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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-03-12
Man 80 to Die on eallouus

Louisville. KY, March 3.-On his
efghtieth birthday today A. A. Car.
men, now in the county Jail at Bowl
ing Green. sentenced to be electro.
cuted for the murder of Ed Johnson.
received word that the Court of Ap-
peals had denied his application for
leniency and had upheld the sentence
of death.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-03-12
GEN. G. w. COCKTAILS RETIREs
Canal Builder Returns to Civil Life
as Retired Officer of the
Army.

Washington, March 3.-Ma1. Gen.
George w. Goethals returned to civil
life as a retired officer Of the army.
having relinquished his duties as as.
sistant to the chief of staff and di-
rector of purchase, storage and traffic
to Brig. Gen. George w. Burr. who
has been his chief aid in the depart.
mpnt.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-03-12
TO FIND WORK FOR FIGHTERS
War Department Embarks on Nation
wide Campaign to Obtain Employ.
ment for Discharged Soldiers.

Washington, March with the an
pointment of Arthur Woods, former no
lice commissioner of New York citv
as special assistant to Secretary Ra,
ker, the war department embarked nm
on nationwide campaign to Obtain
employment for discharged soldiers
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-03-12
HARRISON DRUG ACT UPHELD
United States Supreme Court Declares
Certain Section of Law Is
Constitutional.

Washington, March 4-In an intar.
probation of the Harrison anti-narcotio
act, the Supreme court declared 49,
stitutional the section prohibitino
sales of drugs except on official ordar
forms or physicians prescriptions
given in good faith
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-03-12
Limited Mind

Wife-oh. doctor, Bentani,
to be wandering in his mind
Doctor (who knows Be1i,,.
Don't trouble about that-ba y
far.-Medical Pickwick. -
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-03-12
Ma Scores.

"This is a pianola, ma"
"Um.''
1T will play itself"
"Glad to hear that. While it is play
ing itself you can help me wash the
dishes
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-03-12
used 10 It

"How splendidly You pump. so even
ly and regularly. and never seem to
get tired
Got the practice, ma'am. saluting
officers l met in the street"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-03-12
WILSON AND TAFT
TALK TO BIG CROWD
President Declares That Majority
of the Peope FavOrS League
of Nations.
FORMER PRESIDENT DOESN'T
KNOW MONROE DOCTRINE

Present Executive Says Certain Per-
sons Have Not Observed the Tenn
per of the World and of the Boys in
Khaki Who Sacrificed Their All in
Freedoms Fight.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-03-12

Zone of the things That the league Of
natio1ss is intended TO watch is the
stand publicity and if the league of
nations were nothing but great de-
New-York tribune., 1919-05-14
Harrison Marriage Delay
Is Blamed to Courts
Report Of Possponement of the
Wedding to Miss Wrentmore
Is Confirmed
Netc York Tribune
W1sltin0ton Bureau

WASHINGTON, May 13.-The report
that the marriage of Francis Burton
Harrison, Governor General of the Phil
ippines, and Miss Netty Wrentmore
has been postponed was confirmed to-
day at the home Of Mrs. Burton Har-
rison, mother of Governor Harrison.
1t is understood the postponement
is due to delay of the courts Of Cali
fornia in handing down a final decree
in Governor Harrison's divorce from
hia second wife The decree Is cx-
pected this month, about May 20, it Is
rumo-ed.
Friends Of Governor Harrison deny
the opposition Of Miss Wrentmorea q
parents to the marriage has anything
to do with the delay. They allege the
date of the wedding was set tentatively
es May Is. and depended from the first
upon the handing down Of the decree
Of divorce.
Professor and Mrs. Clarence G.
Wrentmore. Of Berkeley, Cal, parents
of the bride to be. are still strongly
opposed TO the marriage, according to
reports. They base their disapproval
it is said. upon the fact that Govern
or Harrison is twenty-seven years
older than their daughter, who is just
eighteen.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-14
Experts Named
TOTeach Aliens
To Be Citizens
Interior Department Puts
Americanization Work
i'm Hands of Committees
at Capital Conference

