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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-05-16
1T ALL DEPENDS.

To denoance one man as disloyal be-
cause he votes for or against certain
measure and then appoint TO fat of
flee another man who voted exactly the
same way on the same measure, may
be consistency, but the average man is
not likely to see it. That is exactly
what the president did in the case of
Congressman Lenroot and Congressman
Kent. Lenroot is a Republican and
Kent is Democrat, Lenroot was de-
nounced while Kent was made mem
Der of the tariff commission at fat
salary
Did we say this may be consistent. "
Pardon us, 1t is anything but con
sistent nothing but rotten Democratic
politics
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-05-16
AN AMERICAN CLASSIC.

Men are being remade in these par
lous times.
There is something Of refining quality
in the test of fire through which we
are passing that brings out the test,
Apropos Of which. here is question
naire that attests a new race. In an
swer to the question concerning prefer
entail service, the drafted mana we'll
known BuTalonian, by the way says
Put me any place where Germany
breads an enemy and America needs
life :"
Brave words. these. Nathan Hale
said nothing better when he mounted
the scatlold and left Americans that
rich heritage 4 regret that have
but one rife to lose for my country"
Amy place where Germany breads
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-05-16

ton of vice-president, which resulted
in the election of Allen Tucker as vice
president for the ensuing year.
The president then assumed charge
of the meeting and announced the fol.
lowing standing committees
TEACHERS AND EMPLOYEES
Allen Tucker 900 Mrs. j F. Hendra
Mrs. w. F. Molitor
SUPPLIES
G.. S. Huxtable &C. w. Hutchinson
Mrs. James Brewer
FINANCE
c. w. Hutchinson G. S. Huxtable
Mrs j. f. Hendra
GROUNDS AND BUILDINGS.
Allen Tucker ...C. w. Hutchinson
G. S. Huxtable
TEXT BOOKS
Mrs. J. F. Hendra Allen Tucker
Mrs. w F. Molitor
VISITING
Mrs. Jas. Brewer Mrs. J T. Hendra
Mrs w. F. Molitor Allen Tucker
G. S. Huxta5le c. w. Hutchinson
Motion made by Commissioner Tuck
er that the clerk be authorized and in
structed to advertise for 200 tons, more
or less, of best grade Illinois coal. with
grades to be specified in bids. Motion
carried unanimously.
Moved by Commissioner Mrs. Brewer
and carried unanimously that the board
furnish ten invitations to each graduate
and that the clerk be authorized to issue
an order in payment of them. a
On motion Of Commissioner Mrs.
Hendra the meeting adjourned. :
Attest 4NAEzA. WY
FRED j. JrUcK, Clerk.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-05-16
TO0YOUNC TOkEEP
GAS MASKS ON

Many people say: why doesn't the
government do the work of the Red
CROSSE" There is no better reply to
this question than TO cite some of the
activities of the American Red Cross.
Last August the American Red Cross
issued an order for an automobile to
be given to a French hospital for chill
dren of Toul, near Nancy. A lot of
chintzes for the bedrooms were sent
down to brighten them up a lot of toys
for The children-French children
brought in from the war zone, too
young to keep on their gas masks To
day ten Red Cross automobiles are
hauling to Red Cross hospitals in
France French children whose parents
held in slavery in Germany. are now
being dumped every day at Evisn, Oh
the Franco-Swiss border.
Fancy our government doing that for
French children. Yet II must be done
II the French morale behind the lines
Is to be kept up. These deeds OF the
American Red Cross are just as much
part Of our military policy in France
and Italy as though they were done ua
der articles of war.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-05-16
PUTTING THE RIOT IN PATRIOTISM

A Louisiana mob tarred and feather
ed an Indiana man because he did not
subscribe for the third issue of liberty
bonds in Louisiana, where he owned a
farm. The lndianian had subscribed
for S., OO0 of the secone issue of bonds,
and had left an order for S., 600 of the
third issue with his bank at Williams
port, Ind, He was tarred and feath-
cred by che super patriots Of the South
because he was northerner and a
Republican Indiana is ahead of the
procession Of states in the matter Of
volunteer entstnents in the war, and
her Republicans, like all the REPUBLICANS
Of the country, are to be found as lead
ers of The procession for genuine pa
triotism and justice.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-05-16
same penalty
CITY GOVERNMENT.

