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, 1922-09-14
JUDGE WOULD BAN THE
UNWRITTEN LAW AND
INSANITY AS DEFENSES

defense and a means Of ascape Tor
the sane. s. widely haii the ifsa OF
the 'unwrftten law taken hold fha.
we hear constantly respe stable ci;i.
tens assert that they would expect
public piaudits Of their friends and
immediate acquiItal n they com
mitted a crime under certain circum-
stances
'Afy proposal then is this. That
insanity be no longer treated IS a
defense TO a criminal charge and
that evidence on hat subject be ex-
eluded from the jury trying a Grim
inal case; that after conviction the
defendant. upon suggestion OF in
sanity. be examined by q board Of
~ailenisfs. that they determine wheth-
er he should be sent to a state hos
pita~Hlvate hospital or prison: that
tL%state retain Jurisdiction over the
defendant even after an apparently
complete cure for as long as tho
maximum sentence obtains.
insanity Defense HumbuE.
AS II now stands the defense OF
insanity is a humbug, a pretense. a
hypocrisy. an invitation to murder
all too frequently accepted by ieal-
ous lovers, discarded m~istresses. in
disnant fathers and outraged hur-
bands.
THE average Juror acquits the
defendant VIII does eInctiy as that
Juror would have done under the
snme clrcumstances-and this upon
the absurd ground OF insaT IS. on
the other hand the very ~oarbar,ty
and shocking cruelty g Che really
insane man cause that very Juror
20 return "A verdict OF guilty.
1t is high time for a change.
Murder is becoming commonplace
, 1922-09-14
D0N'T SQUEEZE BLACK
HEADS--DISSOLVE THEM

Squeezing and pinehlng out black
heads a the pores large and cause
irrltation-then. too. after they have
become hard you cannot get all Of
them out. B~lackheads are caused
by accumulattons of dust and dirt
ana secretions from the skin and
there Is only n safe and sure way
and one that never fails to get rid
OF them-a simple way. too-that is
10 dissolve them. lust get from n
drug store about two ounnes Of cal
orte powder-sprinkle a little on a
hot, wet sponge-rub over. the black.
heads briskly for a few seconds
wash off and you1i be surprised 10
see thai every blackhcad has disap-
and the pores in their natural condi-
tion-anyone troubled with these I'm
slightly blemishes should try this sim.
pis method.zAdv.
, 1922-09-14
VAUDEVILLE At
IRIS PLEASES

OF the four acts which wers present
Cd at the weekly vaudeville bll at b
lis theRter last night. three OF them
contend for premier honors and the
fourth IS worthy OF COMMUNICATION in
certain particulars. Hearty applause
was accorded to the performers last
night. showing that merit gets It's just
deserts
F1ory, with his banio. gave = demon.
Etration Of ability seldom seen ct a
thcater here His playing covered
every range possible on his Instrument
and he truly earned the calls which
ne received at the conclusion OF his
act Harmony. melody. syncopation
n jazz were handled with equal IA
city.
Seldom does an aerial act please az
did h n presented BY Silver and
Edna The usual hokum and grand
stand play which performers indulge
IN. was entirely absent from this Of
fering and both Silver and his at.
tractive pardner did their difficult
feats with grace and dispatch. the
closing stunt by Silver il worth seeing
and is ono in which a slip would
have a disastrous result.
Anyone who denied Klgour and
Clarke sincere praise for their presen-
tat'on called, Wee. Wee. Papa
could be ciassed as n rank hereto, for
both members OF the team show that
they know their way about In vaude
vile and get their stuff over in first
lass style. The costumes OF the
yNNunE lady vic with her personality.
wath the women IN the audience Pay
ing <s-~t attention 20 the former and
n>e men LSiatter.
yslrhe dancing Of MAius and Young
is well done n both work eaergeti-
caliy for the favor Of the audience.
While their act probably did not merit
the applause received by certain Of the
other acts, II was not at all bad. The
feature picture. in which Shirley Ma.
son stnrs. Is called Lights or the
Desert" and relates n story OF the OF
fields that is replete with action. II
IS safe to say hat the Mil which wnl
be presened again tonight at the IRIS,
VIII please nearly anyone.
, 1922-09-14
SHEEP and CATTLE WINNERS AT
STATE FAIR MADE PUBLIC TODAY

