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The Washington times., 1921-06-26
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READY FOR Plane
BOMBING TUESDAY
Old Iowa u Towed Out to Sea
for Unique Aerial
Tests.
ny RICnARD I.EE
UnivsrsaI Serv1es.

Dreadnsushts OF the Atlantic feet.
accompanied by thirty dsstroysrs. are
moving out Into the Atlantic ocean
with the Iowa, tho battleship which
on Tuesday. under the control OF radio
and under full head OF steam. win
test the ability of airpianss TO stop .
hostile drsadnaught with bombs
TUNING UP. F0R WEEK.
For . week past tall ths Aircraft
in the army ana navy air services has
been undergoing the @tuning up" pros
cess for this history-making test Of
combat at sea between air and SUR
face ships. Tonight the marine trans
port Henderson sails from Washingtoa
with Its cargo OF observers.
At the zero hour Tuesday morning.
which depends on weather conditions.
the Iowa, fueied automatically aud
controlled by radio from the bAttls-
ship Ohio, five miles abaft her STERN
will start for the American shore.
She viii start approximately 100
miles off shore between Cape Hsnlo-
pen and Cape HatteraA
DHRGIBLEs TO HELP.
At the same time the army ana
navy airboats. assisted by four army
dirgibles. will form scouting line boz
tween the two capes and start sea-
ward. The search extending to the
poinf 100 miles seaward, will con-
tinue until the theoretically hostile.
battieship has been located for its
shower of bombs.
As q measure of precaution the
thirty destroyers participating in the.
exercises will form lines between the
two capes. one ten miles on shore.
and the other thirty miles further
out After the scout ships In the,
air have passed seaward the destroy
ers also will move to sea ready to-
aid airmen in distress is there be
any.
Detection of the Iowa viii be the
signal for the assembling Of all the
air forces and the formation of di-
visions for bombing purposes. The
bombs to be used are so-called dunn
mics OF standard weight and size.
They explode but not with the dead
linass OF TINT. which would cause
too much damage aboard. The Iowa, 10
not to be sunk.
TO USE TINT LATER.
The purpose of the tests is t.
establish the facility of airpianes for
dropping bombs on a moving battle
ship At sea In the later tests on.
the ex-German cruiser Frankfort ana
tho exlGerman battlesbtp Ostfries-
land the effect of TINT on ships OF
this size will be determined by
bombing to continue until the ships
sink.
Members of both Houses of Con-,
Gress, which were sparsely repre-,
sented at the hrst test involving the
bombing and sinking of submarine,
are clamorins for space on the Hem
derson. As before. all foreign em-
bassies will be represented by the
military and naval attaches.
The Washington times., 1921-06-26
DAFFLING TO sLEUTHs.

/. Not since the staying OF Lottie
May Brandon, at Annapolis, four
years ago, have the police OF Mary
land been confronted with as battling
a murder case. They have been un-
able to ind any motive for the orime-
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-10-19
Find Wisconsin Perfect.

DIR. and Mrs. II. Lewis Belknap
of Chicago, after the entire sum-
mer in the lake region of North
ern Wisconsin, still expect to
spend the coming weeks of Octo-
Der and possibly the first of No
vember here before returning to
the city for the winter. Mr.. and
Mrs. Belknap have had a cottage
over near Hazelhurst all summer
and have made this season one to
be remembered. They have tour
ed over almost the entire region,
picking out the beauty spots for
which it is noted. Yesterday was
spent in Eagle River and up
around the Conover section where
they have formed friends this
summer.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-10-19
Complete Assessment.

The assessment against the
general property of the state was
completed by the state tax COM
mission on Tuesday and shows an
increase of S24,O41,432, or fifty
three one-hundreds of one percent
over 1920. Real estate increased
in value S1O4,27s,24O, but the as
sessment of personal property de-
creased SSO,237,3OS. All taxable
property of the state is estimated
at 81, 594, 739,962 for taxing pur-
poses by the commission in COM
parison to S4,57O,69S,530 in 1920.
The decrease in the value of per-
sonal property it attributed by
the tax commission as primarily
due to the greatly reduced price
of livestock and merchants and
manufacturers goods. The assess
ment of the property in Iron
county was placed at S16,6O9,6S5
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-10-19
MITCHELL MAKES FARM
Cleared Twenty-Five Acres
of Stumps This Summer
on Property Near Rest
Lake.

