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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-06-14
BAGLEY.

Ralph Calkins returned from JEFF
frey, Mimi, Tuesday, where he taught
school the last school year and Sat-
urday he went to Winona, Mimi, to
attend summer school.
G.. D. Calkins returned from James
vile and Racine last Monday
Mrs. Frank Kipper's aunt and
neice, and little boy of Gutenberg,
Ia, were visiting the Ripper family
last week
Ralph Calkins went to Pra. du
Chen Friday to meet his sister, Glee
Calkins, on her return from Appleton,
Wis, where she has been going to
school the last year.
Harley Clifton went to Madison
last Thursday and drove a new Over
land car back.
Berniece Millen went to Wheaton,
Ill, Tuesday to visit her sister and
husband, Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin Tay-
lor.
Mrs. Frank Cook and baby returned
home from Rodden, H., Saturday,
where she has been visiting her
parents
Mrs. Ora Patch returned home
from Rock Island, Ill, Friday, where
she has been visiting her parents.
Clarence Ripper of Freeport, ILL.,,
came home Sunday 10 visit his
parents, Mr.. and M. Frank Ripper.
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Culver, Mr.. and
Mrs. Jack Tracy AMI two sons, Don
aid and Jack and James Tracy and
wife of Platteville, drove up Satur-
day and camped on the banks of the
river below Wyalusing over night.
Florence Plondke went to La
Cross Tuesday to be at the gradua-
ton Of Miss Jennie Beer. Her broth
er-in-law, Henry Clifton, drove to
Pra. du CHEN Wednesday and met
them and brought them home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Barnes and son,
Sylvester, drove over to Platteville
last Tuesday. Miss Mildren Culver,
who has been visiting her grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. E. Culver,
accompanied them to her home, and
their son, Ambros, who has been at
tending Normal school accompanied
them home. Miss Ethel Culver also
went with the party.
Mrs. John Rewey and daughter,
Miss Margerete and John Champion
and Alfred Arris were passengers to
Pra. du Chen Wednesday.
Miss Kate Svellnor went to Clay
ton via Pra. du Chen Thursday.
John Keller drove to Dubuque in
his car Thursday.
Mrs. Jess Mccullough, Mrs. Lester
Quarterman and Mrs. Lee Grist went
to Dubuque Thursday on the ABA a.
m. train and came back on the 4:28
p. m. train.
Sheriff Dick Holmes of Lancaster
and VIM. Mcmahon and brother, were
calling in Bagley Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Retchwisch of
Lansing. Ia, who were visiting the
Ralph barrow family returned home
Monday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Culver drove out
to Grover Houghton's near Beetown,
Saturday, and spent the weekend
with Mrs. Culver's brother, Grover
Houghton, and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Barnes drove to
Platteville Monday to take their son,
Ambros, to attend the summer school.
Miss Pearl Ducharm of Pra. du Chen
and Miss Ethel Culver accompanied
them.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-06-14
LOCAL ITEMS

L. A. Clark has a new Oldsmobile
s, short model.
VIM. Shogrove and family Of Stock
ton, motored here Sunday and spent
the night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Brennan went
to Madison yesterday to attend COM
mencement.
L. A. Ross, Mineral Point business
man, was in the city as the guest Of
J. A. Mccoy yesterday.
Rev. Crittenton went to Madison
yesterday after his car he left there
during the stormy weather of last
week.
Nearly all of the Lancaster young
people attending various schools and
colleges, are home for the summer
vacation.
The ladies of the ST. Clements Aid
will hold a bake sale at the S. & S.
18th. 17p1
C. H. Basford, C. S. Moore, Fred
Burr, Elgie Kraut, Tom Haley, An
drew Lewis, Lee Eastman and ]. c.
Doolittle are in Oelwein attending the
two day series there.
The L. Weber & Son store in terms
that speak for themselves are putting
on another big shoe sale. Weber's
sales do not come every month but
when they do come the buyers invari-
ably find fine bargains. A page ad
tells the story
A Sunday School convention was
held here Sunday. Miss Snider and
+. M. Orchard of Lancaster, Mr. Wells
Of Potosi, Mrs. Ludden of Blooming
ton, Rev. Forester and Oscar Knapp,
all gave good talks.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-06-14
QUALITY RIDGE