DOUGLAS. Wyo., Sept. 14.NSpe-
cial 10 The Hummelshine, ribbon
winners in cattle and sheep classes
at the Wyoming state fair were
announced today as follows:
Sheep-Rambousla and a.as15e-
dale lambs and ewes. King Bros,
Laramie; Oxford Downs, Delaines,
Cotswolds and Shropshires. Heather
Hall Farms. kelierton, Iowa; Lin
coin, University of Wyoming; Hamp-
shires. Robert Taylor, Ovina. Neb.
King Bros. Of Laramie took the
sweepstakes In wool exhibits.
Cattle-(Beef Observation-Disclosures
bull, r. ID. Warnock. Loveland.
Colo. COW, c.. Hauf. Glendo. wyo.;
Wyoming Shorthorn bull, UNIVERSE
~ Of Wyoming. COW. q. Hauf, Glen
do. Wyo. Hereford bull and SOW, j.
, 1922-09-14
EUROPEAN NATIONS In RACE FOR AIR SUPREMACY
FRENCH In LEAD AT PRESENT, GERMANS FEARED

-
LONDON. Sept 14.-Supremacy f.
The air is the goal European nations
are racing for. France stands easily
first. with England a poor second.
and Germany a great question
mark.
British engineers arr trying TO
offset French numerical superiority.
while tho best German brains are At
work not only invenung new de-
vices but evadiug the restriction put
upon their ar future by the allies.
These developments are causing
the most conc trn-especiaily to the
French:
Germany-s recent amazing strides
IN ~perfectins giiders. which they
claim may change the entire fu-
ture OF cir history; while a Ger
man glider remained up than
two hours, tine best the French
cousn do was five minutes.
The reported manufacture in a
neighborng country under German
supervision Of the powerful all
metal giant monoplane known as
the Zeppelin Stalker.
Stirred by her fears OF possible
German aggression in the future
and determined to preserve her mill
Ary domination on tho continent.
France has the largest and best
framed military air service III the
world. Laurent EynAc. French air
minister. claims his country stands
first both in military and CONNER
ciai aviation.
French aircraft factories. encour
aged by the government, are turn
ing out $50 machines a month.
France has 12s sauadrons OF air.
planes In her offensive and defen-
sive, forces and by the end OF next
year proposes 20 have $40 squad
rons. or nearly 1000 for active serv-
ice IN addition there are Ess planes
in civilian work capable Of beng
used for military purposes.
Commercial air travel is possible
between PatrIs and London. BRUSSELS,
Strassboug, Amsterdam. Prague,
Warsaw, Vienna, Budapest. Laur
same and ~efarei..es, between
southern France and Morocco. be-
tween Toulouse and Barcelona. and
a line is in preparation betweeen
Paris and Constantinople.
England is bestirring herself as
the result OF a scare in Parliament,
where II was authoritatively stated
that the total active British mill.
tary force. was 52M fquadrons. OF
which 20 were scattered through
Egypt. Palestine, MesopotamIa and
India nr1fu -. - .--4F-I -.
the admission that only Of British
planes certified as a~irworthy are in
civil aviation and OILY IS OF them
OF value for military purposes. Com
mercial lines are mainly batween
London and Paris and Brussels.
Premier Lloyd George has an
nounced that a force of 500 ma
chimes would be provided for home
defense at an annual cost Of s1o,.
100000. Tho British are experiment
ing with several new devices, build
ing a Super flying beat. preparing a
bombing machine of ENORMOUS
horsepower, constructing six ALI
metal machines, and planning a fly
lsg repair machine,
With German military Airplanes
destroyed and commercial aircraft
construction restricted, Germany
coinnia.i.s thu; her air Industry has
been throttied. Nevertheless she
has worked wonders with 225 ma.
chimes. 100 of which were old ex-
military machines. With them they
have maintained air service all over
Germany and also to Holland and
the city OF Riga IN Russia.
, 1922-09-14
WYOMING POET Guest
OF LIONS, ENTERTA|Ns
WITH POPULAR WORKS

