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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1919-05-29

That one should feel affection FOR
the great trees is natural In the Min
nesota forests / met a lumberman who
told me he would weep bitter tears
when he got orders to cut down fine
hemlock, Julius Chambers writes in
the Brooklyn Eagle, Every stroke of
the AK seemed 10 him to be felt by
the sturdy monarch whose life Ne was
taking.
when I have revisited the woods
In which, as a boy, I gathered nuts, |
have fancied the trees / used to climb
recognized me. They looked the
same. They hadn't aged. The shell.
bark hickory trees seemed a trlfe
more dangerous TO climb than Of yore.
ana he heightened arm had barely
kept pace with the expanding bark. /
could stlll enclrcle their trunks and
could have climbed them II necessary.
but the rewards OF winters store Of
nuts no longer appeal 10 me The wal
nuts and hickory nuts one buys do not
taste like those gathered with ones
own hands
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1919-05-29
FOR 8 AL

Albert thinner property in fourth ward.
House contains six good rooms. large cellar
aud ciStern. small barn. This property will
be sold AT n reasonable price for reason Mr..
himmer has removed from the city.
The PROPERTY known as Ben Winn barber
shop, High street.
a two story. ten room brick house in fourth
ward; arranged for two tenants This is
known as the BenWinn house.
A dwelling on Front street containing eight
rooms. Has furnace heat and is electric light
ed. Very convenient to business center.
Comparatively new FIVE room house with
summer Kitchen Two lots. III You are look
for bargain you had better investigateths.
large two story. nine room dwelling con
veniently located TO school. business and
church This property can be purchased at
a reasonable price for such property.
A good seven room house on Hoard street
Has been built only few years. Electric
lights, large shop building.
Six room dwelling on Spruce street with
about one half acre of land.
Several good lots for sale in the John Rob.
cr.s Addition.
House and two lots for sale Mt reasonable
price. This is tue Mrs. Ann Callow property
IN the fourth ward A No residence location
For terms and particulars call at Tribune
office or at the Office of J b Reynolds over
Zweifcl's store.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1919-05-29

taken III Malcolm threw aside the edi-
torial he was writing for the editor
and commenced to whip her page into
shape. When Larry came upon him he
was in the midst of a pile of Lonely
Wives and Longing Sweethearts'
letters.
Eye fishes, man Larry exclaimed,
what next will you be doing? Why
can't Miss Lewis do that7"
"Why, Miss Lewis has not had quite
a years experience" came contemptu-
ously from Malcolm. This page is too
popular a feature of the paper to have
spoiled by bungler. You'll have TO
write your own heads and shoot that
copy right down to the composing
room. should go over It, but perhaps
II will do"
Larry smiled. II was the first time
he had been permitted 10 have his
original story set up. As he watched
Malcolm writing replies to silly letters
he smiled again, This time his smile
lasted
Just an hour before the paper was TO
20 to press, two days later, Malcolm
remembered the woman's page There
was whole stack Of letters waiting
60 be replied 70 and made ready for
publication Again he had to o. X.
sheets OF Larry's copy without even
titude he tackled the letters About
the third one from the top interested
him. and he read TT again, only 10 read
and re-read IT, Every time he read
it stronger became his conviction that
he knew the writer As the feeling and
pathos In her appeal got under his
skin he blushed TO the roots Of his
hair His wife was the writer Of that
letter and he wns the neglectful hus-
hand she was writing about II was
just ms she said ne had neglected her
almost from the time Of their mar
rage, shamefully. Night after night
he had gone back TO work, leaving her
TO the companionship Of her young
sister Betty How was he TO know that
she would be lonely Just with Betty
Why. Of course he should have known
But the last paragraph Of the letter
was the startling one
There is an old friend a gentle
man, who, realizing how neglected Il
am by the man I accepted in prefer
ence to him, has tried perSiSteutly %
make my life happier by his compan
ionship and presents. but I have re-
fused them an through my sense Of
loyalty TO my husband. But as the
months 20 hy and ne stIll neglects me.
l feel can no longer endure Il and
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1919-05-29