+. j. Mitchell ed to all his
friends) has in the making one
of the best little farms in Villas
county, and unless something in
terferes will soon show the land
clearing department of the state
that one man with plenty of pep
and know-how can do more than
the fellow who talks of what he
is going TO do but fails TO devel-
op his energy.
This farm of Mr.. Mitchell's is
located on Highway 10 a couple
miles west of the Spidar lake
bridge. II fronts upon Rest lake
where Mr.. and Mrs. Mitchell have
been operating a mighty good re-
sort, capable of caring for thirty
guests very comfortable, for many
years past. About two months
ago Mrs. Mitchell's health was
such that she was compelled to
enter the Marshfield hospital
where she was under treatment
for six weeks. She returned home
a week ago, and she and Mr.. M.
were guests of Eagle River friends
last Friday.
On account of Mrs. Mitchell be-
ing in the hospital, it was nee
essary for Mr.. NJ. to close the
resort. During that time he pur-
chased hundreds of pounds of ex-
plosive and with the aid of a
man began blowing stumps from
his cleared acreage. The result
is that he now has an even twen-
ty-five acres under cultivation
and will not have to buy any pro-
vender for his stock the coming
year. The soil conditions in that
section is said to be extra good
and there is not the slightest
doubt but that the farm Mr.. Nit
chell is making will increase rap
idly in valuation. Mr.. and Mrs.
Mitchell are old residents of this
county. the former having been
identified with the early day his
tory of that section of the county
Ed" Mitchell is known through
out that section of Villas and Iron
county as a mighty good man and
his old-time patrons of the resort
men and women who have been
coming there year after year.
vouch for the genuine hospitality
which he and his good wife pass
out to the visitor.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-10-19
SPECIAL ELECTION
For the Purpose of Creating
Funds for New Generator
and Water Mains in Viii
lage.

November 10th a special cleo
tion will be held in the village of
Eagle River for the purpose of
floating a bond issue, in order TO
create sufficient funds for the
purchase of a new generator and
equipment for the light and pow
er plant which furnishes electric
ity to the village patrons; also
enough funds to lay 1900 feet of
water mains on the west side of
the railroad track on what is
known as the county road.
This election will be held at the
town hall on the 10th day of No
vember between the hours of
nine o'clock In the morning and
five o'clock in the afternoon. As
it is imperative that the bond is
sue carry, in order to give us
adequate lights and water for
the protection of the village and
service to the patrons, there
should not be a single vote re-
corded against the proposition.
The bonding is not a direct issue
against the villages bonding pow
ers, but is to be placed under
what is known as mortgage GER
tificates secured by a trust fund
upon the plant itself, and which,
under direct supervision of the
state commission, will automatic
ally be taken care of, lesSening
any liability of the Municipality
in its failure to properly care for
the payments of the issue.
Unless Eagle River makes this
issue, there Will be practically no
service to the consumer this win
ter, especially with all the new
patrons TO be added, and who must
by rights have their proportion of
power and lights the same as the
old patron. There is one thing
confronting the people of this
village. Better and larger inn
provements must be made in ord
err for the proper advancement to
be made by us as a county seat,
and a place where more visitors
congregate during the year than
cities of much larger size. The
question of better village streets,
better buildings, better condi-
tions in general now confronts
every one of us, and it has to be
met. There is no use in putting
that off any longer.
We must meet these issues and
meet them now.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-10-19
LEAVE INJURED MAN
Automobile Runs Over Man
at Night and Does Not
Give Assistance b a d | v
Injured. .

After being run over by a rap
idly driven car on the Iron River
road a few miles out of Phelps
late Sunday night, Oscar Antello
was discovered about eleven
o'clock by Arthur Yahr of Phelps
lying in the highway suffering a
compound fracture of a leg and
numerous deep gashes on his
face and head.
According to Antello he was
run down by a car going toward
Phelps and was left lying in the
highway, the occupants of the
car making no attempt to stop
and give assistance. Antello was
walking in the same direction as
the car was going and was struck
where the road makes a sharp
turn. That the driver of the car
could have seen him, there is no
mistake, and even though the ac-
cident was unavoidable, there is
certainly no reason why assist
ance was not rendered the man.
Arthur Yahr of the Phelps gar
age discovered Antello and took
him to Phelps where medical
treatment was secured. Monday
morning he was sent to Wausau
hospital. Besides a compound
fracture of one leg, Antello had
a split lip and a severe scalp
wound, besides other injuries
where the car run over him.
An effort is being made by of
ficers to discover the owner of
the car which struck Antello.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-10-19
FOR LECTURE COURSE
Series for the Winter Now
Completed Five Splend-
id Numbers Booked.

