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Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-12-03
GROCER COMPANY ENLARGES

The Green & De Laittre CO., a large
wholesale house at Minneapolis, has
become one of the associated houses
with the Ladysmith Grocer Co, Rice
Lake Grocer Co.. the Marshtield Gro
Ger Co.. the Menomonie Grocer Co,
and the Eau Claire Coffee Co. L. F.
Branham. of Eau Claire, is president.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-12-03
Where Part of Your Tax Money
GOes.-EqualiZed Val
uatiOnS.
RATE PER CENT
ON VARIOUS ITEMS
By Using the Tax Rate Figures One
May Determine His Towns
Share

Those portions of your taxes which
go to the support of the state and cOun-
ty are shown in the columns below, as
we'll as the value of each town and vii
lage in the county as equalized by the
county board of supervisors last
month The taxes are, of course, in
addition to your local town and village
faxes.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-12-03

The governments piece of artillery
which has adorned the court house
lawn for some weeks. was removed to
the little 500 Line park near the rail
road station on Wednesday.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-12-03
SUICIDE CARRIES
SECRET TO GRAVE

Before Charles Diamond fired the
fatal shot into his breast at his home
at Reserve he wrote a note directed to
his wife and children and which was
taken charge of, temporarily, by the
district attorney, of Sawyer county.
Following is a copy Of the note as
reproduced in the Sawyer County Rec
ord:
November 21,- 1920.
Dear Wife and Children:
/ must leave you all. Do the
best you can as ! am going to die.
My secret shall never be known to
mankind.
CHAS. DIAMOND.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-10-01

communist congress. in an article
in the Freiheit turns upon boil
shevism. which, he declares. Is an
impossible system which can exist
only in Russia because of the Grass
ignorance of the Russian peasants.
German workmen," he goes on.
who are not two-legged beasts but
outstanding human beings would
never submit to the dictatorship of
neither socialists nor communists
a few" He says they have nothing
IN common with men who ARE
and generally have only a vague
understanding of politics, govern
ment and society.
"They are generally unable to
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-10-01

read and write" Dittman contin-
ues, land their horizon hardly Q :
might have been the case OF the
German peasants of the middle ages.
And these men constitute rs per cent
of the entire population of the coun
try.
Blind passion and high ardor
have localized soviet Russia as a.
land where all the wrongs of the
proletariat have an end Hitherto,
the exclusion of soviet Russia from
western Europe has helped to crys-
tallize and firmly establish these
illusory conceptions" Dittman On
cludes.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-10-01
!hU g0lAl REq4HMfW fl
/ NOT ST9lKE At GERMANY

.sy Tho A~ssociatkd Press
BERLIN, Sdpt. 13-On1y oman
GERS and dreahers believe that the
Russian Red larmy will eventually
strike at Germany and seek to es-
tablish a soviet here with the aid
of which IL will make war on
France, declares Wilhelm Dittman.
the Independent socialist member of
the Reichstag.
Dittman, who was one of the
German delegates to the Moscow
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-08-17
RIPLEY

The Welcome Club held a social at
the homo of Mrs. Cora and Mrs.
Nellie Jewett, Saturday evening.
Those present were the club men,
bers with their families. Ice cream
and cake were served to all.
Mrs. Eliza Noble and c. H. Carver
of sydney and w. T. Peterson of
Beverley. Mass. have been passing a
few days with Mrs. Emma Wake
field.
Fred Churchill of Presque Isle is
visiting his sister Mrs. Will Nelson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Buck have
been in Hartland few days called
there by the death of Mr.. Bucks
mother.
Mrs. Maud Card of Dexter. has
been visiting her mother. Mrs. D. c.
Wakefield.
Mr.. Arad Tobey of Skowhegan. is
passing a few weeks at w. H. Far
rar's.
There was no services at the
Methodist Episcopal church Sunday
as the pastor and several of the
church members were at Dover at
tending the camp meeting.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-08-17
WHITEFIELD

