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Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1919-09-05

Brentwood - Present indications
point to the largest harvest of both
hard and soft wood timber next win
ter than in any one season before in
the history of northern Wisconsins
lumber industry Due to the immense
areas of timber land purchased re-
Gently by the Hines Lumber company,
the Bekkedal Lumber company and
other companies there will be tre-
mendous activities soon in the lumber
business.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1919-09-05

Amigo - Chester H. Filyes has
Bought from the Langlade Lumber
company the Bass Lake farm, consist
tng Of about 532 acres, of which about
zoo acres have been improved. The
Consideration is said to be s25,00o.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1919-09-05

Waupun-Work has been begun BY
the Wisconsin Power. Light d Heat
COMPANY on a transmission line from
near Fox Lake to this city, which will
bring power from Kilbourn to the mu-
nicipai light and power plant here.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1919-09-05

Fond du Lac-Augdst ]. Mittel-
staedt, local butcher who enlisted in
tae quartermaster corps last winter.
has been selected to represent Wis
consin in the Middle West steer skin
ming and splitting contest at Peoria
Ill, on Sept. IL. He will be pitted
against the champion meat carvers OF
the troops from Illinois, Michigan,
Kentucky, and California.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1919-09-05

Stevens Point Prof. r. w. Fair
child, known all over Wisconsin as a
high school basket ball referee, will
return as a member oil. the Stevens
Point Normal faculty this fall. This
announcement is made by President
John F. Sims who allowed Mr.. FaiI-
child leave of absence when he was
granted scholarship to study at the
University of Michigan. He will re-
sumo his position as head Of the
schools biology department.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1919-09-05

Eau Claire-The Eau Claire Can
hlng company, which has just begun
It's annual string bean pack expects
70 pack at least million cans before
II closes down its plant this fell. The
Dear crop is Of excellent quality Next
Year the company will also pack peas.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1919-09-05

Eau Claire = Henry CANNON, pio-
neer apple grower Of Lafayette, north
OF here, claims to have the champion
bearing crabapple tree in the state. 1t
Is fifty years old, the oldest apple tree
IN the county. Mr.. CANNON estimates
that there are more than fifty bushels
OF fruit on the tree.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1919-09-05

Marinette-Th Young Peoples so
cieties of the Danish Lutheran church
of the Fourth District. concluded theil
annual convention here with the cleo
ton Of officers and the designation d
Musk sgon, Mich, as the place of the
1920 convention.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1919-09-05

Rice Lake-The Mackinon manufac-
turing company will establish a
branch hub and spoke factory here.
F. Mackinon and John Secnnable of
Grand Rapids were here short time
ago and bought the mill of the Rice
Lake Lumber company and work will
500 ustart for the Encouragement of
soon start for the rearrangement Of
tend to run all the year around on logs
of the Park Falls Lumber company.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1919-09-05

Antigo-The body of Sever Halvor-
son, a woodsman who had been in the
employ of the Langlade Lumber COM
napy, was found on the shore OF Post
lake. Halvorson had been missing
since Aug. 20, when it was said he
started to cross the lake. A boat was
found containing his hat. Halvorscn
is thought to have fallen overheard.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-30

as the work Of putting the Shop in read-
ness for the shut down will have been
completed by that. tiHesEe IL ~
Superintendent Loukes has just returned
to the house of correction after trip
to- Camp Devens, Ayefs-a+ass., where he
conferred with Corp Palmerine, son Of
George Palmerine, who escaped from the
local institution a week ago last Saturday
Mr.. Loukes learned from a keeper at the
house of correction that Palmerine had
made the statement that he would be
willing to see his son, who had been in
the army nearly two years, a member of
the 10Th division, which landed in Bos-
ton last week.
Superintendent Lonkes had no trouble
in locating Palmerine's son at Camp Dew
ems and learned that the soldiers father
had visited there few days previous.
He explained the circumstances to the
young soldier, and the boy, believing that
his father should return to the local III
stitution, gave the superintendent the
| address of his uncle, brother of the es.
capped prisoner, in Bridgeport, Conn. SIR
perintendent Loukes communicated with
the authorities of the Connecticut city
and it is possible that Palmerine will be
brought back to the local institution with
in a few days Nothing has been heard
of Hiram Thornton, who escaped with
| Palmerine.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-30
PRICE AGREEMENTS
DEFENDED BY PEEK
Chairman Of Industrial Board Says
They Are Better Than Mere Bar
gaining-Industrie Not Bound.

