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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-07-01

edge makes the loose girdle and out
lines the square neck, but wider RIB
bon is used for the bow and single
sash end at the side. A bit Of French
ingenuity is revealed in the sm;ck
which develops extra fullness and
length at each side. A leghorn hat.
fringed and wreathed with ostrich.
and satin slippers live up to the re-
qdirements of this delightful dress.
Our American costumer has made
use of black chantilly fiouncing in the
rival frock. The skirt, of two founces.
is attached to plain bodice with fnsl
peplum. The long sleeves flare at the
wrists and there Is fold Of flesh
,colored georgette at the front OF the
square neck. The girdle of blue satin
ribbon slips under the peplum at the
front where two large roses are posed
The ARREST of hats, of black malines
and narrow ribbon, and black satin
slippers with steel buckles are of the
same aristocratic class as black chan
tilly lace.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-07-01
Hard Boiled Eggs.

J. Lester Hyman, farmer near Lo-
gansport, says that on Easter morning
he heard one Of his Black Langshan
hens cackle in the hennery of his
farm. He hurried to the place, and
there on the floor lay nice brown
egg. 1t was still warm. The man pro
ceeded to the house to fry the egg for
breakfast.
Giving it to his wife, who was at
the stove frying other eggs, he asked
that this fresh one be cooked for him.
On attempting to crack the egg to
place the contents in the skillet it was
found to be hard-boiled. Hyman's
hopes of having hen that laid hard
boiled eggs were shattered when his
wife remembered that she had just
placed egg shells taken from boiled
eggs in the hennery and that the hard
boiled egg found had undoubtedly been
left among them.-Indianapolis News.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-07-01
@A7~eA
For Little Girls.

Among the smart tailored frocks re-
Gently brought out for little girls, one
especially good-looking dress was of
tan linen with cuff hem of dark
brown. With this dress brown straw
hat or a tan-colored one with brown
band, and brown shoes and stockings
and hair ribbons should be worn. A
little blue-and-white striped organdie
frock recently seen had stripes of the
waist running vertically and Of the
skirt horizontally. Color combinations
are approved, yellow linen frock hav-
ing cuffs and collar of lavender linen.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-07-01
The World, as General Thing, Has
Little Use for the Man Ad-
dicted to SeIf-Pity.

The trouble with the man in little
trouble is that he is inclined to pity
himself and imagine that he is the
only man who ever had a trouble.
All he can see in the moment OF his
irritation is his own burden. 1t seems
not to occur to him that at the very
moment he is wrestling with his diff
Guilty thousands OF people around him
are fighting against far greater odds
and in much greater danger.
Trouble, anyhow, is part OF the
game Of life. Nobody ever went any
where or did anything worth while
without meeting it in one form or an
other. Let others pity you If they
will, but don't waste any time plying
yourself. The chances are that your
next door neighbor would be tickled
to death If such troubles as you have
were all he had to worry about.-Ex-
change.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-07-01
LIVE STOCK NOTES

First-class draft horses are very
scarce.
The pig grows upon what it eats.
While ii should not be overfed, it
must be supplied with all it will eat
up clean for best development and
growth.
Docking gives the lambs a heater
and more uniform appearance. Long
tailed lambs collect dung, which oft
en- causes maggot trouble during hot
weather.
If you have an ambition TO make a
success as a breeder. to improve the
breed and establish a reputation for
raising a choice lot of extra pigs, it
requires you to acquaint yourself with
all of the best feeding experience to
be had
1t is during the first two or three
weeks that calves are given serious
setbacks from slight Irregularities and
overlooking.
As silage is our cheapest source of
digestible carbohydrates, it can be
used proftably by any animal which
feeds upon grass.
In order TO be successful in the bust
ness of raising goats. either for the
market. or for miIk-production, the
goat owner must give close attention
IL feeding
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-07-01
GIRL PLEADS TO
DIE, KILLS HER
Youths Confession Clears Up
Mysterious Murder in
Michigan.
KISSES HIM GOoD-BY
Boy Tells Weird Story of Chance Ac-
quaintance Pleading for Death
and How He Clicked Her
With Handkerchief.

