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Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-12-02

block
And die the instant he receives one
knock
I'm glad / can escape such a fate,
Hoping next Thanksgiving they'll take
my mate
Instead of me for | am so small,
They can take Mr.. Gander or none al
all.
Poor old rooster how he does squeal;
But he is sure to make lovely meal
To think of poor Miss Pumpkin over on
the vine,
For her my lonely heart will pine.
To think of the very best friend | had,
Is down in the cellar very sad,
Tomorrow she will be in a kettle
Made of the very finest metal
Poor, little cranberry, how she VIII
cry,
For her also my heart will sigh.
She will wish she was down again IN
the marsh
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-12-02
ARE
UNDER THE BAN
Attorney Generals Decision Is
Put Into Effect in Ashland
and Drawing
Stopped

With reference to the recent ruling
concerning lotteries and raffies the fol
lowing from the Ashland Press will be
of interest:
Ashland has the first case of alleged
lottery stopping since Attorney Gen
eral Morgan made his famous decision
in the Chippewa Falls hotel rattle By
the Elk's lodge of this city. He confis.
Gated the hotel and lotteries in this
state of similar nature immediately
stopped.
In the Ashland case, it had gone
further than the stopping of lottery
where cash was concerned but the stop
ping of all lotteries whether the tickets
were sold or given away. Saxe's store
advertised that they would give FOrd
car away absolutely free by the draw
ing method. Attorney Merrill notified
Mr.. SAKE that if the car was given
away as advertised that he would To
compelled TO confiscate the car. Mr..
Merrill stated that other merchants IF
the city had complained to him. Mr..
Sake gave up the idea of giving the
car away and instead will redeem the
tickets given out at two per cent
premium.
This means that there will be no lot
teries Of any kind pulled off in Ashland
in the future Door prizes, raffies for
bed spreads, sofa covers. etc, at church
fairs are taboo and the articles will
be cOnfiscated if given away by means
Of a rattle
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-12-02
HONEY PHILOSOPHY FOR 1927

What good is there in any plan that
breaks down under the very conditions
10 WAS called mp TO face. In every SIN
gle phase of life In this living world
plans are adopted only for the purpose
Of making the conditions of the matter
at hand better. When they don't they
are swiftly thrown into the discard
I.enine, in admitting the utter failure
of Communism in Russia. blames the
failure on the conditions il had to face
Out of his own mouth, therefore, he adj
mitted that the plan called commun
lam is no good-therefore. an useless
dead one. Shovel In the dirt. men.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-12-02

Perhaps it was the jobber that sliced
an inch off the lumberman's rule,
which is very unlikely, then it would
have worked the other way AROUND.
In that case, chances are that the
lumberman would have noticed that
someone had got free with his scale
rule.
have written to some length on this
subject, my idea in writing being 10
impress upon the editor Of the above
paper that before such stories as the
one of the lumberman and the jobber
are put into print 1t might be good
plan to analyze the story first.
Yours truly,
ELMER FL. NELSON.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-12-02
DEER VISITS CITY

About Z O'Clock Saturday morning a
large deer crossed through Ladysmith
from south 10 north. going almost
through the center of the city. The
lyn suburb 81 short distance below the
bridge, passing near Effner Nelson's
residence and thence toward Green
wood park.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-12-02

The turkey gobbler looked up at q
cloud.
Then gave MARBLE very loud.
Il fear | shall lose my head some
night,
But il anyone tries, / sure will bite :
Just then step was heard outside.
And the turkey gobhler tried to hide,
When old Jim seized the biggest
rooster,
Who thought himself great BIZ,
booster.
Jim and the rooster make good
pair,
But / know I'm better, but what do ]
care.
The rooster will be carried away TO a
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-12-02
STATE RECEIVERS
MUCH TAX MONEY

Madison. Wis-With $14,000,OO0 al
ready added to this years tax assess
ment rolls through the uncovering Of
fraudulent and erroneous tax returns
the state emergency board has author
lied the appropriation of $4,000 to the
tax commission TO push its investiga-
ton to the limit before the expiration
of the three year period, which ends
January l. 1922.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-12-02

For the cook TO her is very harsh.
Those boys and girls are eating buns
Until the date and plum puddings get
done
I certainly hope they'll get enough to
eat.
Although they have no fine turkey
meat
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-12-02
A TURKEYS SOLHO0uY

