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Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-11-12
CONRATH FARMERS EFFORT
Wins PRIZE WORTH $1,000
WAS is THANKFUL
Editor NewS-Budget.

Editor News-Budget.
Ladysmith. Wis.
Please place in your paper an
expression of our >warmest
thanks to the Creator and to the
contributors Of the land clearing
contest. This gave us chance
for the most joyful day we ever
had in our adopted country. May
such event help the Americans
to win the hearts of all settlers
of foreign birth.
VINCENT WAS and Wife.
Cmrath, Wis, Nov. 9, 1920.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-11-12
0UARANTINED FOR SMALLPOX

The home Of O. e. Brewer, just north
quarantined for smallpox last Sunday.
Miss Clara Brewer is the victim of
the disease.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-27
SPANISH POOR DISTRESSED.
Because Their Pawnshops Now Cater
to the Wealthy.

Madrid, Dec. 27.-The poor Of this
city have been greatly distressed by
an order Of the government against
the operations Of Illegal pswnbrokers.
The thousands Of the workers rely
upon pawnshops to tide them over
period Of unemployment. Hereto
fore. they have had recourse to the
Mont de piete. the official pawnshop.
which was established to loan small
amounts to the needy poor at a low
rate Of interest on security OF pledged
articles. Now. however, IL has been
turned into a haven Of refuge for eN-
travagant folk who pawn their Jew
IL, al high rates Of interest.
The poorer people were thus driven
away and compelled 70 resort TO nu-
merous small shops where they could
borrow under the pretense Of selling
their yaluables but with the tacit un-
dcrstanding that the shopkeeper would
allow them to redeem their goods at
q heavy rate ~ interest.
The minister Of the interior has
stopped this by issuing a royal or
der forbidding such transactions. In
consequence. the Door people are I'M
able to recover their goods from the
shonkcepers Publie-spirited Span
iards arc taking steps 70 induce the
government % restore the Mont de
piete to its original purpose and make
Il cater 70 the Door.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-27
Commerce Publications Cost s42s,s7o.7s

The printing of the Official Register
of the United States, the directory Of
government officials and employees pop.
ularly known as the "Blue Book" the
issuance of which is required by law,
probably costs more than any other
government publication. The report OF
the division of publications of the de-
psrtment of commerce shows that an
edition of 3,25l copies of the 1919 VOL
ume, consisting of l,704 pages, cost
S35,7l5.23, approximately Sll per
copy. The charge for the paper stock
used in this publication was s3,320.e6.
The printing bill for all publications
issued by the department of commerce
during the fiscal year 1920 and S425..
S70.75 These figures represent the cost
of 975 miscellaneous reports and vari.
Gus issues of periodical publications.
The free distribution of publications
issued by that department has been
greatly curtailed, and as a result the
receipts through sales by the superin-
tendent of documents and other agen-
cies have increased from S53,0S09s in
1918 to S36,67747 in 1920
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-27
Once Leader of Notorious
Gang in New York Was
Shot to Death.
SPECTATORS TOLD
OF SEEING THE END
Rushed Out of Restaurant
and Saw Man Standing
Over Eastman

New York, Dec 27.-Belief that
Monk" Eastman, who for two decades
led one of the lower east sides most
notorious gangs of thugs, was slain
yesterday as the result of a gang feud
to-day set detectives on the trail of a
score of characters known to have been
his associates at various times.
Eastman won distinction in the war
under his real name, William Delaney
and was restored to citizenship by Gov
ernor Smith on his promise to "go
straight"
He was found dead at the corner of
Fourth avenue and 18th street, within
block of his old underworld haunts,
his body pierced by five bullets.
Detectives said they had learned of a
recent threat by Eastman to kill one
of his companions after a quarrel. Re-
lations between the two men had be-
come more and more strained and each
had enlisted the support of friends for
defense.
j. A. Ayers, printer, said he and
several others rushed out of a restau-
rant on hearing shot, and saw four
other shots directed at the PROSTATE
body. A man stood over the body a
moment and then ran for slowly
moving taxicab, which sped away.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-27
MCCORMICK IN BERLIN.
U. S. Senator Becomes Man of Mystery
to Germans.

