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Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1921-12-02
He Let It Stand.

Mistakes will happen in the best
regulated families, especially if one of
the number is slightly deaf, SO while
it sounds rather cruel to print, the
following incident wasn't nearly as
funny as it sounds:
The slightly deaf person met an old
acquaintance ON the street. This old
friend was always making big deals
and telling of them. When he stopped
his deaf acquaintance he began talk
ing excitedly. The slightly deaf man
listened, but didn't understand word.
When the acquaintance had finished
he said:
Congratulations. That's fine.
Mighty glad to hear It." supposing. of
course, that his friend was telling him
of the successful contamination of
a big deal. The acquaintance sslight-
Iy taken back by this, shouted that
perhaps he didn't get him. With a
rather long look upon his face the
slightly deaf man replied that maybe
he didn't. The acquaintance shouted
as he started away: II say / buried
my mother-in-law yesterday"
"All right. didn't understand you,
but the congratulations still hold
good"
And both smi'ed.-Kansas City Star.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1921-12-02
TO REST in SEA
Peculiar Rites at Burial of Jap
anese Sailor.
Impressive and Dignified, Though to
Western Minds the Ceremony
Seems Rather Theatrical.

The poop deck in the rear of the
ship was cast in mysterious shadows.
The big wheel, the edge of the deck
above, and the forms of men and
women made sharp silh0uettes against
the sea, shimmering under the tropical
moon. A long line of black clouds
could be seen in the blue-black sky
just above the almost invisible horizon.
The throb, throb Of the ships heart
and the swishing of the water past
the stern were the only sounds, save
an occasional whisper as passengers
and crew quietly assembled to pay
their respects to the dead.
Above the propellers, narrow
white-draped platform had been
raised, slanting over the rails toward
the water.
In front Of this was white-cOvered
table on which, barely distinguishable,
were rice with chopsticks, a dish OF
fruit, a dish of almonds (the fav0rite
food of the deceased) and a vase con-
tanning scent sticks, which glOwed in
the darkness like group of tiny red
stars, throwing off a wonderful fra
GRANGE on the torpid atmosphere.
Suddenly sharp wind swept the
deck, sending the white cloths Tapping
as though anxious to break the un-
canny silence.
From the deck above came the voices
Of Japanese sailors, and shutting Of
feet down the steps.
The burden was too difficult for
measured tread as they appeared,
carrying their dead comrade, sewn in
white sail-cloth, heavily weighted.
After placing the corpse on the plat
form they fell into their places in the
long white lines of passengers and sail
ors, leaving narrow passage in front
of the table.
A bell tinkled, the engines stopped,
and the captain, a gray-haired man,
walked slowly forward. Bowling low
before the body he chanted the speech
to the dead in choking voice.
His voice rose and fell, now almost a
wall, now dropping to low sullen notes,
now a soft, comforting tone. The line
Of figures, on either side, swaying
backward and forward in balance with
the ships motion, seemed to keep time
to the cadence.
The captain then reverently placed
a glowing scent stick in the vase as a
sign of his affection. The remainder of
the officers slowly approached in pairs
and, bowling, placed their scent sticks
In the vase.
A signal from the captain, and two
of the crew stepped forward and,
lifting one end of the platform, sent
their dead comrade to the deep.
Then, gathering the offerings from
the table, they cast them toward the
white foam which marked the resting
place of fellow sailor.-W. c., in
London Daily Mail.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1921-12-02
GuiIyy Conscience.

1t was at football dinner, and one
of the diners had, well. he had dined,
of course.
About 1890 p. m. he rose from the
table murmuring something about
sending a message to his wife to the
effect that he would not be home that
night.
An hour later, as he had not re-
turned, some. Of his friends went In
search of him. They looked In the
lounge, the conservatory, and all over
the place until someone remembered
his remark about message.
Lets look In the phone box" he
suggested.
They looked-and there he was In Q
heap In the corner. They woke him
up.
THANK heaven I" he sighed as ne
opened his eyes. "Some one has come
to bail me out at last"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1921-12-02
pisposina Of the Ely.

Owing to the fact that refuse must
now be covered and that few other
places are left to breed. the common
house1y is becoming rather infrequent
in the more settled part of New York,
but not in the outskirts. Many of the
high-class apartments no longer pro-
vide fiy screens. Asphalt, concrete and
the covered garbage pail have done
wonders In mitigating tie evils Of this
pest.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1921-12-02
All Are Early at Work.

