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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-09-12

People are trying to be forehandec
about the winters coal and yet they are
stirred not at all by the clothes situation
and the equal need of stocking up in
that direction. At recent meeting of
the National Association Of Retail Cloth
ers, Ludwig Stein. one Of the big men
IN that business told the association that
next spring suits which sold for SOS in
1914 would command s65,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-09-12

1t is said there isn't one English
sparrow this year where there were four
last. 1t has meant great deal to bird
life in general to have so many of these
rats of the air killed by the severity of
last winter
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-09-12

Part of our quota for September has
been received 1t consists of 60 morn
ing blouses and rs childrens undergar-
ments for Belgian refugees. Your
help is needed as these must be sent in
a short time. The rooms are open on
Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays.
Come and do your bit.
Donations - Willis Thompson monthly
donation $l.O0, Willow Springs Aid, rs
cents.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-09-12
Keep Out of Corn Field.

Parties have been entering my corn
field and stealing corn and notice islhere-
by given that all parties will hereafter
be prosecuted for SO doing.
JAS. A. HoARE.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-09-12
WISCONSIN AND MICHIGAN
BOYS LIES TERRIBlEs

Writing under date of Sept. 8. Edwin
l.. James, war correspondent for New
York and Chicago dailies. located with
the American forces in France, says
can say now what the German
staff has known for ten days or more,
namely that it was the 32d American
division which did such good work with
Gen. Mangin's army north Of Scissors,
in breaking the determined Hun resist
ence which led to the withdrawal from
the Vesle. The performance of this
division in this drive sinches its title of
being one of the crack American divi-
sions. In the army Of Gen. DeGuutte.
fighting north of the Marine in July,
THE division also won distinction in
breaking the German hold on the Bots
Meunere requiring six attacks.
This division is made up entirely Of
Wisconsin and Michigan boys. and it
was these boys, too, who took Cierges
in the fighting for which possession Of
the village changed hands nine times in
the bitter contest between them and
the German Jaegers and Prussian
Guards Prior to this fighting this d.
vision had given good account of itself
in Alsaco while holding part of the line
in front of Belfort.
North of Scissors the Wisconsin
Michigan division fought four days in
bitter contest along the railroad run
ming iust west of JuviRny and Chayingy
after which it broke through to the
Scissors st. Quentin highway, taking
Terney Sorny.
"The SD division has thus won a
splendid name for bravery and initia-
tive, This has been recognized by the
French title Les Terribles, which has
been bestowed upon it. No unit of our
army presents men better of physique
or bravery than these boys from the
central west. They will be heard from
again, but not to the liking of the Hun. "
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-09-12

A MOST thrilling incident OF the war
with kenosha man participating is re-
ported by Frank Hormac, serving with
the United States Regulars. Ina letter
TO relatives he tells Of meeting his broth
er and taking him captive. Hormac
went over the top in bayonet charge
when Frimy Austrian veteran he was
about to bayopet, shouted. Stop Broth
Their. Hormac hesitated and recog-
nized hls own brother. John Hormac,
whom he had not seen or many years.
He took MIN to the American lines.
Later the brother gave information by
which French and Americans captured
a field piece, fifty machine guns, and
more than 900 hand grenades.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-09-12
Cut Down on Expense, Live Simple Lif,

Here are few points on thrift given
by the British Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer which are worthy Of emulation
by Americans
Lives must be lived more simply.
Personal household and business ex-
penses must be reduced to the minimum.
Surplus weekly or monthly earnings.
oyerneoessary expenditures, must be in
vested straightwsy in war securities
Current balances at the banks should
be kept as small as possible and the mon.
ely invested in war bonds.
Nobody $ money can be neutral.
Money lent to the country fights for
the country.
Money spent on Injuries and nones-
sentials is helping the enemy
Evening star., 1918-12-12
TWO SOLDIERS PUNISHED.