ST LOUIS, April 30.-Refusal of gov
ernmcnt agencies at this time to coop
crate in the movement to stabilize prices
at a lower level, based upon scientific
determination of costs and proper con-
sideration OF all interests involved, would
be fraught with grave consequences to-
the country, George n Peek, chairman
of the Industrial board of the department
of commerce. declared in an address here
yesterday before the annual convention
of the United States chamber of com
meree.
Referring to Director General Illness
refusal to accept the schedule Of steel
prices agreed upon between the industrial
board and representatives Of the indus
try as level for railroad administration
purchases. Mr. Peek declared the real
motive for Mr. Illness action was not
his objection to the prices as too high
but his disapproval Of the course of the
board in approving prices based ON COST
studies rather thar calling sellers and
| government buyers together and permit
ting the best possible bargains bv barter :
The course desired by Mr.. Hines, said
Mr.. Peek, would mean such a beating
down. on prices as would force either a
| general reduction in wages or diversion
of the entire business of the, railroads to
ono or two powerful low cost producers.
| The railroad administration he said, by
Tits great purchasing power. IN rails could
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-30

practically control the market and the I
prices. i
The industrial board, said Mr. Peek,
did not seek to impose upon the rail-
road administration schedule of steel
prices that We're deemed too high by the
director general. +
Representatives of the railroad admins
tration, Mr.. Peek continued, have been
urged TO bring forward any facts which
would assist the board in reaching de-
, cision on prices lower than those APP
proved and never has this urging proved
fruitful
The answer of the railroad administers
F, ton has ever been, as it is. today, that
the price at which railroad administra-
ton viii buy is within its own discre-
| ton =
Mr.. Peek defended the; boards price
agreement policy. against Mr. Illness OBJ
/ lection that it gives immunity from the
operation of antitrust laws to the indus
tries involved. Any producer, Mr. Peek
pointed out, is free to sell at higher or
lower prices than those; agreed. upon in
a particular industry Such price agree
ment, he contended, is mot a. combina-
] ton at all, and even if it were the re-
suit achieved is certainly tit field for
the application of reason" The course
suggested by the railroad administration,
he said, means utilization of the com
bined buying power of the government
that would entail the very sort of monop-
olistic result condemned by the Sherman
act
Government agencies must give up some
customs and practices of the past, said
Mr.. Peek, and special advantages, such as
competitive bidding, to serve the interest
of the entire nation in solving the price
sterilization problem.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-30
Large Portion of Men at
House of Correction to
Work Outside
GET COMPENSATION
DOLLAR PER DAY
This Expected to Act as Incentive to
Render Service - All Placed Upon
Honor and Will Live in Special Quar-

. RUTLAND, April 30-M H. Loukes,
superintendent of the house of correction,
has completed arrangements with Coun-
ty Road Commissioner Charles H. Willis
whereby about So of the male prisoners
at the house of correction will be EN-
ployed in roadmaking in the vicinity of
Sherburne, about May 10. The men will
be placed on their honor and will receive
compensation of 81 per day, which is
intended as an incentive for them to act
faithfully.
Superintendent Loukes plans to rent a
house near where the men viii work so
that they can be quartered together and
| he will place steward i'll charge OF
meals and quarters This experiment has
| been tried in number of states with eX-
eellent results. About Is or 90 prisoners
| will be kept at the house of correction
to look after the gardens, under the di-
reetion of John f. Smith, farm superin-
| tendent
There are now about 95 prisoners, men
and women, confined in the institution
and the road work will occupy practically
all the men not needed on the garden
work and in the care of the grounds and
institution Should there be sufficient
number of men later there is also a pos
sibility that the institution will furnish
labor for local employers in a small way
The shirtmaking industry which ha.
been operated at the house of correction
by the. Reliance Manufacturing company
of Chicago to provide employment foy TIM
male prisoners, and which recently wa
closed, so far as employing operatives
was concerned, will be closed entirely. TO
the summer, at least, tomorrow. evening
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-30
BROOKLINE.