Mineral Point, Wis, May Z. 1918.
A regular meeting of the common
council was held on above date at the
council chamber.
Meeting called to order by Mayor j.
w Hutchinson.
Members present: Aldermen Horn,
Shepard, Gilman, Martin, Groth,
Chamley, Brown, Coady.
Minutes of last meeting were read
and approved.
The following bills approved by fl,
nance committee were allowed and
ordered paid
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-05-16
WOULD SHOOT PRoFITEERS.

"To be shot at sunrise" is the pun
ishment which Representative Henry |.
Emerson of Ohio would mete out to
any person who attempts to cheat the
government on a war contract. He
introduced a bill which provides
Amy person or persons having a
contract with the United States and
the agent of any corporation having a
contract with the United States to
furnish war materials who shall defraud
the United States shall be guilty of
profiteering and upon conviction shall
be treated as traitor to his country
and shall be punished with death.
Whoever, knowing of any person,
firm or corporation having a contract
with the United States to furnish wal
materials that is defrauding the United
States, fails to make known the fact &c
the proper authorities shall be guilty
of msprison Of prohteering and upor
conviction shall be punished by impris
onment for life"
The bill provides that government
official who contrives with a contractor
to defraud the government shall meeI
the death of traitor.
Representative Emerson gave out th'
following statement:
''The time has arrived in this country
when we must deal severely with spies,
dynamiters Of munition factories anC
proiiteers. | believe the profiteer whC
defrauds his country in this crisis
especially if he has a contract to furnish
war materials, is d traitor to his coun
try, should be stood up against the wal
and taken care of by the firing squad.
eve are asking people to buy bonds
savings stamps, to conserve food, fue
and other materials necessary TO viii
this war, and asking them to deny
themselves that the country nigh
more effectually prosecute the war to I
successful conclusion. If we are t
ask the people of this country to save
it is our duty to protect in every way
possible the expenditure of every dollar
so raised.
"a man who would defraud his gov
eminent during this crisis is guilty OF
treason He is disloyal he is as bad
as a spy. He is as bad as a man who
would blow up a munitions factory and
he should pay the awful penalty.
The Official who assists hin is
equally guilty and should suffer the
same penalty.
The one who knows of such defraud-
ing and does not disclose ii TO the
proper official should not be handled
with gloves. Alongside of the alien
enemy, the disloyalist, the blower up
of munition factories, the destroyer of
war materials, the food destroyer, the
preacher of disloyalism, the plotteI
against the country. is the protteer
and they all should be introduced tC
the firing squad. Fl"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-05-16
What to Pay for Wheat Substitutes.

Wheat -four substitutes should sell
from 10 to 20 per cent less than wheat
flour, Food Administrator Hoover not
flied state food administrators May 10.
The administrators were instructed
to direct wholesalers to stop dealing
with retailers who cannot justify their
prices on the basis of the cost of their
goods.
Corn meal and oat meal should sell
20 per cent below the price Of wheat
flour and corn flour and barley flour
should sell 10 per cent below wheat
flour, the administrators were informed
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-05-16

an enemy and America needs life"
deserves a place in American patriotic
literature. It's an Offset to the utter
ances of the reasonable.
Such words can be born only in such
times as these.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-05-16
SCHOOL BOARD PROCEEDINGS

Mineral Point, Wis, May 6, 1918
A regular meeting of the school
board was held on the above date in
council chamber.
Meeting called to order by Vice-Pres-
ident Allen Tucker
Members present Commissioners
Mrs, Brewer, Mrs Molitor, Mrs. Hen
dra, Allen Tucker.
Absent Commissioners Geo. Hux-
table and c. w. Hutchinson.
Minutes of last meeting were read
and approved with the following cor
rection that the name of Ladies Civic
Club be changed to Woman's Civic Club.
The following bills audited by finance
committee We're accepted and ordered
paid
NJ, p. Public Service Co. light & power sll a2
Samuel Terrill, labor on fire escape
40 VI. s. ........... ...... .... ..-....... 10 10
NJ. p, Telephone Co rent and toll ......., Is
james Brewer Co. supplies Dom Sc Dept. Is
J. Gorgen n Sons %
W. j. Jeuck 4 Bros. % 9 ~
Mineral RI Laundry 50
Alex Nleta, supplies for Man Tr Dept, 90
Imperial Brush Go. paper towels
and sweeptrs .... ........ ........ ....... Il 90
Wells Fargo Express Co, express chgs &C.. "a
$. y. Gillian s Go. graded school registers 56
CHM q 90. Supplies for II S. ........... rs
Little, Brown X Co. supplies for H. 5. 80 %
Moseley Book CO. Mdse .... ............... l 80
f. a. McClung ................... geo
W NJ Welch Mfg Co Mdse............... So
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-05-16
ing adjourned sine die.
Attest
FRED j. JEUCK, Clerk.