Pontiac, Mich.-The murder by
strangulation of twenty-year-old Vera
Schneider, telephone operator, was
solved by a confession of Arson Best,
twenty-one years old, of Flint, who
under a grilling by Prosecutor Gill
lespie admitted the murder.
The confession was weird affair.
Best asserting the girl, with whom he
said he had struck up an acquaint-
ance in the street, declared she was
tired of living and forced him to
strange her with his handkerchiefs
despite his protest.
Miss Schneider's body was found on
the porch of partially constructed
house. There were signs Of a severe
struggle, but the girl had not been
criminally attacked.
Here Is the Confession.
Following is Best's confession:
"Vera Schneider spoke to me and
/ spoke and we turned right around
and she started to talk to me-" Best
said. rShe wanted to 60 downtown
anu SOt W tlttAhis W HCAs uIiu tOhu
her my name and asked her name and
/ asked her how she came to speak
to a strange fellow.
"She seemed to be discouraged over
something and told her it was no use
feeling that way about It, SO we walk
ed down Saginaw street and crossed
the street and after we crossed the
railroad track, we crossed the street
back and went down Auburn street un-
til we came to this house.
eve stopped on the sidewalk and
she threw both arms around my neck
and kissed me and we sat there and
talked little while.
'She was discouraged over some.
thing, brit wouldn't say what it was
she wouldn't tell me, and finally she
asked me If would kill her. She said
she wanted to die and l told her II
was no use feeling that way because
other people in the world didn't think
that way.
"She asked me IL / had a handker-
chief or something, that she wanted
me to choke her to death.
II kept refusing and finally she asg'
ed me to and. took the handkerchief
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-07-01
BEEF PRODUCED FOR FAMILY
More Is Bought From Village Butcher
Than Is RAISED on Farm-Little
Veal Killed.

The farmer buys more beef than
he takes from the farm. Only about
10 per cent OF meat furnished by the
average farm is beef. In the north
and west the average consumption of
beef per family is nearly 300 pounds
and in the south it is less than 100
pounds, according to the United States
department of agriculture.
The beef animal killed for home
use may be a beef steer or an I'M
profitable COW, or a heifer that does
not promise to be good producer
and would not bring good price for
beef on the market. Very little veal
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-07-01
HEALS RUNNING SORES

IT feel 1t my duty to write you letter
Of thanks for your wonderful Peters0n's
Ointment. I had running sore on my
Left leg for one year. 1 began to use
now it Is healed."-A. G. Giibrath, 7O3
Reed ST., Erie Pa
For years / have been selling through
druggists a large box of PETERSON'S
OINTMENT for IS cents. The healing
power In this ointment is marvellous
Eczema goes in a few days. Old sores
heal up like magic; piles that other reme-
dies do not seem to even relieve are
speedily conquered. Pimples and nasty
blackheads disappear in week and the
distress of chatting goes in few minutes
Mail orders filled. Peterson Ointment Co.,
Inc, Buffalo, N. Y.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-07-01
Dyed Lace.

There is much use Of dyed lace. In
fact, by dyeing the lace to match the
frock on which 1t Is worn 1t can be
used with much more variety than In
the old way. To be sure, when you
use undyed lace oyer another color
you have a better opportunity to see
its delicate design, but that does not
seem to worry the fashionable wom-
an of today who is willing to pay for
most expensive laces without concern
ing herself to show off their delicate
design. La fact. she wears her lace
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-07-01

quite differently from the way lace
used 10 be worn. Once, you know,
lace was usually applied in n smooth
piece collar or bolero, or as strips,
but now even costly lace is plated or
Topped up and used with the most
amazing lavishness.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-07-01
Teaching Music 70 the Young,

Children are now taking In the mu-
steal work in the Roman choirs as
early as seven years Of age, says q
writer in the Etude in discussing the
Importance of early training in music
for church purposes. They are not
merely taught in the music they are to
sing, but are given very thorough
drill in solfeggio, and, when necessary,
at the proper time In harmony and in
music in general.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-07-01
Mklckn in Mule Feed

Cynthiana, Ky.-Though many brands
of liquor have originated in this coun-
ty it has been dry here recently until
three young men shifted the fumes of
a certain brand Of horse and mule"
feed. They boiled some, adding lit
tie water, and then sampled it. For
four days they knew no more.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-07-01
"EIue" Law Is Beaten.

Huntington, w. Va.-William Brown,
charged with clearing land on Sunday
in violation Of the. states "blue" laws,
was found not guilty. Brown testified
that he was cutting dowr trees for
firewood, and this coming under the
head of necessities, he was freed.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-07-01
Keen Boot Buttons On.