Two enlisted men guilty of offenses
against discipline received punishment
they didn't mind.
Sergt. Lemuel Owen was late for
drill. Private. first class, Joseph F.
Cervante, smiled while standing at at
tention.
They were sentenced today to pro-
vide and drive their automobiles to
the woods near Washington to pro-
cure laurel with which to decorate
the long corridors in which the sur
geon generals Office dance is to be
held Saturday night. The Nllowing
girls went along to see that the SEN
tence is carried out: Misses Marie
Marks. Grace Summering, Bertha Mac
Dowell. Harriet s. Kline, Anne w.
Undritz and Marie Hynes.
Two thousand officers. young women
and enlisted men are expected to at
tend the dance. which will be the last
to be held before the personnel Of the
surgeon generals ONCE begins to
leave A military band. will provide
music 4
Evening star., 1918-12-12
Mr.. McAdoo Urges
Congress to Extend U. S.
Control of Railroads

To give the people 1.-The necessary
opportunity, under proper conditions.
to test the value of unified control"
hands of the federal government dur
ing the next five years, Director Cen
eral McAdoo said in a letter to Sem
ator Smith of South Carolina last
night. The letter. Mr.. McAdoo said,
was indorsed by President Wilson.
The director general declared also
that by continuing to control the roads
for the period mentioned the govern
ment could carry out vast program
of improvements provided for before
the armistice was signed.
The President has given me per
mission to say that this conclusion
accords with his own view of the
matter" Mr.. McAdoo wrote. The di-
rector general said another reason for
extending the time of federal con-
troll was that the railroads during the
reconstruction period would thus be
taken out Of politics.
1T would give comQosure to rail-
road officers and employees" the direc-
tor general wrote.
1t would put back of the railroads
the credit OF the United States dur
ing the flve-year period, SO that the
HndnClHR Ol tucSe improvements
could be successfully carrie6 out.
1t would offer the necessary oppor-
tunity under proper conditions to
test the value Of unified control. and
the experience thus gained would of
itself indicate the permanent solution
of the railroad problem, Mr.. McAdoo
said.
1.-The American people have a right
to this test They should not be
denied it. 1t is Sto their interest that
it should be done. In my opinion. 1t
Is the only practicable and reason
able method Of determining the right
solution of this grave economic PROB
lem.
II am not now and have not been
for the past year interested in prov
ing or disproving the theory OF gov
ernment ownership or any other kind
of theory The railroads have been
operated for the past year with the
purpose of serving efficiently the
paramount needs of the war and at
possible service to the public. wheth-
er such operation tended to prove or
to disprove any theory of railroad
control, no matter what 1t might De.
I have formed no opinion myself as to
what is the best disposition or the
railroad problem, because the test has
not been sufficient to prove conclu-
sively the right. solution of the prob
lem l believe that a fiye-year test
will give the American people the
right answer. An ounce OF experience
is worth a ton Of theory.
Evening star., 1918-12-12
149 DEATHS IN DISTRICT
FOR WEEK ENDED DEC. 7

One hundred and forty-nine deaths
is the mortality record Of the health
department for the week ended De-
cember z.
OF these pneumonia leads with q
and influenza with 20 fatalities.
There were suicides and 10 deaths
from violence. traffic and other acci-
dents.
Eleven deaths from apoplexy and
.1s from heart failure and IL from
tuberculosis are the high limits in
the report of deaths.
The percentage of deaths is placed
at 1875. a decrease from the same week
last year.
Classification Of death by age were
as follows: Under one year. IA; to 4
years, inclusive, Z; to 19 years, in
elusive, 10; 20 to 50 years, inclusive,
-; 70 years and over. "a.
Contagious communicable diseases
under treatment at the close of the
week were: Diphtheria, 46 cases; scar
let fever, 10; whooping cough. 534;
typhoid fever. -: measles. 164: chick
enpox, 80: epidemic cerebfo spinal
meningitis, 3; tuberculosis. 2,6s2; pei
laxra, 8, and anterior polomyelitia, l.
These cases Of contagious diseases
were reported for the week: Diph-
iberia, II; scarlet fever, 3; whoopine
cough -l3;-typhoid fever. s; measles
I : :sohickenpox,-1stu IS tuberculosis. 20: In
l6HNu18 -foz
Evening star., 1918-12-12
RESERVE BANKS PUSH
SALE Of CERTIFICATES
By I. A. FLEMING.