The Lions club dinner held at the
Henning hotel Inst night was marked
by a literary feast that was Of special
significance. After Robert N. ogcen
had reported to the club the details of
the trip to Douglas on Tri-club day.
L. Richard Ship. acknowledged poet
laureate Of Wyoming. who wus a
guest Of the club, presented the or
g~anization with q copy of his recently
published book, "1nter-MoEntain Folk.
Songs of Their Days and Ways
which has been receiving so much
praise from cities throughout the
United States during the past few
weeks.
After a short address. Mr.. Ship
upon request ave his poem Sun
rise to Sunset" then his famous work
THE Old Miners Story and Ride
i'm, Cowboy. Ride int In closing
a talk Of great interest. he read
What Makes Men of You and Me-
A motion was put before the club
70 have the book placed with the sec
Rotary for the initial volume Of the
lions club library. A vote OF thanks
TO Attorney Ship was unanimously
given by the club.
, 1922-09-14

d.. Canary. Littleton, Colo; Wye
ming Hereford bull, Dean Prosser,
Tie Siding. Wyo.; cow, University
Of Wyoming. Dairy breeds+ersey
bull and COW. B. G.. ID. Bishop, Viz.
ginia Dale. Colo; Holstein bull, Nj.
s. johnson, Douglas. Wyo.; COW.
Vida X. Eastman, Douglas; Ayr
hire bull and cow. University of
wyoming. Their were no entries in
the Guernsey classes.
As Indicated above first price
were awarded in beef cattle types on
Ia best animals exhibited in omen
competition and the best shown in
Wyoming competition only.
IT is estimated that one Iceian,
waterfall could be made to Yield 60,
oeO horsepower and another $4,000.
, 1922-09-14
Big Steamship
FIOated T0dd

NEW ORLEANS. Sept. 1.-THE
passenger and freight steamship Nu.
catan. reported SINK last night in
the hnrbor OF Tampico. Mexico. was
Goated early today. after pounding all
night on a bar. n succeeding in
making port. according TO a wireless
message received here today by Dud
ley Thomas. local manager OF the
WN9d line. which operates h Yuca
tan The shipping board tanker Dan
, 1922-09-14

The code OF most states holds
idiots. iunatics and insane persons
not capable Of committing a crime"
he says. No matter how many
people are killed by such persons.
or how many houses arc burned Il
Is held no crime at all has been com
mlttcd-
The damage done by an insane
man is just as real and great as IL
he were sane; but the killing OF a
human being is no ~offense. II would
SEEM because there has been no
mind capable or understanding the
wroagfulness. Having determined
that a defendant is insane the Grim
nal law dismisses him.
= put Il directly: At present the
, 1922-09-14

Judges and lawyers should study
criminals as well as criminal law
and should exercise Intelligent d1s-
erection and a definite policy in deal
ing with the criminal and the in
sane.
The only way % control The viii
fully wicked felon Is by lie super
vision subject to pardon or DISMISSAL
when genuine reformation IS salts.
factoriiy DEMONSTRATED
, 1922-09-14
Mexican Debt
Discussion Due

MEXICO CITY. Sept. IA. = The
agreeme,it reached by Secretary Of
Finance De La Huerta and the inter
national bankers committee in New
York is to come up for general dis
cussion in the chamber OF deputies
this Afternoon, the ,co-operitista bloc
deeming the present time opportune
for its Introduction. The Co-operitis-
tas are in the majority and ratifica.
ton by the owe house is expected.
, 1922-09-14
Veteran Cat Is
GiUen Vacation

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14.-"oid
Tom the veteran postoffice depart.
ment cat. is on a spree. The mail
man today brought a package ad
dressed to 'the postoffice cat, Tom,
Washington, D.. c." from Mrs. Kittie
Thomas. Lansing. Mich.
Toms superiors. the watchmea.
speculated as to the contents OF the
package. but his sense of smell caused
him to fall in owe with it Immediately.
, 1922-09-14