Mrs. Stockwell of Gardner is work
ing for Oscar Lawrence.
Mrs. Randall is caring for Mrs Os-
car Lawrence and baby Esther.
Charles Stockwell of Hartford.
Conn, is visiting at L. w. Bush's.
Mrs Earl Lacky and son of Bond
vile were recent guests at B. C.
Brown s.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-30

A fool, who never needs advertising,
always insists on advertising himself while
wise man who always needs it is too
modest to accept it.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-30

The Russell Sage Foundation is to be
asked TO conduct survey through the
South on opportunities for professional
women
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-10-26
He Collecst Language

A man who knows 80 different tongues
and who says he does not care if he ever
learns another language is the subject
of a personality sketch by Fred c. Kelly
in Everybody,s. "Wilfred Stevens is one
of the chief translalors for the state de-
partment at Washington. Though he
knows 80 languages-one of which he in
vented himself, as an Improvement on
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES has never been out
of the United States, has never been to
college, and is not more than 40 years old.
He is boyish in appearance, likes to
wear old clothes and usually rides back
and forth, between his office and home
in the suburbs. on a bicycle. sometimes
with wire basket full of packages on
the handle bar. There is nothing about
him to suggest the bookworm or student,
one the contrary, he looks like "a con-
genial suburbanite who would rather
putter about garden than ponder over
irregular verbs.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-10-26
AMERICANS MAKE
POOR LEPERS GLAD
Visit Colony in Russia and Distribute
All Sorts of Supplies, Includ-
ing Candy and Cigars

Kishinev Bessarabia, September 3,
via Paris, September 22.-The lepers of
Broasa saw their first Americans,
smoked their first American cigars and
received their first American shoes
when two Red Cross men visited their
ancient colony recently. Broaso is
village west of Odessa which was for
merry an important Russian medical
center for the care of leprosy
Major Charles E. Spratt of New York
City, and Major Lionel D. Hargis of
San Francisco, brought with them to
Broasa supply of food, clothing and
medicine The cry of "Unclean I'm
cleans which met them at the gate
did not deter the Americans, who in
troduced themselves to the aged nuns
in attendance. In few minutes began
the distribution of the American sup
plies from a Red Cross automobile.
With nothing but their eyes showing
through Sits in their acknowledging
gowns, the lepers watched the proceed
ings at a respectful distance Surgical
| dressings, antiseptics. bandages, Ameri-
can canned goods several dozen shirts,
! pajamas and suits of underclothng
| with an assortment of shoes were
| spread before them.
! (which are the mem" Major Spratt
asked the Mother Superior A group OF
! the shrouded figures moved forward
| do you men smoker" he asked them
| through an interpreter.
An eager chorus came from beneath
/ the hoods.
! Then here you are Light up" And
| Major Spratt passed around box OF
Havanas of his own stock.
And here's box of Bucharest candy
| for the women added Major Harris
AS the Americans left the coloney, the
inmates ran after them crying out theil
| thanks.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-10-26