Local bankers have received wires
from the Richmond regional bank OF
the federal reserve system. urging
upon the banks in this district the
necessity of purchasing treasury GER
tificates, when offered, to the extent
Of & per cent of their resources,
monthly.
Many of the member banks are be-
hind their quotas, not through any
disposition to shirk. but because OF
the large liberty loan payments they
have to make on the 18th instant.
Some banks outside Of the system
complain for the same reason. ano
will probably continue short in their
bi-weekly quotas. A..
December 10, 20 per cent on the
fourth liberty loan subscription Is
payable on all bonds purchased on
the treasury terms of payment.
Another issue of certificates was
announced today, $500.00o, 900. to @ pe
dated December 19. payable May ~
subscription books to close Decem, !,
her as Bankers are urged to sell
certificates to individuals and to cor
porations in anticipation OF income
and excess profit taxes
Dividend declared.
The regular quarterly dividend OF
the Continental Trust Company Is
nayable December 81 to sharehoiders
Of record December H.. The dlstrl-
button is 1la per cent.
Reflect Officials.
Reelection for three years or al.
rectors of federal reserve banks OF
the class chosen by the federal re-
serve board whose terms expire De
cember 81 was announced yesterday.
The board likewise has held over for
1919 all present chairmen, federal re.
serve agents and deputy cha1rmen OF
the reserve banks.
This action was based on desire 70
prevent disruption Of personnel In the
reserve system during the reconstruc-
ton period in which reserve banks
are expected to play an important
part.
Directors reelected were: Howard
Bruce, Richmond; Allen Hollis. Bos-
ton reserve bank; George Foster Pea
body, New York bank; Charres C. Har-
rison, Philadelphia; H. p. Wolfe,
Cleveland; Edward T. Brown, ATTAIN
ia: william A. Heath. Chicago: Will
liam McC Martin, st. Louis; William
IT. Lightner. Minneapolis: r. H. Ma
lone, Kansas City; w. B. Newsome.
Dallas, and Walton N. Moore. San
Francisco.
Evening star., 1918-12-12
THE WEATHER.

District of Columbia, fair tonight,
temperature above freezing; tomor-
row increasing cloudiness; gentle
shifting winds.
MARYLAND, fair tonight: tomorrow
increasing c1oudiness, rain and warm
er in west portion; gentle shifting
winds.
Virginia, fair tonight; tomorrow
increasing cloudiness, probably rain
in west portion; gentle to moderate
shifting winds, becoming southeast.
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
The following were the readings of
the thermometer and barometer at the
weather bureau for the tWenty-,our
hours beginning at pm. yesterday:
Thermome meter-Yesterday. PM.
40; pm. Al; ~ midnight. 40; today,
am. Al; s am, 80; u noon. 48; 2 p.m..
81. Maximum, So, at 2 pm. today; min
imum, SO. at am. today.
Temperature same date last year
Maximum, 25; minimum, 18.
Barometer-Yesterda pm. 1925;
8p.m., 1925; IL midnight. 1928; today,
am, 30.32; 8 am, 30.41; IL noon,
30.40; pm, 30.39.
Tide Tables.
Compiled by United States coast and
geodetic survey
Today-Low tide. 1858 am. and 9:46
pm; high tide, 2:13 am. and 2:52
pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, 1856 am. and
10:47 pm; high tide, 3:N am. and
1854 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose, 7:17 am; sun sets,
4:46 pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, 7:1S am;
sun sets, 4:46 pm.
Moon rises, 1881 pm; sets. :16 am.
Automobile lamps to be lighted one
half hour after sunset.
Weather in Various Cities.
Evening star., 1918-12-12
KILLED BY A STREET CAR.

E. Bryson Tucker. vice president
and manager Of the firm of John Muir
ply & Co.. publishers, at 200 West
Lombard street, Baltimore. was killed
last night by q street car in Balti-
more.
Mr. Tucker was eighty-four years
of age and was we'll known in Wash
ington. He was born here, the son Of
Enoch and NJ. Janet Mcpherson Tuck
er, and was educated in private
schools here. He was a veteran OF the
civil war. Four sons and two daugh-
ters survive him.
Evening star., 1918-12-12
NO WAGE CUTS PLANNED
BY RAIL ADMINISTRATION

The railroad administration has
no intention of reducing wages OF
railroad men generally after peace
is declared, it was stated authorita-
lively today. II the period of gov
ernment control is extended for Ave
years. as suggested by Director
General McAdoo. it is probable that
wages will stay at their present level.
Evening star., 1918-12-12
3. w. DEPENBR0CK DEAD
Was Paying Teller at American Sc
curity- and Trust Co.-Employed
- There Since 1900.

