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Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-03-05
Ladysmith Basketball TIE M
Will Play at Eau Claire
On March IL
and l3
NORTHLAND COLLEGE
TRIMS LOCALS, "a TO "a
Ladysmith Quintet Makes Game Fight
But Slows Down Near
End of Contest

The American Legion basketball team
of this city will play at the tournament
at Eau Claire March II and Is. Mem
bers of this team are: l.. Bliffert and
Carl N0lkman., forwards: Will Luell.
center: Irwin True and Frederick
SchiOtz, guards
The American Legion team. also frc-
quently called the alumni or city team.
defeated team representing Troop X
Gy the one-Sided score of 81 to II last
Friday evening. Will Luell shot to-
tai of twenty baskets for the 4. l..
team during the game.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-03-05
FARM NEWS

L. Nj. Jacobson, one of our pro-
grcsSive farmers who lives Il mile
south of Ladysmith on the Gates road,
says one NeWs-Budget is not enough
for him to SEND to his friends back
home. who are looking for farm homes,
so he ordered six extra copies of this
weeks issue and will mail them all out
to his friends This shows the value
Of this paper is being recognized as a
medium for advertising land. Hun
dreds of copies of every issue of this
paper go to men who have bought land
here and live in other states and hun
dreds more are mailed out by local sub
Scribers and those men tell us that the
News-Budget is passed from neighbor
to ncighbOr back in the ''old home cOun-
try"
j. G. BOster. of Emmetsburg, Iowa,
arrived here Monday to look over the
farm he purchased last fall of j. j..
Schneider. Mr.. Boster will put Il good
fence around his farm this fall, will
finish the house and paint it, and
otherwise improve the farm. Mr.. Bos-
ter has rented his farm here to j. G.
Hutton. who arriI ed here last week
from Cylinder. Iowa. with car of i'm
migrant goods and has already moved
onto the farm Mr.. BoSter has moved
to a larger farm near Emmetsburg.
near the one he has been renting there.
He pays One-half of the corn, twO-fifths
of the oats. and 500 per acre for pas
turo land This he considers as a big
bargain in rent. as farms are renting
as high as SO to 500 per acre all cash
there Mr.. BOster has 'been taking the
NewS-Budget this winter and it is
read eagerly by several of his Iowa
neighbors. who may locate here.
S. S. Burditt. of Ruthven, Iowa, who
bought the Antoine Rlante farm miles
northeast of Ladysmith of Ben French
last fall. arrived Wednesday with two
of his sons and carload of immigrant
goods. C. Estabrook. who has bought
land here, will come next Monday and
bring the balance of his family and
Mrs. Burditt and their family.
f. NJ. Wager, who owns 1000 acres of
land on the Jump river near Sheldon.
added the Earl Loper 160-acre farm
to his holdings last Friday. The pur-
chase price of $13.500 is considered
cheap as this farm is pretty we'll i'm
proved Mr. Wager values this new
farm at $4,000, the same value we put
on 1t last fall,
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-03-05

Monroe Sands left last Friday on a
business trip to Knox. n. d.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-03-05

The American Legion team lost
furiously contested game to the North
land College team at the local gym last
night. The visiting players did not
reach Ladysmith until about 8 o'clock.
owing to the latenesS Of train 50, but
in spite Of this fact fair-sized crowd
braved the wind and un-shoveled walks
and were on hand to see the contest.
LadySmith scored first. but Ashland
quickly tied the score This process
was repeated until near the end of the
half when the college lads built up n
lead of three baskets
At the opening of the second half
Ashland increased its lead by scoring
another basket. Ladysmith staged
fine comeback" then and within
couple Of minutes of fast playing the
score was tied again, "A all. The
crowd then almost raised the roof
After that the locals seemed power
less to score. The visitors again
amaSSed lead. which they increased
rather rapidly in the last few minutes
Of play.
The Ladysmith Boy Scouts played
the Bruce Bear Cats" here Saturday
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-03-05

The Ladysmith Boy Scouts played
the Bruce Bear Cats" here Saturday
night. the visitors being easily defeated
II to f.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-03-05
Everyone Should Boost

