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Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1921-05-12
MARTHA BRAINE
WILL IS FOUND

Attorney w. G.. Evenson, this morn
ing while looking over old documents,
found the will of Mrs. Martha Braine
in which the Baptist church of this
city is named to receive all her prop
erty. The will was drawn up by At
torney r. D. Evans, for many years
a prominent lawyer in BarabOo, and
was dated July 20, 1898 The witness
es Of the will were r. D. Evans and
Theodore Berri.
Lucius Bump, trustee of the Baptist
church, is petitioning to become ad-
ministrator of the estate and have
the will probated.
Mrs. Blaine, an eccentric character,
road to Devils lake, passed away sew
eral months ago. No documents rela-
tive to the disposition Of her property
could be found, or any relatives heard
from. J. L. Bonham was appointed
temporary administrator of the estate
and spent considerable time trying to
locate relatives. Mrs, Braine was
but her husband has not
been heard from for 35 years.
The will discovered will probably
settle the difficulties and the local or
ganization will receive the bulk of her
property which is valued at about $4,-
500 Tie personal property is about
81 500 and the real estate about $4,000.
Attorney Evenson might have found
the document sooner but it was listed
as the will of Mrs. Martha Brown and
only when he read the signature of the
document did he discover the will
Of Mrs. Braine instead of Mrs. Brown.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1921-05-12
THE OLD, OLD STORY OF IN
FLATION AND COLLAPSE

Every period of rising prices CON
tinued over a period of years begets
carelessness about mourning debts
The more deeply people go into debt in
such a time the more money thCy
the movement continues.
A new crop of rich men is created, of
individuals who disregard all the
sound rules of doing business. Mar
gins are reduced to next to nothing,
Credits strained to the limit, because
as month after month passes this pol
cy is found to pay Why should a
speculator in stocks carry 100 shares
on an ample margin when he can car
ny 200 shares and double his profit,
and that reasoning applies generally?
superintendent and fore
men who have saved UP little money
on salaries start into business for
themselves, and make money rapidly.
turning their profits over and over
and using them as the basis or more
borrowing. Everybody is pyramiding,
and the situation becomes highly ar
tifcial. 1t is evident now that the ap-
parent scarcity of goods about year
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1921-05-12

ago, when manufacturers were scaling
orders, was largely artificial caused by
a scramble among dealers. The whole
business situation at such time be-
comes infested with marginal traders
who have an influence in putting pri-
ces up but lack resources to Withstand
falling prices. Their holdings are
thrown on the market at a time when
the market is ll-prepared to receive
them. Men have been buying farms
valued at $4,000, by paying $1,000 or
$4,000 down and entering into con-
tracts to pay the balance, expecting
to sell out at profit before the con-
tract matured. For several years the
game was booming, but common SEN
Sc warns that that sort of performan-
&c must come to an end. 1t has about
one rum for each generation. and
when it comes to an end a fierce de-
mand always rises for a change in the
banking or monetary system which is
held to have been responsible for the
trouble. All the people who have got
ten into debt are sure that if credit
| had been on tap without limit, the
boom would have kept on forever
New York National City Bank Bulle
tin.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1921-05-12
BRYAN ANSWERS QUESTIONS

us there any hope for the Demo
cratic party?" he was asked.
1T is entirely possible for the Dem
ocrats to gain the next Congress, l
think our fight will be made on eco
nomic issues. The chief one will be
taxation. First, to what extent can
taxes be reduced? Second, in reducing
taxes, shall the preference be given
to the rich or the poor? The con
sumption tax is, of course, an income
tax 1t is a graded income tax with
the heaviest rates on the poorest
people. The plan now is to take the
tax off the profiteer and put it on his
victim. The smaller the income the
larger percentage of it would be
taken under. this tax. But l don't
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1921-05-12