portrayed by these young girls. it
is rhythm personified.
Without the appearance of effort,
apart from striving to convey the ac-
tual message of the musical score to
those who have gathered to receive
it. the dancers form effective 'tableaux
wants" There is not even the semb
lance of posing in the ordinary accept
ance OF the word. Nowhere else could
living pictures convey to the lay mind,
the sometimes semi obscure meaning
which the glowing scores of Gluck and
other masters possess.
ITO see the Chopin Nocturne danced
by the long haired Lisa" says noted
critic. lis to see the rarest possible
| Illustration of the true poetry OF mo-
ton. Then. Anna. the dark haired one
with the short. flying curls, waited on
the dreamy strains of Schuert waltz.
There is Irma, Also red-haired one
with the short. flying curls, waited on
the dreamy strains Of Schubert waltz.
| There is Irma, also, red-garlanded,
scarlet vision of grace in a colorful
mazurka theme"
''There< is nothing prettier in the
| delightful programme of lovely pic
lures than the Valse Brilliante of
Chopin, which closes the group of solo
dancing" the critic continues Like
| a whirl of red rose feaves, driven by
| the breeze. the six girls in all the
| glory of shapely and unfettered limbs,
dance as with the sheer joy of life. 1t
is like the melting together of two
master arts by genuinely master artis-
try Impossible to save dancers whose
bodies seem to be built for nothing else
but dancing"
"Of Mr. Copeland's playing, 1t would
be hard to find entirely suitable su-
perlatives. He interprets incisively
and as though he keenly experienced
every motion of the dancers"
Mary Fenton Robertss the well
known writer and critic of art music
and literature. in writing of Where
the Isadora Duncan Dancers Were In
structed," says:
TT was in Paris in June, just before
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-10-26

the government began counting the
ballots that decided in her favor, but
before the first results of the referen-
dunn reached her.
The ruler of Luxembourg is of the
House of Nassau, one of the richest
reigning families in Europe, but the
simplicity of her manner has been re-
marked by many of those who know
her The former Princess Charlotte
took over the government upon the abb
dication of her sister, the former
Grand Duchess Marie-Adelaide. of
whom the peace conference disap-
proved.
The present Grand Duchess is twen-
ty-four years old. She is of medium
most complimentary eagerness to lis
ten. Her rather small face is broad
across the forehead and tapers very
slightly to a fine small chin. The
triangular effect is emphasized by the
fashion of dressing her chestnut hair
rather flat on her head. and puffed gut
, at the sides. Her face seems to light
up and her eyes to become perceptibly
more brilliant, in a flash as something
interests her.
The chateau of the Grand Duchess is
! at Colmar. nearly twenty miles from
| the city, but much of her time is spent
| in the Palace at Luxembourg, where the
correspondent was received. She chose
to speak English during the audience
and contrary to custom, encouraged
questions. Politics" was taboo by di-
rection of the minister of state.
/ 81 hope the vote will be favorable.
| Being a ruler is very interesting but
| without the responsibility, of course
/ life would be very much freer ano
quieter. l am sure the people voted fol
me because it is the surest way to pre-
serve the independently of the country
But it is not for myself that l hope
for 1 don't like politics. In politics
there is so much that is false 1t i!
all false, false. You read one thing
and it is not true: then another, ant
you do not know what to believe
This was said with a little burst o
enthusiasm that made the Grand Ouch
ess seem like one of millions of othe
girls who did not have to sign big
, windy documents for careful ministers
of state 1t emphasized the air of sim
plicity and Grand Duchess had when
receiving the correspondent. she step
| ped halfway to meet the American
: young man, saying, II am glad to SCI
! YOU" and shaking hands in a name
that seemed to eliminate the necessit,
of addressing her as Your Highness.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-10-26
present Thursday evening.

the war. that I went to see the place
where the Duncan dancers had their
home 1t was the palace of Bellevue
on the Seine. where every Friday att
ernoon. the six older pupils now grad
uated as capable opponents of her
wonderful art, and the little children
danced in the blue salon Miss Dun
can did not dance that afternoon. The
time was given up entirely to the chill
dren, and on a raised dais at the end
of the beautiful blue room. Miss Dun
can held a reception for the people
who wanted to see her school in some
lovely new representations. The sa-
Ion was entirely in Greek blue, and
| the walls hidden with soft blue draper
| les, heavy blue velvet curtains hung
| over the windows, and blue velvet
carpet completely covered the floor.
! Upon the platform with it's empire fur
niture and rare rugs draperies in beau
| tiful colors and flowers; there were
musical instruments of many kinds
and cabinets of music and at the back.
down flight Of stairs. one caught
a glimpse of a snow white room with
no decorations save ivory casts and
original marbles.
| with the first sound of the music,
the children appeared through parted
velvet curtains, all clad in exquisite
Greek draperies and dancing as no
other young people have ever danced
| in the world except in Greek myth
ology and in the Parthenon frieze. |
remember the people who came to sec
| these children and do homage to their
INSPIRED leader, Miss Duncan. They
were at the time the most famous pee
pie in Europe, Rodin and Mounet-Sui-
ly, Vsave and Duse, d'Annunzio, the
| Queen of Naples. a Russian prince
members of the royal family of Eng
| land, Jacques Thibaud, cabinet minis
ters, ambassadors. all the hautmonde
| of Paris in the Paris season These
| famous people had all asked permis-
| sion to come, making II special effort
| to gain appointments, and all greeting
Miss Duncan as though a great honor
had been bestowed upon them.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-10-26
A Motor-boat Church