James Addison has been helping his
son, George, the latter part of last
week.
Almond Stark Jr., was helping his
brother-in-law, Eldridge Reynolds, a
few days last week.
Arthur Hamer was at the old home
stead doing a few odd jobs.
James Garthwaite and Oakly Leigh
ton were cutting hay Friday and Sat
urday.
Fred Brandemuehl and Ora Welsh
had business at Tafton one day last
week.
Mrs. Herman Pagenkopf was down
one day the last of the week to see
her mother, Mrs. Elva Kern, who
doesn't seem to be improving very
much.
Elmer Caller and wife went some
where after church Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Garthwaite were
at the Hub Saturday.
Otto Pagenkopf and Frank Wood,
the town mechanic, braved the wind
Saturday and took in the Hub.
Quality Ridge is blessed with a
brand new ]. l. G. threshing machine
Saturday Of the week before.
Dad and Ma Jeidy were at the Hay
den's Sunday for brief call.
Helen Cooley, Mrs. Floyd Govier
and two other girls took little spin
down from Q. r. Sunday.
Sam Welsh delivered six loads of
pork to the Hub Friday of last week.
Colene Hayden visited at the VIM.
Ball home Sunday after church. Her
brother went also.
About seventy people attended the
church services Sunday at the Union,
in Little Grant. The next church day
will be June 25th.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-06-14
Have to Eat the Leavlnus.

The women of California and other
fruit-producing states of the Pacific
coast are complaining that, while they
are charged high prices for the fruit
that they must buy, they are unable
to get anything but the second-grade
produce. Unde. ordinary circum.
stances the choicest fruit is sent to
the eastern markets and only when
the market is glutted are they able to
get the best.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-06-14
MOUNT HOPE

Orville Wright returned home from
California last Monday.
Miss Kate Davis returned from
Morristown, S. D., last Tuesday
where she visited her sister and
brothers.
Mrs. VIM. Mccartney was a Ian
caster business caller last Thursday
Gene Lowell was a Lancaster
shopper last Thursday.
Mt Hope crossed bats with Wood
man Sunday, and won the game 8 to
/. We have not lost game yet.
There will be dance in
Koschkee's hall this Friday evening,
June Is, for the benefit of the base
ball team.
Orville Wright's family were Ian
caster callers one day last week.
F. j. Saengling was in Mt. Hope
Sunday evening.
Albert Leigh Of Platteville visited
friends here Sunday.
There is a large band of gypsies
near the Maybe cemetery.
Edwards, who pitched for Mt. Hope,
struck out nineteen men, and allowed
four hits.
The strawberry season is now on,
but does not seem very large.
Harley Merry, who has been very
poorly for some time is at the new
sanitarium at Prairie du Chen taking
treatments. His sister, Mrs. Joe
Edge, is there keepink him company.
Miss Ruth Plimpton came home
Sunday evening to spend two weeks
vacation.
ole Park and wife picked straw
berries at Hazelbower's Sunday.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-06-14
ABOUT TO BE GRADUATED,
YOUTH CRUSHED BY CAR

MANITOWAC, Wis.-The wi d
plunging of a box car which became
uncoupled from a freight train and
struck the truck on which he was rid
ing, caused the death Saturday OF Roy
Rudebeck, IS, Two Rivers. The truck
was overturned, crushing the youth.
He was to have been graduated with
honors from the high school. He was
the only son of a widowed mother.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-06-14
chanuinn Color OF Birds.