WASHINGTON, May 13. - Develop
ment Of comprehensive plans for max
ing citizens of foreign born residents
of the United States was placed in the
hands of two committees Of experts
to-day by the Americanization confer
ence being held at the Interior Depart
ment.
recommendations by these Commit
tees will be made the basis of an ex-
tensive work already started by the
Department and will be made available
to all agencies throughout the country
interested in uniting the various racial
elements of the population into one
American whole. The committees will
report tomorrow or Thursday
John j. Mahoney, of Lowell, Mass,
was named chairman of the committee
or training teachers, which speakers at
the conference have emphasized as one
of the essentials to, successful Ameri
canlzation programme. Associated with
him are A. E. jerks, of Minneapolis;
Don D. Lescohier, of Madison, Wis;
George Smith, of Buffalo; Miss r. X.
Wetmore, of Chicago; William Nc
Andrew, OF New York. and E. R. Wiles,
of Akron, Ohio.
Teach English to Aliens
The other committee, headed by w.
M. Roberts, of Chicago, will unde rtake
to develop more effective methods of
teaching English to aliens. The mem
bership includes H. Fl. Goldberger and
DR.. Peter Roberts, Of New York City;
Charles F. Towne, Of Boston; Charles
f. Finch, of Rochester, N. Y, and T. r,
Spencer, Of st. Louis
The need of teaching English to
alien employees of Americas huge in
dustrial plants occupied the delegates
at the afternoon session. John A. Car
tel, chief Ct the safety bureau of the
Carnegie Steel Company, said the
meaning of cautionary signs in many
factories was unintelligible because
employees could not read the English
language. Verbal instruction was diff
cult to give for the same reason, he
said.
I'VE, as Americans, are becoming
awakened to the fact that it is not
right that 10000 lives should be sac
rihced annually and 100000 manned
workmen should be one of the byprod-
ucts of American industry" he said.
"The words trade risk will no more
suffice as a reason for the taking of a
life. 1t has been proved that acci-
dents can be reduced in some indus
tries and eliminated from others"
Schooling of Women
The need of reaching the foreign
born woman with American ideas was
emphasized by Peter A. Spcek, of the
library of congress.
"The adult foreign-born woman
needs extension schooling more than
the man." he said, "and to bring the
women out into the American world is
one of the most difficult tasks of
Americanization."
Mr.. Speek pointed out that while
the head Of the family naturally comes
in contact with American speech and
ideas in the course Of making living,
his wife generally remains at home
and is not absorbed by her newly
adopted country. He said the prob
lem of educating alien born residents
was acutest in large colonies Of i'm
migrant settlers, especially in rural
communities
New-York tribune., 1919-05-14
Production Of Tanks
Another War Romance

'Dlstinctively a product of the great
war; the tank as huge and terror
striking, as we'll as death-dealinp.
weapon Of offence became factor in
tne flghtlng that put it in the front
rank Of the mechanical Instruments
that did their share to restore .peace y
says War Department report on tank
production.
IN September, 1917, decision had
been made to supply the American
army with two types of tanks-one the
large size, typical of that used by the
British and capable of containing.
dozen men, and the other smaller one
patterned after the French two-man
model and known as the Renault, The
approximate cost Of each one of these
machines was $11.5O0.
Two New Types Developed
when the armistice was signed
slxty-four Of these six-ton Renault
tanks we're completed. while IN to the
end OF December the number Of those
nnishcd amounted to 209, with 2S0 in
the process Of assembly. During the
summer and fall Of 1918 the tank pro-
gramme had been augmented by the
development Of two entirely new types,
One was two-man tank WEIGHING
three tons, costing IN the neighbo rho cd
OF $4,000. This tank, mounting one
machine gun, has u speed of about
eight miles an hour OF this type tif-
teen had bsen built and, up to the list
Of January, 1919, 500 we're to have beer
finished. after which they were to have
been turned out at the rate of 100 a
day. The other new tank deysloped
was successor to the French Renault
designed for production in great vol
ume. This type was built to carry
IAN outlay of about $175,O0 900 wa,
originally contemplated in the tank
programme, but this was greatly re-
duced upon the signing Of the armi-
New-York tribune., 1919-05-14
Cost u. S.
$59,952,OOO in March
Amount Is Difference Between
Net Revenues and Fixed
COInDMsatiOI

0&1St1t1O1F
WASHINGTON, May 13.-Railroad
earnings for March as tabulated by
the railroad administration show net
roads for March Of s14 ,o95, 900, although
the average monthly compensation
amounts to approximately $74,047, 900,
making the net loss to the government
for the month about $b9,952,00O.
Operating revenues for March, as es-
New-York tribune., 1919-05-14
4 Pct. Tax on Drugs and
Toilet Goods Defined
New Revenue Act Applies to All
Medicine Sold Under
Patent Rights