selections.
The program of Swedish dances
was arranged by Mrs. Franklin Bar
Der Clarke, and featured Gerry Will
Jams, Carol Taylor and Dorothy Bob
man, all of whom wore Swedish
costumes. Prince Gagarine, of the
Russian embassy, sang several Rus
sian folk songs.
Among the others present were
Ralph Totten, member of the lega-
ton and golf espert. He has play.
ed in many great games in Europe
Bryant Baker, the English sculptor
was there. He>has been working on
a bust of the late General Gorgos and
is now commissioned to do the crown
prince of England.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1921-05-12

think there is any prospect of the
sales tax passing"
Opposition from the public had in
creased so rapidly as to reduce its
chances greatly" he said.
What do you think of the passage
of the Colombian treaty?"
well, / made it. Naturally / ia,
vor it."
Mr.. Bryan was asked what he
thought of the appointment of Col
Harvey. Il don't care to be person
al" said Mr.. Bryan.-New York Tim
les.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1921-05-12
Room at The Top

Never you mind the crowd, lad,
Nor fancy your life won't tell;
The work is done for all that
To him that doe III it well.
Fancy the world a hill, lad,
Look where the millions stop;
You'll find the crowd at the base, lad
But there's always room at the top
Courage and faith and patience!
There is space in the old world yet
You stand a better chance, lad,
The further along you get.
Keep your eye on the goal lad,
Never despair or drop;
Be sure your path leads upward
There's always room at the top.
ANONYMOUS a
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1921-05-12

A new law passed by the New
York Legislature and signed by the
governor forbids landlords of apart
ment houses to refuse to rent apart
ments to families because they in
clude children. Now look for the
improved apartment house that
makes proper provision for hese
very necessary young people, says the
Springfield Republican.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1921-05-12
BAD MANAGEMENT OF COOP
ERATIVE STORES

The failure of the American Co
operative association in Wisconsin,
one store at Baraboo has shown that
firms with all imaginable advantages
do not succeed A similar organiza-
ton has failed in North Dakota Read
what the Fargo Forum says:
Farmers who financed the Consum-
ers' United stores to the extent Of
81, 10000 have every reason for feel
ing that they have been the victims Of
gross mismanagement.
The company had 81 stores, and the
amount of capital advanced by the far
mers would have been sufficient to
give each store$27, 900. Half of this am
cunt of capital would be considered
ample by the average country mer-
chant. In fact very few of the county
merchants in North Dakota have even
third of this amount invested
The company started under the
most favorable conditions In addition
to this ample provision for capital the
stores had central buying organiza-
ton which should have been able to
purchase goods much more cheaply
| than competing country merchants.
i They sold for cash only, and there is
no reason for contracting bad debts
And they started with an assured pa
tronage. When men will pay 500 for
| the privilege of trading at a store
they are likely to stick with that
store until they figure they have
their moneys worth" at least.
Surely, if ever there was merehan-
dising venture that started under the
most favorable conditions, it was the
Consumers United stores. It was not
a cooperative venture as long as
there was any prospect of making
! money-of course, but as a strictly
business venture it should have been
a big winner for it's promoters.
! But for some reason it didn't "go''
Within two years it proved to be a
sucked orange" and it was turned
over to the farmers by the promoters.
In other words, the farmers were to
assume responsibility for the debts
and the company is now going through
bankruptcy proceedings.
If ever there was a company which
should have been fool proof it was
the Consumers United stores. If ever
there was a company that SHOULD al
most run itself, that was it. But the
capacity of the league gangsters for
bungling and laundering seems infin-
tie. They wrecked this $1,00O,OOO
"sure thing" in two years.
Meanwhile the average little coun-
try merchant is plugging along trying
to make living where this million
dollar corporation failed, and is
being accused of being a profiteer.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1921-05-12

Chauncey NJ. Depew at 81 ascribes
his health to eating but fourth of
what he ate at SO and to habit of
thinking only about the good things
and the good people in the world
This last is a good cure for mental
indigestion, remarks an eastern edi-
tor.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1921-05-12

Judge Lands is being doomed as
a nonpartisan candidate for mayor
Of Chicago. The campaign is two
years away but it>seems likely that
the judge will prefer to continue to
hold at least one Of his present two
congenial jobs, comments an ex-
change.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1921-05-12
WOMEN! BUY NO DYE
BUT DIAMOND DYES

