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Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-03-21
IAN MOUND CLUB,
HOME TALENT PLAY

Tuesday evening the Man Mounders
enjoyed aother excellent meeting, the
program consisting of a home-talent
play entitled "The Last Loaf" The
characters were as follows:
Mark Ashton, silversmith-H H. Porter
Kate Ashton, his wife, Porter
Lilly Ashton, their daughter
AmduQd Duu0S
Caleb Hanson, a rich baker ------
-------- Harry Wilkinson
Harry Hanson, his son Ray Titus
Patty Jones, a Yankee girl ------
Marie HASTEN
Dick Bustle, a journeyman baker
Verne Wing
Tom Chubbs, butcher-Arthur HASTEN
AS the first strains of the old famil-
ial ballad, Home, Sweet Home, >
sound, the curtains part, displaying
the beautiful Ashton home, and a hap
py family. Before the end of the first
act, however, a crafty serpent in the
form of Caleb Hanson creeps into this
happy home to destroy it's peace and
turn it's joy into despair and its hopes
into bitter disappointment. Caleb
Hanson who, it seems, in early man
hood had failed to win the heart and
hand of Mrs Ashton, now comes to
claim that Of her daughter Lilly, who,
it appears is in love with Mr.. Han
sons son Harry. When Caleb finds
that his plans are foiled, he turns his
son out of doors and tempts Lillys
father to drink.
In act the curtain rises on dit
ferent scene. Five years have elapsed
and the once beautiful Ashton home
is now the scene Of direst want and
Cringing poverty. Mr.. Ashton has be-
come a hopeless drunkard and the
family is on the verge Of starvation,
there being no money in the house
and but one loaf of bread. Driven by
the pangs Of an accursed appetite, Mr..
Ashton seizes "The Last Loaf" hop
ing to be able to pawn it for drink,
when he sees Caleb Hanson about to
enter the house. He sinks back on q
low cot, apparently deeply intoxicated.
Tie uCdIS MI. IlduSOu IC1I HIS WlIC IIIClC
he has purposely brought about their
ruin, all because he has not been able
to win Lilly, and if they will now give
their consent all will be restored to
them. Hearing this, Mr.. Ashton
springs from the couch, sober for the
first time in five years, defies Caleb
Hanson, and resolves to reform. Harry,
who has been on a lorg voyage to
China, suddenly appears, claims Lilly
as his wife and restores the dear old
home to it's former state of happiness.
Each character in the drama acted
his part remarkably we'll. The stuttel-
ing butcher, the quaint Yankee girl
and the journeyman baker, with his
wonderful vocabulary Of flOwery
phrases, had an interesting little ro-
nance all of their own which brought
shouts of laughter from the audience.
The club will hold it's next meeting
March 26.-Secretary.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-03-21
MAN GOES INSANE
AND ATTACKS son

On Wednesday afternoon Harry
Hendrickson became insane at Kill
bourn and so frightened the family
that they got him out of the house.
The demented man, finding he could
not get in at the doors, smashed the
window and went in and attacked his
little son, Sylvester. Hendrickson had
the child on the floor between his
feet and was trying to stamp in his
face first with one foot and then the
other. Help was called and Thomas
German succeeded in getting the boy
away from his father before he was
killed. A physician who was sum-
moned found the child in a serious
condition.
Mr.. HendricksOn was insane last
summer and was taken to Mendoza,
and was there until some time in No
vember, when he came home.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-03-21
LIEUT.. COUGHLIN
ARRIVES SAFELY

Engineer and Mrs. J. NJ. Coughlin
of this city have received a card from
their son, Lieutenant Robert Cough
lin, notifying them that he was safe
across the seas. The message came
as a surprise, as they did not know
that their son had sailed. He was at
Camp Merritt, Hoboken, N. J., and
before leaving had arranged that his
letters should be mailed from there
at stated intervals after he left. In
this manner his parents hearing regu
larly from him did not know Of his
departure for France until the card
came telling Of his safe arrival
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-03-21
CITY COUNCIL
THANKS OCHSNER

At the regular meeting Of the City
Council on Thursday evening a resolut
ion was passed thanking DR.. Ochsner
of Chicago for the share he gave to
Baraboo Of the park recently secured
for the city.
The claim of the Farmers & Mer-
chants bank for refund of taxes on
bank stock and paid under protest was
disallowed
1t was decided that in case the city
concluded to pave second avenue with
brick in 1918, that not over $31.25 pei
thousand should be paid for the brick
The regular routine business was
also taken up.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-03-21
BOY SCOUTS LOSE
At REEDSBURG
(From Saturdays daily

