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Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1921-10-28
MAYOR HUNTING BIG GAME

Our Mayor was seen coming down
the street the other morning with a
lO-gauge double barrel shotgun ana
naturally all his friends thought he
was on his way north in quest Of
ducks. When asked if he was going
hunting, he replied: "Show me the
man who was mean enuff to send me
this poem and III show you some
quick gun-pIay." Here's the cause Of
his excitement:
How doth the busy Mayor
Improve each shining hour,
And peddle cions, sprouts and seeds
OF every shrub and flower.
How busily he ways his chin,
How neat he spreads his store,
And sells US things that never grew,
And won't grow any more.
Who showed the big man the way
To sell the woman seed
Who taught him how to blow and lie,
And coax and beg and plead?
He taught himself, the Nurseryman,
And when his day is done,
We'll plant aim where the lank, rank
weeds
VIII hutter in the sun.
But, oh. although we plant him deep
Beneath the buttercup,
He's so much like the seeds he sells
He never viii come up.
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HE WAUWATOSA NEWS
OFFICIAL PAPER or THE CITY.

Published al wauws tosa. Wisconsin. every
Friday BY c. L. Benoy.
sent to any address in the United States
Entered at the wauwatosa postofnee as
eeond class matter.
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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-16
WANTS $7,5OO,OOO
FOR MUSCLE SHOALS
Chief Engineer Beach Asks More Money
for Great Nitrate and Power
Project.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16-Seven and
onehalf millions of dollars 'can be pro-
ftably expended in new work on the
Muscle Shoals, Alabama, nitrate and wa
ter-power project during the fiscal year of
1923, Major General Beach, chief of army
engineers, says in his report today to the
secretary of war. Work on the project
was shut down last April as a result of
the refusal of congress to appropriate
further funds for it and the government
now is negotiating for the sale and lease
of the plant to Henry Ford.
n financial summary prepared by Gen
eral Beach shows that to date a net total
of $15,27S,S2S has been expended on the
project, which, the general says, is about
One-third completed
=, Describing the project in some detail,
General Beach says
The existing project provides for the
construction of two locks, dam, and a
powerhouse, 81 miles above the railroad
bridge at Florence, Ala, securing a least
depth of 912 feet at extreme low water
for distance of l4.7 miles, and for the
generation of electric power for the pro-
ductlon of nitrates or other products
needed for munitions of war. and useful
IN the manufacture of fertilizers and other
useful products. The length of the en-
tire section is 1866 miles. its lower end
being 265.5 miles above the mouth of the
Tennessee River"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-16
WILLIAMSyHIE

Mrs. Mary Harrington of Brattleboro
is visiting Mrs. G. III. Styles.
Mrs. A L. Timson went Monday to
Rutland to attend the State Grange meet
lngs.
ID. r. Stedman of Agawam came to
visit over Sunday with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. G. X. Stedman.
Christmas exercises with a tree will be
held in the Methodist church, Thursday
evening, Dec 22nd.
Mrs. Abbie ]. Bruce returned to Mrs
Ella Merrifield'S Friday from Claremont
y. H, where she was called to attend the
funeral of her niece Mrs. Anna L. Rob
ertS.
At the Grange meeting Friday evening
vote was taken to change the time of
meeting to the I'd and 4th FRIDAYS instead
of Tuesdays, that the young people who
are away during the week will be able To
attend the meetings. II was also voted
to maintain one street light for a wear.
School closes Friday for its Christmas
vacation of two weeks. In the evening
they will have a Christmas tree and an
entertainment. to which the parents and
friends of the scholars are invited Those
having a perfect attendance for the term
were Bertha Gray and Webster Thayer.
Hazel Abar was absent one half day, and
Paul Carr and John STYLES one day
The funeral of Marshall Moore was
largely attended on Saturday afternoon
IN the Methodist church. a large number
coming from Dover to pay a last tribute
TO their former friend nd neighbor. Mr..
ana Mrs. Turner of Dover sang
my VIII BE Done, Some Sweet Day.
and Cast thy Burden on the Lord
The bearers were ]. C. Brown. W. ID
Howe y. Il. Jones and Frank Gould all
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-16

