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Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1919-09-19
Uncle Ted's Bedtime Stories
Free Rides on Uncle Sam

Il don't believe it" said Ruth as
Jack started out the door looking for
Uncle Ted.
WELL" returned Jack, Il tell you
it's so. Billy Jones showed me the
pieces of printed cardboard and said
that whenever his father and mother
wanted to ride on the trains they just
show those cards to the conductor and
they don't have to pay anything at
all"
"Now what's up?" 1t was Uncle
Ted just Going up the steps. What
are my little Riddles talking about to-
night?"
Jack explained it all to Uncle Ted
and they all sat down after our hero
had promised to tell all about how
many people are riding on trains with
out paying.
1.-Two weeks ago." began Uncle Ted,
II told you all about the railroads and
what the men want to do who run the
| trains Before the government started
running the railroads of the country
| they were run by private companies.
The heads of the many lines throughout
the United States made arrangements
| so that they, and members of their
families could get what are called
EpasseS and ride on the trains without
charge When the government took
charge of the railroads it meant that
every man, woman and child in the
| United States had an interest in the
roads in some way or another. Our
country was at war. Every bit of
space on all trains was needed to trans
port soldiers and food. When people
wanted to ride on the trains they not
only had to pay the usual price for rid
ing and the usual price for place to
sleep in what are called Pullman cars
but they also had to pay an extra
amount of money called a tax. This is
still true today. If want to go to an
other city / buy my ticket and pay 3
cents for every mile I travel, and in
addition / pay tax of per cent on
that sum. If I must travel at night
must pay another sum of money for
riding on a sleeping car, and another
tax of 8 per cent of that sum in addl-
ton. SO you see, children, it costs a
lot of money to travel now"
But how about people like Billy
Jones' father and mother who have
passes?" asked Jack.
when William Gibbs McAdoo was
Director General of the Railroads and
also Secretary of the Treasury he said
he intended to cut down the number of
free rides on trains to verH few. But
it now seems that he did not cut the
number of passes down but must have
allowed a great number to be given
out If it had not been for Senator
Truman H. Newberry, of Michigan,
we might never have known of this
matter Senator Newberry was travel
ling on train not long ago, having
paid his fare and war tax, when he no
ticed travelling companion who had
a pass good over all the railroads in the
states The Senator didn't like this for
the railroads are still being run by the
government, and the people, by paying
taxes, are helping to run Them When
he got back to Washington he told the
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1919-09-19
FOR SALE-AUTOMOBILES

MODEL 400 CHEVROLET $797, war
tax and freight included.
THOMPSON, Agent, Ladysmith. loft
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Senate about it and large number OF
the Senators agreed with him. Mr.
Walter D. Hines is now Director Gen
eral of Railroads, Mr.. McAdoo having
quit to become lawyer for a company
of moving picture stars, including
Charlie Chaplin and Mary Pickford
The Senators told Mr.. Hines to senG
them report of all the passes issued
by the Railroad Administration"
Can funny Charlie Chaplin ride fol
nothing?" asked Ruth.
Mo-" replied Uncle Ted, ''he cannot
ride for nothing SO far as Mr.. Hines
report shows but it was discovered that
Mr.. McAdOo who no longer has any
more to do with the railroads than
have has pass good on every railroad
in the country Mrs. McAdoo, who is a
daughter of President Wilson, Robert
III. McAdoo, a son, and Miss S. McAdoo
daughter of William G. McAdoo, also
have passes for all lines. They are also
able to ride on sleeping cars for
nothing"
ing when we have to pay our fare and
tax besides?" asked Jack.
"They shouldn't said his Uncle,
"and I will tell you why in minute.
Now Mr. Hines report showed also
that 1920 passes good on all lines have
been given by the railroad administra-
ton and up to the first of last July only
10 had been taken back, which shows
that 4,0S1 people are still riding on
trains without paying any money.
This number does not include passes
given to men actually working for the
railroads, and it does not include pass
es given for single trips. 1t does in
clude 1880 wives, daughters, sons,
other relatives and near relatives of
railroad heads and officials in the rail
road administration who ride for moth
ing, and 1,096 of the same kind of peO-
pie free on sleeping cars. All this may
not seem important to some people but
here is why it is wrong. There is lot
of talk about having the government
not only keep on running the railroads
never turn them back to the private
companies. If this were done many of
those in government positions who
could do it would offer passes like
these in exchange for some favor to
help keep them in their public jobs.
What would be the result? People like
myself who are not able to help men to
be elected to big positions in the gov
eminent would have to shoulder the
burden of paying the taxes to make it
possible for other people more FORUM
ate to ride for nothing, just as it is
now. While / am paying cents a mile
and a war tax of s per cent on that sum
every time l go anywhere, William G.
McAdoo and more than 1000 others
can go anywhere in the United States
without paying a cent toward the high
wages they have given to railway work
men and the increased cost of running
the roads for which they are, largely
responsible.
$50 you see Jack, if in the short
time the government has been running
the railroads it has been possible for
such a thing as this to happen, what
might happen if the government took
control of the roads for all time. Mr..
Hines or whoever would be at the head
of the railroad administration and
everyone appointed to work with them
would get these passes for themselves
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FOR sALE-REAL ESTATE.
FOR SALE CHEAP-by city farm