Mineral Point, Wis, May s, 1918.
A regular meeting of the school
board elect was held on the above date
in the council chamber.
Meeting called to order by Clerk
Members present: Commissioners
Mrs. Molitor, Mrs. Brewer, Mrs Hen
dra, Allen Tucker,
Absent: Commissioners w. NJ.
Gratiot, Geo. S. Huxtable and c. w.
Hutchinson.
A quorum not being present on mo-
ton the meeting adjourned to May l3.
1918.
FRED j. JEUcK, Clerk.
Mineral Point, Wis, May Is, 1918.
Pursuant to adjournment Of May 6,
1918, an adjourned meeting of the school
board was held on above date at the
council chamber.
Meeting called to order by clerk.
Members present: Commissioners
Mrs. Brewer, Mrs. Hendra, Mrs. Moli-
tor. Tucker, Gratiot, Hutchinson.
The board proceeded in the election
of president.
The first informal ballot DR.. W. Nj.
Gratiot received a majority of all votes
cast.
Moved by Commissioner Tucker that
the informal ballot be declared formal
and that DR.. Gratiot be delared elected
president for the ensuing year.
Next business in order was the cleo
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-05-16

A LOT of folks used to be against
suffrage because they we're afraid the
country would be rulded by "petticoat
politicians. But now that suffrage
appears about ready to arrive the
danger has vanished, because they
don't wear EN- any more.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-05-16

Moved by Alderman Brown that the
salary for special police for Saturday
night service from o'clock until IL be
fixed at SO. Motion carried by all alder
men voting aye on roll call
The following report Of Will Horn,
secretary Fire Company was read.
To the Hon. Mayor and Common Coun-
Gil:
Following is copy of the officers of
the Fire company elected at their an
nual election, subject to your confirma
ton or rejection:
Henry Frieden, chief
Charles Treweek, treasurer
Will Horn, secretary
We also present to you at this time an
inventory of our fire apparatus, as re-
quired by law:
Chemical Fire Engine, tsubject TO approvaD
Hose Carts,
1900 It Good Hose, Some new
pair Rubber Boots,
IN. Pl. Trumpets,
Good Nozzles a new
! Hook aud Ladder Wagon fully equipped
~ Rubber Coats,
Fireman $ Lanterns,
Helmets.
All Of the above equipment is in good
working condition.
Respectfully submitted,
WILL HORN, Sec Fire Co.
Moved and carried that the Fire
company officers be confirmed and re-
port approved and placed on file.
Moved and carried that the petition
for oiling Chestnut street north of High
street be granted.
Motion made and carried that Street
Committee be authorized to act on peti
tons for oiling when presented TO them
by Street Commissioner.
Letter Of Mr. Harry Harris applying
for position of janitor of the Municipal
Building etc. was read and on motion
said letter was voted out of order.
Mr. A. w. Higgins of the Public Ser.
vice Co. addressed the Council pertain
ing to the all night lighting service
Also to contract for city lighting which
expires June 10, 1918.
Moved by Alderman Coady, and car
ried by unanimous vote of council that
the all night Lighting service be con
tinued until June TO- 1918
Council next proceeded to elect mem
Der of Board of Review from the four
supervisors, resulting in the election of
j. j. Fielder az member of said board
for the ensuing year
Motion made and carried that the
Tribune be Official City Paper for the
ensuing year.
Mr. r. Siebert addressed the Council
pertaining to an overcharge in water
rentals
Motion made that the matter of r.
Siebert be- referred to water committee
and report Of said matter be brought
to next meeting Motion lost. ~
Said matter of r Siebert was refelted
20 hnance committee and TO report on
said matter at next meeting.
Moved and carried that the mayor be
authorized to place Indemnity Insur
ance for city employees.
Moved and carried that estimate of
Public Service Co. on signal system for
water works be referred to Water com
mittee and report at next meeting.
Alderman Gilman called attention
of council to vacant shafts in the city,
which endanger the lives of children
playing in the vicinity.
The ABOVE matter was referred to
Street committee.
The matter Of leaking water tower
was referred TO Water committee.
There being no further business the
council adjourned,
Attest } w. HUTCHINSON, Mayor.
FRED j JEUCK, City Clerk.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-05-16