The Baraboo Boy Scout basket ball
team was defeated in game at Reeds
burg last evening by team composed
of members of the Presbyterian Sum
day-school of the second city. The
score was s to z. The boys were
accompanied to Reedsburg by Rev.
and Mrs. E. c.. Henke, and returned
home this morning
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-03-21
REPORT MADE ON
X. c. CAMP PA|GN

The War Activities of the local
council, knights of Columbus, has,
after much unavoidable delay, pre-
pared a statement, which follows, of
the result of the drive for funds made
in Sauk county during December last.
The amounts given have actually been
received in cash and do not include
subscriptions unpaid, of which there
are quite a number throughout the
county.
The success of the campaign is self
evident from the cast that the assess
ment for Sauk county, made by the
state committee, was $2600, whereas
$3664.60 was actually collected. In
view of the fact that this drive was in
augurated following the successful
campaign of the Y. M. @. A. for like
purposes, the generous and patriotic
spirit of our citizens, regardless of
creed, is self-evident, and the commit
tee wishes to take this opportunity of
thanking all who contributed to it's
success. Special mention is due, and
is hereby acknowledged to the untir-
ing efforts of those in charge in the
various parts Of the county, and to the
Jurisdictions Of the council outside of
Baraboo and, lest we forget, to our
many friends, who are not of our faith,
for their generous cooperation.
A Christian, humanitarian response
came to our appeal, which will never
be effaced from our memory. God
bless you all. The following is the re-
port complied by the committee:
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-03-21
PRAIRIE DU SAC

Mr.. and Mrs. Elvin Young, who have
been i'll, are slowly recovering. The
former was ill with pneumonia and the
latter with the grip. Roy Spoors,
trained nurse of Baraboo, Mrs. Louisa
Hyer, Mrs. E. Young and Mrs. Loren
ia Young are caring for them.
Lewis Young has been very Ill with
an attack Of pleurisy.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-03-21
PAY HIGHEST
INCOME TAX

John D. Rockefeller, whose wealth is
estimated at 81, 200, 100000, and income
at $6O,OOO,OO0, will be called upon by
the federal government to pay about
$3S,4OO,O0O toward the $3,OO0,O0O,000
expected to be produced this year by
taxation.
The Wall street district, according
to an estimate made by Internal Rev.
enue Collector William H. Edwards,
alone will contribute $5OO,OOO,OOO in
taxes.
Following is an estimate of the in
come tax Of Americas twelve wealth
lest persons:
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-03-21

Miss Ina Jenswold has returned
from Madison. where she visited rel
atives. She was accompanied home
by her nephew, William Sandberg.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-03-21

Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Argyle, Ninth
avenue, have received a card from
their son Alfred that he is safe in
France.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-03-21
FOUR HUNDRED
FROM LECTURE

The Red Cross and the Allied Relief
of Baraboo and adjacent chapters will
receive over four hundred dollars as
a result Of the proceeds derived from
the lecture Of Judge Lands at the Al.
Ringing theatre on Sunday. The
money will be equally divided between
the two organizations. Following are
the receipts and expenditures:
Receipts
Sale Of tickets by ladies and
school children ------$ $235 so
Sale Of tickets, men and theatre $3.50
Sale Of tickets, men and theatre 1925
Total $468.25
S476.5O
Expenditures
News, printing --------------$ $50
Republic, printing ------------ 4.6S
Fxnress .38
Total expenditures -------$ 46.9l
Net proceeds -----------------$ 1929 SO
New-York tribune., 1918-07-21
Wages Lag in
The Race With
F ood Prices
Government Report Shows a
Rapid Decline in Buying
Power

The food wages of American union
laborers have been dropping rapidly
while their money wages have been
soaring, according to the results of a
study published. in "The Monthly Re-
view" of the United States Bureau of
Labor Statistics. The conclusion is
based on comparative study of trend
Of wages and of food prices between
1907 and 1917.
Though the inquiry of the govern
mcnt agency is based on particular
conditions and should not be accepted
without reservation as precise state
ment of the general movement, it once
more effectively emphasizes the fu-
tility of judging the well being of
workers solely by their wages in dol
lars and cents The workingman
really can never determine whether
his actual salary has been raised or
lowered until he converts his money
return into food, clothing and rent.
A hint of what imitation means to
the worker is given in the Bureau of
Labor Statistics deductions. 1t bases
its data regarding the trend of wages
on the remuneration of selected
group of trade union members and it's
facts on food prices on special group
of foodstuffs. The results are ex-
pressed by the device of an index num-
Der in which 1912 and 1918 repre-
sented 100.
In cable purporting to show the
purchasing power of trade union
wages as measured in food, it presents
i this material:
New-York tribune., 1918-07-21
Dividends

