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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1922-06-28

La Crosse-H. R. Mathison was ap-
pointed receiver for the Ettriek ana
Northern railroad by Judge Higoee IN
circuit court at la Crosse. The ran
road which is nine miles long, runs
from Ettrick TO Blair.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1922-06-28

Milwaukee-Mrs. Julia Lee Peck,
who passed the centenary mark May
%. 1922. died al the home OF her
daughter. Mrs NJ L. Lowry All-
waukee. With the exception OF the
last few years. Mrs Peck has led an
active life. and she attributed her re-
markable health 10 a temperate living
schedule. Early TO bed and early 20
rise" was q iayorire rule in her NE.
and she spent much of her time out .-
doors. Ii had also been Mrs Feess
desire 10 live a century, just as -st
mother before her had. Her ul.--i
was born in 1909 and died in 1900
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1922-06-28

Janesville-WO0ds along the pans
Of the RoSk river in Rock county ana
about the county are filled with seven
year locusts. The trees are being de-
nuded Of leaves and the ends Of
branches are dropping of where they
have been cut by the insects. iHols'
ands OF the discarded shells OF The IN
seets are found about the ground On
the edge OF the woods and fields alJa'
cent. other places in the county a-sO
report the presence Of the locusla
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1922-06-28

Menasha-Employes of the Menasha
Wooden Ware company. Menasha,
who last week shut down their ma
chimes and walked out in protest TO
55-hour week. demanding an eight
hour day. have returned TO work.
without obtaining that which the
walk-out was designed TO procure.
The men returned TO their work after
the company had, through personal
mail communication, informed them
they must return or give up their
privilege of employment.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1922-06-28

Monroe-A solution of alum, Is the
treatment this is overcoming the
strange affliction of Marie klossner'
1s.year-old farmers daughter living
near Monroe. who for weeks mas been
sneezisg With only intervals OF relief
The child is improving
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1922-06-28

,,.d,son-Twenty-twO students - ~.
resenting 10 states. as wen = p-i-.s5
.ng,on- D. C.. Norway. ana - "a
r l,,J,i we're graduated from n -
Wisconsin Library school at the OA-
versity of Wisconsin.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1922-06-28

superior-Ten candidates for me
nosition of Douglas county sAs..-
have announced their CANDIDACY 20
the coming fan election in which il %
expected the most heated race Oh .
decade viii take place. Two lo---'.
sberiffs. a present deputy ana men
from every walk OF life IRON -
worker 10 farmer and plasl-reE' VIII
be pitted.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1922-06-28

sheboygan-Seven pea ea-.-s -. n
sbebovran county are facirr q - =
$3.50. 900 through destrlelo- y 80
bv the pea louise. and unless 49,,
thing intervenes 10 stop ne -.
- the nest the losses may De W.,
The seven canneries have 4
acres planted.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1922-06-28

Monroe-Herman NaueIl ~
Albany. has suffered heavy .- 60
bog cholera. Herds Of o-ae- -,..F
county farmers are being a-- -
o cot are rushing TO get Their 30
inoculated with anti-ehole5 10
hoping 10 forestan the epias--
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1922-06-28

Neenah-In an effort to reduce the
number of automobile accidents oc-
curing on the Neenah-Oshkosh con
crete road. route Is, the Winnebago
county highway commissioner has
caused a broad black line TO be paint
ed down the center of the pavement.
Autoists are warned 10 keep to the
right of the line. More accidents
have occurred so far this season than
ever before.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1922-06-28

Monroe-BradfOrd Drake. -
ola Monroe. is suffering from on y,
fection in the eye. and is ihIs- -s-.-s
Nth loss OF sight as the result I-.
clans say. OF bathing in a l'-- -
stsgnant water. With many o..'7-
BOYS he used an old e'A. I-
swimming hole.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1922-06-28

waupaca - John Erickson, noted
Waupaca Holstein breeder mas
shipped one OF his registered cows 10
Japan. This is the second Hoisteih
to be purchased from the Erickson
herd by the japanese government
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1922-06-28

