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Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1919-10-24
Origin of Jury System
Attributed to Peoples
of European Countries

The exact origin of the jury system
is not known with certainty, 1t having
been attributed to different European
peoples which at an early period de-
veloped methods of trial somewhat
similar to the early jury trials IN hng-
land. Trial by battle was cast in the
background by the Norman conquer
ors when the Norman institution OF
recognition by sworn inquest was
adopted. The Curia Regis, or Kings
court. directed the sheriff to select
four knights of the county by whom
~ knights were selected TO serve as
recognitors. After being duly sworn
they inquired into the facts OF inter-
est to the new rulers of England which
might be subject to public inquiry,
such as matters affecting taxation.
Suitors in cases affecting the title
of real estate, as early as the reign
of Henry III, 1854 to 1889, applied to
the kings court for recognitors whose
verdict, if unanimous, was accepted
as conclusive.
Originally the jury was selected be-
cause of their knowledge of the peo-
pie. locality and customs and thereby
passing upon the facts from more
intimate knowledge of them. During
the reign of Henry " the jury was
instructed to judge the facts upon the
evidence submitted to it, which is the
single function of the jury Of modern
practice.-Kansas City Star.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1919-10-24

ter careful examination. At the end
of the season the reports of all the
Investigators showed that absolutely
no evidence of the presence Of the
bollworm could be found.
But the success of the campaign will
not be regarded as absolutely certain
until two other summers have passed
In the meantime the quarantine will
be vigorously enforced
Prior to the discovery of the actual
presence of the pink bollworm in Tex
as the state, taking precautions
against it's presence not far away in
Mexico had enacted legislation giving
authority to establish zone free from
cotton culture on the border of Texas
adjacent to Mexico. Since that time.
quarantine and cotton-free zones have
been declared in three areas.
The normal planting of cotton in the
largest of these areas is about $4,000
acres and the inability to plant has,
of course, entailed hardship on the
planters. Individuals-13 to be ex-
act disregarded the law and planted
some cotton, total of a few hundred
acres. Legal action was taken against
them and they have since signed an
| agreement to bear all the, cost of clean
ing up their farms, under the super
vision of government inspectors, and
to leave the disposal of the cotton
grown absolutely in the hands of the
authorities.
1t is interesting to note that a con-
siderable number of these so-called
outlaw cotton fields were discovered
by aerial observation. Much of the
country in the infested areas is heav-
ily timbered. Roads are neither plen-
tiful nor good in many places, and it
was possible for an outlaw planter to
tuck away few acres of cotton in
some nook of the woods beyond prob
ability of discovery by ordinary means.
This gave the inspectors of the fed
eral horticultural board the idea of
using airplane observers to spy out the
hidden fields. The scheme worked adj
mirably, the first flight alone reveal
ing no less than seven outlaw cotton
| fields which had escaped discovery by
all other means.
While a feeling of reasonable safety
is justifiable as TO the elimination of
the bollworm from Texas, the danger
of new infestation remains so long
as the hollworm exists in Mexico, and.
therefore. extreme vigilance will not
be relaxed All railway cars and 9th
er vehicles coming across the line are
inspected cleaned, and fumigated
The disinfection of cars and freight
with gas from generators placed with
in the cars has been discarded as Civ
ing no security against insects that
might be resting on the exterior of
cars. Distinction houses have been
erected into which cars are run and
disinfected both internally and exter-
/ nally.
The question is now raised: Has
the recent Gulf of Mexico hurricane
brought the pest again to the Texas
shore? The storm ravaged the Gulf
shore from Brownsville beyond to
Key West If the storm OF 1915
brought the pest to the American
shore from. Mexico, why should not the
same conditions now obtain?
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1919-10-24
Victory, dead Sea Fruit
Defeat Spells Disgrace

Leaving baseball, football and box
ing aside there is no longer a great
disparity between woman's and mans
athletic prowess. But whether the
woman should be permitted to compete
with the men in the golf, tennis, shoot
ing and other championships is debat-
able ground. If the men oppose it
one can hardly blame them, for it must
be years before victory over a woman
will be regarded as anything but
Dead sea fruit" and defeat as any.
thing but disgrace.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1919-10-24
United States Leads All
Other Nations of World
in Production of Ships