Take common shoe lace, make
hele Ia the kid Of the boot large
enough to take the eye Of each but
ton. Then pass the shoe lace, which
should be new and strong, through the
eyes Of the buttons, fastening it at
each end with as fiat knot as pos
sible.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-07-01
old.Eashioned Stitches

New lingerie is being displayed with
the old-fashioned fagot stitch for a
trimming. Sometimes 1t Is used in a
contrasting color, sometimes in self
shade, and is very effective.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-07-01

model it's tailored character. Wide
tucks are unusual, but great many
models employ very narrow ones and
pin tucks like those that embellish the
smock pictured. An attractive detail
in this smeck appears in velvet ribbon
bands at the waist, and a velvet rib
bon girdle.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-07-01
Ginnham Trims Tricotine.

This is to be season of bright con-
trasts, SO behold even tricotiae frocks
trimmed with collar and vest Of
French Bingham, the edge Of the latter
frilled well down toward the hem Of
the skirt
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-07-01

is killed on the farm for home use.
Much Of the beef bought by farmers
is bought in the summer from village
butchers who operate meat wagons or
cars in the country. On the average
farm there are no facilities for keep
ing fresh meat during warm weather.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-07-01
RattIesnake Drank Babv's MIX

PIeasanton, GAIA five-foot rattle
snake curled up on a shelf drinking
her baby's milk out of pan was the
sight that met the eyes Of Mrs. Manuel
PARENT, when she went into her pam
try. Neighbors killed the reptile.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-07-01
Barracks to Solve HOUSING PROBLEM.

Louisville, Ky-To help solve the
housing problem here, the Rotary
club is asking Washington for permls
sion to throw open the Camp Taylos
barracks as temporary homes. Thou
sands could be sheltered. 1t is said.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-07-01
praped skirts Are RecomInn.

Draped skirts are becoming to the
slim woman or the debutante, and
when made Of wolfe or taffeta fall liz
soft, graceful lines.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-07-01
A Fair Question.

Money isn't everything" mo. But
have you succeeded in buying 2 beef
steak with anything else?"
KEEP TROUBLES TO YOURSELF
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-07-01

HONEY, PURE EXssgACTED. $500 60 LIB.
CAN; $275O cans; $E7Q 10 lib. pail; 10.
pail s145; Chris Bahr. Alnont. n. OAK
The north Mississippi herald., 1920-06-18
DRY ACT IS UPHELD
BY SUPREME COURT
lIoUORITES GIVEN KNOCKOUT
BLOW BY ACTION OF HIGH
EST TRIBUNAL
VOLSTEaD ACT Is VALID
Lower Courts Are Upheld-Asserted
That Government Has Right to
Define What Constitutes
an Intoxicant.

Washington-The prohibition amend
ment and the enforcement act were
held constitutional by the supreme
court in a unanimous decision.
While attorneys for the interests at
tacking the two measures were grant
ed permission to file motions Tor re-
hearings, the decision was regarded
generally as striking death blow to
the hopes of the vets.
The courts opinion, rendered by JUS
tice Van de Vanter, was sweeping. 1t
held that the amendment not only
came within the amending power con-
ferred by the federal constitution, Dut
was lawfully proposed and now was
the law of the land. While recognlz-
ing that Congress has limitations IN
respect to the enforcement of laws re-
garding beverages, the court held
these limits were not transcribed in
the enforcement act restricting alco-
solic content of intoxicants to one
half of one per cent
While New York, New Jersey and
Wisconsin acts permitting manufac-
ture and sale of beverages of more
than one-half of one per cent alco-
holic content were not entirely IN
yolved, the decision was interpreted
as invalidating them. The court said
the first section of the amendment or
it's own forces 'invalidates any legfs-
lative act-whether by Congress, by
state legislature or by a territorial as
sembly-which authorized or sane
tions what the section prohibits
Concurrent power granted by the
amendment to the federal and state
governments to enforce prohibition,
the court further held, "does not en-
able Congress or the several states to
defeat or thwart prohibition, but only
to enforce it by appropriate means"
The decision Of the court was set
forth in II conclusions covering seven
separate proceedings. These proceed
ngs included original suits brought
by the state of Rhode Island directly
attacking the constitutionality of the
amendment.
The north Mississippi herald., 1920-06-18
LABOR MEETING ON TREATY
American Federation of Labor, In Ses-
sion at Montreal, Takes Stand
on Question.