The color of birds may be changed
TO white by keeping them in a white
room, surrounded by white objects
and attended by persons dressed in.
white, says a naturalist. However,
the third or fourth generation is nee
essary before the birds feathers are
all white.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-06-14
Carried by Gulf Stream.

Fishermen on the coast of Norway
are able to pick up for fuel on the
seashore wood that was grown along
the Amazon and Orinoco rivers and
from the palms of Hayti. the trees
being carried to the distant shores
by the Gulf stream. the current of
which is more speedy than the ANA
Eon and 1000 times greater.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-06-14
President as Fire FIGHTER.

When the treasury was on fire, In
the first President Adams time, he
was in line passing buckets of water
from the nearest pump. The people
induced him to leave the bucket line.
for fear he would catch cold.
Oh, Cruel Judge!
A man, tired of work, announced to
his wife that it was time for her to
support the family. But. alas. the
judge stepped in at this point and
spoiled what might otherwise have
been an excellent precedent for ali
Observation-Disclosures American.
Evening star., 1922-12-18

his new duties January 1.
According to DR.. Thurstone. the
first important work to be under
taken by the new bureau will be
study of the best methods of selec-
tion. transfer and promotion Of pub
lie service employees. Its field or
work will touch the federal. state and
municipal employe systems. which
include total Of about 3.ooO.ooo
workers, of which 600.0O0 are in the
federal service. In the municipal
governments this study will include
Investigations of the police and fire
departments in order to arrive at
the best methods of selecting the
best men, on basis of merit, for
officers.
Other Problems Considered.
other problems outlined and ap-
proved for the bureau by an advisory
committee of five national civil serv-
fer and promotion of skilled trades
men, such as arsenal employees. and
also of clerks: classification of the
positions in public service; extension
wherever feasible, of the use OF
psychological examinations and in
telligence tests for various occupa.
tions: establishment of postal clerks
and carriers tests; reorganization of
training courses for federal en-
ployes: investigation of the best
methods of rating the efficiency of
service of employees in public serv-
ice. The bureau will also have charge,
eventually. of the organizing of new
civil service commission Offices
wherever established.
The announcement of DR.. Thur
stones appointment also says the es-
tablishment of the bureau was made
possible through. private endowment
which was forthcoming when the
foh <r tnt
ward its expense. For several years
the national civil service commits
sions have agitated the esta ablishment
Of the bureau to conduct research
work In the personnel administration
of public service employees. II was
Evening star., 1922-12-18

The well known local artist was at
her best, singing Edward Germans
waltz Song" and Woodman's Love
In My Heart" in such a charming
manner as to elicit continued ap-
plause. She responded to several en-
cores. George Wilson accompanied
Mrs. Gawler.
Herman Hoffman. violin soloist, of
the United States Marine Band, en-
tertained the large audience with
three numbers, while Il children's
chorus and group Of fifty men were
roundly applauded for their rendition
of Good Knight. Ladies'" Mrs. Ger
trude McRae Nash was at the piano
for Mr.. Hoffman.
The usual community singing was
led by Robert Lawrence. director.
Evening star., 1922-12-18
MAY USE PLANE ON WEEvIL.

Secretary Wallace has informed
Senator Harris of Georgia that steps
taken to combat cotton boil weevil
have brought about situation more
favorable than ever before" In a
letter to Senator Harris the Secretary
of Agriculture said 1t had been found
the dusting method as used in some
states and a new method developed
In florida were effective. Co-opera-
ton of the War Department in the
further testing of the possibilities of
airplane busting has been asked by
Secretary Wallace. he said
Evening star., 1922-12-18
Society
(Continued from Eighth Pags.)