Tho following letter was received
by Perry Hunter a few days agoafrom
Gilbert J.. Alzier who left, with his
family. some time ego. for their old
home in Pennsylvania. making the
trip in their truck. The letter is
sure TO be Of interest to Mills resi-.
dents:
Friend Perry uppose YOU have
often wondered as to the outcome of
III trip east, so will post you a few
lines for OLD times sake. We stopped
ten days in Denver visiting folks
there, thence east by Golden Belt
trial to Limon, Colo, switched TO
Pixies Peak trail and followed It
through TO Columbus. Ohio switched
to. Old National trail through Zanes-
vile. Ohio. Wheeling W. Va. Wash
ington. Pa. to Uniontown, Pa, to
Hagertown. Nd. to ChambersburE
through Gettyburg. Pa, reaching
home after being out % days. Much
of this time We could not travel full.
days on account of wet weather and
floods in eastern Kansas and Miss
ouri. The east is getting to be some
place. We drave roo miles on this
end and never off paved roads. Cross
"a the Missouri river a. st. Joe. the
Mississippi at Hannibal. Mo. The old
car stood up real well and all the
folks kept we'll and comfortable.
Industrial conditions chow sigrs
here Of a general increase in bust
along all lines and big business
IS feeling a labor shortage at 4oc per
hour. CARPENTERS are in demand at
81 per hour. I have taken an inside
, 1922-09-14

must 60
Such is the
nat designation
OF Curtis d. WI
bur. justice OF
Supreme Court,
In an interview
following recon-
m~endati0nB 10
This effect before
the American
bar association.
Justice Wilbur
of insanity
speaks out OF
an experience
OF 1000 trials
81 insanity
cases and years
Of research
, 1922-09-14

Tho Junior Scouts held their first
meeting at the school house on Mon
day of this week at I =. M. Forty
Juniors were present IND a very live
iy time occurred Mr.. Robertson. the
scout master, served the boys with
sandwiches and lemonade and of
cours this made quite a hit with
them.
, 1922-09-14

The basketball goals will be put in
position the last Of the week and
basketball practice Immediately be-
gun.
Supervisors in music. art. penman-
shpi and physical training are pay
ing weekly visits to the Mills school.
These visits tend to keep the stu
Cents on their mettle in their studies.
, 1922-09-14

Mrs. Nell Mead announces the mar
rsage of her daughter. .Joie. to Mr..
Ross Il, Stephens OF Casper. The
wedding took place In Casper on Sat
urday evening September Q. at s
o'clock, Justice W. Z. Tubbs officiat-
ing. Mr.. Stephens is employed by
The Central Pipeline ctm3any and
the couple expect to make their home
IN Minis.
, 1922-09-14
PHILADELPHIA

PHILADELPHIA. sept. IL
The Meadow Brook polo team de-
feafed the F1amingo. four. At the
Philadelphia Country club today
by the cor Of IS goals to IS. In
the second match OF the intema-
tional tournament. Flamingo was
allowed sevea goals by hanSieap-
, 1922-09-14

Troop Ten Will hold it's first meet
ing of the school year 1t the school
house on Friday evening. September
, Is. at 1870 o'clock.
, 1922-09-14

vile Is helpless on The beach ten
miles north Of Tamplro and has
called Tor help The message said
, 1922-09-14

Mrs. c. W. Lindsey entertained at
dinner Monday for Mrs. A. j. Week
, 1922-09-14
BY GENE COIN

SAN FRANCISCO. Sept 1.-THE
-insan-ty defense and the un-
written law those much used twin
avenues Of escape In murder cases.
, 1922-09-14

Mrs. Glenn Bybee was hostess to
the Presbyterian Ladies Aid last v,d-
nesday afternoon. The meeting was
very wen attended and much enthus-
iasm shown. Plans are underway for
a reorganization of the society and
the members hope to accomplish good
results in the coming months.
, 1922-09-14

Ben and Herman Meais left Tues.
day in their trucks for Kaycee where
they have been engaged to do some
road construction. They expect to be
zone several months.
, 1922-09-14

oiof Hustad Jeff last wednesday on
his motoreycI@f 4 ten-6ay trip to
Denver and Colorado Springs.
, 1922-09-14
WIN A CASH PRIZE
$500 First Prize.
$500 Second Prize.
$1.00 Third Prize.