FOR SALE CHEAP-by city farmer
to one or more persons GAO acres
very fertile, partly improved farm.
40 acres under-plowed $50 acres
brushed, all in clover; balance more
clover and easily cleared. Well
drained with river (no swamps). Rich
loam Houses and barns, and eX-
cellent well. Railroad station at
house door Macadam boulevard to
Superior and Duluth, II miles from
city, school - mile. For particulars,
address j. p. Simon, 1926 Tower Ave,
Superior, Wis. 2324*
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STRAYED
FOR NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

rest of the people of the country would
not only pay their fares but in addition
pay taxes to make the passes possible"
''Then | don't think the government
should run the railroads." said Jack
"The government should not run the
roads, Jack. This pass business and
many other things have shown that it
will not work"
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FOR SALE-FARM LANDS

20 ACISES-Best piece of wild land in
RuslI county; 5 miles from city
green timber enough to pay for it.
Your own payment and terms.-A. FL.
PLANT, Ladysmith.
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HELP WANTED-SALESNIEN
MEN WANTED TO SELL Grocerie

Selling experience not necessary.
One of worlds largest grocers, Capital
over $1,0OO,O00.00) wants ambitious
man in this locality to sell direct to
consumer nationally known brands of
an extensive line of groceries, paints,
roofings, lubricating oils, stock foods,
etc. Big line, easy sales. Values beat
any competition. Earn big money. No
experience or capital required Com
plete sample outfit and free selling in
structions start you. Long established
reliable house. Write today. JOHN
SEXTON & Co, 352 West Illinois ST.,
Chicago Ill. 22*
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5 rooms, 4 lots, Michaelson
and Hughes addition Price reason
able. Enquire of f. J. PUTNAM. 15tf
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1919-09-19

CULVER residence on w Miner-av.
Enquire of Il. J. PUTNAM 15tf
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1919-09-19

DOUBLE HOUSE across street from
Fifth Ward school; ALSO Broom
cottage Enquire at 315 w Eighth
St, or phone 227 r. 1929
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FORD TOURING CAR at a bargain.
$175 cash. balance time if desired.
MARK r. BELL, Ladysmith.
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wanted McGILL
& WILLIAMS.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1919-09-19
FOR SALE--REAL ESTATE

residence located at sol
East Lake-av. Phone 2S2W. "A196"
22tf
Arizona republican., 1919-07-09
WASHINGTON GREETS PRESIDENTIAL PARTY
Republican A. p. Leased Wire1