Gus meaning and traditions which we
shall ever celebrate. 1t would then
commemorate not only the birth but the
death of American independence. Its
demonstrations would have the soiemni-
ty Of funeral services. 1t would be
burial of the dead How unfortunate
indeed would it be if social and rhetori-
cal engagements in foreign lands should
prevent the Government of the United
States from being present at obsequies
of such melancholy significance to this
country Of ours which we all so dearly
love, and. for which 50 many of our
brave men have but recently laid down
lives radiant with the promise of youth
and hope
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1919-05-29
PRESIDENT FORETOLD PRESENT
EFFORTS At DOMlNEERING

In connection with the fact chat Pres
ident Wilson viii demand that the Sen
ate raafy the treaty of Versailles plus
the covenant for a league OF nations
without crossing a 't'' or dotting an
81, certain expressions from the book
of Mr.. Wilson on Congressional Govern
ment arc noteworthy. In the chapter
on the Senate. there appears this re-
ferrine to the Presidents power to
force Che Senate TO do his win
His only power Of compelling com
plance on the part Of the Senate lies in
his initiative in negotiation, which
affords him a chance to get the country
into such serapes. SO pledged in the
view oil the world to certain courses Of
action, that the Senate hesitates to
bring about The appearance OF dishonor
which would follow its refusal to ratify
the rash promises TO support the in
discreet threats Of the Secretary Of
State.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1919-05-29
15ie
Plugger
g%Sa
BY VINCENT G.. PERRY
- a. =, 2ssseeessassa
Copyright 1919 az tie Mcclure News
paper svndicatel


paper syadicate.)
Malcolm McDoug0N was officially
known as the CITY editor Of the
News bur any title from Office boy
to managing esitor could have been
applied to him-not that the News"
was small one-horse paper, but Nal
colin was 50-hurse power plugger in
the true sense Of the word Work
why o'clock in the morning to mid
night were easy hours for him Moth
ing was done right unless he had
hand in it. No matter how well story
was written Malcolm could always find
a place that needed attention. No
wonder reporters didn't stay long on
the News" Although Malcolm was a
nice fellow personally he absolutely
wouldn't allow another man TO bring
forth his individuality or originality.
or course, with q man like Malcolm
at the head OF affairs the News" got
along very well with Il full staff of
cubs and one senior man. Larry Mont
rose was that seaior-a senior on
ianior'S salary, il must be confessed.
Just why he put up with Malcolm and
refused the offers of other papers was
hard to explain, but Larry smiled at
the world goodnaturedly and wrote
columns for Malcolm to retouch every
day, even though sometimes the re-
touched stories were not as good as
the original ones.
There was one department that NAL
colin had not broken into-the woman's
page. II had long been the prophesy at
The "News" that that would be the
next domain he would besieGe. but no
one had really believed such thing
possible Sure enough, when Miss
Loreue, the editor Of the page, was
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1919-05-29

There has been a good deal of COW
testing in this vicinity the past week
and in several cases the result has been
most grious One man lost AZ out of 40
splendid looking Holsteins. Another had
to part with carload of the same bred.
Another dairyman lost Il, and fifth,
all his cows but one They were full
blood HoIsteins and the loss is a calam-
ity indeed. - Whitewater Register.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1919-05-29

ONE Of the FIRST measures of revenue
reform TO be put forward 10y the new
Republican Congress will be reduction
of the plus system on wearing apparel
and other necessaries Of life enacted by
the Democrats at the last congress and
which went into effect recently Of
course the government is up against a
tremeri ousIy heavy tax burden incurred
by the Incompetent management Of the
present administration and which will
hang over us for many years TO come,
but the Republican party purposes doing
the very hes, i, possibly can under the
shameful condition heaped upon the peo-
pie. lf wasn't all because Of the war
either. Az we've inquired before,
"Why a Democrat? %
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1919-05-29
NPPlNG or WILSON'S POWERS.

A resolution has been introduced in
Congress 60 take from the President all
of the extraordinary powers granted
him for the carrying out of the war.
These could have been yielded up yolun-
tarily, and with credit and praise, at the
signing Of the armisticc when the war
ended
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1919-05-29

THE "Aome Army" has been keeping
up its growth Notwithstanding the war
is over. Thousands on public payroll
spend their time in idleness. Secre-
taries SKIER Daniels and Glass may be
able TO offer explanations for the dis
gusting condition and the outrageous
waste Ct public money.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1919-05-29
"clMMINY GosHp MORE Or 1T.

