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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-13
BIG GIFT TO UNIVERSITY.
Edward Searles Has Given S1,5OO,ooO
To University of California.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. ia gift
of $4,000 shares of stock in the Pacific
Improvement company, valued at ST.,
100000 has been made to the Univer-
sity of California by Edward Searles, q
Massachusetts, capitalist.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-13
CLEMENCEAU TO REST.
F:onch Premier Will Visit Home
Department.

PARIS, Aug I3.-Premier Clemenceau
is to take a short vacation beginning
Thursday. The premier intends to spend
three or four days in his home depart
ment, Vendee
The supreme council will continue its
sittngs while the premier is away Dur
ing Premier Clemenceau's absence Ste
phen Pichon, the French foreign minister
will preside over the supreme council
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-13
PUBLIC RECEPTION
AT WASHBURN FARM
Event Arranged for Friday Night of
This Week in Honor of Lieut. and
Mrs. Washburn.

A public reception to Lieut.. and Mrs.
turned from France, where they were
married recently, has been arranged by
Lieut.. Washburn's mother, Mrs. Mary f.
Washburn, to be held at the Washburn
farm in Putney Friday night of this week,
from to II O'Clock All friends of the
family are invited to attend.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-13
WET CONFERENCE CALLED.
Liquor Men Will Try to Secure Repeal
Of Prohibitory Law.

ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., Aug. 10
Believing that a revulsion of feeling
against prohibition can be concentrated
for a repeal of the liquor statute the
brewers of the nation have called
week S conference, beginning Sept. %.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-13
vISCoUNT GREY COMING.
Will Serve As British Ambassador Un
til Another Is Chosen.

LONDON, Aug. 13-Viscount Grey,
former British secretary of state for
foreign affairs, has agreed to represent
the British government at Washington
pending the appointment of a perma-
nent ambassador.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-13
THE WEATHER.
Showers Tonight and Thursday-Tem-
perature About the Same

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13.-The
weather forecast: Showers probably
tonight and Thursday. Not much
change in temperature. Fresh, probably
strong northeast winds.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-13

Although Germany built 100 Zeppelins
during the war, never more than 10 or
is were fit to take the air at one time
Middle names were once illegal in
England.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-13
First Baptist Church

All Juniors wishing to go on hike
Wednesday afternoon are asked to meet
at the church at 4 o'clock Each one is
asked to carry his own supper.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-13

CHICAGO, Aug. l3.-The end of the
railway shopmen's strike in the Atlanta,
Ga, district caused railroad officials to-
day to predict that the entire rail sys.
TEN of the country would be operating at
normal within a week
Reports from various parts Of the coun'
try today showed thai striking shopmen
were retusnng TO work peAding the set.
tlement OF their wage demands. In the
Chicago district, however, there was no
break in the ranks Of the strikers.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-13
Masoaic Tem9 pie

regular eonvocation Of Fort Dunn
mer chapter, No. -, r. A. NJ, viii be
held in Masonic temple Thursday eve
ming, Aug. a. at 40 o clock. Pune
tual attendance is requested
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-13

Pigeons have been known to fly 600
miles in continuous flight in ten hours.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-13

Nearly seventy million wild animals
are killed yearly to supply the fur mar
ket.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-13
UNION LEADERS
CLAIM MAJORITY

Idle Trainmen Will Receive
Pay Whether They Have
Work Or Not-Boston
And Maine Employees Will
Be Laid Off Within Few
Days If Strike Continues
Railroad Officials Claim
Reports Are Sent Out to
Influence Strikers In VOt-
ing.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-13

Continued on Page 81
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-07-31
Is Visiting Here