WASHINGTON, May 13.-Consumers
are required to pay a tax Of 1 cent
for every rs cents in The purchase
price of practically gil toilet articles
and all patented or advertised medi-
cinal articles under regulations an
nounced to-day by the Internal Revenue
Bureau defining the taxability of such
commodities under the revenue act.
Stamps to cover the tax, which be-
came effective May 1, will be issued, it
was said, in nine denominations, of
from cent to 40 cents, to be affixed to
the article by the dealer after the
selling price has been determined.
The tax is made applicable to all
medicinal preparations sold under
patent or trade mark, or produced by
a manufacturer having, or claiming to
have, exclusive right or title to make
such preparations.
Soap and soap preparations are prac-
tically the only toilet articles not in
cluded in the taxable list.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-14
Automobiles Urge
Veto of Fee Bill
Delegation So Large Governor
Has to Hold Hearing in
Assembly Chamber

ALBANY, May 3.-Automobilists
from all over the state swarmed into
the Capitol to-day to protest at hear
ing before Governor Smith against the
bill increasing the automobile regis
tration fees. At the same time they
urged the Governor to sign bills pro-
viding for free bridges at ALBANY. Trov
and Schenectady, In which pleas thew
were joined by delegations from ali
the cities and towns IN this vicinity
The delegations marched to the Can
itol headed by band 1t was found
that the executive chamber was too
small to hold them, and the hoariny
had to be held in the Assembly cham,
Der.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-14
Ship Runs Slow as
Surgeon Operates
On Soldier at Sea
Reduced Speed Holds Won
Steuben Steady and Boys
Life Is Saved; 2,94O
Troops Brought Home

When the transport Won Steuben,
which arrived yesterday from France,
was plunging through heavy seas on
Saturday, word was sent to the bridge
that one Of the returning soldiers had
been stricken with appendicitis. The
vessel was pitching heavily and the
ships surgeon felt it would be impos-
sible to operate safely under such con-
ditions. The army and navy surgeons
requested the captain to reduce speed
to mere steerageway. Their request
was granted.
The patient was Sergeant Tony Bern
ham, of the 120th Machine Gun Bat
TALON, whose home is in Weiser, Idaho.
When the surgeons were ready the
ship was slowed down, and forty min
utes later resumed her regular speed.
Sergeant Bernham came through the
operation safely. When the vessel
docked yesterday it was said he would
be able to proceed home within two
or three weeks.
Brings 2,94o Home
The Won Steuben brought 2940 Of
ficers and men in command of Briga-
dier General Logan Feland, of Owens
boro, KY, who went overseas as lieu
tenant colonel with the 9th Marines.
For extra hazardous work in the Cham
pagne he won the Distinguished ~Serv-
ice Cross and the Croix de Guerre
with two palms and three stars. Eighty
per cent Of the troops on board we're
from Pennsylvania, 10 per cent from
Kentucky and 10 per cent from scat
tered parts of the country. During the
voyage the troops and the ships crew
subscribed for $4,000 of Victory
notes.
Since she has been used as trans
port the Won Steuben has lost seven
teen men by death. The Rev. j. T.
Casey, ships chaplain, said yesterday
that seventeen men of the crew have
been selected to send wreath to the
famiies of each of the men who died
in service. Money also was raised by
memory.
Louisiana In With 1,444
The battleship Louisiana, which was
diverted from Newport News, arrived
yesterday with 1,444 officers and men
in command of Lieutenant Colonel
James Mccullough, Of Ashland, Wis.
Prominent among, the returning
units, most of which are bound for
@'AASh 6oAs CdAAo CIc 1Uitu AllIuQlL1ON
Train. Three members of this organi-
cation won the D. S. c. and the Croix
de Guerre for saving a truck load of
165-millimetre shells after the truck
ahead had been hit by German shell
and set on fire.
AS the two transports were coming
to dock the transport South Bend,
outbound for France, returned with a
hole in her stern. She was rammed by
barge off Tompkinsville and had to
60 to Hoboken for repairs.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-14
President Wilson Releases
Builders for All Work
That Does Not Interfere
With American Program
Big Business in Sight
Three Million Gross Tons
Wanted by Norway, France
and Italy, 1t Is Said