Unless you ask for Diamond Dyes"
you may get poor dye that streaks.
spots, fades and ruins your goods.
Every package of Diamond Dyes con-
tains simple directions for home dye
ing or tinting any new, rich, fadeless
color into garments or draperies of
any material No mistakes! No fail
ures.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1921-05-12

Notwithstanding the threats of
all the Reds the world still bumps
along. az
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1921-05-12
HOODS sARsAPARILLA is a

compound extract of just the ingre-
dents that many physicians prescribe for
impure blood and RHE UMATISM
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1921-05-12

capt" w. B. Pearl. who ran the
Western Hotel where Reinking's now
is, was thinking of erecting a caravan
sary diagonally across the courthouse
square. Mr. Pearl managed the Cliff
House at Devils lake summers and
was a truly genial host. A grandson
is now a greatly esteemed Episcopal
clergyman in New Jersey, his mother
living with him, while her sister,
Agatha. Pearl Osborn, is amusing her
self with a chicken ranch near Lam
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-03
KNOW OF TOPEKA
Is Being Advertised in Far
Corner of World.
"City of HOmes'' Booklet Is Dis
tributed by C. of C.

Topeka is being advertised in far
corner of the world. thru the efforts
of the Chamber of Commerce, with
the cooperation of a former Topeka
boy who retains a great degree of at
lection for his Home Town."
Marshall Mays, graduate of the To-
peka high school, and a student IN
Washburn college, whose father was
for some time principal OF the Sumner
school in Topeka. is now American
vice consul at Auckland, New Zea-
land. Recently the Chamber of Com
merce sent to him a bundle of the
CITY of Homes booklet which the
Chamber of Commerce, the city and
the real estate board issued in CO.
operation.
Pleased With Booklet.
Mays acknowledged the bundle with
the following letter:
IT received your letter of September
19 today October 49,, also the pack
age of City of Homes 1t was GER
tainly a sight for sore eyes.
At am distributing the booklet to
the prominent libraries of the do
minion, and the local advertising club
bounced upon one with great glee to
serve as a model for future publica-
tons of their own.
Keep me on the mailing list for
all publications issued, as I am called
upon ltlCOSSdIlly 1OT copy ny WTlISIS
and news agents, and we will be able
to put Topeka on the map down here.
They know all about Frisco and LIZ
Old Moo Yawk and the various big
villages around the rim of the U. S.,
but mighty little about the vast en-
pire that lies between the Father of
Waters and Pixies Peak, Yellowstone
and the Gulf.
''If the chambers of commerce of
all cities were as careful to keep every
American consul supplied with ntera
ture as Chicago, st. Louis, Phoenix,
Dallas, Seattle, New Orleans. Provi-
dence, Boston and Philadelphia (who
said she was slow?), and Minneapolis,
we would be better known thru the
world as the tail which wags the New
York pup and decides political crises
with our little ballot pencils.
Yours Topeka
MARSHALL MAYS,
American Vice Consul.
Mays's mother is in New Zealand
with him. Mays served in France
with the a. e. F., later entered the
service of the Red Cross in the Near
East, and eventually became Ameri-
can vice consul at Auckland.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-03
THE POWER OF MUSIC
BY DANIEL MULLER.