Captain E. A. Hastings of the
88th Aerial Squadron is visiting
in the city this week at the home
of his sister Mrs. A.. w. Macleod.
Captain Hastings was trained in
the French aerial school and
served with the French army
until the United States entered
the war when he secured his
transfer to the United States
aerial squadron where he served
until the close of war. Captain
Hasting is of a retiring DISPOSE
tion and has little to say about
his experiences in the world war
but he was one of the "aces"
whose gallant work with the
flying squadron, both with the
French and with the Americans
helped to win the war.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-07-31
City Fathers to Meet at West Allis

The League of Wisconsin Munich
palities. which is made up OF the cit.
officials of the state will hold its an
nual convention this year at Yves
Allis, August 1914 to discuss tht
many problems confronting cities
since the close of war During the
war Municipal improvements were
pretty generally suspended, but now
cities confronted with two or three
years work. The number of prob
lens growing out Of this condition
and the nearness of the convention
city to Milwaukee is expected to re-
suit in the largest attendance YET
attained at any convention OF the
League. The city of West Allis ex-
poets to entertain 500 delegates.
The Wisconsin League is one OF
the oldest organizations of it's kind
in the United States. 1t was or
ganized in 1898, and the West Allis
Convention will be the 23rd which
the League has held. Mayor L. w.
Thiesen of Racine is the present
president, Mayor John Kaiser, Jr.
of Port Washington, vice president.
and Ford FL, MacGregor, of the
M unicipal Reference Bureau, Madi-
son, secretary-treasurer.
During the last few years the
league has taken an active part
in municipal legislation. During the
recent session of the legislature it
retained legal counsel and maintained
legislative representative to look
after the interests Nof the cities.
Largely through it's efforts many inn
portant measures were enacted into
law-the city manager plan, the
home rule amendment, the amend
ment of the mothers pension law.
changes i'm the law for financing the
purchase of utilities by cities, and
various other important laws affecting
cities.
The program committee is now
completing the program which is
planned to cover the discussion of
timely and important problems Of
city government.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-07-31
Tidewater Meet in Duluth

Duluth has been chosen as the
meeting place of the national
council of the Great Lakes-St.
Lawrence Underwater Associa-
tion Aug. Is and IA. The meet
ing of the council. together with
that of the executive committee
of the organization, will be the
largest and one of the most i'm
portant gatherings of members
of the organization ever held.
The national council, which
will meet for the first time in
Duluth, is composed OF the ex-
ecutive committee of the associ-
alton, two vice presidents from
each of the 10 member states,
the mem bers Of the several com
missions created by Legislative
act in different states.
A meeting Of the executive
committee will precede that OF
the council. The executive COM
mittee is composed of H. G.
Gardner, Chlcago;G. G. Hartley
Duluth; William G. Bruce, Mil
waukee; SidneyT. Mills, Detroit
J. E. Coad, Superior.
The meetings we're originally
planned for August 5 or 6, but
letter received by Charles p
Craig from HI. G. Gardner, presi
dent of the association, yester
day advised postponement unit
August 13 and IA. Mr.. Gardner
expressed his preference o.
Duluth over Chicago as the place
of meeting. Notices of the
meetings are being mailed By
Mr.. Craig, executive director O
the association.
! A mum Der of important prob
blems in connection with the
waterway project will be taker
up at the gathering. Policies
for the ensuing months will bt
worked out and the general plsi
of campaign mapped out. On
of the most important subjects
to be discussed is that of co
ordination and cooperation b.
the states .and state organiza
tions.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-07-31
Grain is Ripening

The farmers in the vicinity OF
Washburn have started the
work Of cutting their grain crop.
During the past week the wealth
er has been ideal for ripening
the grain and the cutting has
been begun. The rye crop is
heavy one and as soon as this
tlAs been cut the farmers will
start cutting their wheat and
oats.
Growing conditions have been
excellent IN Bay field county this
season, there being plenty o1
moisture to ensure a heavy croI
and it is now ripening in fine
shape.
County Agent Brubaker, 'who
is continually travelling over the
county, says that the grain CROP
| in the Port Wing district can
not be beat, and that a bumper
crop will be harvested in tha
region. All sections cf the coun
| ty are also looking first-rat'
according to the County Agent
who predicts a bumper crop 0
all grains.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-07-31
Back from Long Trip