The day begins early for everybody
in Belgium, and particularly with the
wage-earners. More than half of Bel
GUMS population lives outside the
towns, and they are up at their work
before the gray dawn is dispersed by
the rising sun, and on clear mornings
the lights Of hundreds Of cottages
may be seen vying with the stars as
they twinkle forth their message OF
households bestirring.
In the towns and cities the people
are downtown almost as early as their
neighbors across the English Chan
mel are at breakfast. They get their
midday meal around noon. and they
go home for 1t, since remarkably low
tramway fares make this possible. SO
1t is that, instead of mug Of milk
and a sandwich at some quick lunch.
many Belgian burgher shuts up shop
at II, goes home to his largest meal
of the day, eats it leisurely, and re-
turns downtown by 2 o'clock.
The Belgian government has always
felt a keen interest In the welfare or
the wage-earner and the man Of small
affairs, and has made 1t possible for
them to buy homes on easy terms.
The national savings bank Is empow-
cred to make loans to householders
for buying or building homes, and to
insure their lives, so that In the event
of death the family will not lose Its
equity in the place, and can use the
insurance to wipe off the debt.
Taxes were made exceedingly low
on small property owned by those
who tenant 1t.
The entire western portion Of the
country resembles one vast market
garden. There are no fences marking
the boundaries of the many small
tracts, but rather little trenches that
separate one farmers place from the
others. Tens of thousands OF acres
of the toughest kind of land have
beer converted into splendid trucking
gardens by western Belgians. In 1889
there was q wild stretch of land wesr
OF the Scheldt river called the Pays
de Waes. uncultivated and uninhabi-
ind Today II is one of the most fertile
sections of this remarkable country.
supporting 500 people to the square
mile with truck farming as It's prinr
cipal industry.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1921-12-02

French, and only 10 per cent of the
peOple-can speak both. The Flemish
influence never crossed the Mouse riv-
err toward the east, and the Walloon
influence reached but short distance
toward the west from that beautiful
valley. The line of demarcatiOn be-
tween the two peoples is rather sharp
ly marked.
There is physical difference be-
tween the Walloons of eastern Bel
GUM and the Flemings Of western
Belgium, just as there is difference
of tongue and stock The WallOons
are OF stouter build and greater stat
ure, and are dark where the Flemings
are fair, thus bespeaking the COM
mingling of Spanish blood. On the
other hand the Flemings are the more
Industrious of the two peoples, ana
their women are said to be able to pre-
pare the best meals out of the feweSt
things of almost any race in the world.
Living was cheap in pre-war Bel
GUM. The people had thoroughly
mastered the art of intensive farming,
and the land, before the great war
descended upon the country with its
heel of iron, blossomed with the milk
and honey of plenty. Being contig-
uous to the North sea fishing grounds.
it has always possessed liberal sup
ply of fish, which is a staple article
of diet with the people.
If living was cheap in Belgium 1t
was no cheaper than conditions called
for, because wages certainly were low.
Many lace-workers, making the ex-
quisite laces that bear the Belgium
mark, worked from the rising to the
setting of the sun for five dollars q
week. 1t is said that the average wage
of all the breadwinners of the country
appropriated only $165 year.
The children work after they are
twelve, and all hands In a working
mans family must keep busy In order
that no mouth shall go hungry. Even
at this it requires, even in normal
times, the utmost frugality to make the
buckle of income meet the tongue OF
outgo. So must the Belgian house
wife be an excellent manager. The
Belgian wage-earn;ng classes eat but
little animal food, and most of That
| is fish. ttr \
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1921-12-02