. The fall and winter series of
lecture courses for 1922 has
been booked by c. II. Wiegand.
The first number will be shown
at the opera house next Monday
night when the Lincoln Jubilee
Singers will appear. They are
claimed to be the best attraction
booked in the whole field. Others
booked together with the date
follows:
November 3rd-Huan Hwa 10,
orator and economist.
November OWN. S. Bats,
characterist.
Januray 25th-Men d elsso h n
Musical Club.
March 2S-Smith-Springs-
Holmes Co.
The tickets are: Adult season
$50. Student season (sold by
teachers) Sl.O0. Single admission
Cmusical numbers) adults SOC,
students Csc. Other numbers 35c
and 25c. Tickets on sale at
Farmers & Merchants bank.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-10-19
ARMISTICE DAY PLANS
Possibility of Local Legion
Post Ho ding Observance
of November 18th.

There is possibility that
Eagle Post No. Ia, American
Legion will join in with public
spirited citizens through the
county and make active prepare
tionS for the observance of Ar
mistice Day on November 18th.
This day should meet out with
the assistance of the people in
Villas county in due observance
of the termination of the Worlds
War, and show their remembrance
of the American lads who fought
and who lost their lives in this
world conflict. No more fitting
tribute to the dead and living
could be given, and it is time we
devoted efforts in the memory of
the soldiers on this day.
Eagle Post of the American
Legion now numbers seventy-two
ex-service men. That it should
be more is well known, and with
a better unity of the soldiers and
the citizenry, it can be made a
1000 organization in this county.
Villas county gave of her young
men freely, but at the present
time the number she gave is not
exactly known. But that the
boys gave a record of themselves,
is we'll known and we are all
proud of their actions during TIE
time they were needed.
The following roster is given
of the present membership:
Members of Eagle Post No. ia.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-10-19
VIII Operate Resort

Little S. German lake will
ms another resort on its shores
-rE the 1922 season, o. c.
.- Of Chicago having pur-
i a thirty acre tract near
DE- rErr5Us on west bay. For
--T years Mr.. Tobin has been
making this section in the sum-
1E frr his vacation period. He
Ul t family are now located
q Ss1s resort where they will
gs until. their resort buildings
~ erected A main lodge and
EsEl cottages will be built this
rr-ET
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-10-19
Meet With Mrs. LaRenzie.

The Eagle River Woman's Club
will meet October oath with Mrs.
August LaRenzie.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-10-19
TLs IA OPERATION

LIST fr.--b III y
/ FsI0wE
$500 -rab Of mOOnshin-
ty a revenue offic-
@ Is sheriff Gaffney,
10 the vicinity Of
River SE were caught
80 -s and as a result of
~ before Judge Hig-
I'M bound over 20 cir
rEer $500 bonds.
i. ~ farm home of Charles
= rn the Rath farm
@ r- Eagle River about
wral barrels Of mash
IN. REGULAR still was unearth-
F was being done on
49, order. and evidences
-t1u aving been in opera
Fir some time past. Ii Is
~ l spring Cob one day
rcighbor to investi-
. condition Of his pigs
rd to be very sick.
k story goes, when the
.ar- visited the sick pigs.
- found that they had been
ar- s-rlj mash, and were
intoxicated.
h t-e Mex Numerick farm
rs rtz village. mOOnshine in
= -1klr- was discovered. and
result George MilOvich, Eli
rr and sam Orlich where
nrF into court. This was also
- case when Tom Rowenski,
-- north IL the old Punches
Err In t5e town Of Washington,
ms s1-ztt with the goods. John
on the Mayor farm
sv bat some shine" in his pos
~ and he also. like the
rrs gave bonds for being the
r- 81 the stuff that has a
Tf and a punch equal 70 the
81 known mule Maud.
Several other places were visit
{ Bot evidence 10 convict was
uE-E AN the above gave bonds
b. their appearance at circuit
lUr
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-10-19
Held Splendid Meeting.