do the rest But people forty-five
years old and older are not the only
people who form the community. The
second class of concert goers given
are the people of from eighteen to
forty-five. Instead of constituting
twenty-five per cent of the audience
have reason to believe we could ex-
pect these to constitute at least fifty
per cent of the audience.
Perhaps some one could give the
true reason why so many people dur
ing this period of their lives fail to
patronize good concerts believe
there are more of these people than
the forty-five and older class who fig
uratively speaking have had their
share of a musical education and
should therefore improve their knowf-
edge of music and cultivate to a
greater extent their taste for it than
those before them who were less priv
legged as to opportunities but who to
the best Of their ability provided the
opportunity for the younger ones.
Worse in West?
Is it perhaps true that musical taste
in the middle west is deteriorating?
Is it possible that jazz and other NOR
lso-dissipating entertainments are
successfully competing with music
Are the young people Of today who
are going to be the old of tomorrow
more interested in music originally
world districts in cities and the ques-
tionable dance hall than in the music
of immortal composers of all times?
The third and last class OF concert
goers here is the child 16 years old
and under. Many children OF this and
other cities do most of their music
studying between the ages of s and
Is. Their habits and characteristics
are largely formed during this period
of their young lives and they receive
many lasting impressions which will
remain powers to influence them dur
ing all their future lives.
Their parents spend fabulous
amounts of money for their musical
education. know of cases where
mothers take in washing to pay for
their child's music lessons, and IN
many cases people deny themselves
necessities of various kinds in order
to have available the money for "mu-
sic lessons"
In following article I will en-
deavor to set forth a number of rea-
sons why music lessons alone do not
constitute a musical education and
how artist concerts contribute enor-
mously to your dividends in the nnu-
sic lesson investment.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-03
A HEATED PERIOD
Temperatures Have Been Above
Normal Since Last December.
Scientists Unable to Find Cause
for Unusual Occurrence.

The world is going thru a heated
period, according to state Meteorolo-
gist S. D. Flora. 1t began last De-
cember and has continued until the
present time. making a heated period
of twelve months. The temperature
has averaged As degrees above nor
NAL for that period. 1t is the warm
est period by far that was ever re-
corded in Topeka. The previous rec
ord was 20 degrees above normal,
which occurred in 1911. However, no
daily records for high temperatures
were broken during this period.
The heated portion of the globe ex-
tends in the northern hemisphere
from the central part of the United
States to Europe.
Scientists Probe Subject.
Scientific men have delved deeply
into this subject but are not able to
find out why this heated period ex-
lists. Cold periods exist also.
The temperatures might continue
mild all winter as they are at pres
ent. but yet there might be a sudden
change in the temperature any day
and cold weather would prevail the
remainder of the winter. according to
Flora. The only difference in the
knowledge of the average citizen and
the weather man of what kind of
weather is going to occur is that the
average citizen goes by his goosebones
and muskrats and the weather man
goes by his negative facts.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-03

and Irwin in the C. of E.-Washburn
game was the high light of the gam,
from point of technicality of play.
We glory in the backfield of the
first and second all-state teams.
A Powerful Backfield.
Never has the conference presented
a more powerful, more experienced
harder hitting backfield than this
year.
To Don Davis, charging halfback of
the Empori2 Normal squad. who died
from injuries received in play, goes
the captaincy of the first eleven.
1t is no matter of mere sentimental
ity that prompts this decision.
The clean-cut style of football
played by this star was the outstand-
ing feature of backfield play in the
conference this season. Those who
saw him in action are unanimous in
Nthe expression. Hes one sweet half
back" Hard-hitting, a sure finder Of
holes, a man who fought for inches no
matter what bumps were the penalty,
Davis was a player who exhibited no
streak of yellow, however small who so
endeared himself to the hearts of his
schoolmates and fellow team mates
that they refused to play the most
important game of the season because
of his death a few days before the
contest was scheduled.
Should not such man receive the
honor of captaining the mythical Sc
lection on the honor team of the
state? He can never play again, but
the team itself is mythical and will
never assemble on the chalked rectan-
gle.
In Harold Grant C. of E, Davis
would have had a running mate equal
in most ways to his own ability. Light
shifty, lightning speed, heady, all are
synonymous of Grant He is the
scintillating backfield star of the Col
~, I'D e II
school that has produced many star
backfield performers. AS broken
field runner, Grant has few equals in
the middle west 1t is to his express
train speed his air brake stopping,
speedy side-stepping and smooth,
twisting style of running that Grant
owes his greatness. To shake a half
dozen tacklers before coming down is
nothing for Grant. Players have
laughingly accused the Emporia star
of greasing his trousers
The Emporia Normal places two.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-03