TT WAS foreseen that the Chinese
L problem would be the most trOu-
blesome for the conference, for obvious
reasons. At this writing 1t seems to
have come to a question whether the
Anglo-Japanese treaty will be abro-
gated, and if so, whether some sort
Of tripartite agreement will be SUBJ
stituted for it. Unless the former is
done, probably the discussions will be
fruitless; and unless the latter is
done, 1t Is likely Great Britain will
not consent to the former. On Mon
day the eight powers sitting in the
committee on the Far East adopted
a program submitted by Elihu Root
by which these points were made
sure:
There will be no Intervention by
foreign powers in the present polit-
ical struggle in China.
The territorial and administrative
integrity of the Asiatic republic is as
sured.
Japan and all the other nations
agreed to refrain from greedy scram-
BILE for commercial rights and privi-
leges there.
The "open door" finds a new defini-
ton.
Baron Kato won a decided victory
for Japan. when he persuaded the
committee virtually to recognize that
Manchuria. though an integral part
of China. is so thoroughly in posses
sion of the Japanese that the status
quo should be maintained there. There
Is divergence of views among the
British. French and Chinese as to
how the Root principles are to be
applied to specific matters. At the
close of the week the Chinese pro-
posals for lifting foreign restrictions
on ChIna's customs revenue were be-
ing considered by subcommittee.
One concession had been won by the
Oriental neutrality-suspicious. TO In
crease its tariff rate from per cent
TO 1914 per cent. So far as is now
apparent, the idea of restoring to
China the various parts of her ter
ritory now held by other powers has
gone into the discard. That question
is complicated by the fact that Rus
slams have control of outer Mongolia
and have set up Mongolian soviet
there. Moreover Tchitcherin, Russian
minister of foreign affairs. says they
intend to stay there. and 1t is beyond
thought that any of the nations rep
resented in the Washington confer
ence should undertake TO Gust them.
WITH the final adoption OF two
w measures of Importance - the
tax bill and the anti-medicinal beer
bill-congress wound up the business
of the special session and adjourned
Wednesday afternoon. The senators
and representatives will have about
ten days. vacation before the regular
session meets. Enactment Of the tax
bin into law means the repeal Of the
TRANSPORTATION taxes and consider
able number OF other miscellaneous
toxes on January /, 1922. While the
repeal Of the excess profits tax and
the changes In corporation income
tar and individual surtax rates also
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1921-12-02

1t was an ample reply to the anti
French propaganda of Wells ct al,
and that it did not fail of effect on
his fellow conferees. Arthur Balfour
was the first to respond, and Secre-
tary Hughes followed him. Both as
sured BRAND that their countries ap-
preciated the position Of France and
virtually pledged the support for
which he had pleaded. though Of
course both were careful not to prom
Use an equivalent in international law
for the Anglo-Franco- American de-
fensive treaty which Lloyd George,
Clemenceau and Wilson signed, but
which never was even submitted to
the American senate Mr.. Hughes ar
ranged that the question of land arma-
ment should be further considered by
a committee, but the impression was
general that 1t would be permitted to
die, at least so far as limitation is
strengthened by the departure of M.
BRAND and the French military Sec
ton for home, the premier being Sc
cure in the belief that his country
would not now be asked to reduce its
army further than it's present plans
contemplate. One other cause of de-
bate he had INTERCEPTED into his argu-
ment. This was the claim of France
to keep an ample number Of subma-
rines for the defense of her long sea-
coast. For what can France wish
submarines except to attack Eng
land" cried the propagandists at
once. To which the only adequate
reply Is laughter.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1921-12-02

A ND yet more rioting-this time In
"A Bombay. The arrival there Of
the prince of Wales was the signal for
the outbreak and for four days there
was a wild time in the Indian city.
"A score of persons were killed, hum
dreds wounded and many fires start
ed. In the Malabar district the Brit
ish have ~been making some progress
against the rebels; several hundred
MopIahs were killed In two engage
ments. -
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-09
DICKSON HEADS
FOR Mine ZONE
Adjutant- General Reaches Harris
burg on Way to ElizabethtOwn
Miners Believed Gone Home

Harrisburg, Ill, Sept. 9.-Adju~
tant General Frank S. Dickson, act
ing under instructions from Gov
ernor Small to investigate Hardin
county mine troubles, arrived here
today on his way to Elizabethtown,
seat of the trouble. He was greet
ed by reports that Leslie Sheffield
and six other men of this city have
been lodged in the Elizabethtown
iail on charges of rioting.
Elizabethtown, Ill, Sept. 9.-(By
the Associated Press. Roads and
woods north of Elizabethtown,
where Wednesday several hundred
men were gathered threatening TO
march on this town, are cleared to-
dav. All the men are believed to
have returned to their homes in
Saline, Franklin and Williamson
counties.
Deputy sheriffs who left Eliza
bethtown at dawn in an effort 20
capture one of the strike leaders,
who slept last night in a cabin in
Furnaceland, missed their quarry
bv less than half an hour and trail
ed his car north nearly to Karber's
Ridge without sighting any armed
men. Karber's Ridge is II miles
north.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-09
men CONSIDER
lands AWARD
Wage Cut Decision Formally Sub
mitted to Building Trades
Council.

