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, 1923-05-06

OF the brice She had the steadfas,
eagerness Of the wife to bend her
neck to the yoke.
she loved her art. She loved her
public She felt at times immortal
yearnings immortal assurances.
The doting author. Mr.. Hobbies
waxed lyrical about the future OF
The movies. He was as much CT a
scholar as his years permitted. and
he Knocked the contemplate contempt
OF tho cinemaphobes. the pompous
oldsters. and the ridiculous preciosity
of III affected youngsters who prated
OF art and thought it meant a lifting
OF themselves by their own boot
straps above the heads OF tn. com.
mon people.
h make me sick. the pupsr' he
said 'Chesterton said 1t when he
sale that some of the talk of art for
arts sake made him want to shout,
No art. for Gods saker
When the ~skyscraper was new. the
same kind of poseurs hov!ed that It
wa a monstrosity-rotten CONNER.
cial blot on the landscape-proof that
the Americans were hopeless Philis-
tines. Now everybody that knows
says that the skyscraper is the one
great addition to architecture that
has been made for c~entrries = the
Greek. the Gothic. the American.
When the drama was new in Ath-
ems that was Knocked at. Euripedes
was h popular one and wrote the
human thing. the sob stuff of his
time. And Aristophanes tore him to
pieces worse than anybody ever tore
the cheapest movie. He said that
Euripedes' stuff had ali gone to hell
already. And now we revere It. And
Plato spoke of the laugh and tear
Just as we do.
II can stand the contempt of these
whelps better than their patronage. I
see red when they say that the NOV
les are cheap and trashy stuff now.
except n few foreign eccentrics like
Doctor Caligari.' but that they will
some day be great.
Some day he'll. Pardon my Frenchi
Some day is yesterday. Great movies
were done from the start. They
sprang full armed from the brow
of Jove. just as h drama did. anc
the skyscrapers. and h novels.
They're great now. They were great
ten years ago.. Griffith's Birth of n
Nation is a gigantic classic. His
Broken Blossoms converted a lot of
l. 'ghbrows because 1t was sad and
hopeless. but happy endings are hard
err to contrive than the tragic ones.
and no more inartistic. Then there
are all the big directors: Rex In
gram, n sculptor and n poet; Reginald
Barker with his Scotch grimness and
tenderness; Henry King: Hayes Hun
ter. and the two De Milleg-all pas
sionate hunters OF beauty and emo
ton.
ITS the critics that are small and
always late. The critics always mss
the express and come up on the slow
freight They always discover the
way Columbus discovered America
after It had been here a million years
think how marvellous it is for yor
me to be pioneers in tho great
, 1923-05-06
CHAPTER LvI-ccontinued)

ii Stl<AI "a
. but here We r arguing. Argu
ing. Argument is death to love
Let's love- Let's marryi Let's take a
chance! We can't be any worse off
than we are now. Wed be happy for
a while anyway"
He took her in his arms, and she
did not resist. Neither die she sur
render. Her. mind wal away. and
her voice a remote murmur:
How long could 1t last7"
We've just come from q golden
wedding. and there were couples
there that have had their silver an.
niversaries."
"But Jimmie Golfer and Edith MI.
not were married on Monday and
separated on Tuesday. And Mr.. and
Mrs. Gaines have lived apart for
years. and they would be divorced II
she weren't a Catholic. And the
Bllsses live together. but everybody
knows their other affairs"
1.-The actors are no unhappier thar
the plumbers or the merchants. We'd
have as good a chance as anybody.
We'd be happy for a while, anyway.
Let's take a chancer'
SBut Mem was not in q gambling
mood. She withdrew herself gently
from his relaxing arms. She wanted
to ponder q while LONGER.
Marriage was a subject about
which tho best people told the most
lies. II you are truly respectable you
never tell the truth about marriage
or religion. and you never permit it
TO be tod in your presence.
Mem cherished the ancient ideal Of
an innocent bride going shyly into
the ward of a husband who will in
struct her reverently into awful Sc
crets.
She felt that she had somehow lost
the right to be a bride. for there
were no secrets to tell her. How
could she enter n school when she
wa already postgraduate in its
classes?
She did not know how rare such
ignorance has always been. h did
not know that many good. wise peo-
Pile had felt 1t . solemn 6utv - in
struct little boys and Eir'' all
the mysteries long before z me
to nubility. She was not ere
of the new morality that d ne
virtue or tho safety of | %
and loathes the ancient hyp.c IS,
the evil old ideal that a norm~ mar
wants to marry n female IDIOT
: She was pitifuliy convinced that
she was unworthy Of Tom Holby's
arms. She knew that he had led the
average life. She did no expect to
find him ignorant of life. But that
had never been expected Of bride
grooms.
1t was from n deep regard for him
That she denied his prayer and went
sadly to her solitary room as to a
cell for a fallen woman. oh, to have
been always goodl
There she rebelled against her
doom. She grew defiant. The oranse
tree in the patio had both fruit and
blossoms. Her hart was full of
knowledge and yet of innocence. She
knew the live Goals of desire. but
she knew also the hearth yearnings
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-12-05
Walton Indicted by Grand
Jury on 7 Counts, 8 FeIonies

