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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-09-20
AT THE LYRIC

cover the Top" with Sergeant Ar
thur Guy Emphey in vitagraph's
marvellous photoplay of Employs
world famous book. All of us can't
go to the firing line, but the marve-
lous motion picture makes it posi-
BILE for all of us to be with our boys
in spirit and to share their thrills
with them. Emphey's "Over the
Top" is being read by the millions
because it is the most human docu
ment ever written by fighting man.
This wonderful story will be shown
again tonight Thursday at the
Lyric Theatre. Shows 1880 and 900.
Prices Is and Is cents plus war tax.
Mary Anderson and Alfred Whit
man in "When Men are Tempted"
from the famous novel "John Burt"
by Frederick Upham Adams. '.When
Men are Tempted" tells the story of
a man who wore the band of Grim
inal to save the name of a girl.
"The Shuttle" adopted from Fran
ces Hodgson Burnett's novel OF the
same name will be shown on Monday.
Constance Talmadge appears as the
high spirited American girl who res
cues her sister from the neglect and
cruelty of a dissolute husband. A
role we'll suited to Miss Talmadge
and her portrayal of high spirited
lcvable, truly American girls.
Harry Morey in "His Own People"
on Tuesday.
The War Review issued by the Al
lies Government will be shown every
Friday.
Shows 1880 and 8:45.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-09-20
NEW YORK, Sept. IL, 1918.

NEW YORK, Sept. IL, 1918.
Packers of domestic cigar leaf tobac-
co are looking forward to the ultimate
disposition of the new crop with some
misgivings. Ordinarily an unusually
big crop of tobacco would be contem
plated with unreserved enthusiasm.
Under existing conditions and present
prospects, however, many packers feel
that the future is problematical, to say
the least. There is no longer any doubt
that the production of leaf tobacco this
year will be of record breaking proper
lions. But there is nothing to indicate
any increase in the production of CT
CARS. On the contrary many are in
clined to believe that the cigar output
will show shrinkage so long as the
war continues and perhaps for some
time afterward. They cannot recon-
Gle these conditions with the fact that
in many cases the exhorbitant prices
are being paid and have been paid for
the leaf tobacco just harvested, and old
tobacco as we'll. LEAF.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-09-20

SENATOR Roy WILCOX, who came
within few hundred votes of becom-
ing the republican nominee for gov
ernor, says he has no idea of running
independent as has been currently re-
ported. He accepts his defeat as a
good sport when he says: "When | en-
ter a contest l always expect to con-
duct myself according to the rules and
abide by the result. The purpose of a
primary election is to give the mem
bers of party opportunity to select
their candidate. When this has been
done in the manner provided by law, it
would be entirely improper for con-
testant to attempt to thwart the will
of the members of the party by substi-
ting his own desire for theirs. The re-
publican party is and should be bigger
than the personal ambition of any one
man. 1t must remain great instru-
mentality for the service of all the
people of the state. To be useful, it
must be united.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-09-20

WILL cotton have to submit, as wheat
has long submitted, to a price-tixing by
the government? Only the southern
control of the cabinet and of congress
has prevented this from occurring long
since. Cotton is now getting the high
est price ever paid for it. The latest
quotations are above &c cents a pound,
while the civil war price, the highest
previous to the present, went only TO
80 cents. The northern and western
farmers have been obliged for more
than a year to submit to fixing by the
government of a maximum price on
wheat. The southern cotton planters
have had no such restrictions. As a
result their profits are enormous, and
the cotton states are more prosperous
than at any time since the civil war.
They are revelling in the fat profits
that come from an ever ascending cot
ton market. Until recently it has been
impossible at any time during the war
to get even the consideration Of the ad-
ministration for proposition to fix the
price of cotton. The southern cotton
planter preferred the abnormal war
profits in cotton while he let the north
ern and western wheat grower, work
ing under a governmentally controlled
price, supply him with his essential
food stuffs. There are signs that an
end will come to this condition in the
near future, but only one thing will
make it certain and that is the election
of republican congress this year.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-09-20