WASHINGTON, May 1S.--Orders for
possibly three million gross tons of
shipping, to be built for foreign ac-
count in American shipyards, may be
placed as the result Of an order by
President Wilson permitting the build
ing of such ships, provided it could
be done without interfering with the
construction of the American merchant
marine. The Presidents action was
announced in statement issued to-
day at the White House.
Officials of the Shipping Board TO-
day would not venture more than q
guess as to the tonnage American
shipbuilders might expect as the re-
suit of the Presidents order, which
it was said at the White House, had
been issued at the suggestion Of Chair
man Hurley of the Shipping Board
Good, substantial orders it was said by
officials, may be expected.
Norway is expected to place large
orders, possibly 100000 tons, and
France 1 Italy probably will let
contracts for considerable tonnage.
France already has placed orders for
100000 tons in England for delivery
IN three years, and officials believe may
give American yards good share of
the 100000 additional tons which that
country is expected to require.
Italy, it was said, probably will be
In the market for approximately 5o0,-
coo tons, part of which may be built
in the United States. England is not
expected to place any orders in Amer
lean yards.
AT the Shipping Board it was ex
planned that few orders could be
placed Immediately, as the capacity of
the yards for foreign account was yet
limited. Only five or possibly six yards
are now in a position to take on foreign
orders, but this situation gradually will
be relieved.
In respect to the prices to be quoted
by American shipbuilders to foreign
interests, it was recalled that the last
price made for ships built in American
yards was S170 ton. Ali contracts
for foreign ships will be placed priv
ately, shipping board officials said. but
under the general supervision of the
Board
President Wilson shortly after his
first arrival in Paris is understood to
have told a high French official, that
be unable 10 accept contracts to build
ships for French account, as the Amer
lean yards were to be reserved for such
naval construction as might become
necessary, dependent upon the negotia-
tlors at Paris.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-14
Advertising Club Election
Z. A. Wilson-Lawrenson Is Cho.
SEN President

The annual dinner and election of
the Advertising Club, at 27 East Twen-
ty-hfth Street, took place last night.
The following officers were chosen:
F. a. Wilson -Lawrenson, of the
Union Carbide and Carbon Company,
president; S. f. Leith, Of the Asso-
ciated Farm Papers, vice. president;
Oliver B. Merrill, Eastern representa-
tive of "The Youths Companion
treasurer, II. H. Charles, Of the Charles
Advertising Service, and A Van Gy-
tenbeek, directors for three-year terms :;
Herbert X. Stroud, of Stroud & Brown,
Inc, director for two years.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-14
Wood Citizen of Bay State
General Says Massachusetts Is
His Voting Residence

CHICAGO, May 11.--Major General
Leonard Wood, in reply to . question
by The Tribune correspondent here to-
night, said that he regarded Massachu-
sets as his legal and voting residence.
II pay taxes there" said General
Wood, "and if I vote next fall I ex-
Kansas, by proclamation of the Gov
ernor of that state, conferred citizen
ship on General Wood, and if he so
elected he could make Kansas his
voting place. His declaration tonight
seems to settle this question.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-14
timated by railroad administration


timated by railroad administration
statisticians, amounted to 1911 500, 900,
or $10,465, 900 more than during March,
1918. Operating expenses last March
were S342,152,O0O, or $63,104,OO0 more
than in March, 1918. The net operating
revenues thus are shown to be $29,-
$4,000, decrease of 52,639,000 from
March of year ago.
The railroad administration ex-
planned that as present rates are about
rs per cent higher than a year ago, the
increase in operating revenues shows
that the total traffic has fallen off ap-
proximately 18 per cent in comparison
with year ago. Freight traffic has de-
creased more than 1S per cent over a
year ago, but due to a demobilization
of troops, the railroad administration
estimates that passenger revenues
New-York tribune., 1919-05-14
Marines Call for Recruits
For Six Months Overseas

A call for enlistment in the Marine
Corps for six months in overseas ser
vice, has been issued by the recruiting
officers of the Marine Corps, "a East
Twenty-third Street. following noti-
fication from Washington.
The call is restricted to former
members of the Marine Corps and dis
charged army men.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-14
aave increased sliehtly.