WASHINGTON, July S.-Pres;dent Wilson returned to Washington at midnight after an absence of four months at the Paris peace conference. He was accompanied by Mrs. Wilson, Miss Margaret Wilson and by vice President Marshall and most of the members of his cabinet who greeted him on his arrival today at New York.
 The presidential party was greeted at the station by a crowd of several thousand persons who had waited hours After brief welcoming cere- monies the president and Mrs. Wilson drove directly to the White House.
 Welcoming the chief executive were representatives of the War Camp Con- munity Service and the Central Labor Union and a committee of Washington citizens headed by Commissioner Brownlow, who extended greetings on behalf of the city.
 The president and Mrs. Wilson left the train shed they walked beneath a bower of flowers and passed on to a waiting automobile between long lines of girls representing Heralds while the Marine band played. Plans to strew roses in front of the presidential party wer discarded
 At the city postoffice, joining the union station, a tableau of Columbia welcoming the president was illumin- ated by searchlights. A battalion of yeowomen in uniforms also was pre- sent to greet the chief executive.
Arizona republican., 1919-07-09
TRepublican A. p. Leased Wirel

ON BOARD THE U $. S. GEORGE WASHINGTON. July S.-President Wilson spent the last hours of his sec ond home coming voyage from France in witnessing, among other things, from the captains bridge, the maJes- tie naval spectacle in his honor and waving and lowing acknowledgements as the great guns of the great dread naughts belched forth their presl- dential salutes.
 Wig-wagged from the ba1tleship Pennsylvania, the flagship ofFthe com mander of the Atlantic fleet, upon which were cabinet offiicafs and mem bers of congress to welcome him home, was this age from Vice President Marshall:
 Marshall Welcomes Chief Executive
 MT. President: We who salute you, are only the advance guard of that vast army of your fellow countrymen who joyfully welcome you to the homeland, not to the hours of rest which your ar duous duties so justly entitle you. but in health of body and strength of mind to assist in the solution of those veX- ing and intricate internal problems arising out of the world war so hap oily now concluded: to congratulate you upon the suspicious ending oi your epoch making mission and youl possession, while at the peace table of that rare blending of vision and common sense which enabled you tc get all you could and not to see any thing you could not gets and torenev ! our pledge of loyalt I'll eser76iE s6<
Arizona republican., 1919-07-09
SENATE ORDERS OPEN HOUSE ON
 TREATY DEBATE
Public Will Be Admitted to All Discussions On Rati- fication Question When President Appears Thurs day Committee to Re ceive Wilson Named
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WASHINGTON, July S.-The senate made ready today to receive the peace treaty from President Wilson and to take up without delay and in the open the bitterly contested question of it's ratification.
 Tn disregard of precedent, it was voted unanimously to open the doors to the public when the president makes his address Thursday submit ting the treaty and asking for it's ac- ceptance To the same purpose plans were made by the leaders to rush the document to the printer and to cir culate many thousands of copies for the information of the country.
 The decision to hear the president in open session was reached without Sug gestion from him. although it was un- derstood to square with his desires. A senate order to provide for the ses- sion was submitted by Chairman Lodge of the foreign relations commit tee. after he had confirmed at the White House published reports that Mir. Wilson wished to appear Thurs day. It was adopted without discus- sion and without dissenting vote.
 The order also provided that five senators be named to receive the pres- ident on his arrival at the capitol and to conduct him to the senate chamber The chair selected five ranking mem bers of the foreign relations commit tee-Senators Lodge, Massachusetts McCumber, North Dakota, and Borah Idaho, republicans; and Hitchcock
 Nebraska. and Williams, Mississippi democrats.
 Of these, Senators Lodge and Boraf are bitterly opposed to the league O
 nations covenant while the other three are supporting it. Senator Borah has repeatedly criticized President Will ] sons practice of delivering his mes i sages to congress in person and al
 ways has absented himself upon thos, occasions. He announced he wouls i serve on the reception committee. Open sessions during the entir, ratification debate are expected by tn,
 leaders on both sides.
Arizona republican., 1919-07-09
Guns of Majestic Ndpal Craft OmFOrth Nation s Welcome
 To Returning Chief Executive