Steamships under the American flag
now comprise 24.8 per cent Of the
steam tonnage of the world, the United
states shipping board announced.
To-day this nation has more ship
workers, more shipyards, more ship
ways, more vessels under construc-
rapidly and in greater number than
now issue from all the shipyards of
all the world" the statement says.
up to the outbreak of the war we
had only Is vessels of 1000 tons and
over in overseas trade Today the
American flag floats from 1920 ocean
going steamships, 1,107 of which have
been built within the last two years.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1919-10-24

The danger from the pink bollWorm
had long been recognized, and regula-
tons were made by the government
requiring the fumigation of all cotton
from foreign countries before it could
be landed in the United States. Ev-
cry possible precautionary measure
was taken, but there came one thing
against which even the government
could not guard. The great storm
that ravaged the Gulf country in 1915
washed ashore around Trinity Bay.
and possibly elsewhere on the Texas
coast, great quantities of cotton lint
and cotton seed.
Nobody gave any special thought to
the matter at the moment but when
the next year the pink bollworm APP
peared all around the bay, it became
apparent that some of the washed-up
cotton must have come across the
Gulf from the Laguna district of Mex
leo, where the pest had gained a foot
ing some time earlier. That may not
have been the only source of infesta-
ton, but it was the one that gave the
greater part of the trouble.
An oil mill at Hearne had received
some seed from Mexico in 1916, and
the bollworm appeared in a few fields
in the immediate neighborhood of the
MILL The infestation at this point
was entirely eliminated in short order,
however, by uprooting and burning all
ffr,n nd hr1r ,iy1er
all scattered parts, the prompt milling
and destruction of the seed, and the
shipment to Europe of the harvested
lint.
A mill at Beaumont, too, had re-
ceiyed seed from Mexico and had vio-
lated it's agreement to use it only for
milling. 1t developed that some of
this seed was sold to planters through
out a radius of 20 or 80 miles from
the mill. Each sale was traced and
the surrounding district included in
the cleanup operations.
But it was the washed-up cotton in
festation at Trinity Bay that developed
the really alarming situation, involving
more than 5000 acres of cotton sur
rounding the bay, and it was there
that the really big operations were
undertaken.
A large force of experts and labor
ers-not less than 500 negroes-with
the voluntary assistance of any num-
Der of farmers and members of their
families. was assembled, camps We're
established. and the cleanup was be-
gun on thoroughly systematized plan
that involved every inch of surface,
to make sure that no lurking place was
left for larva to winter. All the
cotton grown in this area was taken
to Galveston under supervision and
shipped to foreign countries. All seed
was milled under the direction of gov
eminent agents. The work ended
with the whole area as clean as the
top of table.
The result. naturally. was awaited
with much anxiety In the spring of
1913 the entire area was watched. The
planting of cotton was prohibited, of
course. and every stalk of volunteer
cotton was pulled up and destroyed af-
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1919-10-24
BRIEF AND BREEZY

The dreamer would be all
right if his appetite didn't get
busy and wake him up.
A girl doesn't like the idea of
working for a living unless she
is married to a shiftless man.
The usual order of things
reversed in matrimonial warfare.
First comes the surrender, then
the engagement, and last, but not
least, the call to arms.
The procrastinating man is
ever struggling with ruin.--Hes-
ford.
. To wait patiently men must
also work cheerfully.-Samuel
Smiles.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1919-10-24
The SideIights.

The great events are peaks in the
mountain ranges of time, that leave
little to the imagination. Literature
thriyes by the streams of legend and
glory that run down from them and
by the lanes and roads of emotion, as
pfration, passion and endeavor that
lead up to them. The sidelights and
side issues and every day events made
literature. as they made life itself
Christian Herald.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1919-10-24

An official of an insane asylum is a
fssm believer il the value of amuse-
ment on q deranged mind; and. being
a good amateur comedian. he occas-
ianallv assists at an entertainment.
His last performance was especially
lndicrous but one man in the audi
ence sat through it with grave and
rnmoyed countenance, a look OF per-
nlaxity in his eyes. ''Tt certainly IS
remarkable state of affairs" he con-
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1919-10-24
Check Gave Him Nightmare.

