked to exercise the grace of
resignation in order that women may be
appointed in their places.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-20

close associations as any man in thecoun-
try with the development of electric trac-
ton. He started his career in railroading
when he was seventeen, and went over to
the electrical branch when he was twenty
five. Recognition of his knowledge of cleo
trio railroad construction in 1910 took the
form OF his appointment as chairman of
the joint committee on reorganization Of
the Metropolitan Street Railway Company
Of New York City.
Mr.. Tripp was born in Wells, Me-, in
1865. He entered the employ Of the East
ern Railroad before it's consolidation with
the Boston & Maine. Later he was en-
rloyed by the Thomson Houston Electric
Company on the work of changing the
West End Street Railway, of Boston, from
a horse car system to an electric system.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-20

suit of the investigation seems to have
been The killing of the Chamberlain bill
providing for Minister Of Munitions,
especially since two such competent busi-
ness men as Daniel Willard, chairman of
the War Industries, and Bernard M.
Baruch, head Of the War Trades Raw Ma
teral Division, opposed the plan of plac-
ing a Cabinet officer at the head of the
munitions department, though both were
in favor of greater Capitalization of
power. Major General George Bernard
commanding the Marine Corps, before the
House Naval Committee vigorously op-
posed any interference with the naval
purchasing system.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-20
A Senate Committee and
an Executive Department

THE Senate Committee on Military Af-
fairs could, it is pointed out, have
done better job of investigating the War
Department if it's several members had
known more of their subject The only
veteran Senator now on the committee is
Warren, of Wyoming, who happens to be
General Pershing's father-in-law; and
Warrens silence during the process of the
investigation was taken to be a significant
Endorsement of the opinion of his military
son-inlaw that Secretary Baker is 1.-The
best ever"
Senator clYmberlain had served but a
S-a- months 'on thu committee when a