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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-06-06
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the American Legion News Seryice.)
ILLINOIS MEN WIN BONUS
Supreme Court uphoIds Act PROVIDING
for the Allowance of Fifty
Cents Per Day.

The close relation existing between
the services of the individual soldier
OF the World war and the general well
rare of the state gives rise to a claim
appealing to universal sense of fair
ness and justice, declared the opinion
of the Supreme court of Illinois in up
holding the bonus act of that state.
The court was unanimous on the con-
stitutionality of the act and by this
decision paves the way for 100000 ex-
service men and women to obtain a
state bonus.
The Illinois act provides for the
payment of so cents per day for each
day of service in the army, navy or
marine corps. The maximum payment
which any veteran may draw is $500.
To pay the veterans a bond issue of
$55,OOO,O00 has been made and will be
sold Immediately. Palmer D. Ed
munds, chief clerk of the board which
estimated that payment will begin
about July 1, and that the former sol
diers will be paid at the rate of ap-
proximately $4,000 a month. Applica-
lions to the number of 10000 are al
ready on file with the board.
The case in Supreme court,
friendly suit brought by the father
of a Legion man of Springfield, ILL.,,
attracted much attention. 1t was the
contention of the attorneys for the APP
pellants that the law violated the con-
stitution by granting extra compensa-
ton after public service had been
rendered.
The opinion of the court, written by
Chief Justice Thompson, ard without
a dissenting vote, held that the recipi-
entS of compensation in the case did
not come within this specification Of
the constitution. They, the opinion
said, do not stand in the relation of
public officer, agent, servant or con-
tractor of, or with the state, and that
the section has no application here"
The activity of the American Legion
In assisting the securing of the passage
of the Illinois act is well known. The
organization was called on to write
the act and was at all times active in
moving toward it's passage. On the
eve of the election by which the voters
of the state approved the bond issue
to pay compensation, the organization
staged demonstration throughout the
state that won thousands of votes.
Under advice of the Legion, the ruling
was made by the bonus board that all
service should be compensated at the
specified rate until 1920. The previous
acceptance had been for service &C.
tually rendered before the armistice.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-06-06
USED FLOUR TO RAISE DOUGH-
Unique Money-Raising Plan Successful
Iy Carried Out by Waukegan
(IlI) Legion Auxiliary.

By use of a unique funding plan, the
American Legion Auxiliary at Wauke-
gan, H., has succeeded in providing
club-room furniture for the Legion post
of that city. Little expense was in
Cured in the campaign and the ladies
were able to deliver sufficient fund to
the members of the Legion to complete
ly equip the clubrooms.
A house-to-house canvass was made
by the auxiliary omen in the interest
of certain brand of flour. When
Waukegan woman was impressed by
the "canvass"-and they usually were
they placed an order for bag of
flour, to be delivered at future date.
On every barrel Of flour sold the
workers received 81, the goal being set
at $1,000, which it is said was realized
within short time. Incidentally, Wau-
kegan grocers were forced to lay in
large stock of the flour to care for the
demands from the result of the solicit
tation of the workers.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-06-06
TO THOSE IN OCEAN GRAVES
Special Memorial Services Conducted
by Legion in Honor of Victims
of Sea Warfare.

Those Americans who persisted at
sea during the World war were paid
fitting tribute on Memorial day by the
American Legion. Hundreds of Ameri-
cans went down as sea victims of the
submarine and their unmarked graves
were remembered.
On the Ticonderoga alone 213 brave
Americans went down. and scores OF
others persisted in similar manner.
Recognition of the sailors part in the
war was paid by numerous posts of the
Legion when the members set adrift
barks Of flowers in memory of those
who persisted at sea. now resting in
wave-swept graves.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-06-06

It's wise father who knows all his
child asks him.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-06-06
Heavy load for Legion.

Kenesaw Mountain Lands, supreme
arbitrator OF organized baseball re-
Gently predicted that within five years
many supposedly able-bodied veterans
will begin to falter because of shock
and exposure suffered in the trenches. .
And he added: 1.-THE American Legion
Is the only body which is taking an
active stand for justice to disabled
men, and on the Legion will fall the
responsibility Of seeing that congress
does itz duty"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-06-06
Generous PhiIadeIphians.