When the subscriptions were an
pointed to select Il permanent county
committee TO have supervision of the
land clearing contest and every section
of the county is represented. With the
funds appropriated, it must not be
thought that the project will now take
care of itself 1t is big job and will
need the united efforts of men in all
parts OF the county to keep it going.
We have set out to clear at least j
acres for each farm in the county.
Rusk county at present has 1000
farms Six thousand acres of RuSk
county soil will produce $1,000O00.00
in crops in one year. Watch this pa
per for Il list of the prizes next week
and write County Agent Jones for an
entry blank and join. 1t costs abso-
lutely nothing to enter
Those Who Attended
Among those. who were present none
gave a more convincing demonstration
of their endorsement Of the project
that did ~ j. Edminster. of HOlcombe.
Mr.. EdminSter made the drive of seven
teen miles from Holcombe to Lady
smith and the return trip. after the
meeting. through The storm. and made
the liberal contribution. for one resid-
ing outside of the county. of 500. Mr.
EdminSter made y fine impromptu
speech endorsing the land clearing
drive and also made the biggest hit in
the evening with Billy Blackburn
as the goat.
Bert Apker. one of this county's TEN
pOrarily truant sons. who has so much
of the incurable RuSk virus in his
blood that he is miserable most of the
time trying to maintain a decent show
of loyalty to his adopted county, was
there with bells ON and his rapid-fire
common sense talk on the value to be
derived by the county from the land
clearing contest together with his
prophecies for the future of this cOun-
| ty and city, made everyone feel so good
| that hundred dollar bills looked like
wooden nickelS to them. When talk
was backed up by action, Bert was one
of the first to kick in' with hundred
and as soon afterward as he could
again attract Il moments attention
| from the artist with the chalk, J. L.
| McCOrisOn. he boosted the project al
additional $50 for the Faast Land Co.
with which he is connected
Following is the list of those pres
ent at the banquet:
| LadySmith = c. E. HOskin. E. w
Day. c. A. Sands. S. L. CHECKER. e. S
Cardinal. II. j. Coon, w. e. Thompson
F. H. Griffin. w. 4. Carroll. E. w
Hughes. NJ. O. Emmons. H. A. Drake
J. H. McCOrison. NJ. G. Martin, III. A
! Schmidt. w A. Blackburn. T.. G.
Continued on Page 12)
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-03-05

II. u T VtIIFFV7rI' "I '5O0 I1rI1V' rV7'' IF''7
Of dynamite
ThOS. Thompson. Barron county jew
eler. diamond ring to lady clearing
most land.
John f. CurtiSS. one pure bred IIol-
stein bull calf
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-03-05
Names of Contributors

Following is list of the Suhscrip-
tiOns Wednesday night toward Rusk
COuntyS Million Dollar Land Clear
ing Contest:
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-02-25
STOCK YARDS OWNERS
CAN COVER UP SAYS
COMMITTEE WITNESS
(BY Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, Feb. e25-Resuming
his testimony today at the hearing of
the House agriculture committee on
legislation for control of the meat
packing industry, w. B. Colver, of the
federal trade commission, again sug-
gested laws requiring corporations en-
gagged in interstate commerce to dis
close their real owners.
He told the committee the trade
commission and other government
agencies had been unable to learn the
real ownership of the Chicago stock
yards, which he said was covered up
by numerous dealers.
The stock yards, he continued, are
owned under certificates in blank,
payable to bearer. Under this plan, he
continued, the decree agreed to by the
department of justice and the pack
ers, by which the latter are to con-
fine themselves solely to the meat
packing and produce business, might
be evaded.
Questioned regarding the decree.
Mr.. Colver said the proceedings had
demonstrated that existing laws were
inadequate to deal with the industry
''If the current decree is good or
bad, it emphasizes need for legisla-
ton" he said
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-02-25
Thow Meat to Tigers
and Trade to Bolsheuiks,
London Times Opinion