Chicago, Sept. 9.-The award of
Judge K NJ. Landis, arbiter in the
Chicago Building Trades contro-
versy, which reduced wages of
building union crafts from 10 to sc
per cent, today is to be formally
submitted to the building trades
council.
The central building trades coun-
Gil yesterday ordered drafted a pc
tition for a re-hearing. No i'm
mediate decision by Judge Lands
on the decision is expected.
While there were sporadic cases
of Walkouts yesterday by dissatis-
fed workmen, union leaders were
making an effort today to have all
workers continue on the job and to
put into immediate effect the de-
cision which means work for 50,-
900 men and the starting of $780,
100000 worth Of construction work.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-09
HEADOF STATE
ASYLUM QUITS
DR.. Eugene Cohen Resigns as Su-
perintendent at kankakee-Dr.
W. A. Stoker Succeeds Him.

Kankakee, Ill, Sept. 9.-Dr. Eu-
gene Cohen, superintendent of the
kankakee state insane hospital
one of the largest institutions Cor
the treatment of the insane in the
country, announced his resignation
today, effective Oct. Is. Dr. Cohen
denied rumors that he had Difficult
ties with Governor Small, whose
home is in this city.
Springfield, Ill, Sept 9.-Dr. W.
A. Stoker of Centralia has been
named to take the place of Dr. Eu-
gene Cohn. whose resignation as
superintendent of the Kankakee
state hospital became known today.
according to Fred Whip, fiscal
supervisor of the department of
welfare.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-09
FOURTEEN HURT
IN RAIL WRECK
Three Are in Hospital With Broken
Bones, Following SmaShup OF
Great Western Train.

Marshalltown, Iowa, Sept. 9.-In-
1ured in last evenings wreck of a
Chicago Great Western passenger
train near Green Mountain, num-
bered IA, but most of them suffered
only from slight hurts, cuts and
bruises. Three are in a hospital
here.
Mrs. ]. W. Kennedy of Chicago,
who was the most seriously injured,
is suffering from a fracture of the
shin. c. D. Doolittle of Des Moine;;,
Iowa, and Max Rubin of Cleveland,
Ohio, are the other two in the hos
pital. Doolittle is suffering from
an injured shoulder blade and
Rubin from cuts about the head.
Railroad officials say that the de-
railment of the train caused prop
erty damage estimated at $4,000,
represented principally by the loss
of the cafe and chair cars, which
were destroyed by fire.
Tracks were repaired during the
night and trains are running on
schedule time today.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-09
HOPE FOR IRISH
PEACE VOICED
BY METHODISTS
Copy of Resolution Is
Sent Lloyd George
and De Valera.

London, Sept 9.-(By the Asso-
ciated Press. THE worlds con-
ference of Methodists today adopt
ed resolution reading:
This conference, representing
almost forty million adherents, is
watching with prayerful and deep
ly solicltous interest the present
attempt at a satisfactory and per
manent adjustment of Irish affairs,
and fervently hopes that success
may crown the negotiations"
The delegates unanimously or
dered that copies of the resolution
be sent to Prime Minister Lloyd
George and Eamonn de Valera, the
Irish republican leader.
Discuss Union.
The question of Methodist
union was the chief topic of to-
days program. S. d. Chown of
Canada, who presided, spoke on
Christian. unity and six speakers
discussed 'the aspects of a Metho-
dist reunion. These were Henry
Smith, president of the United
Methodist church; Bishop E D.
Mouzon, Methodist church south;
Oh IlOuGIt f6ThS, James II JOY,
Henry J. Taylor of the Primitive
church and Bishop G. C. Clement
of the African Methodist church OF
Zion.
Bishop MoRzon Applauded.
All the speakers emphasized the
need of Methodist unity. Bishop
Mouzon said that all branches of
the church were solidly united on
all vital matters and divided only
on the question of administration.
Regarding the question of union of
the Methodist church and the
Methodist church south, in the
United States, he declared, amid
applause, that those two great
Episcopal Methodisms in America
must be one before the judgment
bar of God"
Sir Robert Perks said he believed
a reunion of all the Methodist
churches was on the eve of accom-
plishment. Mr.. Joy made a plea
for reunion of American churches,
which he said was desirable, prac-
tical and inevitable.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-09
KILLS TWO
IN CROWDED
Street CAR
Jealous Husband Shoots
Wife and Her
Attorney.