Motion made and carried that the
resignation of Miss Nellie Babcock as
teacher of Domestic Science in the
High School be accepted.
Motion made and carried that the
resignation of Miss Larson as kinder
garten teacher be accepted.
Motion made and carried that the
resignation Of Miss Anna K. Moore as
English teacher in the High School be
accepted.
On motion Of Mrs. Martin, the meet
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-05-16
RED CROSS CkNTEENS;
JUST WHAT THEY ARE
American Woman Tells Vividly OF
Her Canteen-The GayeSt,
Brightest Little Room
One Ever Saw.
NEVER so PROUD OF
ANYTHING IN ALL HER LIFE

Just what q Red Cross canteen Is
how 1t is QUILTED, and the hundred
problems the American women have
to meet in feeding the French, Eng
fish and American soldiers Ia well
shown in this letter from an American
Red Cross worker:
We have really a wonderful place.
1t was given to us so rough and plain
and ugly. had a coat Of plaster put
on the walls, painted bright blue
wainscot three feet high with stem
Gil OF flowers of red, white and blue
above, white walls and ceiling, doors
and windows outlined with light green.
and stencils of bright colors between
the windows of trumpets, and over
the five doors delicious little paintings
by Miss Kirkpatrick and Miss Beckett
Of soldiers and canteeners In the most
clever and attractive way.
Brightest Little Room.
At the end of the room we have two
girls, one American and one French,
holding French and American flags.
We have red and white oilcloth on the
tables, red glass carafes and red tur-
key window curtains, and always flow
ers on the counters. 1t Is the gayest,
brightest little room you ever saw.
However, 1t only holds about 120 men
seated at the tables and 1t Is to be
used as a recreation room and even
movies. Our big room is to have
huge kitchen and seats for 1000 men
or over, and will open right on to the
platform. 1t is to be decorated by an
artist from the Beaux Art, as Miss
Beckett has gone and Miss Kirkpat'
rick is too busy.
1t will really be a splendid big place
and we can work in comfort instead
of being put In straits as we are now
in to feed so many men with only Six
gas burners in a long row. We make
the coffee, soup, cocoa, and ragout or
sometimes regular Irish stew on our
stoves and the roasts are cooked for
us gratuitously at the bakers. All
food except coffee, meat, cocoa and
sugar is cheap down here. 1t is the
garden district of France. All the men
are so pleased and grateful and we
get such post cards aud thanks. We
have stewed apples, stewed dates and
figs for deserts and l ten you 1t keeps
us hopping TO keep things going.
Sometimes we run out of meat and
then we fry eggs for them and they
love them. The dormitories are won
derful l never was so proud of any.
thing before. Two Hundred canvas
stretchers for beds. We never used
them before, but we can keep them
clean and put them outside If there
is any yermin.
Model of Cleanliness.
We have a splendid fumigating plant
and an moderator and the place is s
model of cleanliness. All the men
take Off their wet and dirty boots. We
have good felt slippers for them, two
wooden blankets for each bed, two big
stoves and an orderly that wakes
them for their trains, good shower
baths and wash rooms and altogether,
when the big room Is finished, 1t will
be a model Of everything 1t should be,
particularly as our last touch Is bar.
Der. Last year the men slept In the
road. We have adopted the Aubergs
sabots as the only sensible footwear
as the roads and our floors are always
wet
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-05-16

NOBODY is as pompous as the small
calibre fellow who has arrived in some
position of Importance by accident.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-05-16