LONDON, Feb. 25.-Announcement
of the allied policy toward Russia has
evoked mixed comment from the Lon
don press. The Times, which Is
strong opponent of Bolshevism, ac-
cuses Premier Lloyd George with hav-
ing for more than a year sought for
his avn purposes to throw, weak, ig-
norant and reluctant Europe into the
yenal arms of her Bolshevik seducer"
1t says the councils announcement
is an indication of the progress
which Mr.. Lloyd George now consid-
ers he has made toward his goal The
next step is to compromise Europe
beyond recall"
LAS to the development of the pre-
mier's soviet intrigue shows the
Times continues, tact and patient per-
severance are the true instruments by
which to decoy the unsuspecting to
apostasy and shame"
The Daily News says the new pol.
icy bears all the marks of a COM
promise having manifestly emerged
from a conflict of views, but that the
balance on the good side unquestion-
ably predominates.
The Chronicle, which has lately ad-
vocated peace with the Bolsheviki,
says yesterdays decision embodies a
big step forward, but is masked I'm.
der evasive expressions.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-02-25
men GIVE
IRON RIVER wine TO
GUTTER; TOWN QUIET
(By Associated Press)

IRON RIVER, Mich, Feb. 25-
States Attorney M. S. McDonough, of
Iron county could not be located today
by Major A. v. Dalrymple, federal
prohibition director for the central
states, but the wine which was taken
from the federal authorities last week
was found and destroyed.
Nine barrels of wine were locatei
in the cellar of priests house, where
it had been placed for safekeeping,
and rolled into the streets where the
agents knocked the ends off the bar
rels and let the liquor run into the
gutter.
The conference which was to have
taken place between Major Dalrymple
and the state officials has been post
poned until such a time as the Off
cials are found.
Major Dalrymple and his guests ex-
pected to leave here Immediately for
the Virgil mine, where another raid
will be made.
Precautions taken by the prohi-
bition director before he reached Iron
River included issuance to each man
Of his party 600 rounds of ammunition.
Taking Precautions.
I'VE are taking precautions In case
we should meet resistance during our
work. but that does not mean we
expect a fight" he said.
Major Dalrymple issued a statement
repeating his announcement that
this affair has been brewing for
long time" and expressing the opin-
ion that "it was inevitable that in
some community there would be an
organized attempt to violate the
prohibition law"
He said that he determined weeks
ago that when the outbreak came he
would put it down with prompt and
vigorous measures"
Leo J. Grove, the prohibition agent
from whom the wine was taken &C
companied Major Dalrymple here from
Chicago. He held search warrants
for 10 places.
WASHINGTON, Feb 25-A COM
plete investigation of the prohibition
controversy in Iron county, Michigan,
will be made by the internal revenue
bureau, Commissioner Roper announc-
ed today.
H. NJ. Gaylord, deputy prohibition
commissioner, will leave tonight for
Grand Rapids and Iron River to take
up with the authorities there the con-
troversy which led district prohibition
commissioner Dalrymple. at Chicago,
TO declare the county in"open revolt.
LANSING, Mich, Feb. 25.-Although
state officials here continued today to
minimize the seriousness Of affairs in
Iron county, Mich, where federal
agents charge county officials with
obstructing enforcement of the pro-
hibition law the various state depart
Ihents were prepared to cooperate
with federal officers.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-02-25
Wayne Folks in Marion
County to Mourn Exile
at Banquet March 5

Just because about 1000 Wayne
county natives moved a bit farther
west on the National road-within
the borders of Marion county-is no
reason why they can no longer be
says the Wayne County
Society of Marion county. and is ac-
cordingly announces a banquet to be
held at the Independent Athletic club
in Indianapolis Friday evening, March
5, and invites all of the favored 1000
TO attend.
The program will include the sing
ing of Wayne County," the county's
anthem. John A. Shafer will be toast
master. Responses will be made by
L. S. Bowman, Mrs Grace Julian
Clarke, Gaar Williams, J. Clyde Hoff-
man, Mrs. Alvin T. Coate, Mrs. w. H.
Afford, E. d. FoxWorthy, DR.. l. S. Har-
old and others
John r. Robbins is president and
Mrs. Laura Ratliff Bates secretary of
the society, which holds reunions each
summer. At the last reunion it was
decided to hold Il banquet each Win
ter.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-02-25
REPLY
GETS TO PREMIERS
lRv Associated Pressl