Mr. and Mrs. Walter Fisher and
FAMILY, who have been making i'm
provements on their farm, have return
ed to their. home in Waldobero.
Mrs. Harold p. Boyd and Miss Elite
Dockendorff recently visited Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Taylor at Belfast
Mr. and Mrs. Frank White and chill
dren and Frank White Sr. of Farming
dale were recent guests of Mrs. Fl, r
Palmer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley Moody are en-
tertaining Mr.. and Mrs William Nc
Dermott Of Massachusetts,.
Horace Moody and sisters Eva and
Edna of Dorchester. Mass, are guests
at the Dockendorff home
Stephen Weber will soon rebuild =
stable on the spot where the one was
recently destroyed by lightning.
Among the recent visitors at Fair
view farm were Mr.. and Mrs Herbert
Hayes and family of Chelsea. Mrs. Ern
est Foye. daughter and nephew of
Pittston, Mr.. and Mrs. L. w. Lanpher
and Mrs. Hattie Spear of West Gardi-
ner Mrs. Elsie George and daughter Of
Hallowell. Mrs. Lizzie Hartung and
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-08-17
Lincoln County Pono,,

Lincoln county Pomona Grange mo.
with Waldoboro Grange At South
Waldohoro Tuesday, Aug. 10. A class
OF =" were instructed in the fifth de-
gree More than 100 were present n
oranges being represented; also visit.
ors from Androscoggin. Kennebec
Knox and Somerset counties. bonn
tiful dinner was served at noon con-
sisting of steamed clans, baked beans
and the incest of cake and RE. 1t was
decided at this meeting to entertain
Knox Pomona at Whitefe;d Grange
han Saturday. Sept 4.
George Tobey of Skowhe-an gave a
report on the girl the grange is edu-
eating at the Good VIII Home, He
says she is doing fine work and II was
voted to send her a good sum OF
money.
After the business meeting the nro-
gram was carried out by the lecturer
Mrs. Fl. Iva Jewett. Singing, state OF
Maine. My State of Maine" words of
welcome. c. F. Jackson: response, L.
H Ford; duet, Herbert Clarke and
Bert Moody; reading, Mrs. Warren
Gardner. lecturer of Knox Pomona:
duet, Carrie Winchenbach and Bessie
Wallace: sketch. Nellie Wallace and
Gertrude Burns; reading, Bessie Wal
lace; address. Fl. NJ. Tucker. one Of the
department speakers. NJ. fuckers
were very helpful and much
appreciated; remarks. E II. Libby:
solo. Herbert Clarke
Next meeting of the Pomona will be
With Edgecomb Grange Sept IA.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-08-17
PALMYRA

Walter I. Tracy. who is visiting y
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Z. X. Tracy, I
i'll.
Miss Annie NJ. Fuller is passing '71
weeks with relatives in Lowell, NaS
The school at the Gale VIII hs1
on Monday, August 81, with Miss W
Furber of Hartland as teacher
Howard Holman of Portland Is vi
iting his aunt. Mrs. c. H Webb
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry ~ McCnl
and family have returned to 1a1
home after an absence Of Two yea9
Mrs. Angie Call. who has been pas
ing severa, weeks with her sTaN1
mother. Mrs. Emma Pratt, r5:a'n"
Thursday to her home IN LeVis'7
somewhat improved in health.
Lyle r. McCrillis, who is eHplo?'1
in the machine shop at Dexter paS'1
the weekend at his home
Mr. and Mrs. Amos \ Winters y
Waterville. who have been Usu9
Mrs. Winters S!stcr, Mrs A 1
Howes have returned 20 their hon'
Carroll McPhetres is worh,nF v.
the well drilling machine for New
Stanhope at St. Adams village
Mr.. and Mrs. H. H. Coston ara s''
Francis. were in Auburn last "F1
being accompanied BY Mr. CASE.
mother. Mrs. .Auriila Castor. "n' 4
pass several weeks with relatives
that city. !
The annual field meeting OF
East Somerset Pomona Grange
occur at the home Of Mr.. ard MS
W. Libby in St. Adams on Weaa'']
day. August Is. If stormy i VIII u
held at the Grange hail. Amo- !
speakers will be State MaS,.
Thompson and Professor SiTm'1
from the University Of Maine ~
also expected that an officer o.
National Grange will he present ",
fec will be served. The patrons 4
bring milk and cups.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-08-17
1.-THE measure of success is not
merchandise, but character"
Campaign Warming Up.

