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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-02-09
HOUSE ARMY BILL PLANS
FUND FOR 10000 MEN
Provisions Of Measure Aesn Big Cut
Of Men in Regular organi-
cation.

Washington. Jan. 29.-Framed to
provide for a force OF 10000 regu-
lars. the army appropriation bill. re-
ported 10 the house. carried a total OF
S32S, SCI, 123. a reduction Of S63,697.-
80 from current appropriations. The
War department had asked FOR SO02,-
Sll.OTO.
The Philippine scouts. numbering
about 6.500 men: $500 flyL.g cadets
and 1900 commissioned officers are
not Included In the 10000 total.
Reduction in the army. the commit
tee report said, was proposed with
view 10 early withdrawal Of Ameri-
cans in Germany. Chairman Anthony
Of the military subcommittee OF the
appropriations committee told the
house that the present plan Of the War
department 10 maintain nine divisions
In camps erected during the war was
unnecessary waste and expense.
while the committee has greatly
reduced these appropriations which
support some of the more expensive
branches of the National Guard" the
report said. 1t believes that II the
War department viii follow n policy
Of permitting the growth OF the Ma
tional Guard along the most economic
and useful lines-which are infantry
organizations-and will minimize the
organization Of those branches OF the
guard which require the issue and
maintenance OF animals and motors.
and special technical equipment that
material economies can be effected
which not only viii increase the eff
cheney OF the guard. but will aid IA
its growth and expansion"
For West Point an appropriation OF
S2.36l ASS was recommended. an In
crease Of 219.277. The amount re-
quested was S6.4G4.432
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-02-09
IN JAIL AZ YEARS, INNOCENT
Aged Woman Who Five Times Re-
fused Pardon Dies Behind
the Bars.

Raleigh, y. c.. Feb. Sarah Wyck-
OF. seventy-six years old, IS dead in
the state prison after fOrty-two years
Imprisonment. during which she Eve
times declined a pardon at the hands
OF as many governors and after she
had lived 20 learn that death-bed con-
fession had completely exonerated her
Of the charge for which she was sen
fenced. Forty-two years ago Sarah
Wyckof entered the state prison 10
serve n life sentence as the convicted
accomplice IN the murder OF her hus-
band, Wesley Wyckoff. in Alexander
county. in the mountains of North
Carolina. The convicted principal. a
negro, was hanged. Three years ago
from the mountains came word that
a death-bed confession had absolved
the woman az connection. with the
tragedy. Then, for the fifth time. she
refused n pardon. explaining that she
was being treated well, that time had
shattered all her relations with her
family and that she preferred to spend
her last days amid surroundings she
had learned TO know so well.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-02-09
SPECIAL MEDAL FOR THIS DOG
ST.. Bernard Forgot Eternal Fsud With
Cat Family and 5raved Flames
to Save Pussy.

o The supply of Carnegie hero medals
would soon give out II all the brave
and thoughtful dogs were remembered
A 81. Bernard In the town OF Everett.
Mass, mindful of the traditions OF
snowbound travellers and his Alpine
monastery, has just effected a triple
rescue that entities him to whatever
dOgdom can offer in the way Of canon
izatiOn. 20 match the name of the saint
that his devoted breed already bears.
First lie woke up the families in two
apartments By his loud barking when
n FIRE broke out, and then. having
started the human beings on their hur-
ried exodus 70 safety, he darted back
through the smoke, got the family cat,
which had been forgotten In the ex-
element. and reappeared with his
tribal enemy ia his mouth. Would all
human beings have been so magnanl-
mOus:-Philadelph Ledger.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-02-09
MAKES GIFT OF UNIVERSITY
Henry Kinzie Brown Gives $1,000. 900
College al Valparaiso.
Indiana.

Valparaiso, Ind. Feb. "A million
dollar gift was acquired by the citi-
zens OF Valparaiso when Henry Kin
zie Brown. former president Of Val
paraiso university. presented complete
ownership OF the institutions grounds,
buildings and equipment 10 them in
the name OF the Brown family. VAL
paradise university. which was recently
appraised at Sl.O0o00o. Is said 70 have
educated 10000 students and given
5000 teachers 20 the state OF In
diana.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-02-09
TOLEDO RIDING FOR 6 CENTS
Fares Drop Back a Cent Under
the HSerVice-at-cost"
Ordinance.