Dedham, Mass, Sept. 9.-Onited
Press. Mrs. Elena Anna Wells
and her attorney, a. Louis Altmey-
er, were shot to death in a crowded
street car here today. The man
who did the shooting said he was
Charles A. Wells, the woman's hus-
band.
witnesses said the man boarded
the car quietly, shouldered into the
crowd and then began shooting.
Mrs. Wells and Altmeyer were
seated near the front of the car.
Two bullets struck the woman.
She died just as she was carried
into the hospital. One bullet en-
tered Altmeyer's head. He also
died at the hospital.
The assailant, revolver in hand,
jumped from the moving car and
started to run. Five passengers
pursued and caught him before he
had run 100 feet. He fought des-
perately, but was overpowered and
taken to the police station.
Had Been Divorced.
Mrs. Wells and her attorney were
on their way to court in Connec-
LlOu Will p1 1OCSOOlhSo ~ D1AAN
Wells pay alimony.
Mrs. Wells secured a divorce last
Friday and was awarded custody of
the thEee children, Hilda, Is, and
two boys, Is and years old.
The shooting started a panic in
the crowded car. Six shots wee
fired. Three went wild.
Mrs Wells was shot first. Then
as her lawyer sprang from his seat,
he fell with a bullet in his head.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-09
HARDING WILL
PICK DEMOCRAT
IN ARMS PARLEY
American DELEGATION
Expected To Num-
Der Only Four.

Washington, Sept 9.-President
Harding has made it known that
the main American delegation to
the armament conference probably
will not have more than four mem
bers and the one of the four prob
ably will be a Democrat
In reply TO an appeal from Repre-
sentative Jeffers, Democrat, Ala
bama, that a former service man
be named as one of the American
commissioners, the president, un-
der date of Sept. 2, wfote Mr.. JEFF
fers that 1T does not seem likely
that it will be practical to bring
an ex-service man of temporary ex-
perience into the conference, be-
cause of the very limited number
in the delegation and the further
fact that the larger military and
naval statistics necessary to justi-
fly prudent action will necessarily
come from actual service men who
devote all their time to naval and
military problems"
The president also told Mr.. JEFF
fers he was writing the letter on
the assumption that the main dele
cation will be a very small one,
probably not exceeding four in
membership.
After commenting on the selec-
ton of Secretary Hughes as head
of the delegation and Senator
Lodge as one of it's members, Mr.
Harding said:
Because the matter is wholly
patriotic and national in scope,
should be very dissatisfied if
could not have outstanding repre-
sentation on the present minority
in congress"
Root May Get Place.
No mention, however, was made
as to who, in addition to Secretary
Hughes and Senator Lodge, PROB
ably would be chosen as members
Of the delegation, but the belief
prevailed in Washington today that
Elihu Root, former secretary of
state, probably would be given a
place.
One report was that Mr.. Root
actually was offered a place at his
conference yesterday with the pres
ident and Secretary Hughes, but
this was without official confirma-
ton.
Senator Underwood of Alabama,
Democratic leader of the senate,
has been mentioned every time the
question of Democratic representa-
tion on the delegation has arisen.
The Alabama senator has evidenc-
ed in senate debate keen interest
in armament limitation.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-09
AUTOKILLS MAN
LYING IN ROAD
Driver Mistakes Fred Vail, 81, of
Paris, ILL.,, for Pile of
Rubbish.

Paris, Ill, Sept. 9.-Mistaken for
a pile of rubbish lying on the paw
ed road, Fred Vail, q years old,
died today from injuries received
when q heavy automobile ran over
him. Vail said that before the ap-
proach Of the car he was stricken
with dizziness and sank to the
pavement. being unable to move.
Paul Fiddler of Newman. driver
Of the car, said that Wallis body
looked like pile of rubbish until
he was almost on top of it and the
car was going too fast to avoid hit
ting him.