Maine is in for good old fash
Toned fight between the Republicans
and the Democrats, sure to be lively
from now until election day, Sept. 13.
Excellent work has been done by
Republicans in the prcliminaries and
next Saturday the battle will open
all along the line with the official
opening at Island Park. The Re-
publican party is united. The people
OF this State are weary OF wisconsin.
and a majority will say so at the first
opportunity. This feeling is not con-
dned to Republicans. Indeed it Is
noticeable that tho Democrats are en-
dcavoring to avoid as far as possible,
reference to national affairs.
Last night IN his first campaign
speech. Mr.. NcIntire, following brief
allusion to that amusing slogan
Peace. Progress and Prosperity" de-
voted his attention to urging election
of the members Of the Public Utili-
ties Commission. reform in the high
way affairs. "a business administra-
ton" and that ancient and honorable
and ever present plea tax reform"
Good citizen though he be. Mr.. McIn-
tire may find 1t dificult to assure
those with long memories that the
Democratic party If given q chance
would be capable Of giving a good
business administration-surely he
couldn't do 1t alone. 1t may also be
difficult to convince the people that
the making OF the Public Utilities a
plum for tho political convention and
likewise turning over to the mercies
Of tho convention the opportunity the
people now have at the direct
primaries. agree with that progress"
part Of tho slogan. Be that as 1t may,
there II no question but the Demo-
Gratis with an the federal patronage
At their disposal will make a strenu-
Gus fight in Maine.
We believe they will md the folks
awake. The preliminary work done
by Colonel Parkhurst and Mrs. Can
nett has afforded people all over the
State . chance to inform themselves,
and II woman suffrage shall become
. law In time for the women of Maine
to vote they will do so intelligentIy;
and, if the interest women have taken
In the Republican clubs indicates
anything, they will vote enthusiastic
cally.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-08-17
National Bank Qeposits

The comptroller Of the Treasury
reports that May 4. 1920 there were
in the country as a whole 100 de-
post accounts in national banks to
every 1000 of the population.
Wyoming stood first with 3s4 de-
positors per 1000 population. Mon
tana was next with 349 per 1000 Of
population. The twelve states whose
National banks reported the next
largest number of deposit accounts
in proportion to population were in
the order named: Idaho. 293; Penn
sylvania, 2S9; Colorado. ESQ; Oregon,
275; Minnesota, 271; Iowa, 262; Vir-
GINA, 259: Vermont, 255; California,
PAS; South Dakota. 244; Maine, 239;
Texas, 236; per 1000 of population.
While Maine is seen to be behind
many of the states in the number of
deposits per thousand it was the
only State that had a majority of
those deposits carried on time, that
is deposited for interest purposes and
not for demands. In the South and
Southwest demand deposits large
ly predominated over time deposits,
whereas in parts of New England
and in the Northern Central portion
Of the country were the large number
Of time deposits.
1t is of course gratifying to receive
this evidence. Maine people have
money to put at interest, but it
would be yet more so were there evil
dence that they were finding the
good investments here in Maine and
were carrying more demand than
time deposits because of using the
money to develop our Maine enter
prises.
The deposits of savings in this
State are, and for quite a while have
been, recognized as evidence of
thrift and good management on the
part of Maine people also Of popu-
lar confidence in our banking insti-
buttons. Only bankers realize the
number of people, who having moved
out of the State. nevertheless retain
deposits in our banks. Under our ex-
ccllent laws we are not afflicted with
Ponzied finance; our bank commits
sioner is wisely enforcing the Blue
Sky law. Our banking men are con-
sentative as we'll as progressive.
Maine has not increased greatly in
population but her reputation for
sound methods is on the increase
and she deserves il.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-08-17
The Commercial Travellers Repub-

The Commercial Travellers Repub-
lican Club, of which W. s. Brry, a
former Maine man and now director
of the assachusetts Board Of Reg
istration of Medical Pharmacy, is
secretary. is undertaking an excel
lent program for selling the wares
of Republicanism. Addressing the
club at its annual meeting last
spring Governor Coolidge took occa-
sion TO call attention to the fact that
the Republican party is always ma
tional party: that the party or the
government must be maintained by
those who believe in it. A travelling
salesman with faith in his country
and his party is capable of doing a
mans share in the necessary work of
maintaining. That's just what this
club. now out to get five thousand
members, is doing through its men,
bers
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-08-17
A Get Together Needed