LONDON, Feb. 25.-President Will
sons reply to the allied note on the
Adriatic situation reached London to-
day and was delivered to the allied
supreme council.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-Arrival in
London today of President Wilson's S
reply to the entente premier's note on
the Adriatic question will furnish the
European chancelleries with an un-
equivocal statement of this country's S
position as to the forming Of agree
mcnts for disposal Of territory without
the participation Of the United States.
President Wilson has refused, ac-
cording to we'll informed circles, to
agree to the settlement offered to
Jugo-Slavia as an ultimatum, he has
not insisted on carrying out precisely
the Adriatic settlement reached Dec.
8 with the consent Of the United
States. Seizure Of Fiume by DAN
nunzio and other subsequent events,
were said to have made requisite some
changes in that plan.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-02-25
Vets Haze Just Begun
to Fight, Says President
of Brewers' Conference
(By Associated Press)

ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., Feb. IS
Brewers of the United States will use
every legal and constitutional means
to keep that liberty and that property
that is guaranteed to us by the consti-
tuition" Christian w. Feigenspan de-
clsred here today at the United States
brewers conference of which he is
Nresident.
Counting the non-ratifying states.
those which have not voted for state
prohibition, and those which have
voted against federal or state prohi-
bition, and those which have voted
against federal or state constitutional
prohibition in recent years" he said
I'VE have 25, or more than a majority
or the whole number. There are 81
referendum states. fifteen of which
are not included in the foregoing. In
sthese states the people have reserved
to themselves the power to approve or
reject at the polls any act of the leg
is!ature.' They must therefore be
counted as states which have not rati-
fled. Adding these states to the 25
mentioned heretofore, we have a total
Of 40 in which the people are either
opposed to federal prohibition or have
heen denied their undoubted right to
pass upon it. No wonder the oppon-
ents Of this system fought tooth and
nail against letting the people vote"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-02-25
TROOPS
AT MURDER TRIAL

MONTESANO, Wash, Feb. 25--Fed-
eral troops from Camp Lewis were
under orders today to come to Monte
sano, scene of the trial of 10 alleged
industrial Workers of the World
charged with murder in connection
with the killing of four former SER
vice men during the armisticc day
parade at Centralia. The size of the
detachment and when it will start was
not announced. The troops were
asked for upon request of Herman AL
len, prosecuting attorney, because mo
harm can come by taking the proper
steps to forestall any possibility of
serious friction"
Mr.. Allen said there had been rum
ors of approaching trouble, even of
armed interference, since the trial be-
gan last month. He said there had
been "an increasing drift of radicals
to Montesano.
Governor Hart declined to discuss
the situation.
Montesano for some time has been
a focus of interest from all over the
northwest. Great attention has been
given the trial, both by alleged radi-
calls and syympathizers and by men,
bers of the American legion.
Illness of jurors has caused several
continuances of the trial in the last
few days and before court opened to-
day it was said a further continuance
might be necessary on that account.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-02-25
TAX VALUATIONS TO
Be DECIDED MONDAY

Valuation of animals and produce
for spring taxation which begins on
March 1 will be determined by the
township assessors of the county, who
meet Monday at 10 a. m. in the court
assessor David L. Reid said Wednes-
day.
The assessors Of personal property
have until May Is to complete their
work, said Reid. Additional i'm
provements" are the only type of real
estate to be assessed this year. This
work is expected to be completed in
Wayne township within 80 days.
According to local authorities ad-
ditional improvements in Richmond
and Wayne township will total ap-
proximately 100000.
Autos at True Value.
Autos will be assessed at their true
cash value, based on the judgment
of the assessor There will be no set
schedule for assessing automobiles
this year. as in former years.
The township trustees and their
townships in the county follow: Clin-
ton Martindale, jefferson; Harry JAR
rett, Abingdon; Levi R. 'Odom. Harri-
son; Edward Wilcoxen, Webster; John
Bowman. Perry; Edward Sykes, Clay;
James H. Martin, Center; John w.
Burgess, New Garden; William B.
Overhulser, Boston; Albert ]. New
man, Washington; John w. Reid,
Franklin; Clare Z. Martin, Green;
Harry Macy, Dalton, and David L.
Reid, Wayne.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-02-25
! Mrs. Matilda Clements, 86,
Dies at Fountain City

Mrs. Matilda Clements, Sc years old
died of paralysis at her home in Foun-
tain City at 1880 a. m, Wednesday.
She was born in Wayne county and
lived in the county all her life, several
years of which have been spent in
Fountain City. She is survived by
several children of whom w. Clements
and J. Clements reside in Richmond.
Funeral services will be held at the
home at $50 a. m. Friday. Burial at
Arba. The Rev. Blocker will officiate.
Friends are requested to omit flowers
but may call Thursday afternoon and
Friday morning. until time for serv-
ices.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-02-25
More Than One-Half of
One Per cent in Anything,
Illegal, Rules Orbison