"Do you think
that the things
you eat influence
your dreamS?"
Undoubtedly |! /
ate a sirloin steak
the other evening
a n d d re a m e d
about bankruptcy
all night"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1919-10-24
In Holland. Too.

The typical Dutch housemaid in
wooden clogs and multi-cofored skirts
has passed away to make room for a
totally different kind Of being. An
Amsterdam lady engaged not long ago
new housemaid who stipulated that
she should have two evenings week
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1919-10-24

to enable her to attend rehearsals.
Asked to explain, "Dientje" said that
she was member of the orchestra
of the Concert Gebouw (the Queens
hall of Amsterdam), and needed leis-
ure moments in which to practice
Brahms. Spohr. Bach and Beethoven
for the autumn concerts.-London
Daily Express.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1919-10-24
Marriage Insurance.

With the object of stimulating mar
riage England has a marriage insur-
ance scheme by which the family will
receive $1,000 In the event of the
death of the husband, or the same sum
will be paid at the end Of % years IL
the husband still lives.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1919-10-24
First Finger-Print Society.

The First National Scientific Regis
tration society for registering finger
prints of criminals was organized in
1917, in New York, '.for the protec-
ton of life and property"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1919-10-24
Who's Afraid?

"Were you afraid, dearie, while J
was detained DOWNTOWN
II wasn't exactly afraid"
II was afraid you'd be afraid"
"And was afraid you'd be afraid
I'd be afraid, so / tried not to be
afraid"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1919-10-24

Mother-Do you want any macaroni
for dinner?
Returned Soldier-No, thanks, it's
too hard to mobilize.--New York Trib
une.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1919-10-24

fided to & visitor after the doctor had
finished an amazing sort of highland
fling. "a very remarkable state of af-
fairs. when they shut me up here and
leave him on the outside! !"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1919-10-24
Onion Production.

Commercial onion production in the
United States this year, as estimated
by the government report, is q, $50
cars, against 17,124 cars last year.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1919-10-24
Doesn't Pay.

HOODS 49, your
debts don't seem
to worry you.
Dobbs--No If
I look worried it
worries my cred
itors, and then
they worry nue.
into worrying a
lot more.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1919-10-24
Chinese University Expands.

The Fukien Union university of
Foochow is about to erect million
dollar group of buildings.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1919-10-24
Daily Thought.

Out of the book of natures learned
breaSt.-DuBartaS
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1919-10-24
Well. Even That viii Help.

"They say food is going to be cheap
pretty soon," remarked the hopeful
chap.
@No," said the man who loves to
look on the dark side; sit isn't going
to be cheap--it will merely seem cheap
by comparison"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1919-10-24
1T is TO LAUGH
Interesting Item.

Interesting Item.
"I'm afraid Clubleigh doesn't keep
up with international politics"
'How is that"
ST asked him what was the latest
news from Italy and ne said the res
taurateurs of Rome were charging
$1S a bottle for champagne"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1919-10-24

II night"
The sun., 1919-03-13
$500 IN GEMS TAKEN
IN JOHN ST. HOLDUP
Bandit Threatens Messenger
With Gun.

Another holdup In the corridor OF a
downtown office building yesterday
afternoon resulted in the loss of jewelry
valued 1t $500, the property of Lambert
Bros, Fiftv-eishth street and Third
avenue.
Henry Bucek, IS. messenger for the
Lambert firm. had delivered a purchase
to q customer IN the building at IS John
street, and without waiting for the ele-
vator. started down the stairs toward
the street As he reached the first floor
ne turned to find n man behind him,
his arm raised for blow. Bucek lodged
and the stranger whipped out a re-
volver, commanding the boy to sit down
on the step. As the messenger boy
obeyed the thief took the bag, which
contained packages for other custom
ere, and with a threat to shoot the boy
stairs to the street floor.
Upon hearing the door below slam the
boy followed. but the thief escaped In
the crowd on John street Bucek said
his assailant was Of medium height,
shabbily clothed and wore a SLOUGH hat
and rough gray coat. A member of
the firm of Lambert Bros said last night
that they had not yet checked up the
missing articles, but that at least one
valuable watch and other pieces OF
jewelry were among them.
Bucek has been with the firm for a
year and 10 highly regarded by them.
He lives on Halsey Street, Astoria.
The sun., 1919-03-13
COAL MEN TO HEAR
DIRECTORS TO POOL
Meeting Designed to Ouer.
come Bad Features.