Prof. e. j. Delwiche of the
State Experimental Farm at
Ashland Junction returned the
latter part Of last week from an
extended trip through the west
where he was doing work con-
nected with the extension dlvi-
sion of tile University of Wis
consin. He has returned more
convinced than ever that the
agricultural situation of the
Chequamegon Bay region shows
up very favorably with that
found in the western states.
While away Prof. Delwiche
was inspecting the peas grown
in the west with a view to i'm
proving the peas grown in Wis
consin, but the Prof. found that
our peas compared very favor
ably with those grown in the
west.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-07-31
Has Been Transferred tOthe Parish
at Ladysmith
Fr. Nelson, Recently Chaplain, with the
US. Army, Selected in
His Place.

Washburn people. Catholics
and Protestants alike, are in
deed sorry to learn that FIR.
Hyacinth, who has been pastor
of the local Catholic parish for
the past few months, has been
transferred to Ladysmith and
will leave the latter part Of this
week or the early part of next
for his new charge.
FIR. Hyacinth has been in
charge of the local Catholic
church since the 9th day Of Feb
ruary, this year, and during
that short time has made a large
circle of friends in the city, both
in his church circles and outside
who regret very much in seeing
him leave the city.
FIR. Nelson, lately discharged
from the United States Army
where he has been serving as
chaplain at Camp Lewis, Wash
ington, has been assigned to the
local church and will arrive the
latter part of this week to take
up his new work. aa
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-07-31
SUPERIOR MAN
is ARRESTED
With Blackmail Of Former
Shipyard President
Is the Man That Caused Investigation
of Shipyard Company by
State officials.

The following clipping taken
from the Duluth News-Tribune
of Tuesday morning will he in
teresting to Washburn readers.
The Tollofsen mentioned in the
dispatch is the man whose COM
plant brought on the investiga-
tion Of the affairs of the Anchor
bodybuilding company by State
officials. w. Nicolaysen was the
man who started the shipyard in
Washburn, being the original
president of the company but
who has since disposed of his in
terests.
Superior, Wis, July 20, 1919
Through the investigation of
federal postoffice inspectors.
Thomas fTollofson, formerly of
Superior, has been arrested by
United States deputy marshalls
at st. Paul on a charge of black
mailing in connection with
letters alleged to have been sent
to w. Nicolaysen, 632 North
Thirty-ninth avenue west,
Duluth.
Tollofson was arraigned before
United States Court Court Com
missioner Samuel Whaley of St.
Paul. He entered a plea of not
guilty and in default of $500
bail, was committed to the Ram
sey county jail. The charge is
that Tollefson mailed the letters
from Superior and it is expected
that an order for removal to the
western district of Wisconsin
will be issued today.
The letters alleged to have
been written by Tollofson were
turned over to the federal post
office inspectors of Duluth and
Superior which resulted in the
arrest of the defendant at ST.
Paul Toll0fson was at one time
county clerk Of Burnett county,
Wisconsin, later going to Su-
perior where he was employed as
a cashier in Ia bank.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-07-31
Returns Home

George, son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
E. Bergman, returned home
Wednesday evening from Camp
Grant where he received his
honorable discharge from the
army after serving with the
American army in France for
more than a year. George was
a member of the Ordinance de-
partment and was also leader OF
the regimental band. He is
looking fine and says he is GLAD
to get back home again.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-07-31
Dental Equipment Arrives