Government railroad muddlers now
want another appropriation to tide them
over immediate distress. This time they
brazenly ask for 81, 200, 900, 900, which
is an addition to the $500, 600, 900 al
ready appropriated.
Isn't this shameful, awful, damnable
Not why democracy, but why Dem
ocrat?
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1919-05-29

Is the league Of nations American ac-
cording to our constitution and declar-
alton of independence Think the quest
ion over. and write your United States
Senator how you would like for him to
vote thereon, as it depends upon the
action o. this body whether we remain
independent or not.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1919-05-29

WHAT does an American Memorial
Day mean, if anything this year in
particular He or she who fails to rec
ognize the day in some way that is be-
coming is ripe for immediate deporta-
ton.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1919-05-29

SEEING that the Treaty Of Peace ex-
pressly dcbars Germany from making
pecuniary claims against the Allie9 on
account Of the war, the detailed bill of
damages which innumerable German
experts have so laboriously prepared
may be dismissed as pour rire. Still, It
will be an amusing recollection that
Germany seriously thought of asking
seven and a quarter billion dollars in
demnity Tor babies which were never
born brt which might, could, would or
should rave been born If Germany had
not gous INTO q war Of her own making
The m re We think Of it, the more we
feel that we were not exaggeratipg
when ~ surgested that Germany
might demand indemnity for the loot
which she didn't get through not being
able to plumber New York
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1919-05-29
No Hog

You have plenty Of money, but You
haven't any more than your share Of
happiness I'm try to work along"
said the magnate. Il don't gant TO
hog everything. louisville Courier
Journal
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1919-05-29

AMERICANS have played we'll their
part in winning the war. II is likely to
be some months yet before the amount
of the German indemnity will be deter
mined but as America gets none Of the
money We should get out and stay out
of Eurcpe at once, and not be turned
into a police force or a collecting agency
for Other countries.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1919-05-29
T RIBUNE
Real Estate Agency

tProperty win be listed and advertised in
this column free of charge. unless sale is
made If sale is made. a commission will be
charged. as per agreement. whether sold by
this agency or the owner. or any other person.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-29

seemed worth telling but different point of view seizes
upon certain other facts in contemporary English life
facts which the notice OF Engishmen through
their commonpaceness but wonderful enough
TO Americans. For example certain oxford college
sends its old members invitations to the annual
dinner. the "gaudy" institution which should live
worthily up to its that the war is and
there something rejoice about. and the invitation
information that unfortunately cham
payne procuabe white wines caret beer and
part will be provided inclusive charge of three
shillings and sixpence.
Three shings and sxpence Eighty-hve cents, To
the citizens of country where eightyhve cents will
longer buy anything much postage stamps. and
where white claret. beer and port abhorren
and prohibited fluids desirable only be urpitudnous
and obainable only by the criminal this commonplace
of English domestic life evidence of the historic
continuity the England of today and the land
Sir John Falstar and Mr.. Samuel Pickwck Despite the
and the labor agators the old realm still has
thing OF its ancient The free American citizen
he leans up against bar covered with white oilcloth
puts down his eightyhve cents Whereabouts for
seidel of buttermlk upon the conservative stead
British temperament and feels
wistful pleasure the realization that Merry sand
is merry still.-New York Times.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-29
FRENCH WRITER
DENOUNCES JAPAN
Calls Japs Menace to World
Peace and Criticizes
China.
[InrEsnArIoNAL NEWS sFsv,cs,

PARIS. Aug 2S.--Nigorous denuncia-
ton OF Japans aims and commercial
ambitions in China is contained in an
article written by Henri Cordier French
expert on Far Eastern questions.
America realizes more than Europe
the menace to world peace in Japans
ambitions. said n. Cordier "a salts
factory Shantung settlement is neccs-
sary to insure world peace. because. in
addition to the United States. England
and France are directly interested in the
problem"
NJ. Cordier then went on to criticise
China for the laxness Of her administra-
tioins and the weakness in her defense
and the presentation of her case TO the
peace conference. He added:
But China is now awake Every
where Japan goods are being boycotted
and japan shipping rnagrates. VINO also
control trade, are becoming alarmed
over this economic war"
NJ Cordier charges that while the war
was in progress. Japan cunningly en-
circled China. menacing her independ-
ence and her economic life.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-29
The Passing Sho,U