Toledo, O.. Feb. Toledo street
car riders began TO ride for 8 cents.
For more than a year they have been
paying : cents fare. three rides for
% cents, with . cents for transfer
Transfers under the new grant are
cent. The reduced fare resulted
from an agreement reached between
the city and the Toledo Railways and
Light company under a "serviee-at-
cost ordinance" The ordinance was
adopted by the voters last November.
At the same time municipal owner
ship proposal was voted down By e
ratio OF three 70 one.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-02-09
ROPE SUPERIOR 70 ID
Fibrcus Material RAJ 4
Betting IN Amsr,s- ~
pea1 Mills ard FE.s-I

For - year, there e.
creasine use iu this c.-g
rope for power trans 80
and factories Co place {
Ing. In English fsc.a-s
seeded betting l0l- ace ni
l. nearly UuiyerslL j
States the change that As
began with the ls-1
ipniue islands uLse Is
laOws. the manila h4
The fiber ~ this hemp rE-
from 6 20 l. feet sni o
tains a length q i E
70 possess greater t
than any other fte, On
ing 5000 pounds Or
Rope drives, as tEns-
called. possess the all-l
Iessness. owing 90 tar
go .hn .vfsra~rn q az -
the grooves bc.Esa l
sheath.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-02-09
a WfuE Sick
With Gas
EafOHic Brings Relief

4 have been awful sick with eas.~
writes Mrs.. W. H. Person. and
Eatouic Is all I can GET q give me
relief
Acl1iiy and -4s ca rhe stomach
quickly taken up and carried out BY
katonic. then appetite and strength
f14ule hack- And many other bodily
Enl@ertes disappear ~Nen the stomach
= right Iaon't let sourness. bciching.
haoaun-, Indigestion AMI other Ston-
ach IT'S 80 on Take Eatonic tablets
after you eat-see how much better
yo1 fee Big box costs Only a tribe
wfth yosr druggists guarantee.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-02-09
ENDS LIFE IN NIAGARA FALLS
Unidentified Man Jumps Into River
ara Is Swept to Death Over
the American Brink.

Niagara Falls. n. Y Jan. 2e.-An
unidentified man is reported 10 have
Jumped into the river above the falls
az 2:l5 o'clock In the morning and
was swept 20 death over the American
brink. The man talked to a reserva-
ton ofscer. 5. W. Rhodes. Just a few
minutes before he made the leap. he
told Rhodes he was from Cleveland
and that be had come TO the park 10
take a farewell look before leaviI :
for Cleveland.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-02-09

- 1olat auuUcatons as they cannot
reach the alae4sed portion OF Tire ear.
EnfaTTEaH uE2freEE requires runsEifu-
rInral treatmanL HALLS CATARRH
MEDICINE Is a CunE1rltAnnal remedy.
Catarrhal Deafness is Caused - an tn
E4TnFl nurdiIIuu % TIE mucous lining q
EnEamed yuu have a rIrlhllng sound or
Gr-rNrfeCt hearing. AMI when BE- IS eutlra-
a. closed. Deafness lH the result Unless
are iuitammlfl1n can - Refused. your
hnarEnw may hm DESTROYED forever.
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE acts
through the bod On TIRE mucous sur
faces % Ire system thus reducing the IN
firrs
tHrrulars free. All DruEzlstA
- J. cheney a. Co. Toledo. ohio.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-02-09

did sou secure a new cookT
~NO.~ replied Alr Cr0sslots. zone
consented to cau anI look the place
over. but she remained only half an
hour or 50"
-She never looked AZ the kitchen.
she went straight 90 the phonograph.
After playing eli the records left Us
hv the previous cops. she remarked
frar she didn't believe we had any
thing she cared % add 20 Ter private
collection and departed"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-02-09

Is recognized by the delicate tascinat-
ing Influence % the perfume she uses
A hath With Cuficura soap and hot
water Go thoroughly cleanse the pores,
followed By a busting with Cuicura
Talcum powder usually means a clear.
sweet. healthy skIn.-Adv.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-02-09