Berlin. Dec. Ex-senator Mccormick
Of Illinois arrived here from Warsaw
recently, three days overdue, and found
he had been one Of the most advertised
men in Germany, crowding Santa Claus
for space in the newspapers which for
days have commented upon the prob.
able nature Of his mission. Il is gener-
ally taken for granted by the German
press and public that he is the confden-
tial representative of President elect
Harding.
Senator Mccormick proceeded direct
from his train to the American mill
tsry mission where he was the guest Of
the American commissioner, Ellis Lor-
ing Dresel, at a dinner which was the
first Of a series Of entertainments dur
ing which il is expected the senator
will meet a number Of political lead
ers and government officials, including
President Ebert
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-27
INDIA FACING FAMINE.
One of Most Severe Cases in Its His
tory Is Present.

London, Dec 27.-India to-day il
faced with what is generally character
lied as one of the gravest crises in III
history owing to the deep and wide
spread unrest which has developed sinc'
the end Of the war. While this discon
tent is the product of numerous causes
in the main it is the result of the higf
cost of living and the consequent hare
times for the population,
The unrest has recently manifested
itself in various and serious ways
There have been many great strikes il
the large industrial centers, in some
cases accompanied by rioting ant
bloodshed Organized ti-government
boycotts have been instituted. More
over, extremists have been preaching
revolutionary ideas with the result
that, as announced recently in Com
mons by Mr.. Montagu, secretary Of
state for India, there have been sew.
eral prosecutions and convictions under
the seditious meetings act.
There has been much talk in the
western world of activities by bolshe.
visit propaganda agents in India. Com,
petent observers state, however, that II
is doubtful whether the efforts of the
bolsheyists to stir up trouble have met
with much success In this connection
it is pointed out that the printed prop
uganda upon which the bolshevists de-
pend so much is of little value in India
where the vast bulk of the population
cannot read Thus the bolshevist ideals
must be spread by word of mouth, a
considerable task in a country the size
of India. That the Moscovites have
been busy in India, however, there is
no dispute.
The main causes of the unrest may
be epitomized thus:
The high cost of living, prices in
some cases having advanced 1000 per
cent while incomes, especially of the
brain workers, have increased only a
small fraction of this.
The continuance of the war time re-
strictions on the conduct of the popu-
lace, whereas the government had indi-
Gated that these would be removed
within six months of termination of
the war.
The desire on the part of large sec
ton of the educated classes for great
err hand in the government than has
hitherto been accorded natives.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-27
rhe Follv Of Billions for ships.

We confidently challenge the most
infamed imagination to conceive of
more colossal folly than for the very
three nations who are the sole econom-
ic hope Of civilization to-day to pour
millions of dollars into the sea at this
most critical of times; and all abso-
lutely TO no purpose. These three ma
tions are, of course, the United States,
the British empire and japan. They
nossess the only three important
nayies. ANY one of them is already i'm
lpregnable against attack by any ma
ton or group Of nations, outside Of
the big three. Yet there are men
who soberly suggest that they shall
all rush into a warship- building orgy
in open competition with each other
which will, for a measurable period at
all events, leave them each year exact
lv where they are relatively at the
present moment.
There may come a day when naval
competition will be necessary. Our
readers know that we firmly believe
that that time will come II an equit-
able naval agreement is not soon
reached between the British and our
selves. Barring an effective League
Of Nations. America viii not forever
rest content with naval situation
which leaves her trade routes at the
mercy of any other power on earth
no matter how entirely that power
NAV be convinced that its sea -sundered
empire must possess command OF the
sea as a necessity Of life.
But the present-when all our JOINT
efforts cannot keep children from dying
81 hunger in Europe and when
bloody anarchy sim hangs as a posi-
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-27
The Arsot Of Sport.

Children learn to speak well enough
20 make their wants known. As they
grow older their yocabularies increase
and when they are grown, if sufficient
educational advantages have been Civ
en- them, they are able TO understand
any ordinary conversation. Ordinary
conversation does not include the
sporting pages Of newspapers. A man
who speaks twelve languages and
whose pronunciation is letter perfect,
may find himself lost in attempting
TO follow the sport reports.
he learns from a baseball account
that Biones leaned heavily against the
leather. netting himself two sacks,
while CoWowsky booted the sphere in
deep center. Cain whitfield. Abel died
on an easy one and Noah popped.
leaving Bjones rooted on the keystone
bag No runs, no hits No errors.
II football j. the game be wonders
what an aerial attack means and why
Buffers fullhack is said 70 swing a
mean foot A. the basketball season
gets under way, he puzzles over Smith
caging a long one and i mystified
hy the announcement that the All Star
Wizards dribbled well. but WEIR all
shot when the Terrible Tigers opened
an attack that had more pep than a
crate Of chilli beans.
or. listen 70 this from the bowling
alleys; slippery Easl got the biscuit
with 254" big Foot shot q swell So
rie.. but be could not carry the club
with Peters downing 80 sticks the
last game ~Wampler shot 3 wicked
stick after that frst score of ia
Tennis. handbsl. golf and all sports
have . language q their oWn.-fndian-
spolis News.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-27