have increased sliehtly.
"The freight business shows a slight
increase ovex last MONTH" the rail
road administration review said. "But
this is not as large as is usual at this
time of year under normal industrial
conditions.'
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-12-12
WBBT VIRGINIA REPUBLICANS ARE
ANIMATED. BY SPIRIT Of HARMONY

have hope Of better luck at some other
time. and some of them are thinking
Of switching their Mans for the imme-
date future to other nominations next
year. These will likely, as President
Wilson advised the country to do once
upon a time and which advice the coun
try did not take, remain neutral in
word and act and even in thought"
They are old hands at the game and
no one need remind them that self
preserva,A;n Is the first law of poll
tics.
The friendly spirit that pervaded
this assembly Of State leaders was so
pronounced and apparent as t. prompt
the expression of the hope that 1t will
stick around and continue to COO over
the party council and counselors when
the grand opening of the gubernatorlal
go starts, and that it will continue
to stick around throughout the pri-
mary campaign. Frequently there was
the feTvent hope spoken as II in pray
erful, chant that this manifestation Of
only the frieT"'iest rivalry would not
prove to be o. a lull that preceded
faCtional storm. There was more par
ty success above any mans kind of
talk than mas been heard at a gather
ing of leaders in many a year and.
moreover, it had more Of genuine
and convincing ring to it. 1t would
seem that some costly lessons Of the
not far-remote past have begun to
made from the memories Of those for
whom they were probably intended.
At one time, during the powwow
there was an effort made to bring the
managers of the Morgan and
Grcsscup Camps into conference, but it
was soon abandoned as unnecessary.
Neither had anything 10 give up TO the
other side. and that was what both
: des were locking for Then it was
that they get together and
confer rs they say is lodges, "for the
good OF the order" But this was
aside as useless effort, since
all agreed that the party in nation
aud state was in pretty fine stGte of
health, and the prospects for it's COM
pete overwhelming and overpower-
ing recovery were never so bright as
they are right now. So the leaders
went off to see THE Passing Show of
1915" Walter Hallenan. of the Gross
clp Grenadiers, and Virgil Highland
Of the Morgan Raiders. arm in arm.
There was no more interesting per-
aonality at this variance than Hal
Iea&n, probably because he Is by way
Of being something brand new I'M
political management, ma.
n.pulat'on and control. Also, because
he is much younger than any other
who has ever reached this high place
in party leadership. He is credited
with being the original instigator OIL
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-12-12

the GrSsscup candidacy and he It is
WHO is credited with being in supreme
charse of 1t. Certainit Is that he was
the authoritative head Of It during the
confab here this week. It has been
said by admirers Of the boyish-appear-
Ing Mr.. Hallenan that destiny has
marked him for a second Will:an M.
o, Dawson. statement that destiny
not later than next May will have an
opportunity to approve or disprove.
For. it was evident TO all, that Halle
nan is to be the guiding hand at the
helm of the Grosscup gubernatorial
craft. Grant P. Hall. the mayor OF
Charleston, and a battle Scared grad
uatc CT many a tSrd-fought field, is
to ill the same office in the Morgan
organization. Both will be surrounded
by a cabinet of advisers who have
been long enough in politics to know
as much about 1t as the unknown that
Invented the fascinating pastimes
According to the general view Of
pamymen tine case now goes to the
Republican voters of the state and az
appealed is styled Morgan VS.. Gross
cup. where it will be presented with
spirit end vigor. Consequently, the M
terest seems to be now conferred in
seeing how the two candidates yet
away" Even The most optimistic sup
pOrters OF either did not express the
opinion that either would get "a flv-
ing START" but they all express the
opinion that they certainly hoped SO.
The most conservative judgment was
to the effect that it would be about
an even break to begin with and #
any advantage showed up for either
it would net appear until next spring.
Tarty interest they said, they expect
ed to lie dormant until well after the
Christmas holidays we're passed. How
ever. that is all guess work, The cam
paign managers expect to start on the
work of organization at once and with
a flourish They have already started.
They expect to make good beginning
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-12-12
Che Wcst Uir9iniaa1

stirring up party interest favorable to
their respective candidates early.
OF course. there is still the barest
possibility OF some other candidates
staying in the race TO the primary
finish, but few, il any, of the leaders
That were here thought that at all
probable. They did expect that at
least one and maybe two, would hold
Oh for a little While yet. but would
suCcumb II due time to what was ies.
:grated as "the inevitable" Sam Is
Montgomery, if he drops oU, IS the
one other candidate expected to hold
on the longest and be the last to make
MS exit from the arena. Mr.. Mont
gomery was not here for the Quadren-
Mai fubcrnatorial maneuvers, but
others were who said they had full
authority to speak and act for him,
Should it become necessary, 1t did
rot so become.