The legislature will meet in special
session next Tuesday, Sept. "a, to make
appropriations for the construction OF
barracks at the state normal schools
and if necessary at the University for
the Student Army Training Corps.
'"The United States government has
asked the state of Wisconsin" says
Gov. Philip, ito make the arrange
ments that will be necessary to make
possible the military training of young
men of the ages of Is and ~ at our
educational institutions. Our state
university, our normal schools and sew
eral private colleges have been desig-
mated as suitable institutions where
student army training corps units may
be established. l look upon this as a
very favorable offer and am anxious
that our Wisconsin boys shall have an
opportunity to take advantage OF it.
AS l understand it, the government
also offers vocational training course
which is an opportunity to young men
who are not graduates of high schools. "
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-09-20

THE total vote in the state at the
primary will not total much over 200,-
900. At regular elections the vote runs
somewhere around 100000, and accord
ing to population ought to foot up to
something like 500, 900. These compar-
alive figures show the small amount of
interest the primary exercises even in
war times. In cases like the late cam
paign, where there are no contests in
the minority party, every inducement
is offered for the minority party to
vote for men in the majority party
whom they conceive to be the weakest.
Oshkosh Northwestern.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-09-20
1000 Student Soldiers to Train on
Campus.

At least 5000 young men. graduates
of high schools and over IL years of
age, are to be given instruction in the
Students Army Training corps at the
University of Wisconsin beginning this
fall, according to contracts just made
with the government. The contracts
call for 5000 ''plus" S. A. T. c. men
at any given time.
As this number is exclusive of the
special training attachments OF 1000
men each who will receive instruction
at the university in mechanical lines
and of several hundred signal corps
men who will be trained in wireless
telegraphy, there will be more than
1000 men in uniform training on the
campus. This is more men than have
ever attended the university at any one
time.
The university contracts to provide
quarters. mess and instruction. Bar
racks are now being built to house the
1000 in the special training detach-
ment, and plans are being made fol-
housing the others. Whether dorml-
tories, other university and private
buildings will be converted into bar.
racks, or more barracks will be erected
has not yet been decided.
The government contracts to pay the
university for the quarters, mess ano
tuition of men sent under the agree
ment, besides furnishing uniforms
equipment, officers, and army pay fol
the men.
A special committee of the faculty is
now making plans for adapting tht
university's schedule and facilities tt
the army training work, and it is ex
pected that heavy teaching schedul,
viii be put upon all members of thu
staff.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-09-20
ssThe Wanderer" at Fuller. Madison.

The great Biblical drama, "The Wan
derer.'' which will be the attraction at
the Fuller opera house, Madison, two
DAYS, Wednesday and Thursday, Sept.
1926. with special matinee on Thurs,
dav. is said to owe its unprecedented
success largely to the fact that it ap-
peals to the infrequent theatergoer.
its theme, which is that of the Prodl-
pal Son, is so widely known that many
persons who seldom attend the theater
nevertheless go to see s'The Wanderer.
because they feel that they are famll-
lar with it, and they want to see how
this best beloved parable in the Good
Book has been treated by the play
wright. Then it is said that the spec
tacular beauty and dramatic interest
of the greatest of all stage spectacles
likewise attracts the constant theater-
goer.
ssThe Wanderer" is not motion pic
ture, but one of the biggest stage pro-
2ductions of recent years, and will be
offered at Madison, just as seen IN New
York. Chicago and Milwaukee. Seats
are now on sale for all three perform
ances.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-09-20
Pennsylvania.

LANCASTER, Pa, Sept. II, 1918.
Only about half of Lancaster county's
Tobacco, crop has been harvested, which
is contrary to all the midsummer pre-
dictions. Nobody could forsee the long
dry spell that held back the growth,
preventing the full development of
good deal of the crop. Many farmers,
convinced that Jack Frost will not put
in an early appearance, have determin-
ed to take a chance, and allow their
tobacco to stand until the very last
day. The tobacco already cut is con-
sidered good. 1t was expected that
this crop would produce great deal of
leaf that could be classed as wrappers
and binders, but the unfavorable wealth
er conditions have, to large degree,
spoiled this prospect. There will be
some wrapper tobacco and more that
will do for binders, but the crop will
stand as a filler crop.
There is no doubt that the non-ap-
pearance of buyers is causing real anx-
iety among growers, especially the alb
sence of agents of the big cigar firms.
However, they are still keeping bold
front or the question of prices. Buy
ers who have sounded them on this
score are amazed at the absurdity of
their demands. Any attempt at getting
reasonable bargain has been set at
naught by the extortionate prices
named by the growers.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-09-20
WISCONSIN TOBACCO MARKET
Continued From Page ~