Benjamin w. Depenbrock, paying
teller at the American Security and
Trust Company, and an employe of
the bank since 1900, died early this
morning at his home. 1923 Hall place.
Funeral arrangements have not been
completed.
and double pneumonia following in
ffuenza. He had been ill a week.
Mr.. Depenbrock was thirty-two
years of age, a graduate of the pub
lie schools Of tho District, and one of
the best known employees of the
bank. He Is survived by his wife,
two sons and a daughter.
Evening star., 1918-12-12
FARMER sHERzEY ON TRIAL.

Frank A. sherzey. & farmer living
near the District line. WAS placed on
trial today before Chief Justice Nc
Coy and a jury in Criminal Division
1 to answer an indictment for murder
in the first degree.
Sherzey is alleged to have shot and
killed Herman Sum August Is last,
when the latter was gathering apples
from Sherzeys orchard. The jury
panel was exhausted and additional
tAlesmen were summoned
Evening star., 1918-12-12
EXPERTS DISCUSS
FATE OF RAILROADS

Educators, bankers, labor leaders.
steel men and representatives OF
many other interests met at the New
Willard today to confer on the SUBJ
ject ,of the disposition that should
be made of the railroads.
The meeting was under the aus
pices of the railroad committee of the
Chamber of Commerce Of the United
States. and was called pursuant to q
adopted by the organiza-
ton at its recent meeting in Chicago.
Evening star., 1918-12-12
Ten Years for Shooting Woman.

Robert Thomas, colored. was con-
victed today by jury in Criminal Di-
vision Q of shotting Estelle Pollard at
500 street southwest October last.
Chief Jubtice Mccoy sentenced Thom-
~ to the penitentiary for ten years,
Evening star., 1918-12-12
Leaders Doubt Ability to Act.

Leaders of both parties in the House
directly connected with railroad leg
islation said today that as far as
they can see it will be impossible to
pass at this session of Congress any
legislation about which there is a
division.
Acting promptly upon the letter of
Director General McAdoo, Chairman
Sims of the House interstate COM
mence committee obtained unanimous
consent to have the McAdoo letter
printed in the Congressional Record.
bers of his committee and expects
that the railroad question will be
considered at the next meeting of his
committee, Tuesday. He said he also
will con1eR with members of the
Senate committee.
Representative Esch of Wisconsin,
ranking member of the House COM
mittee. who is expected to be chair
man of the committee in the next
House. undertook a careful study Of
the McAdoo proposal.
Members of Congress generally;
both democratic and republican. feel
that to turn the railroads back to
private ownership in the near future
would be to drive many of them into
bankruptcy. since their method of
business has been entirely changed
under federal control.
Favor Thorough Study.
1t is the feeling of members of
Congress that the railroad situation
should be referred to the already ex-
listing Newlands committee. which
has been intrusted with the task of
investigating and reporting on the
entire railroad situation. An effort
is being made to put through a reso-
luton extending the life of this COM
mittee. with special instructions to
make a thorough study of the recent
railroad situation.
The only hope entertained by the
democratic members charged with
railroad legislation of getting action
at this session is based on their belief
that the McAdoo proposal would be
beneficial to owners of stocks and
bonds. They point out that it would
be an absolute guarantee by the gov
ernment of profit extending over
five-year period, these returns being
based on the average for the best
three years the railroads have ever
had since they have been developed in
a large way and under I. c. c. control
Now Chairman Sims and members OF
his committee from the democratic
side feel that If the executives and
owners of stocks and bonds of rail-
roads are Influenced by a promise of
guaranteed profits for five years. they
may get behind the proposed railroad
legislation and make 1T possible to put
it through the present Congress. 1t Is
not generally believed that this hope
will be fulfilled.
Evening star., 1918-12-12
Washington Stock Exchange.

: SALES.
- Capital Traction. 25 at s6at.
60 After call:
~ Washington Gas IS. $500 at 96.
= Potomac Electric cons. IS, 1000 at 81,
81 600 at 81.
Bid and Asked Prices.
Evening star., 1918-12-12
On the Stock Exchange.
Slow, Fairly Steady.