BILE alternative over most of the war.
stunned and she'll shocked Christian
nations-is the poorest time in history,
present, past and future, for the in
auguration of this fabulously costly
competition. We can surely wait a
little till the gaping wounds of a war
not yet finished in some sections, have
ceased to bleed. If we accept the sug-
gestion of five years naval holiday"
except for such slight additions to
each navy as may be necessary to make
1t homogeneous FIGHTING iorce-we.
shall be at the end of five years very
much where we will be, comparatively,
if we each begin forthwith to vote
billion dollar naval budgets and to
squander the money in building ships
which will probably be obsolete before
either competitor viii invoke the final
test of war.-Philadelphia Public Led.
ger.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-27
DEFINITE JOURNALISTIC
STANDARDS FAVORED
At Second Meeting of American
Schools and Departments
of Journalism.

Colombia, Mo, Dec. 27.--The second
meeting OF the Association of Ameri
can Schools and Departments of Jour
nalism opened here to-day and viii
continue throughout tomorrow. Means
of esta blishing definite standards foi
instruction similar to those adopted by
the American Association of Law
Schools and the American Association
of Medical Schools, will be consid-
cred.
Ten universities with developed
schools of journalism are members OF
the association. the list comprising Co
lumbia university and the state uni
versities of Missouri. Wisconsin, Ore
gon, Montana, Ohio, Indiana, Texas
and Kansas.
Dean Walter Williams of the Uni
versity of Missouri ia president and
Professor Willard G. Bleyer of the
University of Wisconsin, secretary and
treasurer of the association. IL was
organized at Chicago in 1917, with
view to eo-ordinating the work OF the
different schools and to establish fixed
requirements for graduation and the
amount and character of instruction.
Topics of the chief speakers at the
meeting follow:
Journalistic writing in secondary
schools and its relation to university
instructions in journalism" VIII II.
Mayes. University of Texas.
Relation of schools and depart
ments of journalism to professional
organizations of newspapermen." Dean
Walter Williams, University OF Mis-
souri,
standardized requirements for grad
uation for schools and departments Of
journalism" Professor J. w. Cunliffe,
Columbia university.
'The proportion Of technical instrue-
ton to general courses in schools OF
journalism" Professor L. NJ Flint of
the University Of Kansas.
Research work in journalism" Pro.
fessor Bleyer, University Of Wiscon-
sin.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-27
GOLF CLUBS COST MORE.
Because of Increased Price of Materials
Entering Into Them.

Higher prices for golf sticks next
season is the word which the profes.
sional golfers who make them are Civ
ing players for discussion at the 10th
hole this winter Shafts and heads
alike have advanced, they say. the in
creased cost OF the materials amount
ing 10 50 cents. How much the golfer
consumer viii be asked to pay by
the profes SIGNALS who get the parts in
the rough and turn them into the fin
ishcd driver or niblick. putter or bras
sic. is uncertain, but they are sure
he will pay more than last season.
Scarcity 81 hickory Is given as the
reason for tho increased price OF shafts.
Golf supply houses have men in the
field constantly seeking new sources
Of supply and experimenting with sub
stitutes. but without appreciable re-
suits TO date.
There is a possibility that the in
dh dual experiments of DR. W. g. Ken
dali. a Boston golfer. NAV develop a
ubstituts in a wood used by natives
n the hanks Of the Amazon FOR max
ng bows and arrows DR. A. Hamil-
rH Rice. the explorer. brought to DR..
Kendall from his recent "trip TO South
America three pieces Of wood Of elub-
length. each 81 WHICH viii make 10 or
dozen shafts The wood has a close
fibre similar 70 that ~ betha berra
from which expensive fishing rods are
made. d. Kendall. who has tried o.
age orange wood from Texas. green
heart fsom New York state and 9th
er varieties a. substitutes for hickory.
intends 20 try out several shafts q the
new wood in hope that It viii prove
available
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-27
Although More Than Score
Were Partially Over
come By Smoke
PANIC WAS BARELY
AVERTED IN HOTEL
Burnet House in Cincinnati
Was the Scene. of Ex-
element