For the best poem on Why I Like Rellogg's Corn
Flakes"
ACCOMPANY poem with clipping of package showing
the name kellogg"
Leave poems at Tribune Office as prizes will be award
ed by the Tribune. and the winning poems will be pub
lished in the paper.
Contest ends September goth.
Here is a good chance to test out your poetical genius
and the good qualities of KeIlogg's Corn Flakes.
, 1922-09-14

A cordial invitation is extended to
all parents to attend the school ~ any
time as a hearty cooperation between
the parents and teachers Is Of a de-
cided benefit to the pupil.
, 1922-09-14

Mrs. F. H. Drollinger entertained
Tuesday afternoon for AIRS. Williams.
4 very pleasant time YVES enjoyed by
tho guests who were the Mesdsmes
Fislssw. Srothers. G%uiiford, coyle,
csr.stiAason. Moore. D%roliinger, Rich
asds aad leonard Hamilton.
, 1922-09-14

Sunday from Texas. where he had &C
companied his family to their new
home some weeks previous. After
spending a week here looking after
business affairs. Mr.. Thomson will
return to Texas.
, 1922-09-14

The George Radden family moved
to Mills Saturday from their home
stead where they have been spending
tho summer.
, 1922-09-14

Mr.. and Mrs. Omar Baker enter.
tanned at dinner Sunday for Mr.. and
Mrs. Ray Bohrman and Mrs. NJ. Gar
side
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-12-13

Men on the Truck Sections will be
required to furnish dump body truck
with a capacity of not less than one
cubic yard, and will be paid one nun
dred and ninety dollars t$19O.Oo9 per
month.
Men on Team Patrol Sections must
comply with the same requirements
as in 1922
The scale of wages for man and
team will be as follows:
First class men $4,000 per month;
second class men $145.00; third class
men $4,000, and new men $l55.OO.
Mems salaries will be raised until
in the first class when considered
worthy.
Each man hired will be required to
enter into a contract with the County,
and to give a bond of $4,000.
Bv order ac the County State Road
and Bridge Committee.
400 HENRY MINK,
County Highway Commissioner
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-12-13
NOTICE OF FINAL STATEMENT

NOTICE OF FINAL STATEMENT
County Court, Grant County, Wis
consin-In Probate.
In the Matter of the Will of Peter
Markus, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given, that at a
Special term of the county court to he
held in and for said county at the
court house in the City OF Lancaster,
in said county, on the second Tuesday
(being the ninth day. Of January, A.
D. 1928, at the opening of court on
that day the following matter will be
heard and considered:
The application of c. j. Ragatz,
executor of the VIII of Peter Markus,
deceased, late Of Potosi, in said coun-
ty, or the examination and allowance
Of his final account, which account is
now on file in said court, and for the
allowance of debts or claims paid in
good faith without filing or aHowa nee
as required by law, and for the as
signment of the residue of the estate
Of said deceased to such persons as
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-12-13
LOCAL ITEMS