wedding supper. The bride, who was
given In marriage by her brother.
wore q gown Of white crepe meteor
trimmed with crystals and pearls. ana
her French lace veil was formerly
worn by her great-great-aunt. the
late Mrs. E. NJ. Kicker. The vel. ar
ranged in coronet. was held with a
band of orange blossoms. and she car
ried bride roses and lilies of the val
ley. Her matron OF honor was her
sister-in-law. Mrs. Worsham, wife OF
Capt. Ludson ID. Worsham. OF West
Point. and Miss Aurelia Worsham as
her sisters maid of honor. They both
wore jade green chiffon. the formers
gown trimmed with shadow lace. and
the latter's trimmed with silver. Mr..
John Murphy of Cleveland was best
man. and the ushers were Capt. Wor-
sham, brother of the bride, and Mr..
A. r. Shepard.
Mr.. and Mrs. Parker left later in the
evening for a wedding trip. and after
January l will be at home at 337
Guyler avenue. Oak Park. Chicago.
Among the Out-of-town guests were
Mr.. and Mrs. George Parker of Moline.
ILL.,. parents of the bridegroom: MT
and Mrs George Stewart, Mrs. Baum
and MIR. Charles Smith of New York.
DR. and Mrs. Tom Williams will be
the hosts at the Tuesday evening enter
tainment at the Arts Club tomorrow
The program will present "The History
Of the Dance" with interpretations by
Miss Gardner.
Mrs. Sylvanus Stokes. jr.. entertained
small company at dinner Saturday
evening at LIE Paradis.
Mr.. H. A. Phagen. Rock Hills. S. c.,
is the guest of his brother, Mr. Knox
B. Phagen, at the Burlington Hotel.
The third annual ball of the Philippine
Collegians will be given January !, at
the Raleigh Hotel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel W. ODonoghue
entertained DIR. and Mrs. Hans Reisser
and Mr.. and Mrs. Albert L. Berry at
a box party on Friday evening at the
New National Theater 20 see David
Warfield in the Merchant Of Venice"
After the theater they had their guests
at supper at their home on 18th street
Mr. and Mrs. Oliver w. Bailey an
nounces the engagement of their daugh-
ter. Marion Alta, to the Rev. Norvell
Elliott Wicker. jr.. Of Petersburg. Va
The wedding will take place in the
spring.
Evening star., 1922-12-18
Deaths Reported.

The following deaths have been reported to
the health department in the last twenty
four hours:
Ella Watkins So. 1719 18Th street.
Wilbur A. Dodge. IS 70S Quincy street.
Dolph Sapp. 10. Walter Reed Hospital
Joanna Schercr. GO. ST. James Hotel.
james NJ. Creighton. 15. L. s. Naval Hos
pita.
Florence E. Flynn 90, 5o2s 18th street
Charles +: Rear. a.. George Washington
University Hospital.
Ella Sickels. 81. 1905 street
Hannah p. McArtcr, 81. Ill sth street
southeast
sussannah Grifith. 5s 4Ic 10th street
Everett A. Irwin. IS. AZ Pennsylvania
avenue.
Elizabeth A. Marshall. -. 14I3 s street.
Mary Henson. 63. 2I51 Newport street
Annie N. Over, 43. 112 Florida avenue.
Elnora Brown, 81, Freedmen's Hospital.
James Brown, 40. Georgetown University
Hospital.
Martha Ford. A., 40 Ivy street southeast.
Corneia King, 80. 40 Shepherd road.
Reginald V. Phoenix. lS. 1907 Corcoran
street.
William J. Pinckney. A.. lis Thomas street.
Lottie NJ Witte. 16. @7i' q street
Albert Carroll. 10, S14 3rd sfrHet southwest.
Mrs Margaret c. Montville Of Kan
sas City has been granted a patent
on an improved foot rest to be used
in choe shining DarlorS
Evening star., 1922-12-18
Births Reported.