We nave always believed In
THE high nosSihiIitie. ~ the movies
AND more particularly since one Of
our dear
GIRL friends told US she found
YoU could hold hands lust as well at
an
EDUCATIONAL aim as any other
kihd.
WELL We see that storser storken-
Nr In suing on eSAe o. Po'a' iSe
-
year
HAS finally dritted back 10 the place
he
STARTED from and we trust he had
GOOD heavy pants on
,r,y.rs -
pants
WE are unable to say which is having
rur -. .rnA,.
.poun,,vr ,osrpry ... -
for the maternity hospital
,.,or ,os-
-ur 49,.
AiN Oos' u ''''ns - uiu"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-29
LET'S CONTINUE SHIP BUILDING

1t is probable that the United States continue
20 be the premier ship builder Having
tracted the attention of the other nations
velous record in building ships during the war; in the
future they going look the shpbuildng yards
commerce.
The French government is taking the lead by making
tentative contracts for the building OF number ships
by American yards approximately two hundred
million dollars, and Grecan Swedish. Belgian other
foreign interests have placed many large
ships.
All this demand for ships from our yards addi
ton TO the demand from domestic interests.
For a number of years there is likely be an ex-
traordnary demand for ships replace the heavy
sustained during the and the expanding de-
mands of world The United States the
material of both wood and metal for shpbulding.
and has also the capital and the supply labor skilled
the construction of ships make shipbuildng
important American industries of future
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-29
WILSON TRIP
TO START ON
SEPT. THIRD
Indianapolis to be a Speech
Stop on the Long Tin
erary.
INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE

WASHINGTON. AUG 29-Presi lent
Wilson viii start on his speaking tour
September 3. and will make his hr.-r
address at Columbus O.. on Sept. 4. i'll
was announced a t the White House H,s
second speech will be at indianapolis
on Sept. 5th
The president will be accompanied -
Mrs. Wilson, Secretary Tumuity. DR.
Cary T. Grayson, his aide and personal
physician. three White House stenog-
raphers, secret service raen and news
paper correspondents They will leave
in = special train on the night Of Sep
?.
Announcement of the itinerary was
delayed as the result Of many eleventh
hour requests that the president speak
at various cities that have Been omitted
from the list and that ne stay in other
places longer than had been Originally
planned. There were also many requests
for open air speeches and these were put
up to the president for his decision.
1t was learned that cities where set
speeches are planned included Denver.
ST. Louis, Oklahoma city.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-29
" p y v - - -
SPLITTING ON A FIRE TO PUTT OUT.

Ever since last December this newspaper pointed
out that if Wilson would devote study to internal
problems instead of foreign questions 1t great
deal better for America 1t has repeatedly predicted
crisis that confronts this country present
Wilson throws little water on confederation
which he could have easily put when was but a
smudge. His advice the railroad shopmen and TO in
dustry in general is good but is belated
he is his of country in spirit
OF wanderus and tell the people that Congress
to accept his ideas He is gong ask the surrender
of American independence Shantung the Japs and
lot Of other things which concern the PEG
pie at this moment.
What the people Wilson to do is to reduce the
high of living When he does that they will
him and not before
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-29
If there is anything more