Tampa Electric Company-Regular
quarterly dividend of $3.50, payable
August Is to stock Of record August 1,
Farmers Loan and Trust Company
Quarterly dividend Of 4A per cent
payable August l to stock of record
July 20.
American Caramel Company.-Regu-
lar quarterly dividend Of per cent on
the preferred stock, payable August 10
to stock Of record August l.
Hood Rubber Company. - Regular
quarterly dividend of ia per cent on
preferred stock, payable August 10 to
stock Of record July 20.
Union Street Railway.-Regular quar-
terly dividend of 2 per cent, payable
August to stock of record July is.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-21
Consolidated Exchange

tunis ot trade ON this exchange. 10 sharesl
transactions and prices yesterday for the
more active shares follow:
New-York tribune., 1918-07-21
Begin Cotton Goods
Primary Mart Trading
Initial Transactions on War In.
dustries Board Price
Basis

Trading in cotton goods has begun
IN the primary markets on the new and
lower basis Of price fixed at the pre-
liminary meetings Of the War Indus
tries Board and the war service COM
mttees Of the trade. Sales Of wide
print cloths have been made on bass
of 80 cents a pound for delivery in the
last quarter of the year, and other
sales are being made Subject to gov
ernment price revision"
The announcement of prices on
many odd styles of gray goods and
sheeting3 and many h.lisneu ,.nes nas
not yet been made and the trade is
moving very cautiously until the new
pans are better understood. The Job
oeAs of the country have appointed a
committee that is now at work on
plans to harmonic the primary mar.
ket reductions with prices to be
charged for distribution when the new
and lower priced goods begin to come
to hand
1t may be some time before the e.
feet of the new price basis ie passed
on to retailers, but the latter have
not been charged on the very high
basis reached in primary channels dur
in the past five months. The upward
and inflated movement is at least re-
tarded and for the time being trade
is checked. Production is still greatly
hampered and curtailed. Wash fabric
buyers have begun to make selections
for the coming spring and in some
instances prices have been named on
goods that were in stock in the gray
before the price-hxing plan went into
effect.
Quotations are nominal. as follows:
e4x6os. 1874 cents; ssh-inch, s4xs4s,
IS cents; brown sheetings. Southern
standards. 2s certs; denms, 2.2o,
Southern indigos, 37la cents; t'ckings,
S-curce, 42ls cents; prints, 22 cents;
staple ginghams, 22ls cents; dress
Einghams, 271a and 32h cents.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-21
Purchasing power measured
by retail food prices.
OF rates Of rates of

According to the foregoing table, an
hours wages in 1917 purchased only
rs per cent as much food as in 1918
and a weeks wages only n per cent
as much This would mean that if q
man had 70 work an hour for loaf of
bread in 1913, he would have to work
an hour for three quarters of a loaf
in 1917. Compared with 1913, an
hours wages in 1917 bought only II
per cent as much food, this table indi-
Gates.
These conclusions are made all the
more striking by the cognate data
which show that the money return
for an hours labor has risen greatly
over this period For all trades COW
cred in this report. the average rate
in 1917 was IA per cent higher than in
1918, and in 1907 it was but 80 per
cent of what it was in 1918.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-21
curity, will be eager to invest next


curity, will be eager to invest next
time.
The Minister of Finance has already
held several conferences at Ottawa
with the leaders of the former Victory
Loan campaign, and it has been an
nounced that the terms Of the impend-
ing loan will be practically the same
as those Of the last loan. The rate
OF interest will be 6h per cent. There
was some uncertainty on the Street
as to whether the Finance Minister
He has cleared the atmosphere. how
ever, by announcing that, like former
loans, the new issue will be free from
income tax.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-21

nd ON St. Paul preferred twice deerr.a .ra m
New-York tribune., 1918-07-21
Elections