The following poem, written Ly
Dorothy Nelson, Sth grade, Dairy Cen
ter school. was selected as the best III
seventh and eighth-grade contest
conducted last week by the teacher,
Miss Della Sybers
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-12-02

The greatest trial in the lie of an
optimist is when he invests in Il gold
brick
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-12-02

The idea Of world union is begin-
ming to rear its head. Some day the
head may wear crown.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-12-02

Insurance that 1nsures-F. III. Doyle
Company.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-12-02

Some people are experts at exposing
the faults that others do not possess.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-12-02
PEOPLES FORUM

Articles submitted for this department
must be on topic of general interest.
as short as possible and to the point
All articles must be signed, but, ii
desired the name of the author will
not be published
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-12-02

Legal blanks? The News-B Budget
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-12-02

Mr.. Hughes fred the first gun, and
the charge was so heavy it shook the
printing out of all the others.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-12-02

Ladysmith, Wis, Nov. 25, 1921
Editor, Ladysmith News-Budget,
Ladysmith, Wis.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-02-28

was made By those opposed to him
that he IL to be merely the tool or
Il Senate .'oligarcuy." And his sen.
sitivcness on this score Is largely rc-
sponsiblc for the strained relations
that nave existed between him. as
president elect, and the Republican
Senators who felt that they had
earned the right 10 coach him in max
inS cabinet and to promp, him in
tue matter Of policies
rms presumption on the par, or
certain Senator'S incenscd Mr.. Hard
ing amt N order to give them AMI
"" country 10 understand that ne
WAS his own master. he has pr,c
ticaliy ignored number of tho mon
WI" sought to influence him Also
II" has declared the Senate olicarcnv
I" De y myth" and. Will. il is not
myth. IN fact. he has undouhtndlv
disillusioncd il as 10 the standing !,
has with The l'rcsident-clcc,.
Another interesting. circumstance
about senator Harding is the Fac,
ihat apparently he Implicitly trus,
nobody Ills relations. for examine
WIN Harry NJ. Daughcrty. who is 10
oc MS Attorney General. are as close
as they could well be- They hay.
been intimate friends for twenty
Years. and politically MIR. HARDING
owes more 10 MIR. Daugherty than 10
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THREE

any other man alive. But n * com.
mon knowledge among those who
nav" surrounded the Senator since
MS nomination that he checks up on
practically every report which Mr.
Daughcrty makes to him. lie sends
ms manager forth on mission after
mission a Importance. then sends
somebody else to follow up Mr
paugherty. And what il pointedly
true Of naughcrty is true ~ other
advisers IN the Harding camp.
Although il has been stated here
that Mr. Harding as n thinker is
carabi" OF reaching sound conciu-
sions. i t. nevertheless IL fact that
he has done very little sustained
thinking upon matters of policy since
ms nomination. He srasps big ideas.
but lie does not reduce them To 4
concrete basis. | recall. in this con-
nection an Interview with CORE
spondcn's at Marion late in Dcccm-
Der, He WAS asked IL he supported
tho idea OF universal military train
ins. lie promptly answered that he
d.d. but when question after uues-
ton followed as to how he would
apply /, he was frankly unable 10
intkc definite replies lie simpiy had
not worked ont the proposition, al
though i. has been "a matter OF dis
cussion and Senate debate almost
from tn. time he entered that body.l
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-02-28