We notice that Mr.. GomperS is on
the verge Of nervous prostration be-
cause the American Wooden Com
pany has shut down its mills We
notice, too, that in one of the West
ern states some $4,000 coal miners
have stopped work. We wonder if
Mr.. Gompers' single-track mind will
ever enable him to realize that cap
ital has just as much moral right,
and just as much legal right to stop
work as labor has. The American
Wooden Company has struck. or, in
other words, one of the brotherhoods
of capital has struck This strike
has not been followed by picketing.
throwing brickbats. intimidation or
violence. 1t has been nothing more
than the withdrawal of money from
the operation of an undertaking for
the conduct of which cash is required.
We cannot understand why Mr.. Com
pers should become hysterical I'M
less he recalls what happened be-
tween forty and fifty years ago when
capital quit work; when the men who
had employment were in constant
fear of losing it; when tens of thou
sands of unemployed and their fam
lilies were destitute. What happened
then may happen again in the near
future. The same omens which were
then seen are to be seen now. The
same conditions, then existing. exist
now. Both labor and capital are fac
ing coming crisis. This is not the
time for warfare. 1t is instead a
time for united and earnest cooper
alton for their own and for the coun-
try's safety. 1t is time when per-
sonal and corporate selfishness
should be supplanted by earnest pa
triotism on the part of all of US.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-08-17

any such ground of justificatlon io'
his course"
The conclusion is based upon TINS
ANALYSIS of the facts: When the
President, went to Europe he hao re-
ceived formal warning that a large
number of senators opposed MS plan
TO incorporate the constitution or
permanent league in the treaty that
was to establish peace. He stuck TO
his purpose, and plainly said that as
the prompt settlement of the peace
terms was the desperate need OF the
world the Senate would be COM
pelled to accept the covenant as
part of the settlement. That was
policy of coercion. Opposition was
to be overcome not by winning over
opponents but by reducing them to
helplessness. True, the President
upon his return from France caused
two notifications to be inserted. that
relating to terminating membership
in the league and that pertaining to
the Monroe Doctrine. Also he had
one or two meetings with the Senate
foreign relations committee. But his
''intranSigence' persisted. His ILL
ness does not explain his failure 20
compromise. For it is universally be-
lieved that through all his long 81
lence he determined the attitude of
the Democratic senators led. by Mr..
Hitchcock and when he broke his
silence with the famous Jackson
Day letter he dashed the hopes of all
who looked for prompt ending OF
the deadlock.
But the Senate adopted a plan that
turned the tables on the President.
The Review does not admire Senator
Lodge. But under his leading the
Senate put the President into almost
exactly the position into which he
had sought to put the Senate. That
body offered him a treaty with reser-
vations. The Senate told him that
the great nations of the world ear
nestly desired the United States to
enter the league with those reser-
vations. The Senate might have
wished the treaty first and the league
as a separate thing, but the two were
bound together by the Presidents
action. Now, whereas he had said,
either accept the covenant or wreck
the treaty. the Senate said, accept
the reservations or wreck the treaty.
So the shoe was on the other foot.
To be sure. there are matters of
right and wrong that do not admit
of compromise. But there are few
Question of public policy to which the
rule of no compromise applies:
Least of all is it applicable to a
case in which necessity for common
action to meet pressing need and to
avert appalling evils is the over
shadowing fact of the situa ton"
Thus the Review argues that the
President may personally be held re-
sponsible for failure TO reach a COM
promise. not because of his charac-
teristics and methods. as is so COM
monty assumed. but upon the facts Of
the case. 1t is strong argument
and we believe a wholly just one.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-08-17
The Presidents Responsibility.


The Weekly Review presents in it's
current number a detailed statement
of it's reasons for holding not the
Senate but the President responsible
for postponing and possibly alto
gether preventing the entry Of the
United States into the league of
nations. Mr.. Wilson's responsibility
was of a wholly different kind from
that of his opponents. It was not
they, but he. that made the league
covenant part of the treaty. 1t was
not they. but he. that induced Eu-
ropean statesmen to make all their
arrangements with the understand
ing that there would be a league,
with the United States as one of its
ways the most important of Them
Says the editor of the Review.
President Wilson therefore was in
the position of a man who had I'M
dertaken to bring about a certain re-
suit. and had induced others to ar
range their vital affairs in the con-
fidence that the result would be
achieved, but who found that it
could not be achieved completely. II
seems to us the clearest possible die
tate of human obligation that he was
bound to come as near achieving II
as he could. There is. to our mind,
only one possible escape from this
If the other nations pre-
ferred to get nothing in case they
couldn't get all. then the obligation
apsed; but we have yet to hear that
Mr.. Wilson has, or Processes to have,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-08-17
Faced Wrong Way.