rural districts is that the tobacco has
perforce been allowed to ripen before
harvest. This assures satisfactory
cure. TIE only fear that has been ex-
pressed on the subject of curing is that
the farmers, having bigger crops than
usual, will hang too much tobacco in
the sheds. This might produce pole
rot. But this is bridge the trade will
not cross until they reach it. They are
thankful that things as satisfactory as
they are.-Journal.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-09-20
Unclaimed Letters.

Letters remaining uncalled for in the
P. o. at Edgerton for the week ending
Sept. 18th, 1918:
Miss Anne Davis
Miss Nora Ellison
Mr. G.. II. Johnson
Mr.. Maris Mavis
Mr.. Harold Olson
Mrs Chas. Page
Persons calling FOR any of the above
named letters please say advertised. =
C. A. HoEN, P. M.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-09-20

THE citizens of Wisconsin who voted
against Governor Philip and who will
live to read the history of this cam
paign will then discover how much the
state owes to his splendid executive
ability and to regret that they failed to
lend their support in those trying days
through which he so wisely led u.s.
Whitewater Register.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-09-20

Many magazines will advarce Oct.
1st. Saturday Evening Post i'll adj
vance from 81. so to So. 90; Ladies Home
Journal from $3.50 to SITE. Place
your orders so they can be sent before
October 1st.-Frank Ash. 44t2
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-09-20

WANTED = Young woman over six
teen wears of age, with common
scho..' ducation. to take training in
infs,.t uurK at Milwaukee Infant Hos
pital. -477 Bradford Ave-, Milwaukee,
Wis. u. Dinneen, Supt. 44t3
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-09-20
some of the large ribs.

One farmer in that section lost a
entirely vel cleared. So thick s are the in
sects that in driving, especially along
and the ground is wet from their being
crushed by wagon wheels.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-09-20

TITTEMoRE, the farmer candidate for
governor in the late primary, says that
SIS, 900 is the only thing he needs to run
independent. Who will finance his cam
paipn?
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-09-20

To the many friends and neighbors
who gave US aid and sympathy during
the sickness and after the death of our
daughter and sister, for the beautiful
floral offerings, we desire to express
our heartfelt thanks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Bowen and
Family.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-09-20

York, Pa, Aug. 8O.-The army of
grasshoppers in the lower end of the
county, especially in the Rehmeyer val
ley, has commenced on the tobacco
crop, and it is said in some places they
have left nothing but the stalk ard
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-09-20
Card of Thanks.

For the kindly acts of neighbors and
friends during the sickness of our
daughter and sister, for the beautiful
floral offerings at the funeral and to
those who so kindly furnished automo-
biles, we take this opportunity to re-
turn our most sincere thanks.
Mrs. August Stricken and Family.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-09-20

"A six-room cottage for rent. APP
ply to John Copley.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-29
One of Life's Big TRAGEDIES