Montreal-Ratificati OF the peace
treaty without any reservations that
would iniure the effectiveness OF the
covenant of the league of nations was
demanded of the United States senate
in resolutions presented by delegates
for adoption by tn American Fedora
ton of Labor at its annual conven-
ton here.
The convention also was asked to
make emphatic and earnest protest
against the tactics" in congress which
have prevented ratification of the
treaty. This was asked in resolu-
ton presented by delegates in support
of the report OF the federation's eXecu-
tive council. which has ascertalned
that Gin addition to labors broad IN
terest in the treaty from the viewpoint
of American citizenship, it has
specific and definite interest in the
labor section of the treaty" The coun-
ell also has pointed out that American
labor is deprived CT Representatives IN
the International Labor Bureau, mat
ter of ''vital importance" unless the
treaty is ratified.
The north Mississippi herald., 1920-06-18
Eaptist Eoreiqn Work.

richmond, MISUNDERSTANDING Of an
appropriation of 81 900, 600 for launch
ing a new missionary work in Russia,
the establishment Of large orphan
age in Rome to serve the whole of
Italy, the establishment of a theOlog-
ical seminary in Central Europe, prob
ably at Prague, and the continuation
of relief work in Belgium, France and
other needy countries of Europe were
determined upon at the annual meet
ing of the foreign mission board of
the Southern Baptist Convention here.
The north Mississippi herald., 1920-06-18
OBSERVER At
SPA CONFERENCE
UNITED STATES CAN TAKE NO
PART OFFICIALLY IN THE
MEETING.
QUESTION OF INDEMNITY
Failure Of Senate to Ratlfy the YER
sailIes Treaty Leaves This Coun-
try Without Authority to Have
Representation.

Washington. = The United States
government probably will be repre-
sented by an observer" during the
forthcoming allied conference at Spa.
No formal invitation has been re-
ceived to send an official representa-
tive. The Belgian government has in
dicated that it would be pleased to
have us represented.
In view of tAe failure of the senate
to ratify the Versailles treaty it Is
felt that there is little ground for
sending an American to the Spa con-
vention.
AS one of Germany's creditors, the
United States is not directly concerned
with the payment of reparations. IN
der existing conditions, the United
States can do no more than state its
claims for damages against Germany.
These approximate $750,000,0 900.
Not having ratified the German
treaty, the United States cannot press
her claims. which are recognized In
the treaty. Just how these claims can
be collected under the present anoma-
lous situation is not at all clear.
Germany has pledged virtually
everything she has to her creditors
under the Versailles treaty. While
the United States is a signatory to
the treaty, it has not been ratified
here and is not in force so far as this
country is concerned.
Until the United States becomes
full fledged party to the Versailles
treaty or negotiates separate treaty
with Germany, which could be done
only with the approval Of the allies,
because they virtually hold a mort
gage on all Germany has, no method
of settlement presents itself.
1t is in it's lack Of provisions coV-
ering this point tEat the absurdlty OF
the Knox peace resolution, which the
president vetoed, is said to be clearly
shown.
The north Mississippi herald., 1920-06-18
UNCLE SAM PAYS
ALLIED WAR BILLS
CLAIMS AMOUNTING TO MORE
THAN EIGHT HUNDRED MIL
LIONS ARE SETTLED.
REPORT ON LIQUIDATION
To Offset This, United States Sold
Enormous Amounts of War Sup
plies to Foreign Countries and
Had Large Surplus.

Washington.-Claim made against
the United States by the associated
and allied powers and their nationals
finally were settled for s893,716,09a
while the surplus war materials and
stocks of the American forces over
seas were disposed of for 1922, $685. ,235,
the war department liquidation COM
mission says in its final report, sub
mitted to Secretary Baker.
Settlements were summarized as fol-
lows:
With France, $74S,392,O04; with
Great Britain, S112,99G,912; with Bel
gium, $2,279.S27; with Italy, $12,620,-
173; with individuals, ST., 7,427,175.
Sales were listed as follows:
Bulk sale of war supplies to France,
100000 900: other sales, including
those to France. Belgium, Poland,
Czecho-Slovakia, Sarvia and other lib
Grated nations of the near east, $412,-
923,225.
Besides the SS23 100000 worth Of
war supplies sold abroad the commits
sion says $672.OOO,Oo0 worth were re-
turned to the United States.
THE settlement of Claims the re-
port says, has eliminated countless
opportunities for annoying contro-
versies, creating many sources of bit
terness between us and peoples of our
allies"
The north Mississippi herald., 1920-06-18
AFTER THE TAX DODGERS
Bureau Of Internal Revenue Preparing
for a Roundup of Big and Little
Tax Evaders.