"Of the 10 counties of western Wash
ington, IS are accessible to seagoing YES
sells" absorbing TO Agnes Lockhart
Hughes, in Everybodys Hence the Rob-
ert G. Seymour, a floating church, oper-
ated on Puget sound by the Rev. Wilbert
r. Hodwell and his wife.
During the four years that the Rob-
ert G. Seymour has been in operation,
it has travelled on an average Of 3OOJ
miles year, carrying religion to Islam
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-10-26
CARRANZA PROVES
GOOD HORSEMAN
Takes Long Trip Over Desert and
Tires Out Some of Hardest
Military Riders
BY Associated Press

Mexico City, october 4.-Correspond-
ents accompanying President Carranza
republic are willing to concede him
first honors as a hardy and tireless
horseman despite his sixty years. The
president has visited several ranches
in Carahuila and Nuevo Leon, making
these trips on horseback.
One correspondent tells of 45-mile
ride across the desert, without water
and through vision-o bscuring dust. AT
the end of this strenuous ride the preSi-
dent clattered into the little village
where he was to spend the night, yards
ahead of several of his hardest mill
tary men. He apparently suffered nc
i'll effectcs from the unusual exercise
Several times the party was caught
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-10-26
WOMEN, HERE IS
A MONEY SAVER

Save five to ten dollars quickly by
dry cleaning everything in the home
just as easy laundering. You can
dry clean suits, coats, waists, silks,
laces, gloves, shoes, furs, draperies.
rugs, mems lothes--everything that
would be ruined by soap and water.
Place a gallon or more of gasoline
in a dishpan or wash boiler. then put
in the things to be cleaned and wash
them with Solvite soap. Shortly every
thing comes out looking like new. &
Nothing fades. shrinks or wrinkles.
No pressing needed. Do not attempt to
dry clean without Solvite soap. This
gasoline soap is the secret of all dry
cleaning.
A package of Solyite soap containing
directions for home dry cleaning costs
but a few cents at any drug. grocery
or department store. Dry clean away
from flame or out of doors.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-10-26
~0SA:

IT have never seen a greater tribute
paid to any artist, and I have never
seen greater appreciation of beauty
than this select audience accorded the
magical dancing of 1sadora's children.
And although she did not dance her
self, this beautiful afternoon, her spirit
was in every motion made by the love-
ly children from the beautiful Anna
down to the starry-eyed little Coletts.
four wears old. The room itself, the
arrangement the color, the grace, the
music, was rare exposition of lsa-
dora Duncans idea of the beauty that
is possible for human beings to ex-
press. the beauty that is latent in ev-
erv human body and that can be real
lied only by development of the spirit
to ar understanding of it,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-10-26

by darkness on the desert. Camp was
pitched and by the light of "A log fire
the chick executive of Mexico ate his
supper and then rolled into his blankets
for a nights rest. Inasmuch as Presi-
dent Carranza has scarcely been away
from the national palace for a year
surprise is expressed al his endurance.
1t is said that the former rancher. FOR
he was a prosperous rancher before re-
volution made him a president. lstlll
finds his keenest pleasures our doors
and is looking forward to- the time
when he can return to his farm m
terests in Coahufla and live again the
bucolic life.