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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-06-05
Overseas Men Return to This City
During the Past Week
AL Have Seen Fighting in France and
Many We're With the Famous
32nd Division.

Fifteen of Washburn's 3 fighting
men, a large number of whom
left this city during 1917 with
the Bayfield, County company,
arrived in the city during the
past week, having received their
honorable discharge from the
army.
These men come from the
real lighting front where they
have seen much active service,
being members of the American
army which broke through the
Hindenberg line and so upset
the morale of the German forces
that they were compelled to ask
for peace.
Three OF the boys were on the
ill.fated steamer Tuscania which
was torpedoed off the Irish
coast and sunk. Casperson
leaped into the water and was
saved as was also Joanis and
Wiley who we're taken off the
boat by destroyer.
Many of the boys returning
were members of the famous
S2nd Division which was given
the name lies Terribles" by
the French for their daring
method OF lighting. The S2nd
Division was never known to rec
treat. ssaA
The experiences which the
boys have had while overseas
has been varied and interesting.
Washburn is proud OF them and
wesare glad to welcome them
home again.
The contingent arriving this
week is the largest yet to arrive.
Heretofore the boys have been
arriving by ones and twos.
There still remains few OF
the old Bay field County COM
pany to return to this city but
it is expected that before an
other months over practically
all of the boys will have arrived
home.
Bayfield, county expects to
hold q big celebration in honor
OF her fighting boys and com.
mittee Of the County Board has
been appointed to have charge
ofthe arrangements but up to
this time the committee have
been unable to set q date for the
reason thatit was not known
when the boys would return,
It's expected that the celebra.
tion will be held some time with.
in she next thirty days and the
committee expect to make it one
ofthe biggest celebrations ever
held in the county.
Among the boys returning to
this city the past week are
Robert Sterling, Wallace E,
Woodhead, Gilbert x. Calder,
Leslie M. Olson. Malcolm E.
Moore. Owen Paulson. Fred
Gregoire. Chester Hansen, Ed
Blexrude, Soren Raarup, Edwin
Swanson, Asa Wiley. Alfred
from bley. Carl Joanis and FREQ
, CespersOn.s
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-06-05
Methodist Episcopal Church
D. w. Davis, Pastor.

Sunday School 9:45 a. m.
ChiIdren's Day Program 1890
a. M. Epworth League z p. m.
public worship 8 p. m. A meet
ing of the Board of Trustees
Monday evening at 8 o'clock
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-06-05
With Which to Begin Preliminary
Work on High School Building
Resolution Passed at Tuesday Meeting
OF the Council. Some
Opposition.

| The city council at their Tues
DAY meeting was confronted
with the question of appropri-
atlng the sum of $4,000 with
TO start the preliminary work of
erecting a new nigh school build
ing In this city, when members
OF the school board when ap-
peared before that body and
asked that a resolution be passed
appropriating that sum to be
used for purchasing site and
other preliminary work so that
the work may be started next
spring.
Very few of the council men
were aware of the fact that the
matter was to be brought before
them at 80 early a date, although
some acuion along this line has
been expected. The school
board at their last meeting
passed a resolution to the effkct
that it was necessary that a new
high school building be erected
and recommended that the coun-
Gil be asked to appropriate the
sum of of $4,000 as a start, but
so far as We have been able to
learn the result of the action of
the school board was not con-
veyed to the council members
and the appearance of repre-
sentatives of the school board
before the council ! with their
proposition created some little
excitement and some of the
councilmen were at a loss to
know just what to do without
informing themselves on the
proposition.
Alderman Nelson Of the 4th
ward voiced his sentiments
against the proposition, believ-
ing that this was no time for the
city to go into a proposition that
required such a large expediture
and when the resolution was
presented appropriating the sum
there were four votes against
the proposition.
No one doubts the need of a
high school in the city and the
school board feel that if the
work is to be done next year
start will have to be made this
year. The amount appropriated
by the council is only sufficient
to purchase site and prepare pre-
liminary plans and it will be
necessary for the city to bond
in order to complete the build
ing.
Alderman Harry Risler Of the
1st ward rendered his resigna-
tion to the council because of his
leaving the city and Nels M.
Oscar was appointed to fill'the
vacancy.
James Darrah was appointed
as dog catcher and it will be his
duty to collect the dog license as
required by ordinance.
The usual number Of city bills
were passed upon but aside from
this little other business of i'm
portance was taken up.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-06-05
To Make Drive