Generous PhiIadelphians.
In Philadelphia the welfare feder.
alton recently raised $2,766,000 for
its 124 nonsectarian and Protestant
social welfare organizations.
Every association a man joins is
one more book of human nature to
study and profit by.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-06-06
He Admits 1t.

At drug store in Central avenue
recently, a clerk was overheard to call
wholesale drug house on the phone
Hello, -," he said. ST am a
dumbbell, c.erking in a drug store.
There's a lady here that wants to buy
some ipecac, and l ont know how to
spell Indianapolis News.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-06-06

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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-06-06
puff and push.

1t may be true that a man with a
pull gets the easiest Jobs. But the
man who has the push gets one that
pays more n1oney.-New Orleans
States.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-06-06
Devotion's Temple.

The secret heart is fair devotion's
temple; there the saint, even on that
living altar, lights the flame of purest
sacrifice, which burns unseen, not un.
ccepted-Hannah More.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-06-06
Imported Joke

why are you putting that greasy
stuff on your lips, mummy"
Because they're a little cracked,
DEAR
rs that the stuff daddy puts on his
head every morning, mummy ?"-Bos-
ton Transcript.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-06-06

Don't overlook the smallest oppor.
tunity. 1t will grow.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-06-06

Strike while your employer has a
big contract.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-10-22

Germany lnterprets It. With a
-. - Touch of Irony-"Didn
!: Have Any Yesterday"
By international News Service.

ny AHtCEAtstAOtAhl NFWH bcEStCrs
NEW YORK. Oct. 22.-News dis
patches from Berlin and Paris pre-
sent engaging versions of the great
American classic which laments the
overwhelming depression in the
banana market.
In Berlin they sing II "Ja, wir
haben keine Bananen heute," to
which they have added the two words
oder gestern" Tor yesterday, irOnic.
ally signifying that the dearth Is
nothing new in these parts.
And here is how they sing it in
Paris:
Out, nous n'avons pas de bananes,
Nous n'avons pas de bananes ce
soir.
Nous avons d'enormes haricots groS
CONNIE des rognons,
Des choux ct des oignons,
Des fruits de toutes sortes, ct ditas
donc!-
Nous avons une belle tomato de.
modee,
-Une jeune pomme de terre de New
Zhairsey.
Mails Out! Nous n'avons pas dc
bananes;
Nous n'avons pas de bananes CO
soir.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-10-22
MORSE ALLEN, D. C. BOY,
WINS DANCING HONORS

Morse Allen, thirteen.year-old
dancer of this city and pupil of Jack
Hoffman and Lillian Hoskins. has
been awarded first prize in the ma.
tional children's dancing contest, &C.
cording to telegram received here
today.
The selection of the Washington
boy was made from among some
5000 children. Judges were Nine.
Pavlowa. Flo Ziegfeld, jr.., and Nod
Wayburn.
Fifty Of the many dancers in the
contest will come to Washington
probably the latter part of this week.
They will be presented to President
Coolidge. Allen has been in New
York since the first part of last
week. He takes part this week in
the production, Cheer Up America"
at the Apollo Theater.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-10-22
DISTRICT FOLK ENGAGE IN
'PoSSUM AND COON HUNT

Ole Brer 'Possum and Pop Coon
were literally run ragged" early
yesterday morning by seventy young
Washingtonians who jOurneyed
down to Waldorf, Nd, on the first
hunt of the season.
A beautiful Inocnlit night favored
the hunters. Before 1 o'clock, the
outfit had bagSed one 'possum and
another fell INFO the clutches OF the
hunters between and 6 o'clock.
A wise old coon, freed by the dogs,
made his escape under cover of
darkness
The time-honored visit to the
Chinese baby" evoked much merri-
ment among The young people. Fitz-
william Woodrow. nephew of former
Pres dent Wilson. attempted to cs.
cape the formality, but the sixty.
nine other members of the hunting
party chased the erring one for half
a mile and caught him.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-10-22
MARY BAKER IS.
ENGAGED To
NOBLEMAN
Lord HolmesdaIe Is Reported
to Be Society Girls
Newest Fiance.
BY PATRICIA DOUGHERTY,
Cosmopolitan News Service.