Three hundred needy and destitute
families in Topeka will receive well
filled baskets Of food for Christmas,
according to Adjutant J. Piercy, OF the
Salvation Army. The baskets will
contain vegetables, meat, canned
goods and fruit. The plans this year
have been worked out very carefully
so there will be no overlapping.
The Salvation Army will give out
the baskets at 10 o'clock on the morn
ing of Saturday, December q. The
baskets will be distributed under the
same plan as last year The plan
adopted last year, worked like clock
work. according to Piercy. All worthy
families asking for baskets will be en-
rolled and the baskets will be given
out in the basement OF the Salvation
Army building, Hfth ana Quincy
streets.
Each person enrolling win receive a
slip designating the number OF MEM
bers in the family, and each basket
wal be filled in proportion TO the size
of the family. Il feel the need will
be very great this year" says Piercy.
The Elk's club will have its usual
community Christmas tree at the city
auditorium for chilcren. Toys ana
other presents will be placed on the
tree.
''The Provident association IS ask
ing the cooperation of churches and
clubs in making comfortable ana
sane Christmas" says Miss Virginia
Campbell, secretary of the association.
The Providen association Is planning
family Christmas and VIII do its
work under a new plan never tried in
Topeka before.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-03

men at halfback positions on the sec
ond team. Dillon and Stewart are two
men OF whom any coach might be
proud, even "Bill'' Hargiss, The Bald
Eagle OF Empory," and his able assis-
tant' Arthur Schabinger, of G. of e.
fame Both men are ranked above
any otner pair of halves in the confer
ence. barring the first team pick
McNa1r. c. of E., was an almost
unanimous choice for the fulIbacl,
position of the first pick. His work
against Washburn was great and
against Pittsburg Norma1s, even
greater As a balI-lugging line
smasher McNair cannot be beaten
MS even logged style of quiet plav
mas placed him on the honor roll Of
the 1921 season. 'i "a
IN brewster of Washburn, second
team choice for all-state fulIbacks for
20 with hopes for all-state positions.
VIII have strong competItion IT,,
perlencs is probably the only reason
the fighting Ichabod fullback did NOT
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-03

In proportion to its size Switzerland has
more hotels than any other country.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-03
ARTICLE L.

ARTICLE L.
have had the pleasure of attend
ing four or five fine concerts at the
city auditorium this season and have
made it a point to observe closely what
kind of audience constitutes the To-
peka concert going public, with the
following notable features:
First, that at least seventy per cent
of the audience is composed of people
over middle age, say forty-five and
over and nearly an equal number OF
men and women.
Second, twenty-five OF the remain
ing thirty per cent are from eighteen
to forty-five years old, of this twenty
five per cent perhaps sixteen per cent,
are women and nine per cent men. The
remaining five per cent is a very lib
eral percentage in my estimate for the
part taken by children in filling the
concert hall in our city.
If my estimate is correct, the ques-
ton why is this the case, comes to the
fore-Frankly, no one can tell au-
thoritativeIy. but 1 will submit for
general consideration my ideas On this
very interesting subject. In many
quarters prevails belief that young
than the 'old folks" This is here
proven to be negative. As people grow
older they become richer in deeper
rooted emotions, loftier sentiment and
purer ideals, made so along the road
of joy and sorrow of which all of US
receive our share in full measure, ac-
cording to how our lives are ordered.
The More Mature Judgment.
Older people in music as in business,
state craft. reform or welfare work,
are more capable than the young to
shed lettering absurdities. the worth
lessness OF which they have learned
to detect timely because of having in
many instances paid dearly for not
stunning them in time. These "old
folks" have gathered memories. Mu-
sic such as we hear on the American
concert platform today is part of their
memories and food for their music
loving souIs-beauty loving souls
another and perhaps less aesthetic
but nevertheless truly commendable
reason is that these older people like
to help a worthy cause-that of boost
ing good entertainment as some call
concerts ''for the good of the town"
This spirit is the true community
spirit which should prevail with
greater force and unanimity every
where. Boost for the good of the
town. In this case, bring the people
to the concert hall and the artist will
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-03

The Persians have a different name for
every day in the month.