The following births have been reported (,
the health department in the last twenty -foul
hours:
Thomas 4. and Lille " Noon, boy
William ". and Kathryn C. Hendricks girl
Julian and Ifmav Costello hoy.
William II. and Virginia Sullivan, boy.
Arthur J. and Thelma ooejen. girl
Tafourd 4. and Marie Taylor. girl
James q. and Gladys ". Rogers. hoy
karl F.. and Leonora Oksanen. girl.
Thomas II. and Frances Z. Flint girl
William V. and Margaret r. Carter. boy.
Samuel ]. and Anna Flickinger. hoy.
Rernard V. and Catherine {. Rhodes. hoy.
William Z. and Sarah II. Gaines. boy.
Robert y. and Katherine Davis hoy.
Magruder u. and Anna F. Coe. girl.
Wiiford A. and Elsie Edmunson. girl
Walter and Lillian Mangeum. boy.
Abraham and Edna Lee, girl.
Benjamin and Artenchia Caldwell, girl.
William and Mamie Minor, boy
William and jamie Hayden, girl.
John T. and Nancy Barnes. boy.
Larry and Lydia Magruder. girl.
William H. and Evelyn Craig, boy
James and Lois Thompson. girl.
Harrison and Annie kcnnison. girl.
Charles and Deiia Lee. girl.
Arthur and Captola Jones. hoy.
Hope 7. and Amy Bell. boy.
John +. and Eva Griffin. hoy
Irwin and blanche billiard, girl.
Lewis and Iiella johnson. boy.
Evening star., 1922-12-18

The third annual ball of the Philippine
Collegians will be given January ], at
the Raleigh Hotel.
Evening star., 1922-12-18

Mr.. H. A. Phagen, Rock Hills. S. c.,
is the guest of his brother, Mr.. Knox
b. Phagen. at the Burlington Hotel.
Evening star., 1922-12-18
Marriage Licenses.

Marriage licenses have been issued to the
following:
Robert l.. Hughes and Reulah NJ. Hayes.
George Hutcherson of Orange. Va, and An
ME Turner Of Locust Dale Va
Gardner McBayne of CovinSton Ky, and
Lula y. Helmintoller Of Lick Hun. Va.
Ralph A. Lee and Myrtle +. Dickerson.
Clarence Il. Minor and Susie A. Snowden.
Alfred y. Burrows and Amelia J. Page.
Lelon c. Brown and Ada Robinson.
Evening star., 1922-12-18
DR.. IL. THURST0NE.
BUREAU DIRECTOR.
Heads Carnegie Institute De-
partment for Study of Pub
lie Service Methods.
Appointment of DR.. L. L. Thurstone'
head Of the department OF education

8 n d pSycnoloBy
at Carnegie In
stitute of Technol-
ogy, to be direc-
tor of research
with the newly
organized bureau
of public person
mel administra-
ton, under the
institute, at 20
Jackson plac G.
W as announced
last night. The
new bureau is
affiliated with the
Institute of Gov
ernment Research
DR.. T h u r S t o ne
will enter uDOn
Evening star., 1922-12-18
NAVAL AIDE QUITS.

Michael d. Schaefer has resigned the
position Of chief aide to the chief OF the
bureau OF construction and repair,
Navy Department. to take effect De,
cember 81 He has been connected
with the Navy Department for many
years and recently went to Rio de-
Janeiro to assist in the installation
Of the naval exhibit at the Braziliao
centennial exposition.
Evening star., 1922-12-18
HIGHWAYMEN BUSY.
Several Hold-Up Cases Are Re
ported to Police.

st. Elfzabeth's Hospital, was held up
at one Of the entrances to the hospital
grounds late Saturday night by an
armed colored man about twenty-five
years old and robbed of $40 in cash.
A young lady employed in the hospital
and her male escort had a similar ex-
perience in the grounds of the insti
tuition a short time ago.
John w. Fisher. 1910 9th street
northeast, was held up by three col
Evening star., 1922-12-18

ored highwaymen at 9Th and I streets
northeast early yesterday morning
and robbed Of S11, a watch and chain
and q money order for s..
Evening star., 1922-12-18
MRS. GAWLER FEATURES
SUNDAY NIGHT CONCERT
Herman HOFFMAN, Marine Soloist,
Draws Round Of Applause for
Performance.