Thirty resort men and their
wives were entertained at Long
Lake Lodge near Phelps last week
Thursday. 1t was the annual
social meeting of the resort men
and women, and they were royal
ly entertained by Mr.. and Mrs.
Hazen, owners of the above lodge.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-10-19
Winter at Mt. Clemens.

Mr.. and Mrs. c. L. Pickett left
Eagle River last Thursday for the
winter at Mt. Clemens, Michigan,
the home of their daughter. They
will stop off in Chicago for the
next month visiting at the Whit
sett home.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-10-19
Beautifying City.

Stevens Point will have a
white way" in its business sec
ton. Two business streets have
been selected and will be lighted
at an original cost of $4,000
Property owners will pay for the
ornamental lighting system, IN
GLIDING standards. and the city
will care for the installation costs
and maintenance. Work will be
started Immediately and complet-
ed this fall, it is understood.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-10-19
Brewers Beat RhineIander.

Sundays game of ball at Rhine
lander between that city and the
Milwaukee Brewers, resulted IN a
hot game. The Brewers won by
a score of 80. But three hits
were registered for Rhinelander.
Bowker of Eagle River played
with the latter team.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-10-19
Here From Massachusetts,.

Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Tllden ar
rived from Waltham. Mass, Sat
urday. afternoon and are guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Tilden at
Tilden Bros. resort on Meta lake.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace left Eagle
River three years ago and have
taken up their residence in Wal
than permanently. They will
spend a month in the Big Woods
country before returning to Wal
than.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-10-19

Arthur Roderick, adjutant.
Fred Sailer, finance.
Ben Surges, master of arms.
Edw. Draeger, historian.
George Hayden, chaplain
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-10-19
Visited at Goodman.

Er and Mrs. Frank Johnson of
lsE lake. drove down 10 Good
-E as- week Thursday where
-E visited several days at the
t- E ne. JOhnsOn's mother.
Try returned Sunday afternoon.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1921-06-03
WHY STATISTICIANS GO CRAZY
Troubles imposed Upon the Experts Ut
the Census Bureau by the
Scientists"

Experts at the census bureau in
Washington often express wonder that
more of their statlsticians do not go
crazy. As an illustration of what these
unfortunates have to endure, an or
cial of the bureau cites the following
Incidents, according to the New York
Evening Post: In the census of 1920
there was an enumeration for the first
time of mechanically propelled vehi, les
on farms. The Importance of this in
formation as an Indication of agricul-
tural progress will be readily recog-
nized, and To the outsider it may seem
a simple task TO collect and present it.
The scientific" agriculturists, how
ever, have insisted on a presentation
of the facts in a most elaborate form
and declare that if they are given Ia
any other way they will be useless.
This is what they have demanded The
number of farms having autos. trucks
and tractors; the number having autos
and trucks, but no tractors; the mum
Der having autos and tractors, but no
trucks; the number having tractors
and trucks, but no autos the number
having autos, but no tractors or
trucks; the number having tractors,
hut no autos or trucks and the nun
her having trucks, but no autos Or
tractors.
In like manner they ask for the Nun
Der of farmhouses having telephones
electric lights and piped water; the
number having telephones, electric
lights, but no piped water; the number
having electric lights and piped water,
but no telephones; the number having
telephones and pipcd water, but no
electric lights; the number having tel
ephOnes, but no electric lights or piped
water; the number having electric
lights, but no telephones or piped wa
ter, and the number having piped wa
ter, but no telephones or electric lights
IF this sort of thing keeps up" said
a prominent officer of the bureau. "we
shall have to erect special asylum
for the care of our employees, who
have lost their reason"
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1921-06-03
Evening Up"

Dick Carraway was having sale
of his surplus stock. To start the
sales he led out a milk COW, one of
the best of his herd, and told the auc-
tioneer she was four years old. Lou
Carter a weather-beaten old chap with
a shrewd eye, bid in the COW. He
gave Dick check for the amount and
said he would come for the cow the
next day.
The next morning, however, when
he rode up to take home his purchase
Dick said:
II made a mistake yesterday, Lou.
] said that COW was only four years
old, but when | talked it over with
the old lady last night | remembered
that the COW is eight years old |
don't want to let a mistake like that
go with a neighbor, so | thought the
fair thing was to tell you and lust
let you take your check back, and I'll
keep the cow"
Lou squinted his eye approvingly at
the COW. She bore every mark of be-
ing a good mixer. He then looked ap-
praisingly at Dick.
"Well, Carraway," he said, turn
about is fair play You made a mis-
take Yesterday, I'll make one today
and just keep the cow"
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1921-06-03
Polo Two Thousand Years Old