), R. Vernon and wife spent the
Chas E. Chase and wife were in
Chicago last weekbuying goods for
their store.
M. D. O'Brien, an old resident Of Mt.
Ida, died Saturday a week ago follow
ing a long illness.
Arthur Knapp was a Thursday pas
senger to the state implement dealers
convention at Milwaukee.
Mrs. Chas. VogeIl and daughter,
Miss Viola, went to Chicago Saturday
for a weeks visit with Mr.. Vogell.
Thos. Mcdonald Of the Cottingham
Clothing Co. has been a cripple for
the past week with rheumatism.
Miss Rachel Payne departed Satur-
day for Milwaukee, where she will
take charge of classes in the Girls In
sustrial School Mass Payne is COM
petent teacher and ter services are
always in demand.
Martin Mcdonald, veteran hardware
dealer, is laid up in the hospital with
u broken bone in one foot - the re-
suit OF a hard fall Thursday night.
Mrs. Mae and Miss Behling 2re look
ing after the store during the Christ
mas rush.
George Shirmin, administration Of
Ihe estate OF VIM. Shimlnin. notifies
the Herald that his sale al should
carry 1900 bushels Of oats instead of
a meagre 80 bushels. Anybody want
ing 500 bushels Of very fine oats
should attend the Shimmin sale.
Robt. IliT Dugdale, the hustling
editor of the Platteyille News, was q
Lancaster caller Wednesday, Mr.,
Dugdale prints one Of the newsiest
papers in the county and now plans
to make his paper much better by in
stalling a three magazine linotype
machine, going to all home print and
In various ways building up the sheet.
The Herald will await with consider
able interest further Improvement IN
abe Platteville News.
Chas BenCy returns to Madison this
week where his wife is a patient in
Ghe Methodist hospital. Mrs. BenOy
is a sufferer with pernicious anemia
and an effort is being made to better
her condition by means Of blood trans
iusiOns. The operation to be success
IuI requires blood of a chemical char
aCter similar to tEat OF tile patent
Mr. BenOy gave q pint Of blood in a
TRANSMISSION last week and other trans
fusions will have to be made to the
number Of five, to carry out the treat
ment program prescribed
Mrs A. j. Pipkin Of Fennimore. Wis
tied Lancaster friends last week. Mrs.
Pipkin returned in October rom q
trip to the Orient and has since been
living with her brother, Dwight at
Fennimore She recounts number
of interesting stories Of life in Hawaii,
the Philippine and Canton and Hong
kong, China. She has been around the
world except for the gap between the
Mediterranean and China, having been
10 Europe on previous trips. Mrs.
Pipkin will 90 to California TO spend
the winter with a niece and possibly
make her future home there.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-12-13
IN MEMORIAM-MRs. MARY HORE

Mary Cauffman was born in Holmes
county, Ohio, January 2, 1912, daugh-
ter of Peter and Sarah Cauffman, who
migrated to Wisconsin when Mary
was twelve years OF age, and settled
in the township of Little Grant. She
was married in 1865 to John B. Hore,
veteran of the Civil war. They set
tied on a farm in Little Grant, where
she lived until two years after the
death of her husband in 1906. She
then moved to Lancaster, where she
resided until her death, Nov. 4, 1922.
All through her sickness she was
patient, and thoughtful of the comfort
of others She was faithful member
Of the Methodist Episcopal church.
She leaves eight children: Albert,
Era, Maria and Elizabeth Of Lancas-
ter; James Of North Lancaster; Net
tie (Mrs Fitzgerald) of Beetown, Wis;
Jay Of Little Grant; May Mrs Jor
dam of Barneveld, Wis. Also nine
grandchildren and one great grand
child
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-12-13
COMPLETION OF LEGISLATURE

According to a news item from an
exchange the progressives will have
full control of both houses of the Wis
consin legislature, the sessions of
which will open January H. 1t is
claimed that of the 33 members of the
state senate, II will vote with the
progressiyes with two classed as
doubtful, but with progressive lean
ings. OF the 100 members of the as
sembly, 81 are republicans and pro-
gressives claim 81 of these. Farmers
house members, IS being farmers.
The senate membership includes sew
en- lawyers, two doctors, two bankers
and one editor.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-12-13
NOTICE

All those desiring to file applica-
tions for the positions of Patrolman
Of Roads in Grant County for the year
1898, are requested to do so prior to
December %, 1922, as on that date
contracts will be entered into with the
successful applicants.
The boundaries and numbers Of the
Patrol Sections will be the same as IN
1922. except a road one and one-halt
miles in length, extending from the
VIM Hamilton corner in the Town OF
Wvalusing. to the State Park will he
added to Section number 20.
Sections No. 2, 10, 20 and % will be
patrolled by men with trucks. All
other sections with teams.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-12-13

MADISON, Wis.-August Hamann,
a farmer living near Wonewoc, was
nearly killed at his farm when he was
knocked down and trampled by his
team of horses.