/ The market continued to move slow
1y throughout the session. The sales
for three hours totaled 2SO.S00 shares.
Prices were slightly lower at the
: low point. but small improvements
brought them back to about noon
levels.
Evening star., 1918-12-12
Grain, Produce
and Live Stock.
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

CHICAGO. December 12.-:Excite-
ment in the corn trade for = short
time today resembled some OF the
acute climaxes reached during the
war. Business took on unusually
large proportions and prices ran
swiftly upward about Z cents. as com.
pared with the latest quotations of
the preceding day. An unlooked-for
scaling down of the government es-
innate of yield, reducing the total to
below the average domestic consump-
tion of the last five years, was solely
responsible. ,
Opening prices. which ranged from
to 6h cents higher, with January
1.35 to 1877 and May 1863 to 1.37,
were followed by numerous and wide
changes, but the apex was touched
with little delay, and thereafter the
general tendency was backward to
moderate extent from the extreme
high level.
Oats took a decided jump with corn:
Activity. however. and the range Of
prices did not become sensa tional.
After opening s to 1S cents higher,
with January "a cents. the market
rose a little further, and then receded
to a slight degree.
Provisions were neglected. Prices
hardened somewhat, though, as a re-
suit of the strength Of corn and ow-
ing to a rise also in the cost OF hogs
Evening star., 1918-12-12
CALL TO CONGRESS
FOR QUICK ACTION
AS TO RAILROADS

Continued from First Paee.)
Evening star., 1918-12-12

with this recommendation. They said
that this did not have the appearance
of taking the railroads out Of politics.
Senator Kellogg of Minnesota, re-
publican. addressing the Senate, de-
clared that a proposition for perma-
nent government ownership of rail-
roads is at the bottom of the whole
thing.
Referring to Mr.. McAdoo's letter.
Senator Kellogg said it is "a most
remarkable document, coming as it
does Immediately, OF in a few days,
after the address of the President. in
which the President said he had no
Judgment ot his own"
Senator Kellogg referred to the di-
rector generals suggestion of extern
sion of railroad control to five years
for a test as a desire for "the test
of government ownership.
'The railroads were taken over for
war purposes. 1t was denied then that
it was to test government ownership.
Now Mr.. McAdoo comes making a
proposal for a five-year test A test
of what? A test of government own
ership: that's really at the bottom of
the whole thing"
Declaring Congress should imme-
diately act on railroad legislation.
Senator Kellogg said he favored uni
fed operation under "a strong gov
ernment CONTROL" together with fed
eral regulation of railroad securities.
Evening star., 1918-12-12
STOCKS RATHER SOFT;
. RA|LSACT|VE, EASIER
XII = IL y ~

NEW YORK, December 12.-The
s-whoIe market was rather nervous
from the very opening of the session.
News over night was of small i'm
s,s4ortance other than the suggestion
44of Secretary McAdoo that the rail-
roads remain under government con-
:lztrol for a period of five years. which
twas. not accepted by the street very
sfavorably, although traders admitted
cthat it contained elements of solution
F-of probable labor situation so far as
the brotherhoods are concerned dur
:iing that length of time. to the help of
The reconstruction period.
The cut of 81 ton in prices for
steel and iron products, effective after
January /. was another bear factor,
sIimpressing it's weight on the indus
srtrial shares here and there in the list.
while some of the minor stocks pre-
scented very fair degree Of strength.
After the first hour the market cor
tinued weak, making small response
ITO gain of l to points in shipping
and the show of strength in the oils.
Some of the stocks that had presented
1.-The firmest front IN the morning grad
ually reacted in the early hours of
the afternoon.
~ Spectators Scent Trend.
Spectators scented the unsettled
trend of conditions and took the short
side. selling more or less freely
s.n Steel common lost a point to 9714,
.sand most of the coppers and equip
,yment shares were off II to q. Cru
1~cible Steel lost point. while the re-
action in Baldwin and Bethlehem B
shares was not as marked. Car Foun-
dry lost a point
- Mexican Petroleum advanced 2L
and held better than a point net i'm
provement. Texas Oil barely steady.
Action in the rails was evidenced
by a loss of a point in Union Pacific,
81 in st. Paul, point in Southern
. Pacific. Reading, Northern Pacific.
ESNew York Central and Lehigh VAL
ley. Baltimore and Ohio lost 3. and
Atchison like fraction
On the Stock Exchange.
+ Trading on the stock exchange this
afternoon was on a decidedly limited
scale. Potomac Consolidated 5s sold
at "a. and $500 Gas at Sc. These
were the only bond sales.
Capital Traction sold at S65.. eX-
dividend. The quarterly dividend is
payable January 1. and not Febru-
AIRY l. as stated yesterday.
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