The Philippine National Bank an
nounced yesterday the election of it's
New York agent, Charles c. Robinson.
as vice-president of that institution.
Francis NJ Collier, elected director
Of the Tobacco Products Corporation
TO fill the vacancy caused by the resig-
nation of Leon Schinasi, was one Of
the founders of the Falk Tobacco Com
pany, recently acquired by the Tobacco
Products Corporation.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-21
Shipments of Manganese Ore

Shipments Of manganese ore from q
mine near Kaslo. British Columbia,
have begun and the product is coming
to the United States at a present rate
of twenty-five tons a day. The ore in
these deposits is estimated all the way
from 500 to 5000 tons and contains
approximately 40 per cent manganese.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-21
Canada's Victory
Bonds Undepressed
By Heavy Selling
Only War Issue of Any
Nation to Hold Above
Initial Price
Especial Correspondence of The 7ribuns)

'oPSCp0A correspondence oJ Jhe ITt0tns)
TORONTO, July 20.-The Canadian
Victory Loan, which was issued near
the close Of last year, is selling at the
present time at the price at which it
was issued to the people Of Canada.
AS far as your correspondent can learn,
the Victory Loan is the only war issue
yet made by the belligerent nations
that is selling as high as the issue
price. 1t is significant also that the
market for. these bonds has not been
maintained as result Of any restric-
tions placed upon the market or
through the operations Of pool. ANY
one Of the 100000 subscribers to the
loan is free at any time to sell his
bonds. 1t is true that the government
made provision in the first place to in
sure the stability Of the marke. in the
eventua!ity Of heavy liquidations by
setting aside certain amount of the
loan proceeds, but the use of this has
proved entirely unnecessary. During
the last seven months since the Victory
Loan was launched there have been in
variably more buying orders than SELL
ing orders. Many of these buyers were
new investors.
The Victory bonds were originally
sold at 500 nat, which is equal to
$3.50 and interest. To-day holders
can dispose of any quantity ut the lat
ter price.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-21

Press
Trading stocks yesterday
the turnover pecaes under
than their usual as Sumatra
and Industrial Alcohol points
Dstlers to ~ and the local a
Uued States Steel the part of time but
all It's advantage at the
and motors quoted
Pals again ignored for activity
such widely divergent New
while Pacific Mail the only member shipping group display
animation advance of
TIE days of
the Of the mercantile
the dominance of war business"
Bonds
told unchanged on for the week
New-York tribune., 1918-07-21
Bonds

unlisted. fsell cents per share.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-21
Yesterdays Transactions in Listed Stocks


pers Is basedc on last payne
New-York tribune., 1918-07-21
Curb Market

Note.-The Tribune assumes no respons,-
bility for the accuracy OF authenticity of
curb market quotations. Transactions and
prices yesterday were reported as follows:
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-08-30
Building the Pyramids.

In looking at pictures Of the pyra-
mlds and the Sphinx everyone has won
dered how these great monuments
could be built In an age when there
was no such thing as a steam derrick.
Discussion upon the point has run
through the centuries.
An English engineer has hit upon
what appears to be the true explana-
ton. His opinions are supported by
the evidence Of ancient inscriptions
on tombs and temples. This engineer
states that in building a pyramid the
Egyptians constructed an inclined
roadway to the level Of which the work
had reached
AS the pyramid grew taller the an.
gle Of the road constantly grew sleeper
md its length greater. Up this road.
way passed all the material required
in building the pyramid, hauled BY
slaves and pack animals.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-08-30
OiiEION'S OLD LAWYER
RETIRES FROM PRACTICE

A sign reading George b. Doris,
Attorney-at-Iaw" was taken down
today. marking the retirement OF Mr..
Doris after a practice OF almost SO
years In Oregon courts, says the Eu-
gene Register. Mr.. Doris record II
probably unequaled by any other at
torney-at-law now living in the state.
His withdrawal from practice Is the
result of falling eyeslght. He decid-
ed upon similar step little more
than a year ago, but later changed
his plans.
George b. Doris was admitted to
practice November 30, 1869, and
came at that time from Jacksonville
to Eugene.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-08-30
ART OF WALKING REVIVED
That More People rsks Beneficial gx.
erelss 10 IN Indirect Result
Of Great War.