PATHETIC than woman with four
children
DRAGGING herself back after
FOUR weeks vacation we would Ike
KNOW what it is.
LATEST cause for divorce bill threats
AZ our house
oUARRELsOME husband raising Ned
around the house because he
CAN'T ind his hat in the morning
AND WIFI tells him that he didn't have
1t on
WHEN he returned sometime after
midnight
THE evening amusements at our
house
CONSISTS in reading in the papers
how much
THE price of foodsturs is being re-
duced
AND then looking over the
GRoCERs bill and finding how much
they have gone up.
ONE of our charming girl friends
SENDS Us this new maxim which she
PICKED up somewhere:
TO know myself is better than try
ing TO find out all about the neighbor
women"
WELL. dearie. what the neighbor
women don't know about US
ISN'T worth knowing.
YOU know a man on salary is not
NEARLY so prosperous
AS his wife dresses
TO view the joyous young things in
their fractional
BATHING suits and bare legs at
THE beach carnival yesterday
WE must admit that none OF them
ARE being underfed anyway
ALMOST any wife can look fascinat-
ing
N wrap of eastern mink
WITH a lot OF little minks on the
front" says
ONE OF those pestiferous fashion
mags
YES, but how will the husband look
who
HAS TO buy an outfit like that
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-29
SOME DRIVING FOOLS.

Those drivers of automobiles who neither stop. look
listen they approach street corners menace
only themselves but careful drivers and
10 innocent pedestrians in the vicinity. little
more observance OF the laws sanity and on
their part only advisable but and the
police and the city judges before whom OF
outstanding negligence brought should that
these men-and women-are brought to their senses
OF them have much regard for other people and
other peoples property they for the the
moon They driving fools and nothing but that.
They neither God
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-29
NEATNESS IN DRESS.

There a time when political leaders affected
dress seeking in this TO give evil
OF thought The fashion has not alto
gether died, for have in America-and in certain
European chancellores well-men who disdain the
ordinary niceties OF dress But If they hope TO gain
ong by display they be disappointed We have
of less keen observer than Senator
Capoer Woodrow Wilson is bestdressed presi
After interview with the president the senator
remarked. Mex to ne presidents amiability
most impressed his It recalled old saying
Of my boyhood. He looked if he might have just
Jumped out of bandbUx.' "
is an old that clothes not make the II.
But they reveal them. Mans apparel restricted by
the of his work It would be wanon
sor coal HEAVIER to work suit for business
And the clerk would long hold his position il
he appeared attired in coal heavens regalia But
when the man who works with his hands is leisure
why he should be less neatly dressed
than any of his fellows.
Neatness not matter of elegance. The neatest
dress is the simplest Neatness is essentially matter
of pride the who does have pride in
self cannot expect to command respect of others.
Mr. Wilson is setting good example in observing
the ncetes of personal amid the rush
domestic and international business Like many other
men he may find that he think clearly. act
confidently when buoyed by the self reliance which
wekept clothes give to
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-29
SAYS JAPAN REAPED
HARVEST IN CHINA
INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE


WASHINGTON. August 29.-Written
charges that japan was not only en-
couraging a Widespread traffic in opium
morphine and other drugs in China.
but was reaping from Il revenues a.
mounting to millions of dollars annu-
ally. were filed this afternoon with the
senate foreign relations committee by
W. B. Macklin. a medical missionary
OF the Christian Church who said he
has resided for 33 years IN China as
the head Of a hospital at Ranking.
near Shanghai.
Senator Lodge to whom Macklin was
introduced by Senators Nelson and
Kellogg of Minnesota. ordered the
charges read in the record of the COM
nittee's open meetings.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-29
MERRY ENGLAND.

Mr. LLOYD George gave to Parliament last week a
somewhat gloomy picture of the condition the United
Kingdom. Perhaps of it be discounted the
natural inclination of Prime Minister magnify the
obstacles that confront the Government in order that the
Government may gain credit from surrounding
them; yet there doubt that considerable
extent his speech picture Of conditions
existing today.
But he did tell all Perhaps he told all that
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-29

SEYMOUR-Hundred eff prominent
farmers from Southern Indiana were ex-
pected here for the convention of the
Twelfth district of the Indiana Fedora
ton Of Farmers Associations. which
comprises a dozen counties. Lewis Tay-
Tor. secretary will DE the principal
speaker -
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-29

TERRE HAUTE.-The biggest attend
ance in the history of the fraternity i
expected at the twenty-sixth annual
convention OF the Beta Phi Sigma fra
ternity which opened here for a four
days session. With the return of many
Greek letter men from service the con
vention is of the nature OF a reunion.
Boat trips. dances. theatre parties ana
motor tours are features of the program.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-29

THE trail of the boss hoarder, developments dis.
close, leads from Chicago various
throughout the country-north, south and