Oshkosh - One thousand po-...s
breeders at Oshkosh. That ls ~.
slogan which has been adopted by ,l7
wisconsin State Poultry assoo-a.-l-
IN its plans for the annual SUMNER
Poultry Breeders association w -. =
convention of the Wisconsin Fo-.-..
praadsrs' association, which IS 70 70
held in that city July % and =.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1922-06-28

Madison-wisconsin employers paid
s4.4s3 .4s7 in insurance premiums dur
ing the last year to protect laoorins
men and other employees under the
workmen's compensation law. An
nouncement OF this was made by l.
w. Broughton of the Wisconsin com
pensation board. Including losses
and expenses these companies paid
s4OsO.353 10 injured wOrkmen.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1922-06-28

Rudolph-Charles Imig's herd Of is
registered Holsteins averaged l,S'4
pounds of milk or 43.s pounds OF but
ter fat during May. according to the
report of the Rudolph Cow Testing
association. During the month aus
cows we're tested by the association
and IS produced over 40 pounds OF
butter fat.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1922-06-28

Stevens Point-Arrangements under
way for celebrating the golden wed
ding anniversary of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Pruc. Springville. near Stevens Point,
were halted by the sudden death OF
Mr.. Pruc. Members of the family
found him dead in bed. Death was
believed due TO heart disease. He was
n native of Poland and was "a.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1922-06-28

Observation-Disclosures discovery BY
investigators Of the state banking COM
mission that there are apparent dis
crepancies in the accounts of the
Montfort State bank that may amount
10 $4,000. a warrant has been issued
for the arrest of Clyde stephens, pop
Mar cashier of the institution, who
disappeared on June s.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1922-06-28

Tomah-With a record of 7O1
pounds Of butter fat for May, a pure
bred Holstein COW. years old. owned
by E. E. Split. led the Wilton Cow
Testing association for thes month.
Twenty-Five cows in the group pro-
duced more than forty-fve pounds OF
butter fat during the month. Other
owners of high cows were II. Brk-
holz. L. RadSe and J. Steinhon.
The Washington times., 1922-08-21

Being of an inquiring turn OF
mind figured. roughly. how many
letters had been written so far, IL
all 81 of the people named before
me, and their addresses, etc, ad
lib., had followed instructions lit.
orally, and somewhat to my sur,
prise, I found that--(here is where
your math sharks can check mel-
there would now be 25,339, ,00O, ,90O,.
0OO, 900 900 900 900 900 100000 let
ters in existence. CThe first five
figures and the number Of decimal
places are correct, the tzeros are
not correct, but will serve as well
as anything clse.) n -E .v.,.. .
Assuming for the sake OF argu-
ment that there are about 1906, 900.
900 people alive today on this earth,
that would leave 10000. 900, 900, ,000,-
000, 200, ,0O0, 900 letters for each man,
woman and child.
These figures. while startling,
are mathematically correct Tor ap-
proximately so, as stated above)
and may show why our Postoffice
Department prohibited chain let
ters long time ago. l.. M, IL.
The Washington times., 1922-08-21
WHAT'S DOING
Today and Tomorrow