If it is true that the Democratic
candidate for Governor is to cam
paign for election of the Public Utili
ties Commission, he is faced in the
wrong direction.
Far too many officers are elected.
Nearer right would be to turn over
to the courts the judicial functions
of the Commi ssion. and put the eX
ccutive functions into the hands Of
one head of department appointed by
the Governor. Give this head of de-
Senate. Require him to explain and
defend in open session the conduct of
the department during the past
year. and explain and defend the
new legislation asked for
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-08-17
But We Still Have a Responsibility.

In the mind Of Bertrand Russell
prominent British pacifst and erst-
while devotee of bolshevism. the sole
cure for the evils from which Russ:,
Is suffering is peace and trade" He
is the man who went to Russia to in
spect the workings Of bolshevism on
Its native heath. so to speak, and
came away sadly disillusioned and
bitterly disappointed. His conclusion
above quoted is only one of several
which he arrived at, and while the
same conclusion was reached bv in
Vulnerable other people months ago
without the trouble Of taking the trip
to Russia, the added testimony Of one
VINO has been on the ground and who
might be expected to shade his views
in favor Of bolshevism is worth hear
ing.
Russell asserts that all real power
is in the hands Of the Communists
who number about 10000. and that
they dictate and perform all the
functions Of government and man
agement. He defines Communist
as man who is convinced that
private property is the root. of all
evil" According to Russell. the true
Communist IS so certain of this that
he shrinks from no measures however
harsh. which seem necessary for con-
structing and preserving tho Com
munist state
The question then. is how to recon-
Gle Communism and ordinary in
dustrial and commercial activity
Those who pin their faith to State
socialism seem to think Of it as a de-
tached sort Of supcr-governneni
which is immune from the manipula.
tons and frailties of human agents
who are entrusted with it's admins
tration. In the present state o.
civilized advancement, no such thing
has ever been found possible ane
there are the most substantial rea
sons for believing that it is not now
possible. even in Russia.
Some light is thrown on the puzzl,
OF how the bolshevist regime hal
hung on and apparently growr
stronger in the face OF conditions il
the country. Mr.. Russell points on,
that the Russian people are innure.
10 misery as no Western nation is
that they stand an amount Of hard
ship to which other people wouls
succumb: and that the present gov.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-08-17

driven more and more to a policy Of
representation will tend to become
imperialistic. The Russian people
are not yet ready for any form Of
democracy but must have a strong
and firm centralized government,
which is the only one thay can under
stand. These observations, which
sound reasonable. all lead to the con-
clusion that whatever show of Com
munism has been put on in Russia
will run into an oligarchy or an auto
cracy. in fact has already reached
that condition.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-08-17
QUIT TOBACCO
So easy to drop Cigarette,
Cigar, or Chewing habit

No-To-Bac has helped thousands to
break the costly. nerve shattering to-
oacco habit. Whenever you have a
longing for a smoke or chew, lust
place harmless No-To-B BAG tablet In
your mouth instead. All desire stops.
Shortly the habit is completely brok-
en-, and You are better off mentally,
physically. financially. It's SO easy.
20 simple. Get a box OF No-To- Bac
and If it doesn't release you from all
craving for tobacco in any form, your
druggist will refund your money
without question. No-To- Bac is made
by the owners of Cascarets: there
fore - thoroughly reliable.-Adv.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-08-17
Light and Airy
The Democratic Kaenie

The Keepe is a fairy strange
Quite subject to a sudden change.
He said he kept US out of war
And battles always would dbhor
Yet soon. despite his fairy Tilt,
The sword was drawn. the blood was
split.
And now. when such affairs should
cease,
The keepie keeps us out OF peace.
His ears are noticeably long,
His voice is rather harsh ami strong.
The keepie method Fever fails
IL you believe in fairy tales
-McLandburgh Wilson in New
York Sun and Herald.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-08-17

He kept US out of war. he kept us out
OF peace;
He kept US out of sugar, he kept US
out of grease;
He kept us out of any League and
burst his noble bubble;
He kept us out of everything ex-
cept just one thing-trouble.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-08-17
Confession Coed for the Soul

(Biddcford Journal
Twenty cents a cut for BURBERRY
pie, and no juice at that. o. but
they don't abuse you that way down
in Maine.-kennebec Journal.
Mebbe not. but we've been asking
EN- anywhere from 25 to 40 cents a
box for the raw and not too clean
blueberries which is about as bad.