The human race was forgetting the
art Of walking. Vanity had had some
thing to do with it-nnd the shoemak.
ers, who catered to vanity. For the
truth was. people were paying more
attention to the style Of the shoe than
to the comfort Of the foot. Then came
the war.
Whatever else they are called upon
TO do. soldiers have to walk. In walk.
Ing. one must have shoes that ft--
shoes that do not cramp the foot, shoes
with fiat soles and low heels. So the
armies OF the world provided their SOL
diers with shoes In which they could
walk-and the soldiers found the walk
Ing easy.
Seeing these millions Of soldiers
with good feet. properly shod and find
Ing that they could walk for long dis
tances without firing. the rest Of the
world gradually came to adopt sensl-
BILE shoes. In the fulness Of time all
OF us may learn to. walk, and when
we do we shall find that we had for
many years overlooked the most de-
ightful process of locomotIon that has
as yet been invented.
Walking is the best exercise that
has been devised, because 1t is the
most natural. Man is a walking AMI
NAL; the process Of walking involves
every nerve and muscle OF the body
and insures health. Men and women
who walk do not suffer from any kind
Of disease. But the first principle Of
walking Is a proper shoe for the foot.
Southwest American.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-08-30

Rev. L. Myron iBoozer ordered a
classified ad yesterday for the sale
OF wood. the ad to be published six
times. Today he says. II answered
the phone up to 10 o'clock last
night. and 1t has been ringing all
day mp to the time left the house. F"
The wood has been sold. Frank
South lost his dog nearly two weeks
ago and a classified yesterday To-
Gated the dog In a mining camp
down the Illinois river. c. l.. Cole
wanted teams, and advertised. To-
day he reports that he secured all
the teams he needs.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-08-30
WORMY PEARS CAUSE
MAN TO KILL HIMSELF

Because a consignment OF pears
he had sent to Portland were reject
ed because OF being wormy together
with the fact that the express CON-
pany had come back on him Tor the
express charges so preyed on the
mind OF Clyde Rhodes. a Sans valley
rancher and well known former citi-
len Of Ashland that he committed
suicide early Wednesday afternoon
by swallowing cyanide OF potassium,
The body was found later by a neigh
Dor lying about so feet away from
the ranch house.
Rhodes who was single man Ss
years and 3 months old. and was the
son OF Mrs. Adam l.. Irwin OF Ash
land. managed the ranch In Sans
valley belonging to his father. s. NJ.
Rhodes, who Is now at Seabright,
Cal. Deputy Coroner Kellogg OF
Gold Hill. Investigated the tragic af-
fair. -Medford Tribune.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-08-30
CzECHGSLOvAK CREW
REVOLTS ON AUSTR|ANS
Washington. Aug. 3O.-Czecho-
Slovak crews on Austrian warships
in Cattaro harbor have revolted. ac-
cording to an official dispatch from
France.
TREASURES LOST TO HISTORY
Fanatieism Of spaniards on lsIa do
MuJeres 10 Regretted BY
Archeologists.

Fortified by grim rocks from the
wind-driven waves Of the Yucatan
channel lies the Isla de Mujeres-Tsle
Of Women. The Spaniards on voy-
age in search Of gold In the sixteenth
century were tossed up on this island.
where they found no gold. but had
an Interesting time. When they start
ed on an exploring tour Of the island
they came upon stone temple. Lured
by the fumes OF incense. they entered
and saw many idols representing god
desses, clothed in cotton garments.
Officiating at the ceremonies were
women dressed In bright cottons and
decked out with feathers and orna-
ments of precious metals.
The Spanlards, excited by this scene
Of idol worship. rushed in. smashed
the idols. triumphantly placed an I'M
age Of the virgin on the altar and
held mass before the eyes Of the as
tonished priestesses and native wor-
shippers. Archeologists have never
ceased to regret the fervor of the
Spaniards, who thus unheedingIy de-
stroyed unique treasures Of Mayan
civilization.
The Spaniards named the place Isla
de Mujeres for future reference and
sailed away. The frightened Mayans
deserted their shrine. For years the
Isla de Mujeres lay still and forsaken.
Gradually 1t awakened. A fishing VII
lage grew up near the ancient affairs
and the Yucatans hunt the hawk.
billed turtle where once Indian maid.
ems swung the censers and chanted
their prayers.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-08-30
safety in National Resources.

The Transya1l mines, in South IL
rica, are producing about $100.00O.OO0
la gold each year. The British gov
ernment controls this supply and gets
1t for use In its business. This helps
as security for government notes Is
sued at home and as bracers Of Brit
ish credit In foreign countries No
country makes mistake In public pol
Icy when It adds 70 its own natural re-
sources The gold the mineral ores,
the oils, all count FOR red blood In the
national system when a day Of trouble
arrives.--Hartford Courant.