r Today.
Excursion - Alabama State Society.
steamer st. Johns. p. M
Concert--Chevy Chase Community Gen.
ter. E. v. Brown School, s:tB p. m.
Meeting - Practical Psych ology Club,
Gunton Memorial Church, 1880 p. m. \
Carnival---st Martins Catholic Church,
lie T street northeast. evening,
Meeting - Amaranth Lodge, No. 70,
Pythlan Temple, 1o12 Ninth street north :
west, 8 y. m.
Meeting-Century-D Decatur Lodge, No.
30, knights of Pythias, Pythian Temple,
1912 Ninth street northwest, 3 D. m.
Lecture--Unity Society. Homer build
ing. sol Thirteenth street northwest, 3
~. m.
Concert--United States Soldiers Home
Band. bandtstrnd $3.50 p. m.
Concert - United States Navy Band,
Montrose Park. 7:3o o. m.
Tomorrow. ..t
Luncheon--zonts Club. City Club. 1s:sO
., M H..
Meetinr-Franklin Lodge, No. 2, Pyth.
ian Temple, 1912 Ninth street northwest.
3 p. m. #fU
Z Meetins--webster Lodge. No. z, Pyth.
Ian Temple, 9 .. m
Neeting--Myrtie Lodge. No. 26. sls
Pehnsylvanai avenue southeast, 0 D. m.
MeetinF--Pai o. Mine Social Club, Gil
street northwest. . .. m.
The Washington times., 1922-08-21
RECORD time
INFL|GHT FROM
CHICAGO TOD.C.
Congressman = Hicks, In Air
Mail Planes, Does Trip in 6
Hours 40 Minutes.

From Chicago to Washington in
kix hours and forty-eight minutes.
CONGRESSMAN Frederick C. Hicks
of New York made this remarkable
time. believed to be a record. in
a flight to Washington in United
States mail airplanes yesterday.
This is less than one-third the time
required by the fastest express
Leaving Chicago at sa6 yesterday
morning, CONGRESSMAN Hicks ar
rived at Boiling Field here at 5:45,
stopping In Cleveland for lunch
and to change pilots. The flight
was made In DH.4 postal planes in
the regular mail service.
Congressman Hicks, who is CO.
author with Senator Wadsworth
of a bill to create a bureau OF
commercial aviation In the Depart.
ment of Commerce, paid high trib-
ute to the efficiency OF the air
mail.
This was the first experience
have had with the postal air sirv.
ice," he said. shortly after his ar.
rival at Boiling Field. Il have
done a lot OF flying with the army
and navy, and don't believe that
even those services can excel the
air mail. The efficiency and
thoroughness Of every arrangement
makes a flight such as we made
yesterday seem easy. want to
register my tribute to the air
mail and its pilots. william ALI
son was my pilot from Chicago to
Cleveland, ] am sorry to say /
didn't catch the name Of the flyer
on the second Lex from Clevela nd
to washington. The remarkable
part Of our air voyage was the
fact that frequently the going was
bumpy, and we had to face strong
head winds. Despite this, we made
great time"
The Washington times., 1922-08-21
MENTAL TESTS
Of MRS. MURRAY
NEARING. CLOSE
Self Styled Mystic Suspected
as Agent in Plot by
Pfo-Leaguers.

The mental status of Mrs. Gladys
Murray. handsome actress and self
proclaimed spiritualist. probably will
have been determined tb. the salts
faction OF physicians at Washington
Asylum Hospital within forty-eight
hours, an official of the institution
said today. Exhaustive mental tests
are being given her by experts In
the psychopathic ward to which she
was removed last Saturday. after a
four-day stay in Emergency Hospital.
Nothing has been heard from her
daughter. Mrs. jacob, of New York.
Case More Puxzling.
The case becomes more puZzling
as, further qualifications are brought
to light. Was Mrs. Murray an agent
in a deep-laid plot by British or other
proponents Of the discredited League
Of Nations to interest United States
legislators I'm body repudiated in
the Senate and at the polls? Was
she SO completely under the sway
of her own sub-consciaus mind that
she implicitly believed, herself the
medium for writings from heroic
figures of the past? Or WIS she
squally as strongly dominated by the
desire to amass money through
!, establishment of school of mysti-
cism. or by following in the Chautau.
guam footsteps OF Sir Arthur Conan
Doyle?
Those questions are engrossing the
many Washingtonlans with whom
she had contact during her two So
journs here since April.
Mrs. lane B. Coates, dean OF the
Center for Psychic Development and
pastor of the Spiritual Science
Church of Christ, interviewed today,
seemed to incline to the first belief.
Mrs. Coates was perhaps the first
person approached by Mrs. Murray
when she came to Washington.
Not Indorsed by Mrs. Coates.
She prefaced her speculations with
the declaration that neither her
church nor she in any way had
indorsed Mrs. Murray, or sponsored
the several seances she held here.
Many of her so-called messages" !"
said Mrs. Coates, "purported to
come from such men as Washing.
ton and Lincoln, urging America
TO enter European affairs. Then,
too. the first place Mrs. Murray
lodged was Congress Hall, where,
perhaps, she fancied she could gain
The car Of legislators. There may
he nothing in this surmise, and
there may be much, but II struck
me she was very possibly an agent
In a political plot" I,
The Washington times., 1922-08-21
2,497 ARE
EXAMINED
IN ASYLUM
Or HickIing Says Psyche
pathic Ward Received 672
Alcoholics.