$50 .e stork has susf visited Zeke
Vawkey's home for the eleventh time"
said the presiding elder.
~StorkgF returned Gap Johnson of
Rumrus Ridge. -Yol m0gsht say
sstork. o. you wanr to, p1rson, but
a. y0lu take q look at them chill
dren ~ Zese's youI swear 80 was a
hvrna. kansas CITY STAR.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-02-09

The capital Invested .l wooden man
ufactures in Australia amounts 70
about 3OD0.D00 lSI55o.to0l, a. pre-
war prices. and ir gives employment TO
between 500 ami 600 people. One
crmpluy was recently organized az
Melbourne with capital " 100000
CS22J0pC1. about tUo-ff.hs % wLieh
represents English ans the balance
AustraIIlT> interests
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-02-09
WOMENl USE DIAMOND DYES"
DYE oid Skirts. Dresses. Waists.
Goats. Stockings. Drsperies-
Everything

Each packase o. Diamond Dyes
contaIns easy directions for dyeing any
article az wool. si.s. cotton linen. or
uIxed goods. Beware. Poor dye
streaks. spots. fades. and ruins mate
rial by giving Il a ~dyeI-iook" Buy
diamond Dyes Only. Druggist has
Color Card--AdF.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-02-09
SIR RALPH ASHTON SUICIDE
was Found Dead in Bathroom With
Bullet Wound In His
Head.

London. Jan. S1.-A coroner's jury
returned a verdict OF suicide in the
case OF sir Ralph Percy Ashton. who
was found dead IN the bathroom Of his
home with a bullet wound In his head.
A rife was lying beside the body when
n was found The verdict says the
act presumably was committed while
ne late knight was In an unbalanced
condition. due TO imagined business
worries
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-02-09
He and Edison.

Paulie was ten years old. He had
written a paper that was so good that
his teacher called up his mother TO
tell her about il.
Paulie's mother called him in &c her
and said: what did you write that
your teacher liked So muchF"
"Oh. Just told about Edison What
he'd done with electricity and what
I'd done with IT," answered Peulie
mOdestly.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-02-09

According t0 s'lis
the National Saisu
times as many peeps :.
by automobiles as Ia
mines railroads ard =
in America. The
mobile accidents O.
average 1000 pr
injured.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-02-09

Cortland Bleecser rHe Ne'i-known
ciubman and conualsseur. said az a
dinner ln New York:
we live in an age ~ substitutes.
and Tc pay fhree times more for
thf--. substitutes than vre ought 20 pay
Tor the real thing
"A pretty debuanfc said 90 me at
. dance.
-T scc that yau'rs aimiring my
stockings. Don't they ziisren beauu-
fuIIyg And yet they're not real silk.
Fuu know. They're an artificial silk
made ~ wood
WOOD. chg said T. Then that &C
counts Tor the ladder just below your
knee
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-02-09

Not only are these pimples and
splotches disfguring, but they lead
10 serious skin diseases that spread
and cause the most discomforting
irritation and pain. Sometimes they
foretell Eczema, boils, blisters, scaly
erup.ions and other annoyances that
burn Ike flames of fire, and make
you feel that your skin is ablaze.
II you are afflicted with this
form OF skin disease DO not expect
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-02-09

Pine Blur. Ark. Feb. 3.-Fire Of IN
ascertained origin destroyed a large
feed mill. several warehouses and
other structures in the railroad yards
here The loss Is estimated M 100000
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-02-09

to be cured By Isar, j
salves and other loL -
they can no. posss'- -
source Of the t,usi - !
the blood Begin taE-,S;!|
day, and write 4 s---is,g
Of your case 70 or -
adviser who VII IN, -
instructions. witho-. -
at once to Isiical D.
Swift Laboratory, Ala.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-02-09
WISCONSIN TESTIMONY

Madison. wIs.-~Nearly all my
married lie have used Dr.. Pisrce's
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-02-09

~ INIT NuIHlaIIN III N"|Nl" =
Bears the ~ 49,
signature f&1H2zIAx
Tn Use for over 30 Years.
Children Cry Tor Fletcher's Castoria
, 1921-12-05