Only 10 Minutes Consumed In Selecting
Landru Jury-NOt a Single Challenge
Judge COntradicts Witnesses - No
Shorthand Notes Taken of Testimony.
VERSAILLES, Dec. 10 Americans
who attended the Landru trial, and they
were many, could not refrain from COM
menting upon the radical difference be-
tween the French law of evidence and
manner of conducting a trial for murder
and the American courts.
Returning to Paris after a particularly
stormy sitting of the court, an Ameri-
can resident of the French capital, no.
tieed stout man alighting at Meudon,
in deep conversation with a woman.
"Why, there goes one of the jurors! -
he exclaimed.
Jurors in France are not escorted by
uniformed policemen and every night
they return to their homes in complete
freedom, having taken the oath mot to
discuss the case with any One'. They
are chosen with more rapidity than
in either America or England.
The prosecution and the defense have
y peremptOrY challenges each and no
more. Thus SO names chosen from the
electoral list of the department are
thrown into a hat and u are picked out.
Should the prosecution and the defense
both choose to exercise their preroga
tive of challenging Il jurors, there al
ways remain enough names in the hat to
swear in a jury. The Landru jury was
chosen in 10 minutes. Neither the pros
ecution nor the defense challenged a sin
gle Juror.
''You swear to testify without hatred
or fear, to tell the whole truth and moth
ing but the trPth; raise your right hand
and say. L swear it >; says the Judge
to the witness as the latter advances to
the bar. There is no Bible in evidence.
Tell your own story continues the
Judge, and the witness goes on to re-
late how he or she met Landru in the
company of Madame Cuchet, Gulllin or
HeOn during the year 1916.
- Ddn t YOU swear that Madame Sd
and So told you that she was to be mar
ried to Landru, when you appeared be-
fore the investigating magistrate?"
asks the Judge.
els he the prosecuting attorney?'
inquired a South Boston man as Judge
Gilbert was berating Landru for seven
previous convictions for swindling, for
gerry and other crimes.
No stenOgrapher was present in the
court and no notes were taken in short
hand of the various testimonies heard.
so that the question of interpretation of
a testimony was left to the good or bad
memory of the prosecution and defense.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-16
Affected by Vegetation.

Considered as whole, the vegeta-
ton of a plane. may give It a charac-
teristic aspect as viewed from space.
Many have thought that the red color
Of Mars may be due to the existence
of red instead of green vegetation
there. That its broad expanses of
forest and prairie land cause the earth
TO reflect a considerable quantity of
green light TO its neighbors is in
dicated by the fact that at the time
of the new moon a greenish tint has
been detected Overspreading that part
of the lunar surface which is then
Illuminated only by light from the
earth.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-16

of Dover. Those who came to attend the
funeral were his children Leslie Moore,
of Bellows Falls, Mr.. and Mrs Guy Rus
sell and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Moore of
Brattleboro and Mr. and Mrs. Clarence
Moore of East Dover. f. III. Jones of
Newfane, Mr.. and Mrs. John Bailey of
Wardsboro, Mr.. and Mrs. Dana Yeaw
of Brattleboro and Wallace Putnam of
Dover
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-16
So, 100000 For Rivers and Harbors

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16-An expen-
diture of approximately S43,OOO.OOO for
rivers and harbors in the fiscal year 1923
exclusive of a proposed $7.50OOOO for
the Muscle Shoals, Ala, project in the
tennessee River, is recommended bv Ma
jor General Beach chief of army engin-
GERS, IN his annual report today to the
secreatry of war.
1t is proposed to expend 100000 in
the Connecticut River below Hartford.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-16

Mass, Mr.. and Mrs. George White, Mr..
and Mrs. Murray Tucker and Mrs. J. L.
Martin of Brattleboro.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-16
GUILFORD

weeks in the home of Harold f. johnson
in Norwich Town, Conn.
Miss Helen Miller came Thursday eve
ming from Middlebury college to spend the
Christmas vacation at her home.
The topic for Christian Endeavor Sun
day evening is Conscience Teaching.
Quickening, Obeying It. Mrs. Miller,
leader
There will be a Christmas Tree at the
Congregational church Friday evening,
Dec. 23. Appropriate exercises will be
furnished by the pupils of the village
schools. All are invited to attend and
carry gifts to decorate the tree.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-16