Cincinnati, Dec. 81. - More than a
score of women and children were par
TALLY overcome and panic among the
200 guests was narrowly averted dur
ing a fire in the Burnet house early to-
day.
The fire originated in storeroom in
the basement of the hotel, and within
few minutes clouds of smoke filled
the Railways of the five upper floors.
Firemen succeeded in rescuing all occu-
pants of the building, however and the
fire was confined to the basement.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-27
GERMAN TAKEN FOR A PRINCE.
And Got Homage from the People 81
Lisbon.

Lisbon, Dec. 27.--The new German
minister to Portugual, +. A. Varet-
zsch, was mistaken by the people of
Lisbon for the prince of Monaco when
he went into the palace recently to
present his credentials to the president
of Portugusl, Hearing that the pop
ular prince was here, the people gath
cred about the place and when Herr
Varetzsch appeared after his inter,
view with the president, gave him
an enthusiastic demonstration, believ-
ing he was the prince
The new diplomat appeared highly
gratified at the cordial reception so
Unexpectedly given him by the enc
my of yesterday and probably has
telcgraphed the pleasing fact to his
government Residents of Lisbon who
have learned the fact are smiling over
the incident.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-27
LARGER CROPS, FEWER FARMS
Modern Agricultural Methods Making
Possible More Extensive Opera
tions.

The census report shows that Nebras
ka has 1860 fewer farms in 1920 than
ii had ten years ago, the number now
standing at 1926, 300. Missouri, Kansas
and Iowa also lost, and more largely
yet the production of crops in these
four states has not shown a CORES.
ponding decrease, but on the con-
trary, this years harvest has bro
ken many records.
Out OF the apparent conflict of in
creased production and fewer farmers
energies the great fact that agriculture
is growing more efficient. While all
might agree that one American farmer
could raise more food than 40 Chinese
coolies with their primitive methods,
ii is not 50 widely known that our farm
production per man outruns that of
any other nation. 1t is true that
more potatoes and more wheat per
acre are grown in Europe through in
tense cultivation of small tracts, but
il is also true that, operating on a
broader scale, the average American
farmer is able to feed more people than
his fellow tiller of soil abroad.
Only y counties out of Nebrsska's
% gained in the number of farms since
1910 These are almost evenly divided
between the eastern, central and west
ern parts of the state. Contrary to
expectations, Douglas county did not
lose as many farms as other counties
thought of as purely rural. Here in the
neighhorhood of Omaha are LOO
farms: in 1910 there were l,T22; in
1900 there were | 300 The evident halt
in the ebb may Indicate that the proc
ess by which one farmer viii buy up
his neighbor's land and combine ii with
his own, which is in part the reason
for the decrease in other counties, has
not been practised. Instead, there prob
ably is tendency in the neighborhood
Of all cities TO small farms, more in
tensely cultivated, some of them de-
voted more to the growing of garden
truck or to dairying than to wheat or
corn production.
Upon the announcement that Mis-
souri, had lost l4,l20 farms since the
last census, the secretary of agricul-
ture of that state declared that the fig
ures did not indicate serious decline
in farming, or that there was a small
er number Of acres of improved land.
Missouri is not going back into a wild
wood, any more than Nebraska is drift
ing back to a barren prairie.
The reduction of the number of farms
quite evidently spells larger annual
increase of agricultural production per
man. Though this is matter for con
graduation on one score, on the other
hand. larger farms means almost in
evitably less conservation Of the fertil
ity Of the soil. And insofar a. the
movement toward large farm units is
caused from small holdings. there is still
reason for careful consideration. Amer.
lea does not wish to see corporation
farming, with the tillers Of the soil in
the position of factory hands. The vel
fare of the country is best assured by
widespread ownership of the land, and
a nation of tenants might be expected
TO lack many of the fine qualities which
now are associated with farming com
Omaha Bee.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-27
PIG ACTS As BIRD DOG.
Makes Perfect Stands and Never
Pushes Convey Of Birds.