Washington.-The bureau of inter
nal revenue is preparing to launch a
drive that is expected to net the gov
ernment millions of dollars in delin-
quent taxes The drive will be stimuli
taneous in every section of the coun-
try and all agencies OF the treasury
department will be utilized to round
up those who nave failed to make any
returns or have made fraudulent re-
turns. Special attention will be di-
rected to the collection of the excise
tax On sales by manufacturers, the So
called luxury taxes, the jewelry tax,
the tax on toilet articles and proprie-
tary medicines, the soft drink tax and
the admission tax.
The north Mississippi herald., 1920-06-18
MEETINGS ARE POSTPONED
Sessions of Supreme Council and Con.
ference with Germans Will Not Be
Held Until July.

Paris.-Another postponement of the
supreme council meeting at Brussels
and of the conference with the Ger
mans at Spa has become necessary.
I understand that the allied leaders
have now practically decided to hold
the general Brussels conference oR
July 2. and this will be followed by the
discussioAs with Chancellor MueSe1
ss,,.- sff u.vyssss,s on ssesry-55. =
This further postponement of the
Spa negotiations which were to have
been held June q is the direct result
of complaints from the Italian gov
ernment. 1t is understood that Italy
IS discontented with the portion OF the
German reparations money which the
French and British premiers decided
to allot her.
The north Mississippi herald., 1920-06-18
MATERIAL GUT IN
J NATIONAL DEBT
CLAIM is MADE THAT BUDGET
FOR FISCAL YEAR ABOUT
BALANCES.
HOUSTON MAKES STATEMENT
Great Expansion Commercial Credits
During Year, But Big Liquidation
of U. S. War Securities
Reported.

shington.-Secretary Houston, In
writing to the bankers of the country,
declared that the completed opera
tions of the treasury for the fiscal
year ending with this month, should
show little, il any, deficit, the govern
ment having about balanced its budget
current receipts against current dis
bursements-for the first full fiscal
year after the fighting stopped
Though the first quarter of the
present fiscal year showed deficit
of about $4,000, 900" Mr. Houston
said, "in the second quarter there was
a surplus of over $150,000000, in the
third quarter there was a surplus OF
nearly 100000, $50, and the fourth
quarter should also show a surplus.
The total gross debt of the United
States, which on June 80, 1919,
amounted to nearly $25 800, 900, 600,
and on August 81, 1919, amounted to
nearly s26,600,0 100000, had been re-
duced on May 81, 1920, to less than
S25, 1000 100000 The floating debt out
standing Qoan and tax certificates)
1S. Most of this will be paid out OF
over 3.250000,000, and on August 81,
1919. to nearly $4,000 100000 had been
reduced on May 81 1920, to less than
$3.50, coo.
THE reduced ordinary and public
debt disbursements have made poss1-
Bile a very important reduction in
the amount of the net balance in the
;,,
to the reduction of the debt
The secretary declared that both
gross debt and floating debt would
be further greatly reduced by the re-
tirement of nearly $1,000,000, 600 in
treasury certificates due about July
which on June 80, 1919, amounted to
taxes falling due this month, but to
meet the balance and to provide for
current requirements of the govern
ment up to July Is the treasury has
decided to offer about S400, 100000 in
new certifications, in two series, one
bearing interest at six per cent and
maturing June 10, 1921, and the other
bearing ~ per cent interest and ma
sJrs4 Jan &, 19a Both series will
De dated June Is.
Discussing the outlook for the COM
ing fiscal year, the secretary said
there would be a further reduction
of both the gross and floating debts
In the first two quarters, aHi that
unless additional burdens should be
imposed by future legis. 2tion there
would be very important reduction
in the last two quarters.
"The period of upwards of y
months since the floation Of the Vic
tory loan" Mr. Houston continued.
"has witnessed great expansion of
commercial credits, but steady liqui-
dation of United States government
war securities. The federal reserve
Banks combined loans and discounts
secured by government war securi-
ties have been reduced by more than
$4e0, ,000, 900, though they have in
creased their loans and investments
by about $1.200.000 900"