Lady Gleneonner, who is soon to wed
Lord Grey of Falloden, one of the great
est of English statesmen, is a sister in
law of Mrs. Asquith through her first
marriage. Lady GlencOnner lost a son
in the wal. and is intensely interested
in spiritualism.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-16
FRENCH JUR|ES
QUICKLY CHOSEN
Allowed Complete Freedom
During Criminal
Trials
SURPRISES AMERICAN
VISITORS IN PARIS

Only 10 Minutes Consumed In Selecting
Landru Jury-NOt a Single Challenge
Judge COntradicts Witnesses - No
Shorthand Notes Taken of Testimony
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-02-13
ALBANY DETERMINES
TO STOP CRIME WAVE

Albany, February 12.-(speciaL)-With
Mayor Payne perfecting organization OIL
a volunteer patrol in Albany and two
additional officers added to the Decatur
police force, the twin cities this after
noon were preparing to check rooperles
here Immediately. Mayor Payne planned
to organize the patrol into squads, as
signing each squad territory, and have
the members stop all suspicious persons
on the streets at late hours.
Another chapter was written In the
investigation of the escape of six negroes
from the Morgan county jail, wheh
Daddy Mcneil negro janitor, was held
on $500 bond By Judge W. 7. Lowe
DR.. Glenn Andrews, state prison inspec-
tor. is here.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-02-13
ORIENT SUFFERS;
BUSINESS SCANT
China and Japan Are CONNER
cially Dead-PhiIipplne Is
lands Are Moving Onward
Ry Assoclntcd rress

Honolulu, T. H.. February 12.-Busi-
ness in Japan and China is dead, but
the commerce of the Philippines has
been practically untouched by the re-
versal of trade conditions, according to
statements by two travellers from the
orient who recently passed through Hon
olulu.
Niels Anderson, head of an importing
and exporting firm Of Shanghai, said !;
Business is practically impossible
throughout the orient because of the
present rate of exchange. Industry is
at a standstill. There is practically
nothing doing Consignees of freight
from the United States and other ports
of the world are leaving goods on the
wharves and warehouses rather than
shoulder the responsibility and loss OF
handling them
Manuel Earnshaw vice president Of a
dock company of Manila. presented tho
Philippine aspect as follows:
while business in Japan and China is
at standstill, the Philippines have not
been affected seriously by conditions
farther east. Increasing acreage of sugar
plantations in the Philippines means
much for the future prosperity of the
islands,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-02-13
FORT PAYNE CAPITALISTS
REAPING OIL HARVEST IN
FIELDS NEAR SHREVEPORT

Fort Payne, February 12.-{Speciao
Considerable local interest is being
manifested in the announcement that
oil in paying quantities has been found
on the properties of the Lanier Oil and
Land company near Shreveport La w.
b. Davis. local hosiery manufacturer. is
president of the Lanier company, and
Earl Cochran, another Fort Payne citi-
zen, is one OF the directors. 1T is said
that the well brought in last week is
flowing over 1000 barrels day and
indicates beyond further doubt the ma
ture of the entire field, which contains
hundreds of thousands of AGREES.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-02-13
COAST GUNS HANG
UP WORLD RECORD
TweIve-Inch Rifles, for First
Time in History, Directed
From the Air

San Francisco, February R.-Big gun
coast defense of San francisco recently
took world leadership when, official
service reports said for the first time
in history, u inch rifles were fired en-
tirely by directions from, the air. Ex-
periments have been conducted since last
April ON corporations between the army
air service balloons and the various
coast artillery and heavy artillery posts
along the Pacific coast.
The Fourteenth and Twenty fourth
balloon companies, sent here from fort
Omaha, Neb.. conducted these expert
ments. So far as known, according 10
official reports, the only previous ok
periments Of this kind, undertaken In
1918 at sandy Hook, resulted IN faii-
ure. Special instruments were devised
in the Pacific coast experiments, which
finally resulted in success Battery
NJ endell, one of San Franchises big
coast defense disappearing rifle bat
teries, claims the honor OF the first
battery functioning accurately from
aerial control Twenty-Five shots at
pyramidical target moving at range
of $4,000 yards, included five direct
ship" hits.
This demonstrated that fog or haze,
making low visibility. hereafter will
not cripple San Francisco's coast de-
lenses. Balloons at an altitude of To-
| 900 to 10000 feet, get over the fog, To-
cate the enemy object at sea- and direct
| the fog hidden batterys deadly Work
aaginst the attacker. Following the big
rifle experiments, the balloon com
! panies worked out mortar firing prob
| lens from the air, as well as night fir
| ing by flames, and tests of new In
struments. The balloon companies will
| be permanently stationed at Ross field
| Arcadia, Cal. as part of the Pacific
coast defense.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-02-13