NEW YORK, Oct. EFF Mary
Landon Baker keeps on ascending
the social ladder in her list of
rumOred fiances, she'll be engaged
/ to the Prince of Wales before the
winter season is in full swing.
The latest to have his name
linked with the most frequently en-
gagged girl in American society is
Lord Homesdale, the jaunty young
Briton who went through the war
as Capt. Jeffrey Amherst" of the
Cold Stream Guards, and won for
himself the military cross for con-
spicuous bravery under fire.
Lord Holmesdale, just arrived,
is tall and lean and quite fas-
cinatingly English.
Came to Visit.
Did Lord Holmesdale do more
than smile ,graciously and express
extreme regret at being unable to
accept the proffered invitations to
the seasons most exclusive parties?
He did not, but unfortunately,
he would be out of town. His
time here would be so short and
really-he had come to America
to visit a particular young lady.
The young woman who brought
Lord Holmesdale, the Earl of Am
herst, to American shores is none
other than the same capricious
Miss who turned down AIlister Nc.
Cormick at the altar more times
than you can count--Mary Ian
don Baker. of Chicago and London.
In No Hurry.
OF course, the news didn't come
from his lordship. Smilingly non
committal on the subject, the
young man, who is only twenty.six,
lodged the questions of a half
dozen newspaper correspondents
who met him at the dock.
AS near as I was able to dis
cover, his lordship will remain in
New York for a week or ten days,
then go on to Chicago to visit
Miss Baker. He is at present
with friends or Fifth avenue.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-10-22
WRAPS GIFTS TO FRIENDS,
THEN KILLS SELF WITH GAS

NEW YORK, Oct. 20. - Sur
rounded with presents wrapped and
directed to various friends, the
body of Mrs. Anna Walz, sixty-eight
years old, YVES found yesterday in
the kitchen of her home. Gas was
flowing from open jets on the
stove. County Physician Mining.
ham pronounced 1t a case Of sui
eide.
Among the articles near Mrs.
Walz were boxes Of cigars, a SIS
note, two 50 notes and a gold watch
in Dlush-lined case marked For
Floflo." DIR. Minningham believed
"FloflO" to be a Rrandchild
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-10-22
NEW GUNFIRE CONTROL
SYSTEM FOR COLORADO

NEW YORK, Oct. .22.-The wori;
troll system in the superdreadnaucn
Colorado is going on at the navy
yard, Brooklyn. 1t Is a new electri-
cal system which experts declare
will increase the accuracy of gun.
fire.
Two months will be required to
complete the installation. When
completed the Colorado will make
a trip to Europe, return and proceed
TO the Pacific by way of the Panama
Canal.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-10-22
RUN "cOMMUNITY STILL"
TO MAKE THEIR WHISKEY

SCRANTON. Pa, Oct. pa
community still" is the latest for
the manufacture of homemade
whiskey. Scranton police declares
after raiding homes in Green Pidee
They said they had discovered in
one home a large still, purchased
by number of families in the
neighborhood. '.hO took turns
MAX ns their own" in it.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-10-22
Legion Post to Meet,

Cooley Mccullough Post, No. %,
American Legion. is to meet o..
tober 80 in the Dutch room of
the New Ebbitt Hotel.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-10-22
A Boomerang.