The National Woman's Christian
Temperance Union Drive for one
million dollars and one million mem
bers has been called. The quota fol
the w. c. T. u. Union is s. SO pei
member. They will make theil
house to house canvas on June 10th.
Any person who does not care to bt
solicited may put piece of white
paper in their window.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-06-05
Two Memorial Programs Held in
This City
One on Decoration Day and the Other
on Sunday. Good Crowds Out and
Fine Exercises We're Held.

Memorial Day, this year, was
fittingly observed by the people
of this city when two complete
programs were held in observ-
ance of the occasion, one being
held on Friday afternoon and
the other on Sunday afternoon.
The two programs were ar
ranged under the direction of
the Mems Club of the Congre-
gational church with the assist
ance of others. The program
on Friday consisted of exercises
at the lake front and at the
cemetery.
The program began at the lake
front at 1:30 o'clock with the
singing of America by the
audience, led by Mrs. G.. F.
Morris and choir. This was fol-
lowed by a short talk by Rev.
George Waters who called the
roll of the soldiers and sailors
buried at sea and for those
buried across the seas.
Young ladies', members of the
Joan of Arc Circle Of the Red
Cross, dressed in white and
wearing white crowns, acted as
flower girls. AS the names of
the roll were called a young lady
carried a wreath of flowers to
the water front and cast them
upon the waters. The roll as
called was as follows:'
Sailors and Marines, who died
at sea
Edwin Bolin, died at sea.
Fred Arseneau, died at sea
and buried in France.
Carl Smith, killed in action.
Carl Finstad, killed in action.
August Bodin, killed in action.
Charley Peck, killed in action.
Kenneth MacRae, died in
France.
Rev. FIR. Hyacinth then offered
prayer for the boys whose lives
had been given in the service of
their country.
|. At the completion of this part
of the exercises parade was
formed at the water front, Cap
tain H. H. Peavey taking charge
of the parade, which formed
with the drum corps in the lead
followed by the G. A. r. veterans
mothers and fathers Of the boys
killed during the recent war,
boy scouts, young ladies' carrying
American flag, Veterans of the
Spanish-American war, veterans
of the World War, lodges and
school children, the parade
wended its way to the cemetery.
One of the inspiring features of
the parade was the large turnout
Of soldiers in uniform. There
were about sixty in line. many
of whom had seen active service
ON the fields of battle in France
while all had seen some service
with the colofs during the war.
At the cemetery roll call and
prayer was given by Rev. D. w.
Davis and this was followed by
Memorial Day address by At
torney Charles F. Morris.
The decorating Of the graves
of soldiers with the American
tiage and the strewing of flowers
upon the graves was done by a
squad of soldiers under command
of Corporal Hawkes. Of Co. d.
and by the girls of the Joan of
Arc circle. The exercises at the
cemetery closed with prayer by
Rev. Christiansen.
The graves of soldiers decor
ated at the cemetery as read
upon the roll call were the fol-
lowing:
G. A. r.
M. H. Hull, Downey, Sanders.
Spanish-American War
Tohn Wonrahc E<lu,ir TonE
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-06-05
World War
i Sten, Byron E. Jacob