.Qssr CYNTHIA am not coming 70 YOU
U1th my own trouble. but have In mind a
dear old lady. past eiGhty-four. who Is and
has been working day and night for the Ia st
afteen or twenty years trying hard to make
10Th ends meet and keeping and caring for
: bed-ridden husband who Is past ninety
/. Cynthia. you never saw such lively.
erisht. laughing person In your life. and II
Hou only knew the way she has to slave
One day last week she worked In three diff
little home until a. m. She would iron a
llktle and, then sit and cry and then iron
GlSin. And. Naturalization years old
Al after being the mother Of nine children
they are all dead. though she has three
Qfendeons and two nephews in France.
Can't you have some kind readers dc
semsthins 70, her. CYNTHIA, IN the way ,;, 2. 2,
klbW she IL In want of warm bed covering)7
0he 10 rather short. Anything about thirty
et4ht or thirty-six inches would do.
4%Wouldn't II he wonderful II every one
weuld try to help every one else?
srdon letter stt Ea Eisass 70 @ am SLEEPY r,,,ns nns
y friend and not Just newspaper col
7nnA. Many. many thanks and best wishes
Mrs. E. n. NJ.
fhis little letter speaks volumes for IT.
aelf Cynthia herself is going to takt
q trip to see this dear. brave old lady
whose age entities her to a better 10
s1Aan weeping and ironing at o'clock IL
;4Ao morning. And We will gladly Civ
sXGR address to any kind-hearted reade
0ooo heart has been moved. And w
yI6oAk the mother OF that sleepy littl
&11Ay for calling the case to the attentio
4 x Cynthia, who SO much wants to
<Gonofdered a friend rather than col
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-29
SHOES $50 A PAIR, BREAD 81
A LOAF IN RUSSIA, GIRL SA US
Miss Ranes Dugatch 2OYenr.Oh Refugee Declares He
Country VIII Find Itself Only by Casting of Ruinous
Government of Lenine and Trotsky
DH1LADELPHIA women ought to re-

DH1LADELPHIA women ought to re-
i gard the city shopkeepers as philan-
throrists
"Think Of Russia and its terrible
prices," is the advice of Miss Zinsiva
Raines Dlugatch, twenty-year-old
Russian girl who has just arrived in the
city from the troubled land of the Boil
sheviki
She made her exit from Petrograd
two months ago and paid $50 for pan
of shoes the day of her departure. Miss
Dlugatch is pretty and what the artists
would style an ideal type Of Russian.
She was graduated from high school
in Russias capital nearly two years ago
and during the riotous time In Russia
has lived with sister. Her father,
mother, younger sister and brother came
to this country five years ago and are
living at 6435 Locust street.
Objecting to the rule of Lenine and
Trotsky. she applied to the American
consul in Petrograd for a passport and
obt aimed It, The Bolsheviki officials
placed their o. X. on 1t and after MAX
ing a trip to a Swedish port she boarded
a steamer for New York.
unfortunate Russia" she says, will
find itself, but only by casting of the
ruinous government of Lenine ana
Trotsky. The better classes are heart
sick of the turmoil and strife and lonG
for the end. Better days will come
when we can bring about some sort OF
union with the Allies, but that Is DIM
cult because the ignorant classes enter
tain the idea that England wants te
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-29

slice up the country and parcel it out
to the Allies.
Business Is at standstill. Manu-
featuring plants are closed and shops
are empty. The Germans actually COM
mandeered our supplies Of wool. cotton.
steel, iron and other products that they
could use. Prices are prohibitive and
there is widespread suffering among the
poor When I left butter was selling at
$3.50 a pound and bread at 81 a loaf.
Bread was difficult to get at that price
and dangerous to buy Peasants from
surrounding towns brought it to the city.
punished severely"
Her expressive dark eyes flashed fire
when she recited the hardships of her
sex, and clenching a small right hand
she emphasized with much vigor her
Impressions of Lenne and Trotsky.
They are adventurers and dangerous
men in the saddle" said Miss Dlugatch.
Just think" she added, when you
walk in the street you are accosted by
policeman who in gruff voice ask
| II you are a Bolsheviki If you tell him
no. then you are probably thrown into
| the river. Courts have been suspended
SO you cannot expect justice. The safe
| way is to say that you are with God
Then they laugh. say you are crazy and
| let you pass
The Russian girl says the Bolsheyik
are placating the working class by CIV
| ing the humble workers a higher rating
than the rich.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-29
NUT SHELLS WANTED
Seven Pounds Make Enough Car.
bon for a Gas Mask