First it was whiskey, then 1t was
beer and now it takes in anything
from patent medicine up.
Prosecutor Freeman Wednesday re.
ceived instructions from Chares J.
Orbison, federal prohibition director
for Indiana, that any person manu-
containing more than one-half Of one
per cent of alcohol should be prose
cuted
Richmond druggists should exer-
else great caution in disposing of con-
coctions containing more than one
half of one per cent of alcohol" said
Freeman Several cases have been
reported lately Of druggists selling
mixtures containing much alcohol,
which have been used as beverage.
druggists must be exceedingly care
full to ascertain the purpose OF the
purchaser. The law is that any con-
coction containing more than such
amount of alcohol. which is intended
or reasonably likely to be used as a
beverage, is an Intoxicating liquor as
defined in the prohibition status, and
druggists are liable to prosecution for
any such sales"
The instructions also say that al
though the state law permits the
manufacture of wine and cider contain
ing more than one-half of one per
cent of alcohol, for home consumption
the state law is superseded and re-
pealed by the eighteenth amendment
ard the enforcement act enacted by
congress Oct. 81, 1919.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-02-25
Socialists Try to Drag
Out Alleged Fauoritism
to Interests, in Trial
fBy Associated Press)

ALBANY, n. Y, Feb. 25.-Counsel
for the five suspended socialist as
sembymen being tried by the assembly
judiciary committee on charges of
disloyalty are expected today to make
their promised expose" of how the
milk, water power and traction
trusts" thrive in political Albany.
The first step in this direction was
taken yesterday. Assemblyman Louis
Waldman, first of the defendants to
testify in his own behalf, was put on
the stand and before adjournment he
had begun enumeration of "A public
welfare bills introduced in 1918, by the
Socialist delegation. Most Of these
measures, he said, had been killed in
committee.
1t was expected that further exami-
nation of Mr.. Waldman will consume
most of today's session. After having
shown through him positive acts of
the socialist delegation, to illustrate
the claim that it was busily engaged
in promoting legislation designate
for the good Of the majority, the de-
Tense has indicated it will turn to
measures fought by the Socialists on
the ground that they were intended to
benefit the vested interests" at the
expense of the publis
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-02-25
COLBY NAMED
TO TAKE JOB
OF LANSING
Former Bull Moose, Now DEM
ocrat, Named Secretary of
State - Was Member of
Shipping Board.
IS new YORK LAWYER
(By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, Feb. Is Balm
bridge Colby, of New York. who was
one of the leaders in the Progressive
party under Theodore Roosevelt, will
succeed Robert Lansing as secretary
Of state. Announcement OF his selec-
tion by President Wilson was made
today at the White House.
The selection of Mr.. Colby came as
a surprise, most officials assuming
that Frank L. Polk, acting secretary,
would be the presidents choice.
The first inkling that the president
was to appoint someone outside his
official family came when Mr.. Colby
visited the White House early today.
in company with Raymond T. Baker,
director of the mint.
A few minutes later the formal an
nouncement of his selection was made
His nomination is expected to be sent
to the senate within day or two.
BoIted Republican Party
This is not the first office Mr.. Colby
has held under the present admins
tration. He was appointed a member
OF the shipping board and the emer-
gency fleet corporation in July, 1917.
and also was member of the Ameri-
can Mission to the Interallied Ship
ping conference 1T Paris, i'll the same
year. He retired from the shipping
board more than year ago.
Mr.. Colby was lifelong Republican
until the famous Bull Moose bolt at
the Chicago convention in 1912. When
Colonel Roosevelt threw the weight
of his influence to Charles E. Hughes
in the 1916 presidential race, Mr..
Colby identified himself with the
Democratic parity
Mr.. Colby was born at st. Louis
81 years ago.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-After Mr.
Colby has taken office, Mr.. Polk, who
has been secretary ad interim since
the resignation of Mr.. Lansing nearly
two weeks ago, is expected to carry
out his Intention of retiring from the
state department. Mr.. Folks health
has not been at all good for more than
year and his physicians have ad-
vised him to take long rest.