Tess of Ohio, Mondell of Wyoming ana
Good of Iowa, declare that this con-
gress will save $1,000,000,000 by re-
ducing estimates. But reducing esti-
mates does not reduce taxes. l want
Congress to stop bothering about re-
ducing estimates and commence TO
reduce appropriations, and thereby re-
duce taxes.
IF Won have saved 81, 900, 900, 600 as
is frequently your boast, why DO you
not reduce taxes 1900, 100000? If you
are going to save it, why not let the
people know it by reducing the amount
of money they are going to. pay into
the treasury? You cannot reduce taxes
by reducing estimates"
The estimates of departments are al
ways in excess of the amount OF
money the departments need. Elk
travagant estimates serve two pur-
poses. First, they give Congress an
opportunity to reduce them and go to
the people with a statement that IT
forced the departments to operate sat
isfactorily on an expenditure less than
was asked for. In the second place, IL
department pads it's estimate, 1t
comes very nearly getting what i.
actually needs, whereas were its esti-
mate reached scientifically, the invari-
able reduction by Congress would
submerge the department into slough
of debt
AS result Of the statement of MIR
Byrnes, any man who. imbued with be-
| lief that the republicans had reduced
expenses, INDUCED the hope that his
taxes would be reduced, might as well
undeceive himself, and proceed to pro-
/, duce $50 for every member of his fam
! lily. For that Is the sum that the gov
| eminent will require because of the
| inability of the republican party tc
reduce anything save estimates pur.
| poses prepared for reduction.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-02-13
CHICAGO SPECTACLE
HOUSE MAKES
STARTLING OFFER
Will Send Handsome Glasses
On Trial to Anyone.

Everyone who wears glasses OF s SUI En-
from eye strain. will be interested IN the re-
T-onee Dent- 1920, 1852 W. Madison St..
Chicago. Ill to send pair, of their large
size True Vision Glasses Free on trial, to
any reader of this paper who writes Lneui-
read the smallest print. thread the finest
needle, see far and near; and prevent eye
STRAIN and headaches. They are 10 kara
gold filled very handsome in appearance and
should last a lifetime. Don't send any
money. Simply your name. address and ag e
and state the length of time you have been
wearing glasses. They will send you the
glasses at once, by prepaid parcel post. to
use and wear for 10 days free. Ii you are
satisfied in every way and want TO Keep
them, you are then tospay the small charge
Of s295, otherwise return the glasses and
you are out nothing. II you accept their
offer at once, they will enclose the glasses
in a beautiful velveteen lined, spring back
rocket book spectacle case, which is to be
yours free of ali cost.-Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-02-13
Meridian Once Involuntary
Hag-Stop, NoW Metropolis

Meridian, Miss. February 12.-(Spe-
cial) Edward II. Dial, several times
mayor of Meridian, and one of the city S
oldest citizens from point of residence,
entertained the Rotary club a. luncheon
Friday at noon with brief but inter
esting sketch of Meridian and its rapid
growth up to the present day.
He told how two men, j. L. Ball and
l.. a. Rag sdale had faith in the location
of the little flag station on the Mobile
and Ohio road, now Meridian, the state
largest city, and how their faith
brought forth the metropolis of Missis-
sippi. The town was located, he said.
as a possible though involuntary rail-
road stop, in 1854. 1t was called So
washee not from an Indian chief, as
romantic tradition has it, and did not
take it's present name until Mr.. Bali had
fought the question to a finish with
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-02-13
CALHOUN ORGANIZi. ION
Chairman for European Relief Drive
Is Appointed

Admission, February 12.--(SpeciaL)-
Arthur Wellborn has accepted the CAL
houn county Craftsmanship for the Eu-
ropean relief drive, and will at once in
augurate an intensive campaign for the
raising Of the 5000 quota assessed
against this county. The drive for
funds in this county has been delayed
because of the lack of leadership, and
Mr.. Wellborn expects to overcome this
handicap at once by the formation of a
working committee of school children
civic organizations, women's clubs and
churches. county and beat organiza-
ton, with active workers In the field
is one of the chairnsan's plans, and he
expects to put this county at once In
Its proper place in the drive.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-02-13