In connection with the campaign FOR
gathering nut shells for gas masks, 1t
should be borne In mind that nuts are
among the richest and most wholesome
of our foods. Wherever possible the
kernels of the native nuts should be
added to the home supply of foods.
The hard shells, not the husks OF
black walnuts, butternuts, hickory nuts.
Persian tEnglish) walnuts, japanese
walnuts and the seeds of such fruits
As peaches, plums, prunes. apricots and
olives are exceedingly useful in the
making of carbon for gas masks. The
shells of pecans and almonds cannot be
used
Seven pounds of hard nut shells, or
200 peach pits. will make enough carbon
for one gas mask. Thousands Of tons
of cocoanut shells and shells of cohune
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-29
Invite Them to Your House

Dear Cynthia-I am past fifteen and wear
my hair up. In fact. I am ra ther large for
~ ase. But my mother does not approve
~ my gOing out with boys and never have
.x9eept TO parties or church Do you think
With boys? 1 think my mother would let
ne 80. II ! had a cha aperone. but boys of
fo1ay laugh at such things and would say
20 were. slow Then my mother says they
4se not Mt company for me. Do you think
vculd DO any good for me to invite the
eqt. and show my mother that they are it
11uDanions for me? The boys she knows
o14 Wsuld let me out with have known
m my life: they seem more like brothers
~ me, 20 they would not care to ask me
~ 20 out with them. p. q.
You are a little too young to &c out
With boys alone. But perhaps II you
invite them to the house and let your
suaother see they are really nice boys
your mother will be willing to let you &C
4 to q dance when there are several
couples going. At any rate, invite the
boys to your house by all means, as
your mother seems to be very reasonable
qbout this. She will probably let you
: have other girls down. She can be
chaperone after a fashion and you can
have good times in your own home. As
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-29
A Maid and T,vO Men
The Story of the Girl Who Vas LET
By HAZEL DEYO BACHELOR
Copyrtoht. 1918, by Pablo Ledoer CO,

IxI1
A FTER Myra had left. Ruth sat for
"A long time thinking. Then she got
up. went into her own room, and sat
down before her dressing table. Little
rose colcred electric lights on each side
threw a soft reflection over everything,
and Ruth deliberately removed the little
shades SO that the hard yellow light
shone on her, face lighting up every de-
feet. Myra's appearance had somehow
brought radiant health into the house,
and Ruth was almost afraid to lool,
at herself with eyer that compared and
contrasted. for she knew that sleepless
nights had left her wan and pale.
The bright light showed a soft girl.
ish face with eyes that were slightly
hollow and with very white cheeks. As
yet Ruth's looks had not been seriously
impaired and she sighed with relief.
You've been slumpine. my dear" she
said. nodding at her face accusingiy
and you're actually allowing yourself
to drift into all kinds Of dangerous
imagininss. Do YOU think It is a
worthy motive. this jealousy Of Myra's
good luck? Suppose you can't GO to
France; you don't have to become a
chronic crouch over It, do you?'
A slight tinge Of red came In her
cheeks. shame that she had for a mo.
ment allowed herself to become Jealous
OF Myria.
Just because Myra happened to look
more attractive than have ever seen
her look. and BECAUSE" she added softly
to the face In the mirror. because you
think she might see Scott"
That night for the first time Ruth sal
In the living room after dinner and
played and sang; that IL, for the frst
time since affairs between herself and
Jack had been definitely settled II
wasn't easy, but she was determined, and
when her mind would stray far away
she would bang out a particularly stri'
dent piece Of popular nonsense much to
Bobbie's delight.
At o'clock some Of the old crowd
happened in, Helen Brander s@athed in
furs, couple Of other girls. two mer
In soldiers uniform and a sailor
we've come to take you for bus
ride" Helen announced, land then you're
elected to make rarebit afterward.'
Ruth was about to refuse to &c. and
then abruptly changed her mind and
consented She found that the laugh.
ter and gayety of the happy-go-lucky
crowd anrused her. and she was really
interested in the doings at camp tina,
one Of the men who sat with her de.
scribed. He had the happy faculty OF
making things seem more than eyer
absurd, and once Ruth heard herself
laugh as she hadn't laughed in q Ions
time. not since that time long ago
before anything big had really happened
to her. ..
Helen sat ahead of her and tossed