SOu.
World War
Evard Sten, Byron +. Jacob
son.
The program on Sundaycon-
sisted of singing, quartetts and
a fine memorial address by Hors
C. A. Lamoreaux OF Ashland
with the invocation by Rev,
Waters and the benediction by
Rev. Davis. Attorney Macleod
acted as Chairman. The address
by Mr.. Lamoreaux was very
fine indeed and was delivered in
a fine manner by the Ashland
speaker. The audience was not
as large as the committee would
like to have seen but the pro.
gram was excellent.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-06-05

j. P. jacobson and wife leave this
evening for Park Falls from which
place they will go on Elm auto trip
with the Bogie family to points in.
Wisconsin.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-06-05

6 Douglas, son of Mr.. and Mrs. A.
C. MACPHERSON was operated on at
Ashland Monday for the removal ol
tonsils and adenoides.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-06-05
Try an Ad Tonic

10 keep the pulse Of Ibusi-
ness beating. This paper is
the best medium.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-04

ed and the country "do business See your home show. It's good thing do.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-04
TRAFFIC COMMITTEE REPORT
KXT ITH ONE major exception the report of the
 WY committee will commend itseLf Lo the views 2

KXT TTH ONE major exception the report of the Traffic w committee will commend itself to the most citizens of Bridgeport.
 Who object to temporary ion 0 the Bridgeport lines from the remainder of the property the of the Bney which give speed Guent service.
 The provisions for controlling traffic for the most part excellent and those that less excellent would per aps commend themselves to anybody who had studied problem instead of taking merely casual view of it.
 The cool proposal to kill off the jitneys is commend able The neys do traffic But they do afford cheap and efficient transportation numbers of working people, of class whose interests often overlooked.
 Nothing whatever should be done make for he ney to live until at least trolley five ass and service is what should be- When this happens he neys will be unable to ve and will not be necessary Ito legislate them out of business.
 right that the best serving people should preva but wrong to egislae business of Mo help another
 ought to be instructive to study the conditions which the trolley monopoly with millions behind it. high priced sep charge of it. has become unable compete driven by private This situation Improvement of the trolley service the legislative suppress sion jitneys. There adding oil leislate against the oldest rights ual the right to goods and passengers his vehicle
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-04
LOOKING BACK 50 YEARS

 The Capt of n appearance since his
   Beardsy of he ion The freight delaysd this to the removed hall street the hall the PIT Mayor for Saturday
  list of 1905 the contingent of the city  at monthly meeting this CFda complete the arrangements A in  successfully the fractured  A of schnds 
  5s required had communicated with the fire board andy rail and
  
 
  eleven of a the other
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-04
SENATE ROUND ROBIN

tT~ HE ROUND ROBIN signed by 37 senators document 1 which by itself annals of America there is nothing which equals it. purely partisan affair it has but object destroy the influence of the President abroad; it attempt to reduce negligible quantity the authority of America the world To such extreme does pa jealousy mingled with economic fear, bring group of who lack nevertheless intelligence in the social
 spirit is not new n world as old as man. Often in the history of the has happened that those charged with the responsibility have unwsey stood in the c those had it.
 Upon t. face of it the senatorial Round Robin makes the existing draft of the League of Nations impossible but only perhaps upon it's face.
 Deep the desire world unity the purpose make end of More and power passing into the hands of social who want world unity Even in the United The President will doubtless go way, doing the best he to exercise his constitutional powers a treaty maker.
 If the President has made bIunder and only the event prove that he has, may be said 10 consist his passion for publicity The constitution places the treaty making power the The treaty upon requires 1imaOn by twohrd of the senate. The custom has been executive make the treaty the of presiding it's formulation This being done the instrument has been submitted to the senate for its acceptance rejection
 President justified the uages of the American government in retaining his couns iii the time for the presentation of the instrument for ratification The duty to accept reject the would then be imposed upon the senate and there would have been no Round Robins for the humiliation of the American people and their executive.
 Nor would be wise hastily jump to the conclusion that the President has erred well be that the ubmis of original accompanied desire to know the most partisan objection and the President may carefully have considered the advantages to be obtained by permitting the American people to have insight long in ad vance, into the minds of the Round Robin senator's
 When he entered Boston the President been of the opinion of these gentlemen else he would have frankly invited them to contest of strength with the people.
 That contest is well begun Presently America will know just what is the disposition peace the American peo
 e and how representative of them the Round Robin 5Inay be-
 Logic of events is the direction peace agree ment It will presently be that the international protec ton of labor is feature that has teeth in it, which will The world has changed It cannot go the way The Round Robin senators do not appreciate the change, the inevitable consequences that follow
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-04
TROLLEY SHOULD CHARGE FIVE GENT FARES FINDS
 TRAFFIC COMMISSION