Coal operators and carrier agents will
meet at the Shoreham Hotel, Washington,
to-day to hear objections to the opera
ton and management Of the Tidewater
Coal Exchange, a pooling corncern
formed June 90, 1917, to relieve the coal
shortage. The meeting is intended TO
overcome any difficulties that may have
arisen for the successful continuance of
the exchange
1t is stated that through It's officers
In Baltimore, Norfolk, Philadelphia and
New York $4,000 tons Of bituminous
coal have been loaded yearly. which
during the year ended July so. 1918,
we're handled AT cost TO the railroads
Of less than one cent a ton In that
period 100000 car days were saved
representing a financial saving Of about
s55p,O0o. This economy. combined with
the saving accomplished at railroad
tdewater terminals. 1t was said has
enabled the railroads 10 reduce their
operating expenses at tidewater ports
and handle more coal than In any pre-
vious year with the same equipment.
Officials of the Railroad Administra-
tlon arc in favor OF continuinS the ex-
change and say Il has done much to
speed up coal shipments during the war.
The sun., 1919-03-13
ANNIVERSARY OF BIG STORM.
Many Lives Lost In New York on
March IL u Years Ago.

The mild weather of yesterday served
by contrast to recall the fact that just
thirty-one years ago the greatest snow
storm in the history Of New York struck
the city with disastrous results to life
and property. 1t Is known as the bliz-
zard of SIS
The storm began with a gentle fall
of rain. which later Increased in volume.
finally turning into wet snow. The tele-
graph lines were soon put out Of COM
mission, shutting off outside Communi-
cation elevated trains were tied up so
that passengers in some cases were
forced to come down ladders from the
overhead structures: ferry service was
suspended and horse car traffic was en-
tirely stopped.
IL was impossible TO make an accurate
accounting Of the number Of lives lost
in the great storm. many persons hav-
ing died as . result of their experiences
in the streets days after the storm
abated. But the property loss. including
that sustained by the railroads, ferries
and steamship lines, amounted approxi-
mately to $4,000, 900 About forty
inches Of snow fell in the three days
The sun., 1919-03-13
Shoe Store
Ready for Spring

T he Wanamaker S h oe
Store-like every other shoe
store-has gone through a
trying season of preparation
for Spring. Shortage of
leather, Government curtail-
ment of supplies, labor con-
ditions and other war-made
difficulties of the past year
were surely enough to test
the mettle of any organiza-
ton. But we got what we
wanted, and we are ready
now for the presentation of
Women's Spring Shoes (on
the Avenue of Shoes.
We have cooperated with the
Government in every respect
conservation of leather, in limit
ing of colors. Black, tan,
brown, gray, bronze and white
are represented in a great range
of models. Patent leather and
white buckskin replace discarded
fancy colored feathers. Cut steel
and metal buckles add a deco
rative touch to otherwise plain
lines. But
The sun., 1919-03-13
Regret over Unwilling.

Regret, however, was expressed by one
Assistant District Attorney-some said
II was Raider Jim Smith, but this could
not be verified yesterday that the paint
ings ever had been officially unveiled
with so much pomp and ceremony back
In 1895, the very word unveiled" being
IN Itself distasteful TO many of Mr.
SWANS young men.
But TO return to the pen for confnjng
calves, as everyone was yesterday. No
body knew who had ordered Il buiI,
Justice Vernon NJ. Davis, who is presid-
Ing at the second trial OF Betty, which
got as far as the selection Of eleven
Jurors yesterday, was quoted by a friend
as saying that he had no part in or
derlng the building of the calf pen
or whatever 1t was Justice Davis called
the fence.
Chief Assistant District Attorney Al
fred j. Talley, who leads the prosecri-
ton Of Betty, could not even give the
nape Of the lesser assistant TO Mr.
Swami who had dashed downtown in
time the night before to insert gate in
the fence. Mr.. Talley would not even
discuss the fence and neither would the
Assistant District Attorneys who are
The sun., 1919-03-13
ARTIST BIDS STORK
KEEP OUT OF VILLAGE
Toys in Bathtub Help Wreck
Greenwich Home