Make the address plain and eS#ily read.
and always use pen and inkNCr type
writer and light coIored enveioIe YES, so as
to save the eyes of the post-offic clerks.
DO not use envelopes Of unusual size.
The little ones that are so fri Auently
used for cards and notes at ChTStmas
and our holiday times cause an Jptold
amount of trouble and labor, as khey
will not fit our canceling machines Nnd
must therefore be cancelled by h, II.
Because of their size and tendency 10
slip out of a package, these small y
velopes are more likely to be overlook
or lost. @
Mail your letters and packages early
! n the day, ecause this avoids overload
ne and delaying mail at the end of the
'ay.
Your local postmaster and your teach
5 VIII tell you more about the Postal
rVice.
kDo these things, and you will wiz the
gRteluI appreciation Of the people In
yoNG post office and especially of
Vour Postmaster General,
WILL II. HAYS.
2 8ADon't forget to mail Christmas
PACKAGE THIS WEEK. I
, 1921-12-05

5. 1t is further agreed that as early
as possible after the election Of new off,
Gals and a new executive committee for
the Il Dor Union bat, not later than Jan.
3lst 1922 that a binding agreement shall
be made for a period of about Is months
until the completion of 1923 crop; based
on the figures arrived at after the field
trials are completed and with the days
wages stipulated above.
Mr.. jackson binds himself to use all
his influence to expidite the field trials
and the final signing Of such an agree
ment, IS outlined above, by the labor
Union.
Yours very truly
for the sugar concerns
.lSi2nad) FOLMER ANrERSEN
| here.>v confirm the above agreement.
(Signedi HAMILTON JACKSON
, 1921-12-05

New York, Nov. Both Admiral Beat
sailed for home today with Lady Beat
the steamship Adriatic, after six
Werns # a happy hectic time" in the
United 5 and Canada. me hero
of JutIand, DIRE, 4 ia Mufti, said he was
coming to this continent again" lust as
soon as | jiIy .5oIi cam Replying to
a question as to what action he thought
would be likely if japan should insist on
Increasing its naval ratio in the limitation
programme, the AdmiraI said Other "
ers would have to do the same thing.
Moscow, Nov, 50th.-The Russian
rubIe is still depreciating, it now requires
two hundred thousand Of them to pur-
chase dollar. ID one day the dollar has
jumped from $50, 900 to 200, 600 rubIes,
when is the most violent fuctuation
since the free trade policy was inaugu-
rated. is attributed to the scramble
of posse5s)rs OF large quantities Of rubles
to obtain foreign money at any price,
accelerated by a recent decree for the
issuance Of new paper money or Deem
Der LIST.
London. Nov. 30th.-The India Office
reports that on Nov. 25th a small British
column, consisting Of two British officers
and eighty two Indians was ~0VerpoWered
and cut up by a large band of Waziri
raiders from across the Afghan frontier,
north If Quetta, British Baluchitan. The
fighting lasted four hours. Both the
British officers and about twenty Indians
were killed, and the other members OF
the column either were wounded or made
prisoners. 1t is announced by the India
Office that the roundup Of the MbpIahs
in N aIabar is continuing.
London, Nov. Both. The welcome ac-
corded the Prince of Wales upon his ar
rival at Jodspur was the most magnifi-
cent of the receptions so far given His
Royal Hlghness in his tour of India from
a spectacular point Of view. according to
Reuters correspondent. There was a
, 1921-12-05