Tor weeks or months and keep hts
ness. but once hc decides To do A
thing. he knows how to stand nat
with - much nrmness IS any stand.
pa'tcr OF rccen; history. lie simply
puts his back to the wall and refuses
10 hudsc. The fun force OF this
obs,inacy is unknown 10 many Of his
ac1na ut it is known -
ms most intimate friends. som. uf
them first discovered it when they
tried carly in the campaign 10 stam-
pcdc him of his front porch. Eu,
ne did no; stamped" at all IL. got
OF the porch IN his own time. hut
not before.
Much - oa.d anou, the s.,ron. Cab
met Mr.. Harding has promised and
lot OF people have felt rcassurc,l
r"Sardin: ms administration by rca !.
son OF this promise. Th"y .vidently
expect n" Cabinet 70 run things. ana
y ;nay run them up to a certain pol!...
but the ;imc Will come when :ne
cabinet Will encounter the Harding
"iubborness. ana. when il does. that
body viii know il il an against about
dealt with
~ is here predicted, ana conadtu :
~. tina; tn" Harding Cabinet vii! have
some what the sam. experience, tina:
William Henry liarrison's Capin.t
once had IL Mr.. Hughes. Mi DauI...
"riy ana others ever talk. too many
liberties with President Harding IN,
Harrison cahnc; presumed to rgi.
the whole administration of the soi-
dicr-Prcsilcni. Daniel Webster Wi.
the Premier and vas = vcrltablc hoes
of the works. particularly IN matter
OF patronage. one dsy, soon aftcI
llarrison's inauguration. the 4-catlol,
of appointing a Governor OF the Ter
ritcry OF Iowa came M. MIR. Wea-
ster, al Cabinet meeting politely
but frmly informed the President
that he mad promised the Office 10 j.
Ncrmon,cr and had made ou, tn
commission for the Presidents sig
nature. Eut Mr.. Harrison himself
already had promised that Office ~
certain John Chambers. an OLD com
radc-at-arms. Webster insisted. how
ever, on his man. declaring that tn,
whole Cabinet stood with him.
Harrison listened patiently Tor i
time. then drew pad - him and
wrote "a single line on IT, This hr
passed to Webster. with the request
that IL be read aloud TO the Cabinet
Webster Iushcd and paused. ilarri.
son insisted that the line be- read
thcrcupon the Secretary OF stat.
quoted these words, which appeared
before him:
Mr.. Harding has one particularly
sensitive spot. He res.nta bitterly
tic idea that he has been. is being.
or ever will be a hosscd President.
he fully understands. Of course. that
:, small group OF men. most Of whom
were his fellow-Rcpuhliyan Senators,
brought about his nomination, bu,
nc has finched every time the charge
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HARDING, AVOIDING POSE
or PROFOUND WISDOM.
YET REMAINS IMPRESSIVE
ohIoan viii BE One Of Most Conspicuous Figures Ever
TO Occupy Chair ,f Chief Excculivc-Tcrm as
Senator Was Virtually Coloress
~ J. FHEDt:Ititk ESs!AiiS,
" nshinaton Correspondent of The
Times dis pntch.D


WASiiiNGToN. Feb. Within
another "c.k Warren O. Harding.
for SIX years - Senator from OHIO.
ami prior. 10 tina, time totally I'M
!. known 10 the great body OF the
American people. w!ll asYuin. tn.
Presidency OF the United states. Ir
h lives. he VIII b. the most con.
sp!cuols' figure in American publ 10
l;:c during the coming ,our year, and
one OF the most conspicuous ncurcs
IN world affairs
+ Int!l June. l120. MIR Harding had
little stature in the minds OF his
fellow countrymcu. IL had not been
possibility. When MS own state
divided sharply az TO his availability
as a candidate. peopl" elsewhere were
inclined 70 dismiss him from
further consideration. Then out OF
tn" Chicago Convention deadlock
came this ohioian. rs tho nominee
aNd out Of the campaign which FOL
lowed he emerged with a popular
ma jority so overwhelming is 10 stag
ger the managers .: his own political
fortunes
Neither prior 10 his nomination
nor since. however. hay" the Amcrj-
can people had an. opportunity 10
fa;hom III. mentality OF this man
Hrs term as a United States senator
Was colorless. IL Was merely one
Of i group OF conservative Republic
cans with whom party regularity in
,,lF TT. H.
ton associates voted. II" spoke their
language Al all times and in con-
sequence he attained no individuality
that might mark him a man u:
promise or Independence. lie father
- no constructive legislation and
departed from none of tho @tauda r,ls
st by his party lenders.
After his nomination. MIR. Hardin:
Mas a, all times undcr elf-imposcd
reairaini. IL never Lot himself out
from first 70 last; -sIc Was told so
repeatedly and came to believe so
ARMY tina; only Warren o. Harding
could accomplish the defeat OF the
Republican, candidate for the prcsi-
dcncy, That he smothcrcd almos,
every normal Impulse aud stlned al
'H'is
that arose within him. He spoke
only whcu silence was imposs ibIe
and hc moved only when he dared
.ot remain st!il. Tho thought 81
political suicide vas over uppcrmoS
H. his mind and IN mis- determination
10 commit no biundcr he neither
opened FULLY his mind nor his heart
!" tho people for whose suffrage ii,
appealed.
because Of these circumstances Mr..
Harding will enter q anu his duties
- President. Haa Whose NOS, in
Innate characteristics have remained
uhrcvciied TO his countryncn lie
Is. OF course. known 10 be a stall
MART and handsome figure. a man II
pleasing address. Of cordial good !
fellowship, aud Of certain fixed views
- 10 how the government should be
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-02-28
FIRE BREAKS OUT ON ROOF
OF DANv|LLE HOSPITAL
Sparks From Adjoining Chimncys
Appear 10 Have Started Blaze,
Which Endnngcrs Occupants.
Special Ia The Times. Dispatcl,