Greenwich Village IL no place to raise
children. This was authoratlvcly settled
yesterday by Louis Sherwin dramatic
critic, magazine writer and publicity
agent Of a motion picture producing COM
pany In his answer 10 his wlfes bill OF
complaint in separation suit pending
against him in the Supreme Court.
II there must he children in Green
wich Village then their fathers must re-
frain from taking a bath at home for,
according to Sherwin, every time he
wanted to take a shower he was sure
to find the bathtub cluttered up with his
children's toys, which made his additions
impossible
Mrs. Sherwin, who was an actress be-
fore her marriage, asserts that her hus-
band abandoned her In 1912. She alleges
he failed to support her and that she was
forced to take In roomers at her home,
lis West Eleventh street.
In his answer Sherwin said his wife
had peculiar hobbies, bargain hunting
for bric-a-brac vases and furniture at
auction sales being among them. She
also permitted their children to run
around without clothing of any kind,
much to his embara ssment he alleges.
Sherwin says while his wife may have
made a perfectly honest effort to be
economical. her peculiar ideas invaria bly,
cost him twice as much in the long run.
All his suggestions as to the raising of
children and the management of the
household. he says, were ignored and
meals, which were not served punctually,
were rarely At to eat
Mrs Sherwin demands 800 a week
alimony pending the trial of the suit.
Justice Erlanger allowed her s35
The sun., 1919-03-13
HEROIC DOG FINED:
HE RESISTED ARREST
Medal Winner Caught Stroll
ling Without Muzzle.

I'm darn sorry 10 sec you brought
before me in this way" said Magistrate
Thomas ]. Nolan IN West Side court
yesterday Darn sorry, Jim. You've
been so exemplary and all that. ! real
ly don't know what 10 do"
The prisoner fixed two brown eyes
intently on the Magistrate. His ears
were pointed in inquiry. His tail stopped
wagging. his body was tense while the.
Magistrate deliberated. :
Jim knew exactly what was going on.
He knew he had been picked UP by a
big long legged copper and brought into
court for just one reason--he had been
going about without his muzzle.
~ dog as brave as YOU are deserves
consideration" the Magistrate con-
tinued. But this is n big point. Now
follow me closely" The animals eyes
never blinked. He was following be-
yond doubt.
THE point OF your being here at all
is that You resisted arrest. Get thate
You tried TO escape Really, I can't I'M
derstand why a dog with your record
should voluntarily make himself liable
TO such a eerous charge. II was bad
enough TO he out without your muzzle,
but why didn't you use little judg-
ment?''
The dog Jim frowned. II ned been
allowed TO testlty ne might nave Sa ID
that the cops had always been so nice
10 him that he thought they wouldn't
mind that little kickup on the corner.
Jim's got fine record and everybody
knows II.
"It'll be 81, jim" he said. 1T guess
this Is your first fine, and l hope It will
he the last Anyhow, I'm letting you
off easy Now beat it.'>
Harry Gilpln, druggist OF Fifty
seventh street and Sixth avenue, paid
Jim's fine ard took him home. Jim's
achievements include his saving the
lives Of Mr.. Gilpin and his daughter IN
a FIRE In 1916, for which the Speyer gold
medal was awarded to him fAr the
-roa;eat act % bravery n she city Of
New York. Mr.. Gilpin has Toe tooth
marks yet as proof OF that rescue Fire
men had been unable to get through the
smoke
The sun., 1919-03-13
WIFE SEEKS TO QUIT GERMAN.
Deceived as 10 Husbands Nation
atty, She Says.

Mrs. Emma snyder OF 1881 Bushwck
avenue, Brooklyn. appealed to the Su-
pfe-~ Court in Brooklyn yesterday for
annulme1t Of her marriage TO Edward
II. Snyder on the ground that he was a
German and had deceived her into be-
lievins he was a citizen Of the United
States. The application was denied by
Justice Benedict because she had ac-
cepted 81 for maintenance from him after
she had left him.
Mrs Snyder told the court that she
was married to Snyder in 1918, after an
acquaintance Of five weeks and did not
know he was German until several
months later. She said also that dur
ing the period that the German armies
were winning victories her husband was
arrogant and they quarrelled CONSTANT
~ She was also deeply Inundated, she
said, when she had to get permission
from the police to move. as she was
classed as an enemy alien because of
her husbands nationality.