With Mrs. Ethel Holtzclaw Gawler
soprano. the feature number on the
program. the seventh Sunday night
concert OF tho Washington Music As
sociation at Central High Community
Center drew a record breaking audi
ence to the big auditorium last night.
The Washington times., 1922-12-03

relation between II and the De-
partment Of Justice, and the
scandals Of one will be found to
run into the other.
PROPOSES REFORMS.
Untermyer then proposed that in
the important constructive work
ahead Of the Progressives should
be included amendments to the Fed
eral Reserve act. which he declared
''as II now stands is a plaything Of
the banking interests" enactment
Of a Federal law TO protect .he
public against the fraudulent issue
Of securities and the manipulations
Of stock and commodity exchanges;
the enforcement of the Anti-Tr,,s-
law. which. he asserted, Is a dead
letter." due to the control of pub
lie officials by big business" Fed
eral licensing of corporations en-
gagged in interstate commerce: en-
trusting to the Federal Trade Com
mission the civil and criminal prose
cution of all antitrust law viola
tioAs: taxation Of every corporation
engaged in interstate commerce 25
per cent upon the par value OF all
stock dividends; inclusion in the in
come tax law of taxation of all State
county and municipal bonds. and
Federal law regulating stock and
commodity exchanges.
The Washington times., 1922-12-03

has summarily and without notice
or warning directed a dismissal
of the Indictment. due doubtless
to the fact that 1t was found that
he did not know that one OF the
directors Of the company included
in the, Indictment Is a partner
OF J. p. Morgan & Co., and that
the company is under the power
full protection Of that firm.
RAPS PALMER ALSO.
(c) 1t cost the government many
hundreds of thousands of dollars
and many years Of labor to secure
q decree against the New Haven
road for the frauds perpetrated by
its violations of the antitrust
law, all Of which were carried
out under Morgan control. The
Attorney General has recently
consented to notifications in
that decree that have destroyed
its effect, and all the work of
years goes for naught.
Untermyer declared that the De
partment of Justice was not much
better" under the Administration oi
former Attorney General A. Mitchell
Palmer than II has been under
He demanded q drastic
investigation" Of the administration
Of both Palmer and Daugherty. Hs
added:
wish there were time to de-
tail to you some Of the things
that are being done. The recital
would make your blood boil with
shame and resentment.
Ours Ia the only country OF
which It can be Justly said that
a cheap politician is at the head
of the Department Of Justice.
The office Of the Alien Prop
erty Custodian should also be In.
vestigated, for there 10 a close
The Washington times., 1922-12-03
Finds Safety
Week of Real
Benefit Here

NHARLES NJ. vERRILL,
~ chairman Of the statistical
committee Of the Washington
Safety Committee, gives the fol.
lowing analysis Of the accidents
during the first six days Of
Safety Week here: :.
There were two deaths, caused
as follows:
An old lady, seventy.four
years Of age. struck by q street
car while stepping from behind
another car. C0roner's jury ex.
Onerated motorman.
A man, thirty-eight years Of
age, overcome by gas in his
own home.
Six accidental deaths per
week was the average for 1921.
There were only eight serious
injuries, caused as follows:
Motor vehicles, 5.
Street cars, 1.
Industrial, I.
Sports, football, I.
Not q single child was se.
riously injured or killed.
The Washington times., 1922-12-03
u. S. Debt Cut
40 Millions
In November

international News bervtce.)
THE public debt Of the United
l. States was decreased $40..
652, 900 during November, the
Treasury Department an.
nOunced last night. The gross
public debt on November 80
was $22,624,7S6,459.
A Treasury statement said
the nations finances for the
first half Of the fiscal year will
show distinct Improvement aft.
er the receipt Of income tax
payments due on December Is.
These revenues arc estimated
at $275,o00.0O0.