long as you shall continue to stand for the glory, the perpetuity and the manifest destiny of the republic
 At o'clock this morning the presi- dential fleet passed lightship N. Y. twenty eight miles east of Ambrose channel. The weather was clear and bracing, with the sea lightly rippled. the sky clear. and a cool, southerly breeze blowing-the same ideal wealth CT that has followed the president across the ocean.
 At o'clock six black spots right in the air came in sight off ahead. Soon they grew in size and gave hoarse roar as the outlines of six big naval hydro -airplanes came into view, bring ing the first greetings from land. They wheeled and circled over the ship, their pilots waving welcomes.
 Naval Escort Appears
 Toward 10 o'clock the fleet of dread- naughts and destroyers to meet the president was sighted. It was a stir ring scene as they came on perfectly aligned with the dreadnaughts in a double column, and the destroyers stretching away as far as the eye could see.
 Ahead on starboard came the Penn sylvania, flying the flag of the Sec retary of the Navy, followed by the Delaware. Off to port the Utah led the way, followed by the North Da- kota. As they came abreast, the great guns of the dreadnaughts thundered out their presidential salute. while long lines of. white-clad sailors manned the
Arizona republican., 1919-07-09
MAR MATERIALS IN FRANCE ID BE SOLD
 ID HIGHEST BIDDER

WASHINGTON, July S.-The French government having offered only S30O,- 000. 900 for American army equipment in France costing s1,500, 100000, the war department has ordered a sales organization for disposal of the prop erty, formed in France, Director of Sales Hare told a special house com mittee Investigating war department expenditures abroad.
 Director Hare said the French offer was made to Chairman Parker of the United States liquidation commission. The offer, ne said, included all ma terials, including ship docks, railroad works and equipment, automobile trucks and textiles.
 MT Hare with small party of in dustrial experts, will sail for Europe Saturday to begin their work abroad
 If France will not pay fair figure the director added, i've will take the stuff out of the country and sell il elsewhere"
 Sales of machinery and tools, worth twenty to thirty million dollars. to Bel gium are planned, Mr Hare said, while | horses and mules may be sold to Ru- mania and Poland.
 Members of the sub- committee. ir their discussion with Mir. Hare, made il plain that they favored returning al possible supplies to this country "tt break the high prices" as Chairman Johnson of South Dakota said. IT reply Mir. Hare assured them that "it 1 the better market is here, not in price alone. the goods will be returned home as the patriotic thing"
 Referring to the meat packers anC vegetable canuers, he said:
 We have told them we don't intend to save them. but to play the game for the best of all.'
Arizona republican., 1919-07-09
VOTE ON WARTIME PROHIBITION NOT
 LIKELY THIS WEEK
Liquor Adherents Utilize
 Every Effort to Delay Action - No Attempt to Be Made to Split Bill
GRepublican A. p. Leased wirel

WASHINGTON, July S.-The house by adopting 235 to 59 today a special rule for immediate consideration of prohibition enforcement legislation, in- dicated sufficient votes to enact the measure without the F hours of gen eral debate allotted members anxious to speak for and against it's passage.
 But despite this big majority and the promise by Chairman Nolstead of the Judiciary committee that all of the time set aside might not be used, inr dications tonight were that vote on the bill itself will not be reached this week. Every effort was made today by -prohibitionists to delay con sideration by claims of no quorum, de mands for roll calls and by forcing the reading, word by word, of the printed text of the bill.
 Less than two of the F hours for debate had been used when the house adjourned, to resume consideration Thursday, tomorrow being calendar day.
 No attempt was made today to split the bill so as to take out the first part relating solely to enforcement O. war time prohibition with view to it's early passage. This however, will be done later, and while members fight ing for modification or repeal of the war time act are hopelessly in the minority, they announced their de- termination to keep on fighting until the whole question of enforcement leg islation was settled in the house.
Arizona republican., 1919-07-09
CRIMINAL ACTIONS IN .B|SBEE DECORATIONS
 DELAYED FILED TODAY