great dSS6mDlASG OF DlIlIIS HtIy di(Itu
native chiefs awaiting The Princes ar
rival at a wonderfully decorated railway
station. The Prince drove hence in the
centre of a Iittering escort along a
g ~%eously festooned route which was
tbronged with sigh t-seers to the place.
In the compound Of the palace q veritable
canvas city has been erected, amid which
a s~umptuously furnished Durbar tent was
located. Camel teams harnessed to form
er State carriages of ex-MaharaJas form
ed a baggage convoy while sur erbly
caparisoned elephants moved with sol
omn gait about the camp.
ndon. Nov. 30th All Govt. bust
ness is Y, ing way to the gravity Of the
Irish situation. Both in Govt. and Irish
circles the fee g is that only a miracle
car avert the c, apse of the conference,
and a renewal O. '~arfare. 1t had been
intended to hold a Cabinet Council t.
night to consider Gerh 7D reparations in
connection with the visi, Of DR.. Walter
R|athenau, but this had TO Se postponed
in orde to permit the spNial Cabinet
Committee, dealing with IrisHAffairs, to
hold q sitting, Lord RirkenheaA to
speak at a political meeting in LiNNpool
was obliged to stay in !London HeNnt
a message of apology explaining THAT
absence was owing to grave public an
fairs. Mr.. Lloyd George wired to- then
meeting explaining that Lord Birken-
heads presence in London was ''impera-
lively demanded by the present position
of the Irish negotiations.
Washington, Nov. Both. Experts o&
the Big Three" Naval Powers agreed
today that they could not reach an ac-
cord on the basis of calculation to be
used in measuring JaIan's existing re-
lative naval strength. They gave up
the task and turned the problem back
to their respective delegations to the
ms coaference. Upon its solution
hangs the fundamental principle of he
naval limitation proposal, The five five
three capital ship ratio. The experts
were substantially in agreement as to
the accuracy of estimates of the naval
strength of each power originally sub
mitted by the United States conference
group. if the plan OF including all ships
actually under construction in arriving
at the ratio was followed. The Japan
csc experts however. insisted to the last
that this was not the proper basis of cal
culation, proposing instead to disregard
oil ships now building by either power in
determining relative naval strength. The
plenary delegates of the two powers will
continue the discus sion from this point,
Illuminated by such light as the studies
of the experts have been able to throw
on the technical questions involved
The Washington herald., 1921-06-11

denial Of the opinion and Judgment OF the personnel
gained by intensive study and experience. We pay
hundreds of millions of dollars every year that
these men may gain what in turn they are for
bidden to tell
They should be as free to talk as are any other
American citizens. Freedom of speech is not de-
struetve Of discipline. 1t is not an nducement to
disobedience 1t may. often does, save from griev-
Gus mistake and great loss. The wisest and most
successful of managers in industry, the greatest di-
recting heads, are those who listen. They do not
find that listening and hearing is forerunner of
disobedience or disloyalty. but just the contrary
After having had his say, will the more readily
obey even the command to keep his tongue between
his teeth
There is always deciding authority some-
where. In this country this ultimate authority is
supposed to be public opinion which can guide this
country Alright only by knowing, not merely what
certain of its agencies want it to know but all
sides OF all questions. Then, Americans, we must
have confidence in that decision and obey it until
by convincing we can change it. uniform should
not be paddock, though official position may
rightly be but avenue of expression for supe-
, rior in official position.
The Washington herald., 1921-06-11
Refuses to STAY Dead.

THE dear old house-cat can claim no greater
longevity than the dear old league of ma.
tions If the former has nine lives the latter has
more, as it has been slaughtered, dissected and
buried at least quarterly, average, during the
past two years and half Still it lives it acts and
has being, instead of being has-been
In London there is to be pageant in its honor
on June 25. Strangely enough, it has grown in
favor in Great Britain and very much alive there
On this occasion there will be IL platforms from
which addresses will be made in its praise. There
also, will be an international platform for speeches
by noted foreigners. II in life, there is death, il
would seem that in DEATH there is life
Even in the United States where the corpse is
supposed to be but corpse, there have been quite
remarkable demonstrations latterly, of spirit rap
pings and seances with messages from the dead
The press has had an influx of testimonies as to
the dongs of this cat-lifed organization which
seems to be having period of unusual activity. 1t
is indulgng in all sorts of committee and commits
sion meetings, just if it going concern and
had refused to acknowledge the dictum of its death
and official certificates to that effect.
The Wilma situation Silesia, the formation OF
the international court under what, strange to say
is the American plan, receiving publishing
treaties, considering proposed amendments, reports
mandates the Aaland island decision the Ger
man protests as to the Saare valley the control OF
Danzig, these and other matters being prepared
for consideration by the supreme council
In the meanwhile a conference is being held
at Geneva by all the unions or associations for
peace, in behalf of the league. The American
League to Enforce Peace is represented sending
word that it is still sitting by the corpse in this
country listening to spirit messages and ready at
any time with an elixir injection to revive it, when
those dedicated to its continuance in the morgue,
are not looking and hoping that those that pursueth
it may do So to their own death.