tory bounded by the Pequonnoclz river, Madison avenue, South avenue and Park avenue.
 The second district is bounded by Boston avenue and, North avenue, by South avenue, west by Park avenue, and east by Yellow NH pond and Pembroke lake.
 Territory outside of tho second dis trict constitutes the rd district Proposals are made for the enlarge ment of the Plaza territory, and for the improvement of the territory now occupied by the Plaza
 Among the important trafffo regula- tons recommended are the following:
 Creation of the first traffic district to include the business center of the city and from which vehicles used exclusively for advertising purposes would 1be excluded.
 To prohibit teams and trucks from backing up to curbs for a period of more than 10 minutes. In no case would a team or truck be allowed to o'bstruct trolley cars.
 Elimination of devices making ex- ceSsive noises to the inconvenience of the public
 A law to prevent the operation of motor vehicles from which excessive smoke Is omitted. This would also prohibit the operation of motor cars which are continually leaking oil on the streets.
 It would be unlawful for a motor driver to turn his machine on any street in the first traffic street inter- section where the car could be turned without backing up.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-04

census but would help in preventing people from running away from their just debts. In the original measure prepared some time ago it was pro- yided that truckmen should report to the police once a week whom they moved and where to they moved them.
 T. H. Coon, a trIckman in opposing the ordinance, said he would like to have it explained and what was pro- posed. He claimed 1t was a new hear ing and no ordinance had been read. Aldermen MCManus and Cornell back ed him up in this and after a short squabble it was voted to hold the hearing at the next meeting Of the Board of Aldermen.
 Alderman Hogan (DemocraD, in- troduced a resolution asking that a building line of eight feet be estab- lished on all city streets accepted by the city Several petitions of minor importance were read and the report of the traffic commission was referred to the committee without reading, in order to haEten ths deqaztuRa ot
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-04

The Traffic Commission, the mem bers of which are Walter B. Lashar, George M. Flames and William E. SeeIey reported to the common coun- ciI. last night a drastic system of traffic regulation and improvement.
 It is suggested that the Connecticut Company lines be cut off from the res of the system, for a period of trial operation in Bridgeport. There should be 50 Birney cars, to carry urban short haul traffic, and schedules should be on a, five-minute headway. Suburban and inter-city cars should be heavy cars. operated on skip stop principles.
 The virtual legislative extinction of the jitney is recommended by the we'll known method of requiring an insurance bond.
 A committee ought to be raised, headed by Charles G. Sanford to give effect to the recommendations for a trial operation. MT. Sanford is chair man of the board of the First Bridge port National bank, and a Federal trustee in charge of the properties of the Connecticut Company, with other trustees.
 Tho Connecticut Company some years ago became a ward of the Fed eral government, when the affairs of ined, and found to be in bad shape. The trolley properties were set off and ordered sold.
 Three traffic districts are proposed The first traffic district is the terri
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-04