BISBEE, July S.-No action was taken by authorities in connection with the anticipated filing of complaints against approximately 100 persons in connection with the deportation of more that HOO alleged members of the l. W. ". and their sympathiZers from Bisbee July 12, 1917. County Attorney French announced today that he would file the complaints tomorrow morning in the courts of Judge W. c. Jack at Douglas.
 A dispatch from Douglas yesterday quoted Attorney French as saying the complaints would be filed today, in the court of Judge J. L. Winters of Lowell, near here. Attorney French said today that Judge Winters as well as Judge Allison had been disqualified because of their connection with civil suits for damages as an outgrowth of the de- portations, and the complaints would be filed in Douglas.
 Attorney French said the complaints to be filed tomorrow are only a part of the total complains to be filed which, he said, would involve more than 300 persons in the Warren district
Arizona republican., 1919-07-09
PREDICTS FAILURE
 OF ''O|VE b|G UNION
 MOVEMENT AT BUTTE
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BUTTE, Mont, July s-The "one big union" convention, holding it's final session here today, chose Great Falls, Mont, as the place for the next con vention which will be held before Oc- tober.
 resolution demanding that the United States government immediately withdraw troops from Russia and rec ognize the soviet government of Rus sia was carried.
 c. W Husting. an official of the United Mine Workers of America. ad dressed the convention and predicted complete failure for the "one big union" movement, stating that the idea was not new and it's failure was already a matter of history in the achieves of organized labor He was interrupted several times by open expressions of disapproval and ridicue.
 The convention was called by the Metal Mine Workers No. of America, of Butte, an independent organization of which Tom Campbell is the head. The sessions began Sunday.
 Recognize Wobblies
 The Industrial Workers of the World was represented by a committee, and members of the organization took a prominent part in the sessions. In- dustrial, Workers of the World organ izers from outside of this state also were present.
 The "one big union, as outlined in the meeting here, provides a plan for collective bargaining, the demands ot one labor group to be supported by every other, and the general strike tC constitute a weapon to force com l pliance on the part of employers. i Denounce A. E. of L. i Throughout all of the sessions of the convention antagonism was expressed 1 toward the American Federation oi | Labor, some of the speakers denounc- | ing that organization in the most spir- 1 tied terms.
 The delegates represented unions 1T Butte, Great Falls, Livingston. Miles City and Lewstown. Points in Oregon 1 Idaho. Washington and Arizona alst were represented by few delegates Most of the men seated in the conven- tion were metal or coal miners.
Arizona republican., 1919-07-09
Allied Mission
 To Investigate
 F FiiqlI1ae Disorders

PARIS, July 8.-The council of five today appointed an inter allied commission to investigate the re- cent trouble in Plume and other Adriatic ports between Italian and other allied soldiers of the forces of occupations.
 Major General Charles P. Sum- merall is the American member of the commission. The general, who is now with the American forces on the Rhine, is on his way to Paris to join the other members who will start at once for the Ad- riatic.
 The mission will be asked to make careful investigations of the statements made by Foreign Min ister Tittoni, and those coming from other Italian sources, and to recommend measures for safe guarding the inhabitants of the region affected.
 The latest reports received by the peace conference are to the effect that at least nine prsons were killed and many wounded in disorders which are reported fin some versions as having been caused by brawIs between indi- viduals and groups over women.
 The Italians have insisted that unless prompt action was taken the situation may become grave, be- cause, according to their interpre- tation of events, the feeling be- tween the French troops and the Italians is becoming worse daily.
Arizona republican., 1919-07-09
NeWArraigned
 On 1St Degree
 Murder Charge

LOS ANGELES, July 8.-Follow- ing an autopsy and inquest over the body of Frieda Lesser, his if ancee, who he admits he slew at a lonely spot in Topango canyon, near here, last Friday night, Harry S. New, who claims to be the son of United States Senator Harry s. New of Indiana, was arraigned be- fore Justice of the Peace Howard Hinshaw late today on charge of first degree murder. He will plead next Monday morning.
 Although county autopsy sur geon A. F. Wagner failed to include in his report whether the young woman was expectant of mother hood, pr. A. o. Sawyer, physician retained by News attorney, John Richardson, after examining the body in pr. Wasner's presence, de- cIared such was the case. pr. Wag- ner refused to confirm or deny pr. SaWyer's statement.
 New said Miss Lesser told him she was about to become the moth CT of his child, and that instead of marrying him as he said she had promised she was going to have a surgical operation performed. When she told him this, he says, 1t aneered him so he shot her.
 His mother, Mrs. Lulu Burger, is on the way from Indianapolis to direct his defense and before eav- ing said she would call on United States Senator Harry s. New, who she and the defendant claim is the latter's father, to aid in the de- fense.