Especial To rho Times Dispatch.l
DANHiLLE. VA. Fob. S-Thc fire
nghtinE department was engaged
carly Friday afternoon in putting ont
q fire which broke out in the roof or
providence liosp.taI. I'm institution
tor colored people on South Main
street.
Sparks from adjoining ciimncvs
appeared 10 have started The lire.
Which was conibat.i with chemicals
ana which At no time threatened the
ten patients.
NO Of the patients were brought
mere 2 fcw days ago. both suffering
terribly from burns received in il fire
IN PtttsSNauia County
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-02-28

HOLD FAREWELL SERVICE
FOR WINCHESTER MINISTER
Bishop W. L.. ':rnynu Il Principal
SprnIcr--Itrr. Robert Goodwin
VIII Go To China.

!Hp"tIaI 10 The Times Dispatch.I
.S iNCiiESrER. VA. Feb. - -
blah"p w l.. Gravatt. Of West Eir-
GINA. was The principal speaker here
this afternoon Ut Il farewell s.ryic.
IN mono" or Rev. Robert A. Goodwin
un'il recently rector or Christ Prot
ra,aht Episcopal Church. VINO vii!
ul. inlssIohir. work In China
Tue service was arranged bv
citrsyiucn Of III. Valley conyoc;,-
ti"h. OF which Roy. Il. buvaii Cham.
ocis. OF Wildwood, Va. tx dean Rev
1if Goodwin IL "A son or the late
htf. IL \. Goodwin. Sr.. for many
N."En rector 81 historic 81. Juhus
lh-iiw Or liev. Dr. John T. Gravatt
.Sr.. ar Richmond
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-02-28

N"itth the reverse one uJS he was
bent u2op spending a vacation il
Florida: the next, he mean, 10 re-
main In Marion until March. Nobody.
seemed able until tho last minute TO
br!h- him To the point Of drci,llu:
anything. large Of small
Al! this is charged by those who
Enow 'hc man most intimately to :hc
caution that IA second nature with
sini. lie Is. indeed. cautious 10 Il
degree undiscovered 10y me In any
t'hcr public man. lie weighs and
measures ana measures and wc:ghe,
every proposition to AN extent that is
maddcninS To those around him.
especially ;lios" Who ike dash and
J'in2h ara dispatch in "A public mian.
hr. Harding shrinks from a possible
mistake nov in exactly the same
ashton that he shrank from "A pos
sibic misiahs during the period OF
his candidacy. THIS quality is 40; 10
he derid:d. Of course. Il bespcaks
good Judgment. sanity ana soundncss
~ an administrative official. but il i,
often Irritating to men who see the
necessity. Of think they do. for sharp
'''''' N'-Sis7''' itAApn. .tHu THESE Rcp-
pic forescc widespread ,impailcncc on
INC part Of the people with the new
president while he is sitting removed
rom public view III the White House
irokinS At tn" inside. the outside the
.op side and Tho u,,dcrsidc OF mat
ter that seems 10 need swift. Il no;
wholly ;r.irng. attention
And this extreme caution is accom-
panied ~ another trait almcs, rs
pronounced. Mr. Harding no; only
wants 10 do the right thing and is
not only !ncalculably slow in de-
Gliding what is right. hu, he insists
on doing the bccomin. thiag. This
word becoming and the idea II
conveys. is q favorltc o. his. If a
thing is becoming 10 him, i; is a,
least u per cent right. according TO
his method OF reasoning IL il is uu-
becoming, !, is 80 per cent wrong.
whatever it's other clements. The
elaborate inauguration originally
planned turned out TO he unbccoming
and Mr.. Harding vetoed H. For weeks
nc conceived tho notion that a y:,ca
ton IN Florida, AT a time when uncm
plo!ment was increasing throughout
the country. was unbccoming and il
was with difficulty that he could be
pursuadcd that il would not unbc-
come him 10 relax a little before on
tcring tho White House The be
cominsness' of II given thing is a
standard by which Mr. Harding may
DC expected to measure many OF tho
acts Of his administration. And tho
easiest way 20 bring about a desired
result with linn VIII he In conytncn
him at the outset that tho thing To be
done Is in keeping with presidential
dignity ana with presidential rcspon-
sibility.
let " be stated n this point that
there Is a strong streak OF stub
horncsS IN Warren e. Harding. lie
ma! be slow 10 reach a conclusion
and. In fact. is slow. He may wphb. r.
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DiinNlIIc IIlA Irirc