The new equipment for the
dental parlorsof C. O. Wescott,
d. D. S. arrived in the city the
latter part of last week and
have been installedin his offices
with Drs. Frey & Lampson. The
equipment includes all the very
latest machinery to be had In
dental equipment, including
electric drilling machine. cleo
tric sterAizer, x Ray machine,
sanitary bowls and stands.
equipment cabinet, latest chair,
etc.
The office was opened for busi-
ness the first of the week and
Mr.. Wescott is already enjoying
a good practice.
Mr.. Wescott is a graduate OF
the Marqueta dental college
and comes to the ity with the
highest Communications from
the school as being first class
workman. He is a former
Washburn boy and is careful.
and painstaking fellow and he
will undoubtedly succeed in his
chosen profession.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-07-31
Mission Meeting

The Lake Superior District of
Minnesota Conference will meet at
the Swedish Lutheran church Mon
day, August 4th. at 2 p. m. Com
munjon service by Rev. 0. III. Nell
son OF Superior. Short talks will
also be given by E. Floren OF Poplar
and Paul Esping OF Ashland. Even
ing service will be preached bs Rev.
r. Eckbald OF Superior and Rev. K.
j. Nordin of Port Wing. Every
body welcome.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-07-31

good market price This class Of
cherries would also lower the price
of the good fruit if packed with it for
shipment. lsessfA
The cherries are canned in quart
and gallon tin containers. They are
all pitted by machinery, in fact the
greater part of the work of canning is
done by machinery, some of which is
almost human. Ma
Growers Care For Trees Well
Door County has a limestone soil
which is quite an advantage to sue
cessful fruit tree growth. This is
possibly one advantage over the Bay
field district. The climate conditions
are similar only that Door County
does sot have so much weather at a
temperature of Is degrees below zero
ss we do here. This no doubt, ac-
counts for the greater loss of trees in
Bayfield, County than in Door County.
The nursery stock has practically
all come from the same source in both
counties. We find less cultivation
practiced in Bayfield, County which is
very essential step, overlooked by
our growers here. However, there
are a few growers who have given
more time to this and who have lost
less number of trees. From. all in
vestigations and inspections of cherry
trees which have died in Bayfield,
County, the writer wishes to state
that it is his opinion that this loss is
due to slow winter killing of the root
stock. After this is in weakened
condition, it is unable to supply the
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-07-31
Norwegian Luth. Church

No services at the church next
Sunday, if weather permits we will
hold our outing at Fairbanks and
service will be held there at 10
o'clock.
Going out on the Ashland road
look for the flag.
Ladies Aid meet at church
Wednesday, entertained by Mrs.
Rev. Christensen.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-07-31
Ashland Colts Win

Joe Bradle's Colts, an ASH
land aggregation Of base ball
players took team from this
city into camp last Sunday af'
ternoon by score of 10 to |.
Tie game. was played on the
home diamond and was alto
gether onesided.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-07-31
Continued on Page s.
Attention Soldiers

Congressman A. 2. Nelson OF
the 18th District of Wisconsin
writes us that if any of the Bay.
field county boys have not all of
the equipment listed below, that
if they will kindly write to him
at Washington. d. G. for an ap-
plication blank, he will be glad
to. send it to them, and after
they have the same properly
filed out and returned to him
that he will take the matter up
personally with the depart.
ment.
The following articles of
clothing and equipment may be
permanently retained by enlist
ed men upon honorable dis.
charge: l oversea cap (for all
enlisted men who have had SER
vice overseas) or l hat and / hat
cord for all other enlisted men
/ olive drab shirt, service coat
and ornaments, ] pr. breeches,
1 pr. shoes, 1 pr. leggins, waist
belt, l slicker, l overcoat, 2
suits underwear. 4 prs. stock
ings, pr. gloves, l gas mask
and helmet, (if issued overseas)
1 set toilet articles, (if in pos
session when discharged) l
barrack bag, 3 scarlet chevrons.
Any enlisted man who served
in the United States Army dur
ing the present war and who
was honorably discharged or
furloughed to the Reserve since
April 6. 1917, and who has re-
stored TO the Government any
of the above articles, or to whom
for any reason they were never
issued, may make application
for such articles to the Supplies
Division. Office Of the Director
of Storage, Mum nitiOns Building,
Washington, D. G. and similar
clothing and uniform in kind
and value as near as may be
will b,. retHrned to him. The
application should state sizes
required and will be accom-.
panied by affidavit made before
any civil or military officer
authorized to administer oaths
setting forth the soldiers
record Of services since April
1917. the date and place of his
discharge or furlough to The
Reserve, the articles and kline
of clothing restored to the Gov
ernment, whether cotton O. D
or woolen, 0. D. and certifying
that none of the articles applied
for were retained by him at th'
time of his discharge or furlougl
TO the Reserve. or if retained
that they have been restored Il
the government by That Llune.
| Officers and enlisted men VIII
have returned the gas mask o
helmet may MAKE similar appli
cation for these articles anG
they may be issued if available.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-07-31
Land Prices are Going Higher