A SURE way to be we'll fed and to get
a good, long vacation in this country,
is to be arrested as a German spy.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-12-13

subject is what you eat, and how it affects your
waist-thatis, the size of it, and your complexion
and how by improving your complexion (if such
thing is possible) and reducing your waist
measurement (f such thing is desirable) you
can ALSO prove to the world truth we have
long known: THAT YOU ARE THE BEST
HEARTED PERSON ON EARTH.
There are great many millions of people in
Europe who have gone through the very horrors
Of war which the mere reading about made YOU
cry.
Their babies are dying because the babies have
no COW goat milk, and the poor mothers are
too thin and weak to nurse them.
SOME OF THE COUNTRIES-EIKEP POLAND
AND SERBIA AND. NORTHERN RUSSIA
HAVE NO BABIES UNDER THREE or FOUR
YEARS OLD, AND YOU KNOW WHY THAT is.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-12-13

|jority only determines the Townley anarchists tt
prosecute their purpose in defiance of both Sc
they have set up returning board which, in full
knowledge that the proposed amendments to the
constitution did not receive the affirmative vote
required by law, yet declares they have been rat
flied by popular vote and will certify them to the
legislature as so ratified. AS the legislature is a
mere Townley rubber stamp, it will proceed by
resolution to record the amendments as adopted
and part of the basic law Of the state. The su-
preme court, as part of the same machine and un-
der the same CONTROL is expected to affirm the le-
gaty of the proceeding and the villainy is CON-
plete.
The fact that five of the ToWnley amendments,
quite necessary to the wild plunge into expert
mental socialism, failed to receive the majority Of
all the votes cast-a requirement of the North
Dakota constitution common to the organic law
of most of the states and recognized before the
election by the bolsheviki leaders and their cam
paign committee. But what is constitution
among open contemners of law? What is law, any,
how, when it stands as an obstacle to their
schemes? The only wonder is that with their
hands upon every agency of state government
they thought it worth while, in the beginning, to
seek the cover of law for the prosecution of their
plans.
1t is not to be expected that the self and law re-
specting citizenry of North Dakota will submit,
without invoking the last extremity, to this law
less overriding Of constitutional safeguards. If
the remedies within the state are exhausted in
vain, no doubt federal grounds will appear upon
which the anarchistic methods may be subjected
to review by higher courts outside the jurisdiction
of North Dakota and the wrong righted
The situation has assumed an aspect even more
serious than plunge into the dark waters of state
socialism. 1t is open and defiant overriding of
the law, under cover of an appeal from the consti
tuition to an incompetent and obsolescent statute
providing that majority of votes cast on public
question carries that question. How any court of
review could sustain such piece of anarchy is
beyond belief. How any decent citizen could rest
supinely under such usurpation is inconceivable
And how any market could be found, in the cir
cumstances, for the hundreds of millions in bonds
which is part of the socalistic program is beyond
comprehension Paul Dispatch.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-12-13
BECHTOL TELLS FIRST STORY OF
DESTROYER SHAW'S SACRIFICE
TAKES COLLISION TO SAVE TRANSFORM; CREW THROW
SHELLS THROUGH BLAZING OIL; BOAT
BACKS TO PORT, BOW GONE

Then the oil on deck caught fire.
Flood the forward magazine!" was
the order.
That had to be done from the chart
house, which was surrounded by
fierce flames and itself on fire. Lieut..
Com. Van L. Kirkman, and Lieuten-
ant Edward D. Riley and Ensign Ross
Dierdorff jumped into the flames.
iKrkman got the wrench on the flood
cock, but the collision had damned
the mechanism. She wouldn't turn.
=. It had to be done That meant 60
ing through. :, more fire and getting
more burns. But it was done. Three
others who assisted were Lieut.. Com.
H. G. Shonerd,. Ensign T. C. Briggs
and Carpenter G. R. Lytton.
y The shells Kept on deck alongside
the 4-inch gun were also, popping all
this while, that wouldn't do: One Of
them might set off the magazine. 49,.
The captain gave the order! and
these four men walked over into the
flames. about five fea from, the blaz-
Ing oil tank and the hottest place on
dack, picked up the sshens and pitched
them overheard. ,r.
Chief Boatman' i,MatetlWs.! C. Kess-
Ter; ,Gunners Mats J. w. Rompert;
Chief Pharmacist 81 sAlAtt ca Driver;
Watertender G. E.Fernandes. 49,,