"This morning. your honor, at
ha1f-past by the highway
bridge"
"Half-past what by the which,"
"Half.past near the highway
bridge 1 saw a Cadillac touring
car with four men and four girls
in it, going pretty fast toward
Fourteenth street. ] paced them
for about ten blocks at thirty
miles an hour. They ran past in
rersectIng streets without slowing
up and I stopped them at E
street"
1.-The defendant was driving,
and when / asked for his permit
he said he'd left it In his other
pants. I asked him why he didn't
wear the other pants then, and
he said there was a hole in the
pocket and his wife was mendinR
it. told him to run over to
No. and by the time they got
through with him he wouldn't
need any pockets"
The Bankrupt SpeedOmeter.
my speedometer broke as was
coming down Military road"
You must have been running
pretty fast to do that"
81 don't know what broke it,
but I slowed down to wha.
thought was the right speed"
Cant you tell eighteen fr nm
thirty without a speedometer?"
Well, we were in a hurry
Speeding, $40; failing to show
permit. IS.
A Legal Opinion.
Counsel entering courtroom
breathlessly): your honor, 1 was
retained in this case and it was
called without notice to me. I
have been around here the last
hour, just outside the door, talk
ing to a young LADY"
The court (glancing at the
young LADY,: We'll, under the
circumstances, you're excCsab!e.
The case IS ~e-opened."
Counsel: THE defendant has
been living in Washington eight
years, your honor, and has be.
haved himself SO well all that
time that he has never been
taken by the police. ask the
court to consider these facts, In
fixing the sentence, and that
your honor consider the further
fact that the defendant has a
wife and two children"
He should have been with his
wife and two children, then, in
stead of out joyriding with other
women at half past 8 in the
The court sees no
reason for changing the sentence.
But the question viii be referred
to the probation officer"
Quick Peril.
Boob parks IA Greek tea-wagon
in reserved space in front of a
bank.
II chased him away three times,
your honor, and each time he
came back again. When 1 spoke
to him he tried to sell me some
bananas chip"
Why do you keep your push
cart in the reserved space?"
mo spik Englees."
You've been here often enough
to speak perfect English. SIS.
that?"
Yes, your honor. But I have
SO coIlateral& I pre-
sumo the remaining SIS will be
returned to me?"
You'd better hurry up and
get It,"
The Kusko times., 1923-01-24
WOULD ASK
 EARLY BIDS
Delegate Favors Winter and Summer Service
 Via Minchumina.

Regarding the Minchumina route, and corroborating adviees heretofore received concerning the awarding of early mail contracts for next winters service, Delegate Dan Sutherland, in a letter to Commissioner w. F. Green, writes as follows:
 'I received your telegram of Dec. l2th re the mail route by way of Lake Minchumine, and in reply will-say that 1 have realized for long time that that route is the proper ons for carrv- ing mail into the Interior in winter, and am inclined to believe that the summer mail should go that way also, and am making representations to the department to that effect.
 "The whole trouble with the Min chumina route is that the contract was awarded too late in the season, and Il am now urging the department to call for bids for next winter so that the award will be made some time in "A priI and thus the contractors will have have plenty of time ln which to pre- pare for their winters work. There is no good reason why the Kuskokwim valley should not have 0 frequent win ter and summer service from the rail road, and I believe the Postoffice de- partment would take that view of it.. My efforts now are directed toward the awarding of 6 summer contract at an early date, so that arrangements can be made for summer transportation ''
The Kusko times., 1923-01-24
CARRIES A HUGE SUM
$33O, ,OOO,OOO Army Ap- propriation Measure
 Passes House.

Washington, Jan, 20. = The army appropriation bill, carry ing one third of billion dollars, was pessed tonight by the H House, after the rivers and har- bors bloc had put through an amendment increasing the item for waterway projects from $37,0o0,0oO to $56, ,589, GOO and items for completing the Muscle Shoals dam and power project had been accepted.
The Kusko times., 1923-01-24

To B. r. James, Ed MeArdle and
 Charles Knell, your heirs, executors
 and assigns:
 You are hereby notified that I, the undersigned, your co-0wner, have ex- pended in labor and Improvements the sum of not less than one hundred dol lars $l00.00l for the years 1920 and 1921 upon your interests in the Good Luck Fraction, situated between No. l and No. 2 Above Discovery on Moore creek, in the Mt. Mckinley mining and recording precinct. Territory of Alaska, in order to hold said claim under the provisions of Section 2324 of the Re vised Statutes of the United States aud the amendments thereto concerning annual labor upon mining claims. being the amount required to hold said min ing claim for the period ending June 30, 1921.
 And if within ninety days after the publication of this notice you fail or refuse to contribute your proportion of said expenditures, as we'll as the cost of recording the same, and the costs of this advertisement, your interests in said claim will become the property of the undersigned, your co-owuer. who has made the required expenditures under the terms of said section 2324 of the Revised Statutes of the United States. CECIL BARLOW,
 Co-Owner. Date of first publication, Jan. $. 1925. Date of last publication, April 2, 1923.
The Kusko times., 1923-01-24
Rather Than Face Penalty, Murderer
 Ends His Own Life

Toledo, Wash.-Rather than face the penalty for his crime, Horace Hen. dricks last night placed pistol to his head-the same pistol with which he killed Mark J. Crowder. & Seattle taxi driver-and before the heavily-armed posse which confronted him could act, the murderer ended his life.
The Kusko times., 1923-01-24

Deputy Marshal Peter McMullen, who has been enjoying vacation of some weeks on the Outside, is due to return here within the next few days. Mir. McMullen is now eu route here via the Minchumina route, having left Kobi this morning, according to tele- gram received today by Dr. W. F. Green.
The Kusko times., 1923-01-24
Death of A. F. Maltby.