Natehez. Miss. Dee. 27.-Tucler Glib
son. known ~ the champion big game
hunter 81 Tensas parish Ilouisiana.
claims ~ owns q pig which he uses in
the capacity q a bird dog. and asserts
the pig makes perfect stands and never
hushes e cnvev q biris
Mr. G5bson sid thaf soon after the
birth q the pig i vas adoptsd BY =
pointer dor with a litter 81 pups The
Hunting urociivities 90 the pr were
accidentally discovered the hrst tire
The voung dog we're taken 60 ~ feid.
az pc rursrvirE the party ard
taking a. animated part ~ he kuuf-
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-27
WHY HAVE CATARRH?
So Disagreeable to Yourself and All
About You.

Catarrh is generally conceded to be
constitutional disease. Therefore 1t re
quires constitutional remedy like
Hoods Sarsaparilla which reaches ev-
cry part of the system by thoroughly
purifying and enriching the blood. This
medicine removes the cause of the trou'
Bile, which if not checked may lead to
more serious disease.
In 46 years of use and test Hoods
Sarsaparila has relieved many cases as
told by voluntary letters of commenda.
tion. Why not get a bottle to-day and
give il a trial? 1t combines economy
and efficiency. Keep Hoods Pills on
hand as family cathartic.--Adv.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-27

and their parents.
United Prayer.
'TIast year many communities OBJ
served a union watch night service and
also united in observing the week OF
PRAYER during the first full week OF
January. Our observation was that
these gatherings were productive oi
important results and we suggest that
this be repeated this year ION Dec. 81
for the watch night service, and Jan
20 for the week of prayer. This sug'
pestion arises from no desire to multi
plv times and seasons but from deep
conviction that fruitful working to.
cether is only made possible by real
praying together and that the quality
Of all our service in these days will be
measured by the quality OF our pray
ing.
ut is also our earnest hope that the
emphasis of last winter on the family
altar will be renewed this winter and
that many more homes in our state
will adopt the habit of united prayer
once each day.
we snoulu De gnu II ehir NNNS'
could be read at church service soon
and If possible form the subject of dis
eussion at one of your social gather
ings. Fraternally yours,
civilian A. Dawson, superintendent
and secretary, Baptist state conven-
ton;
Charles NJ. Merrill. secretary Veg
mont Domestic Missionary society;
Charles C. Merrill. secretary Yer
mont Congregational conference;
walter R. Davenport, superintend-
ent st. Adams district conference,
Methodist Episcopal church;
Edwin w Sharp, superintendent st.
Johnsbury district Vermont conference,
Methodist Episcopal church;
George X. Stathan, superintendent
Burlington district Troy conference,
Methodist Episcopal church. "
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-27
Did Her Little Best

kneeling down and repeating the
Lords prayer, little Edna got along
very nicely until near the end. when
stumped hy = big word. she prayed
And forgive us Our Christmases as we
forgive those who Christmas against
us. Boston Transcript
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-27
NEW AMERICAN BISHOPS
Are About to Be Appointed By Consis
torial Congregation.

Rome, Dec. 26.-The consistorial con-
gregation is examining into the ap-
pointment Of new bishops for Wichita,
Kan; Springfield. Mass, and Pitts
burgh, Pa. Decision is expected soon
unless Unforeseen difficulties arise.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-27
Long Debate in Prospect
With Democratic Ranks
Rather Solid
DEMOCRATS ARE
TRYING TO BLOCK IT
Emergency Tariff Measure
Passed By House Last
Week

Washington, d. c., Dec. 27.-The
emergency tariff bill, passed in the
House last week but blocked temper
arily in the Senate through Democratic
opposition, constituted the principal
business before the Senate to-day
A long debate was in prospect to-day
with indications that the Democrats
would be found in much more solid
lineup than was the case in the House.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-27
ASPIRIN
Name "Bayer" on Genuine

Bayer7 on packsge ~ on Tablets you
are not getting genuine Aspirin IRE
scribed ~ physiciaus for wentv-one
YEAR and proved safe b. millions. Take
AsTifiH only - tod ia 10 Bayer pack.
49, fer Gods. Headache. Ncura ga.
khfuuasism. Esrache Tooihsrhe. Lum-
faza. and Ger ran Handy tim boxes
az tuslrs Baytr Tat5ets q Aspirin csst
ffW ecufs Druggists siso sel larger
- ksess A-pirir t. tie trsir mark II
Rsrrr hisuufsruFp IS Moro4ceticseis-
cslcf IS Sai-tylicscid-Ads.