Insanity in Washington during the
fiscal year ending June 80 last
showed a considerable increase over
the previous year. DIR. d. Percy
Hickling, District alienist. revealed
in his annual report submitted to the
Commissioners today.
DIR. Hickling reported that he ex-
amined 2.497 cases, an increase Of
794 over the previous year. He also
said that at the psychopathic ward
In the Washington Asylum Hospital
1,415 cases were examined and
treated, an increase of 201 cases over
last year.
In addition to treating insane per-
sons, DIR. Hickling reported that the
psvcopathic ward received and treat
ed 672 alcoholics and III drug ad.
diets.
or the cases treated at the Wash
ington Asylum. 36s were sent to ST.
Ellzabeth's Hospital; thirteen to the
police department; fifty-eight re.
turned to the District Jail; twenty to
the Board of Charities; six to private
sanitariums; seventy-eight to rela.
tives and friends: one to Walter Reed
Hospital, and three to the Board Of
Children's Guardians.
Records show, the report states,
that of the 672 patients removed
from the Washington Asylum Hos
pital, 412 were unimproyed. ninety
four improved, LOG not insane, eight
died and two escaped.
At st. Elizabeth's Hospital, AGO
cases were examined prior to their
appearance In court. OF this mum
ber, 374 were found to be insane by
q jury, nineteen not insane, thirty
four cases discharged for various
reasons at st. Elizabeth's. nineteen
cases did not appear In court, and
three cases still remain in the hos
pital, not being disposed Of.
The Washington times., 1922-08-21
EDISON BRADLEY
SUMMER HOME
Prey Of FLAMES
Magnificent Villa Near Syra.
, cuse Reduced to Ashes
by Fire. r

The magnificent sixty-room villa
Of Edison Bradley. New York and
Washington millionaire, near Syra'
cuse, N. Y, was destroyed by fire
yesterday. The fire started from
b defective chimney.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bradley. with their
son, and daughterin,law. Bishop
and Mrs. Herbert Shipman, escaped
to safety aboard the Bradley yacht.
wahtoke. Nothing but the stone
walls Of the quarter-million-doll
home was left standing. 49,.
Mrs. Bradley and Mrs. Shipmau
managed to save their jewelry and
b few OF the tapestries, rugs and
paintings were also saved.
The summer home Is located In
Alexandria Bay, on the Canadian
side OF the Wellesley Island, N. Y.
The Bradieys have home In this
city at 1923 Connecticut avenue
northwest. h..
The Washington times., 1922-08-21
$3.50 FINE IS ASSESSED
FOR BRANC!SHlNG PISTOL

Lawrence c. France, alias George
Weaver. coming In from Virginia
on an electric car yesterday threw
the passengers into terror by care
lessly handling a pistol. The con.
ductor telephoned to the Washing.
t-r = pl!ce and when the car ar,
rived at the Georgetown terminus,
France was arrested.
Judge Mattingly in police court
this morning fined him $3.50 OF
$50 days In Jail.
The Washington times., 1922-08-21
HASN'T SENT CUBA NOTE
TO KEEP ALIENS THERE