DANNll. LIZ. VA. Feb 21-rhe
nome Of Sara Norman was destroyed
ny IRE on Gay street Friday evening.
~ rhllfc row OF humes wax thtru..
ehcd for some time By Tho flames
which were famed by q high cold
"ind. tn" nccrcss FOR som. time
was almost frantic until her brood
o! youngsters Was duly counted and
Gathered together eliminated the re-.
p"rt ~ casualties The loss way
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-02-28
.Io-rp!i tnihon..

Josca" ShJaoH$. a-rd u Gears.
dir'l suddrniE yesterday afternoon q,
O'Clock - his home. go: stuart
Avenue. l:rSidoa his widow. iic is
survived h.. one daughter. Mrs. j. L.
falling. 2.ci itI"yd Avenue. and ~.
son. Thomas GA ANTHONY. Of New
York. Funeral arrangements viii 10
announced later.
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Allrrcd I.nrrcr iIrll.

WINCH r.Sft.R. VA. Feb ia
young man giving tn" name of Rob
1Tt J.. Skrpp., Buifnlo. y Y, is in
jail h"r" awaiting adviccS from To-
Wanda. Pa. where tho police FAY he
y wanted for passing worthless
CHECKS ToNanda authorities. IL was
said. had been tclcgraph.nG 10 tho
u"iic" ~ various states 10 hold
Shvppr If found
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-02-28

DANNlll.E. VA Feb. 21--N petit
iion % voluntary bankruptcy has
ha"n filed In tho United States Court
by l.. X. crumpiun. proprietor 81 Il
drug store cpencd not inany months
ago on lower Main street The pa
r"rS show liabilities amounting 10
Sa,slO-2o. aud assets s5.0lI.35 Bust
ness depression is blamed Tor the
allure
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-02-28

I.YNCHBURG, VA. Feb. 2;.-Mrs.
widow OF r. l.. Cochran. died here
Thursday, afternoon 1T the home nf
her son-in-law. 4. :. Dodd. Of Seni!-
.itS. she had been a member OF the
Presbyterian Church for more than
seventy years. lie surviving chill
dren are: AIRS. s. y. Dewitt. Mrs. l..
+. Martin. Mrs. w. Il. Martin. Mrs.
6. >, Dodd. Mrs. NJ. V. Quinn Lynch.
burg; j. ". Cochran, Bedford Springs.
aud j. l.. Goc!iaru. Wilmington. Del.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-02-28

WiNc!iE.STEE. VA Fob -.
Relutirrs hcrc nave been advised I'll
the death IL Cumberland Md. Of
AUGUSTUS t.. EiosScr. - years old
former merchant and city contractor.
surviving are one son and one daiiSli-
ter and one sister. Mrs iohn II,
iaines. tn. latter OF Winchester
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Discovers Sm,IIno, coso

1.YNCIiBURG. VA, Feb. a7.-Thc
Health Department here has discov-
cred case of smallpox At 725 Church
street. only square or two ont of
the town business section. The M
tient is Il white man. who has been
isolated and uuarantincd