Hockey on horseback" was the
name given to the first polo match
played in Europe. It is the only ath-
lctic game which the west has bor-
rowed from Asia. It's very name was
unknown to England 80 years ago,
though for over 1000 years it has been
played throughout the East. Firdusi,
the Persian poet, who lived a century
before Omar Khayyam, described n
polo match between the Iranians and
Turanians, and its name is nothing
more than the Tibetan puIu. or ball
made from a knot of willow wood.
But it was not until India began to
settle down after the mutiny that
British officers took up polo learning
it from the Manipuris on the north
west frontier.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1921-06-03
FOUR OLYMPIC STARS
IN ACTION TOMORROW
Northwest Conference Meet win
Bring Notable Galaxy of Athletes
TO Rogers Field

Four Olympic stars will be seen
in action here Saturday at the North
west conference track meet on Rog
ers field, with athletes in competi-
ton from seven institutions of the
Northwest. University of Washington,
Oregon Agricultural College, Uniyer-
sity of Oregon, University OF Idaho,
University of Montana, Whitman Col
lege and Washington State College.
Doc Boiler. Washington States
athletic director and manager of the
meet, stated yesterday that the tour
ney would be the big meet of the
year west of the Mississippi, with a
ence records will be smashed The
Coast meet at Eugene two weeks ago
was entered by but four schools, the
two Washington and two Oregon in
stitutions, while this meet will in
clude stars from Idaho, Whitman
and Montana as we'll Performers
in Saturdays meet have already this
year made records equal and better
than those at the Eastern meet held
by Harvard last week.
The four Olympic men are Gus
Pope Of the University of Washing
ton, discus and shot; Eldon Jenne
of the Cougars. pole vault and jumps
Pat Perrine of Idaho, weights and
jumps and Arthur Tuck Of Oregon,
iaveIin These men are all holders
of Northwest records and are looked
to better their own marks Saturday,
as Rogers field is admitted the best
track in the Northwest.
The best contests will he the half,
quarter, two-mile, discus, javelin and
low hurdles, with records liable to
go in each one. Siss of o. A. c.
and Davis of T. of Washington will
put up a real battle in the $50, fol-
lowing their close finish of the Coast
meet at Eugene where Sims crossed
the line inches ahead of Davis in
the fast time Of 1:57:1 Three men
have been making the quarter in
less than so with the Northwest rec
ord at 49;2, Pratt and Douglas Of
the University and Hollinger of o.
\. c. Boiler looks for this race to
set a new record Of around 40 flat.
as the quarter stretch here is the
best in the Northwest.
Eaton of Idaho, Rowlee of w. s.
c. and Hobart of O. A. c. have all
negotiated the two-mile under $50
this year, with Jit Smiths record Of
9:45 to beat in Saturdays race
Rowlee has been under the weather
and was kept out of the o. A. c. and
Coast conference meets, but is get
ting in shape again Pope and Per-
rine in the discus and Tuck in the
iavelin are all record smashers.
Hurley of the University will prob
ably smash Lusker McCroskey's
Northwest record of 24:2 in the low
hurdles and will run Perrine, Jenne
and Pope a strong race for high
points, as he looks good in the hun
bred and 900.
Each team will be represented by
nine men. The preliminaries in the
sprints and the hurdles will prob
ably be run off Friday afternoon, to
prevent congestion Saturday The
meet is run directly under the aus
pieces of the Northwest conference,
and admission will be charged all
state College students, as it is not
regular State College event.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1921-06-03

"Tm certainly worried" the great
politician confided to his friend. 'If
I tell the people that my business con
nections with the city administration
brought ne i'm twice as much as they
did, they'I think I'm a CRATER; and
If l say | get only half what I did
they'll think I'm dub for not grab
bling off what I might have I don't
know what to do about It."
WHY not tell them the TRUTH"
Say" the great politician exclaimed
IN delight. CHATS the great idea :
Wonder why none Of us thought of it?"