Official denial was made at the
State Department today that the
United States has sent any note, or
made representations of whatever
character, to the Cuban government
In the matter OF prevention OF
smuggling OF aliens into this country
from Cuba. III
The denial was made In connec.
ton with story sent out by a
morning press service to the effect
that6a note had been transmitted.
The State Department IL considering
the situation, and from study to date
II is not believed any new legislation
will be necessary to restrict the
smuggling traffic. Cuba has immi.
grafton laws, which. II properly en-.
forced. would amply protect this
country.
The Washington times., 1922-08-21
LADS ACCUSED
Of CAR THEFTS
RETURNEDHERE
Prolonged Joy Ride Through
Virginia Lands D. c. s.
Pair in Jail.

Following a prolonged joyride
through Virginia during the last
few weeks, Trueman Dawson. fifteen
years old, 1885 d street northeast,
and Vincent II. Fairlie. eighteen
years old, OF the Bronx, N. Y, were
returned here today from Bedford
Va, by Detective Sergeant Frank
M. Alligood. Dawson Is charged
with the larceny of two cars and
Fairlie is alleged to have been in
volved in the theft of one.
The automobile OF F. r, Dudley
Mclean, Va. was stolen here July
10 and was recovered In Concord,
Tenn, August is. II Is alleged that
Dawson sold the machine. On the
day the car was recovered the ma.
chine owned by J, Il. White, SIS
Fifteenth street northwest, disap.
peared and It was found in the
possession of the two youths in Vir'
ginia Friday night. When returned
here this morning this car was
stripped Of It's lights, cover, wind
shield, Tenders, mud guards and
running boards. The boys said they
wanted to make the car look like
racer.
On one occasion the truants were
racing a train and missed being
struck by only n few inches when
the locomotive shot across the road.
Dawson is said to have had fifty
automobile keys in his possession. A
shot gun and automatic pistol were
In the machine when they were
caught by q sheriff Friday night.
The Washington times., 1922-08-21
River Of Air Flowing
From Canada Ends
Hot Spell Here

A "river" of air, flowing
southwark from Canada, is re-
sponsible for the present cool
wave Washington has been en-
joying as a respite from the
heat of last week.
The lowest point the ther-
mometer has registered since
spring was reached last night,
when the mercury stopped at
So. A Temperature of 40 has
been reached in West Virginia.
The Weather Bureau forecast
the present cool spell and pre-
diets its continuance tomor-
row, when the weather is due
to be unsettled.
The Washington times., 1922-08-21
cUBANS HERE TO HONOR
HERO, SEE THE CAPITAL

The delegation Of Cuban Masons
here for the unveiling of tablet
to Maj. Gen. Cal xto Garcia Iniquez.
the ceremony taking place at Twelfth
street and Pennsylvania avenue to.
morrow morning at 10 o'clock, spent
today In sightseeing.
Prominent District Masons, led by
Charles c. Coombs; Mark +. Finley,
Charles F. Roberts, Roe Fulkerson.
and Gratz r. Dunkum. met the dele
cation at the Union Station yester.
day morning. during the day and
informal gatherings at the Masonic
lodges and the services at Temple
Heights, -fr
The Washington times., 1922-08-21
MOVE, JUDGES ADVICE TO
WOMEN HELD IN QUARREL

Quarrels over an ash can and fist
fights between Meta Moberly, OF
1014 Seventh street southeast, and
Addie Moore and her daughter,
Mary Moore, brought them before
Judge Mattingly in the Police Court
this morning. The Moberly woman
told the Judge that the Moores
threatened Ito knock her teeth down
her mouth"
The Moores claimed that the
Moberly woman Is of a quarrelsome
disposition and used bad language
toward them. Judge Mattingly after
listening to both sides advised the
Moores to move out OF the neighbor
hood unless they wanted to con
stantly expose themselves to trou
bles. The case was dismissed.
The Washington times., 1922-08-21
GEN.LORDCUTs
MILLION FROM
Street BUDGET
District Commissioners EST
mates sIashed From ! $500
900 to $500. 900.