Mr.. Ragsdale, the latter wanting 1t
named Ragsdale City, the Merriam
charter being won In 1850.
The beautiful shade trees that now
adorn the city residence streets GOV
their start when the city ottereu
premium of 25 cents for every shaoe
tree planted, the speaker stated. fnen
sketching the rapid progress OF inc
city. he named the epoch makihs
periods as first the building OF the MO
bile and Ohio railroad, the moving Oh
the county site from Marion. rive miles
east of here, in 1870; race riots in loil'
planting of shade trees in 1872; division
Of city into wards in 1873; ard OF the
panic when the population FELL from
1900 to $500
Merchants growth was attributed ~
Mr.. Dial more largely to the railroaos
than ANYTHING else.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-02-13
AVOID THE WASTE

And the wear and tear caused by I'M
digested food that exhausts your d.
gestive organs, does not nourish your
blood, and weakens instead of giving
strength.
Hoods Sarsaparilla is splendid
tonic for the blood, stomach, kidneys
and liver. 1t creates an appetite, per-
fects digestion and assimilation, Sc
cures 100 per cent nourishment from
your food.
More than this, it purifies, vitalizes
and enriches the blood, which is the
life of the body, eliminates catarrh,
scrofula, rheumatism, that tired feel
ing, and other diseases, the poisons of
diphtheria, scarlet and typhoid fevers,
and influenza.
Take Hoods Pills for a gentle laxa-
tive (small dose) or an active cathartic
Garge dose).
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-02-13
HOG SALES ANNOUNCED
Four Cooperative Auctions Scheduled
for This Week

Auburn, February 12.-(Special.)--
Four cooperative hog sales will be
held the week, beginning February IA.
according to M. II. Pearson, marketing
specialist.
One will be held at Greenville and
one at Evergreen February Is; one at
Troy February is, and one at Troy
February II. Another will be held at
Troy February %. and the following
day one will be held at Luverne.
These are all good selling points,
and Mr.. Pearson Is 81 the opinion that
a number of hogs Will be sold at each
place.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-02-13
TO RUSH ORGANIZATION
Planters and Business Men Interested
In Farm Bureau

Auburn, February 12.-(Special.)-
There is much evidence to indicate tnat
interest among the Alabama farmers
and business men in the American
Farm Bureau federation is Increasing
each dayq. At present it looks as
though actual organization work will
be undertaken in several counties in
the near future. Requests are coming
from the farmers themselves. and since
it is the purpose of the extension serv-
ice to serve the needs of the farmers,
it has been decided that activ work
should not be DELAYED.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-02-13
ROAD BUILDERS WAIT
Supreme Court Decisions Interfere
With Chisholm Road

Cullman, February 12-tSpecial)--
The contractors who came here to
build Chisolm road between Florence
and the Tennessee line north of this
city are still here, awaiting instruc-
tons from their head officials who
went to Montgomery for conference
with State Highway Engineer Kellar,
following the supreme court decision
declaring the road bond election IL
legal. 1t is thought that some plan
will be worked out whereby the con-
struction of the road may proceed.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-02-13
PHEASANTS ARRIVE
Troy Merchant Will Increase Flock on
His Farm

Troy, February I2.-(Special)--
Three sets of pheasants have been re-
ceived by w. B. Folmar & Sons from
Canada. These birds are Of the Eng
lish species, and very beautiful. also
delicious to eat. Mr.. Folmar Intends
increasing the birds and later liber-
ating them on his Orion farm, hoping
to stock that section with them.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-02-13
PUPILS GIVE BENEFIT
Dothan High School, Presents 9Th
Family Doctor"

Dothan, February 12.--(Special.)--
The music and English pupils of tho
Dothan High school presented "Ths
Family Doctors comic operetta, last
night at the City auditorium. The
proceeds were applied to a fund for
the purchase OF equipment for the high
school and music for the high school
orchestra. There was large atten.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-02-13
DIR. Wilson Returns

Troy, February Especial. )--Dr.
H. C. Wilson has returned from Tusca-
loosa, where he attended the meeting
of the Alabama Live Stock Breeders
association. DR.. Wilson is government
veterinarian for number OF counties
in Alabama. and is considered authority
on matters pertaining to stock.