As a result of motor vehicle acci- dents in Bridgeport and vicinity yes terday two people are dead and eight are in the hospital. Bridgeport epidemic of accidents started soon af- ter the noon hour yesterday
 John KudHp. age F years, of 25o Princeton street, was roller skating at Fairfield avenue and Princeton street. He started to cross Fairfield avenue, darting directly in front of an automobile owned and driven by William R. Willis of 353 Carroll ave- nue. Witnesses stated the accident was unavoidable. The hudHp boy died almost immediately.
 An automobile driven by George Humphrey, and owned by Charles N. Choate of 90 Brooklawn avenue struck Joseph ChiarelIa, age 13, ot 2O9 Warren street, near State and Warren streets. as he was crossing ths street. Witnesses stated that Hum phreys was entirely blameless, as the boy ran in front of the machine, The Chiareua boy was taken to St. Vim cents hospital, and it was thought at first examination he had received nothing more serious than a fractured leg Further examination at the hospital disclosed, however, that he received a fracture of the skull which will probably cause his death. Nc arrest has been made.
 Louis Susteen of 545 Housatonic aveneUe was placed under arrest and held in bonds of $500. early last night when the automobile truck which he was driving coIEded with 2 motOrcy- cle with a vide car driven by Mrs.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-04
WHEN COAL OIL JOHNNY GOES TO SEA
 By EDWARD \. HURLEY
By EDWARD N. HURLEY

Europe with S20 tons, and bunkered twiee-in san Francisco and the Per sian Gulf-but turned an honest
 penny by using some of the tank ca Dacity to carry an oil cargo from one port to another.
 The steamer made the voyage in 800 days; the motor ship in 236 days. The steamer carried 7.500 tons of cargo:
 the motor ship $500 tons. The cost
 of coal-norraal times-was $41,2T5.
 and the cost of oil for the motor ship
 was S12.94Q-a swing of nearly 70
 per cent. The coa- burner carried II
 stOkers; the motor ship none. The
 motor ship carried an engine-room
 force of 1S men as against l 9 for the
 coal burner. So there was q saving 2
 in fuel amounting to 70 per cent, q
 saving in time of more than 20 per
 cen, and an increase in cargo of
 nearly 15 per cent.
 These figures become most signif-
 cant when reduced to terms of early
 operating costs. Suppose each ship
 cost Sl,OOO,OOO. The motor ship saved
 $2S,335 on fuel alone in eight months.
 That amounts to about 4 per cent.
 annual interest on the entire invest ment in the ship.
 Anu llllS Is OnlF a com parlSOn or
 dollars on a, coaI-burning ship and a motor ship running on an old
 fashioned coal burners schedule The coal burner spent 183 days al sea and IT days in port. The motor ship spent 1+O days at sea and 96 days in port Because the worlds s
 cargo business is still organized on Wasteful lines, with slow turn-round d in port, the motor ship dwadled away ! more than three months in port; whereas, with cargo facilities organ i ized on a motorship basis, her greater radius and fleibiHty in operation
 would have made it possible to save much of this time. If the maritirne world can tackle this one item of waste after the war, 1t may go far l toward paying off the worlds war debt.
 And the cost sheets do not show 1 that other great item of betterment 1 morale in the ships crew.
 The Morale of Sailors. 1 The worlds shipping before the war had got Into such desperate i straits in morale that the men who ] go down to the sea in ships were seI- ! dom able to marry and maintain fam i flies. There are some British figures 1 that snow this condition ln a SCrlk- l ing way. About 0,co0 British sea i men living in the United Kingdom ! come under the hea1th-insurance law. l This law provides a maternity of i about 25 children annually, which is
 a, general average, 60,O00 seamen, if 1 married, should claim 5000 maternity 1 benefits yearly.
 Actually, less than 500 maternity 1 benefits a year are said to have been 1 paid to British merchant seamen' s 1 families in normal times; and this is 1 said to indicate a worldwide condt- ] ton among merchant sailors It i shows one of the worlds essential fn- 1 dustries disintegrating through blind ! competition, and in my opinion the ] remedy must be some form Of inter i national system, if not control, and a building up of wages, skill, and nor | ale which will give the seamen 2 l home and a family, like the rail l roader or machinist
 With the motor ship we can have an entirely new era in ocean trans