Brig. Gen. HI. NJ. Lord. director
Of the budget, has ordered the Dis
trict Commissioners 70 reduce the
item OF $1,200.O00 for street i'm
provements, an contained In the
Districts estimates for 1e23-1924, to
$200, 900, Il was learned today.
"The streets OF Washington are in
a horrible condition." one Commis-
sienr said today. ''and the prospects
for the next fiscal year are far from
encouraging"
Last year the Commissioners
sought sSOO,O for street improve
ments. They got s230.000. General
Lord plans TO bring this figure down
to $500, 900 for the next fiscal year,
and there Is q possibility that Con.
gress may make a further cut.
Washington's highway system Is
not keeping pace with the develop.
ment OF the city, one OF the Com
missioners said today.
General Lord win be invited by the
Commissioners to tour the city TO In
spect the streets. The Commission
ers hope such trip win result In his
loosening the purse strings.
The Commissioners also have ask
ed General Lord to allow them to
cut the estimates for parks in order
to apply that money on streets. Gen
eral Lord, however, 10 understood, to
have refused.
Tho Board Of Education has not
yet returned It's estimates which the
Commissioners returned for revision.
The Commissioners Instructed the
board to cut its estimates to $5.50O,-
600. Under the present plan OF the
Commissioners 2S per cent OF the rev,
enue Of the District viii be devoted
to schools.
The item Tor fifty firemen and fifty
policemen will remain in the esti.
mates, II was said today.
The Washington times., 1922-08-21
HUGE MATH PROBLEM
IN CHAIN LETTERS.

Editor H. q s.: occasionally
read your column and have come
across something that may possi-
bly, be of interest to your math
sharks, and may possibly give some
of your readers who have indulged
In 'chain letters something to
think about. / received a type
written sheet from a friend, with
a list of names. "a to b to C, etc."
my name being the last Of a list of
38. Below that II said:
The Washington times., 1922-08-21
DOG BITES HAND THAT
AIDS HIM IN DISTRESS

Injuries to his hands were the re.
ward Louis Turco, 22S Second street
northwest, received recently when he
attempted to free a dog that had be.
come jammed In a fence near Turco's s
home. AS result of the injuries the
animal died today. Fearing that de.
velopments might follow. Turco no.
titled the police. and the animals
head will be examined by the Health
Department officials. The bites on
Turco's hands were not serious. He
was treated at Emergency Hospital.
The Washington times., 1922-08-21
WHY CONTRLBS
CONTRIBUTE.

There II q lot Of difference
between foolish wit, q witless
fool and q fools wit. The first
reminds me Of q clown, the sec.
ond Of an idiot, while the third
brings to mind the COURT
JESTER. Some people think
that the contribs " d. q s. are
easy for giving Of their best
without compensation (money),
but they are compensated In
the thought that their wit and
fun may tighten the sadness OF
their readers and bring joy TO
all who follow the g. O. C.
BRIDGEPORT.
The Washington times., 1922-08-21
MAIL TRUCK AND AUTO
DAMAGED. BY COLLISION

A portion OF the United States
malls was delayed today when a mail
truck and an automobile were IN
collision at New Jersey avenue and Il
street northwest. In the impact the
truck was overturned and badly dam.
aged. The automobile also was badly
damaged.
Noble T. Turner, 6S DeFrees street
northwest, operator Of the truck, and
Joseph Hall, s27 Fifteenth street
southeast. operator Of the car. es
capped without injury.
The Washington times., 1922-08-21
G. P. o. WORKERS WILL HAVE
coNCRESSMEN AS GUESTS

Members Of Congress and their
families win be guests OF honor Of
the Government Printing Office at
Harding Hall tomorrow night. The
lawmakers have been principally in.
vited TO inspect the new cafeteria,
as well as the many recreation
facilities In the printing office.
The employees who viii act as
hosts are members of n reception
committee composed OF 500 workers
from the various sections. There
will be dancing and music by q
section Of the Marine Band.