| AWhu AAhCOb GAS UVihGo AhohOA
2 M Madison. THAT the perma.
nency Of the presint boom il
Land prices which is sweeping
several Of the Mississippi valley
states depends upon how higl
the prices of farm products stay
is the belief of b. Ell. Hibbard
Wisconsin college of Agriculture,
During the war there was
practically y no moveme ent Of land
says Mr.. Hibbard. "Men were
afraid to invest not knowing
how prices would be after the
war ended. But prices contin.
ue to be high after The armistice
and the treaty Of peace have
have been signed.
"While part of this buying and
selling is speculative, it is not
strange thai land values should
increase when the price paid for
farm products is SO much great
er than it was in pre-war days.
Milk for ms tance, is selling for
twice as much as t was in 1915
ana in general all prod ucts have
nearly dou bled IN value. In the
locallties where the land boom
is on, land has advanced from
S25 to 500 dn acre. This is a
mailer increase than the per-
centage increase IN the price of
farm products"
Mr.. Hibbard points out that
it is impossible TO tell accurately
what future prices will. He be-
lieves, however, that prices will
not be low for a long time. He
is not willing to say that he
thinks they will be high. in com
parison to what they were be-
fore the war, in years to come,
Wisconsin land owners are
asking whether or not their land
viii increase greatly in vaiue.
In answering their question,
MIR. Hibbard says that on ac-
count of the long time invest
ment in most Wisconsin, farms,
the rise will be more gradual
bnt that is more likely, for this
reason. that the farmers will
reap the benefits Of the increase
WISCONSIN farms as a rule. !"
says Mr.. Hibbard. "do not lend
themselves readily TO the annual
crop method of farming. AS a
dairy state, the investment is
bound to be a long time one and
this makes it harder for a sud-
den boom to occur"
In the regions where land
prices are booming, Mr.. Hlb-i
bard points out that the tenants
have stopped buying. In fact
he says whether land prices be-
come extremely high. it is hard
er to make the initial payment.
"This rise in land prices
means that upper Wisconsin
will be settled sooner than it
would if this increase in the
value of the older farming Sec
tions had not occurred" says
Mr.. Hibbard. "With the ad-
vance in the price of the land IN
the older farming districts even
though land values in Upper
Wisconsin, will increase, too.
men will find it easier to buy
and to clear the newer land.
Not only that, however, they
will consider it better invest.
ment than to buy land aat $40O
an acre. -
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-07-31
interesting Article Written by Our
County Agent.
SDen Some Time in Door County Getting
Acquainted With Conditions
There.

NOTE--This article was written by
County Agent v. E. Brubaker. who
re :entIy ST ent two days going over the
Door County Cherry district. He hopes
to give few facts which will be of in-
teresr to Cherry growers of Bayfield, &c.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-07-31

A. /. Lien is at Milwaukee this
week where he is attending the an
nual convention of the Retail Clothi-
er's Association.
Editor Don Bell of the Bayfield,
County Press was visitor in the
city Tuesday.