Alfred E. .f''Ned"l Maltby, assistant United States district attorney at Ket- chikan, and formerly United States commissioner at Iditarod. in tine early days of that camp. passed away on the 42Oth of last month. Death was due to inauenza, followed by severe attack of pneumonia. Mir. Maltby leaves a wife and two children. The remains were shipped to Seattle for burial
 Louis German, Big River merchant, arrived Monday fer brief business visit.
 Owen Gray returned here Monday. after trip to the Nixon mines.
The Kusko times., 1923-01-24
Harding Improving,
 But Still Needs Rest

Washington.-+Pres Harding. on the advice of Dr. Sawyer, continued in seclnsion in his room today. The Pres ident is still quite weak from his at tack of grippe, and although much ia- proved, his physician declares he is in need of more rest.
The Kusko times., 1923-01-24
Prohibition Official
 On Way to Alaska

Seattle,-Dr. R. o. Matthews, spe- cial assistant to Roy A. t1oynes, fed eral prohibition commissioner. arrived here today, en route to Alaska. Mat thews will be accompanied North by John B. Marshall, Of Juneau, prohibi- tion enforcement director for Alaska.
The Kusko times., 1923-01-24

Ira Wood and Dave Mutchler, who arrived here Saturday last on their way to the Outside, left Monday morn- ing for Big river, taking the trail to Kobi.
The Kusko times., 1923-01-24

Billy Duffy, with Outside mail. ar rived Sunday afternoon from Big river.
The Kusko times., 1923-01-24

Tom Saknoff, Tacotna, was yester- day arrival.
The Kusko times., 1923-01-24
Notice of Forfeiture.

To B. r. James, Ed MeArdle and Charles Knell, your heirs, executors and assigns.
The Washington times., 1923-07-17
co. D SHOWS WAR FILM
AT LANGLEY ME-. CHURCH

Flashes of Action" a five-reel
movie of conditions at the front
during the world war, was shown
to a large audience at Langley M.
E. Church last night to the Mems
Club.
The picture was given under the
auspices Of Co. D, One Hundred
and Twenty-first Engineers, D. G.
National Guard, commanded by
Capt. Julian S. diff, and is part of
the recruiting campaign of D. Com
pany and efforts of the new well
ware council of the local guard to
bring to the attention of the public
the work of the guard Lieut..
Thomas A. Lane and Sergt. Arthur
L. Millmore of D Company and
Sergeant Slocum of the Signal
Corps was in charge of the enter
tainment.
A smoker with "eats" will be
given by D Company after drill
tonight in room $40, National
Guard Armory, 472 L street north
west, as the close of the recruiting
campaign.
The Washington times., 1923-07-17
NEW RULE.bARS
AFTER LONG
JOURNEY
Chinese Photographer Came
From Honolulu to Claim
Childhood Sweetheart.

Yew Char came from the other
side of the world to marry pretty
Helen Now, and he'll tell the uni
verse that the trip was worth it.
Yew Char, Chinese photographer
of Honolulu, is attending the con-
vention of the International Asso-
citation of American Photographers.
All the way to Washington, across
the Pacific and again across the
American continent, he was think
ing of the little lotus flower girl,
Helen Now, his sweetheart since
their childhood in Honolulu, whom
he had sent to the Virginia Inter
mont College, Bristol, Va, to CON-
plete her education, two years ago.
They met in Washington. and
planned a quiet wedding, but Yew
Chars fellow-delegates learned their
plans and took matters into their
own hands.
The ceremony was performed by
the Rev. George F. Dudley at St.
Stephens Episcopal Church, OF
which Dr. Dudley is rector. An
Oriental dinner in a downtown res
taurant, with chop Suey and n-chee
nuts, followed the wedding.
If the marriage had been cele-
brated in China, according to the
customs of the country, there would
have been days of pledges and re-
sponses and a great feast, with no
less than $50 guests.