Oklahoma City, Okla.-Former Gov
ernor Jack @. Walton, who was i'm
peached Monday, was indicted by the
Oklahoma county grand jury Friday
on seven counts. The governor is
charged with having diverted public
funds, intimidation Of an officer and
preventing the assembling of the lower
house of the legislature. Indictments
on five counts also charging diversion
of public funds, were returned against
DR.. E. A. Davenport. stare health COM
missioner, and T. P. Edwards, former
personal chauffeur to the deposed gov
ernor. All indictments against the
former chief executive of the state,
except the one alleging intimidation
of an officer, charge felonies.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-12-05
CHANCELLOR STRESEMANN
QUITS AS RUHR RE0PENS

Berlin.-Having forced the issue by
demanding a vote of confidence forth
WITH Chancellor Stresemann went
down to defeat in the reichstag, the
deputies Withholding their approval of
the cabinet by vote of 230 to 1877.
After discussion the situation which
he painted as highly critical both in
Bavaria and the Rhineland with repre-
sentatives of the German and foreign
press, DR.. Stresemann Immediately
went to President Ebert and turned in
the designations of himself and his
ministers.
Just fifteen minutes after the reichs-
tag had fixed Chancellor Stresemanns
doom messenger boy dashed into an
anteroom and placed q telegram in the
chancellor's hand.
81 had hoped to receive this news
earlier" Herr Stresemann said. ga
treaty between France and the Ger
man industrialists was signed at Dus-
seldorf. This agreement will bring
comparative peace to the Ruhr and
Rhineland. because the German indus
trialists agree TO keep their mines and
factories operating, and the workmen
can now earn their bread. 1t is my
chief accomplishment.
Il could not tell the reichstag how
near we were to an agreement in the
Ruhr, because the French would not
then have signed it. We had to make
the French believe we seriously in
tended to throw the entire response
bility for feeding the idle Ruhr and
Rhineland population upon them. 1
waited two days for news of the sign
ing of the agreement, but it did not
come in time"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-12-05
BIG CHICAGO PACKERS
DEFY U. S. GOVERNMENT

Chicago.-Swift & Co., packers, will
decline to permit the Department of
Agriculture to place auditors perma-
nently in their offices, with power to
examine at all times their books, pa
pers, and other documents" This be-
came known through a statement is
sued by L. F. Swift, president.
The Swift company, Wilson & Co.,
and the Cudahy Packing company
were directed by Henry c. Wallace,
secretary of agriculture, to make their
records available to government audi
tors.
I'VE claim on behalf of our $4,000
stockholders" said Mr.. Swift, in his
formal statement, ''the right which
the Constitution guarantees to all citi-
zens of being permitted Tin the alb
sence of specific charges) to conduct
our business peacefully, without inter
ference from government agents.
IF the government has power to
maintain accountants in our Office, as
it claims, it also would nave the power
to establish such accountants perma-
AACAAbAJ
country, situation which we believe
is unthinkable.
The proposed inquiry is not
founded upon any complaint or charge
of any violation of law, but is for the
purpose of obtaining complete, de-
tailed information as to all business
of the company. Such a sweeping in
quiry must be considered an attempt
to seize power reserved to the several
states under the commerce clause of
the Constitution Of the United States.
Until the court decides the pack
ers and stock yards act TO be as broad
in it's scope as Secretary Wallace con-
strues it to be, judging from the no
tice served upon US, Swift & Co. must
decline to comply"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-12-05
WASHINGTON NOT
To PRESS FRANCE
Treasury Officials Say Smoot
Suggestion Is ImpraCtiCabIe.
FRANC is ALMOST WORTHLESS

Washington.-1t was learned Off
cially here that Treasury department
otlclals are not in accord with the
suggestion made by Senator Reed
Smoot of Utah for a more positive
suggestion to France and other pow
ers that they fund their debts to the
United States or send representatives
mere TO consider the matter
France Can't Pay Now.
Treasury officials who have been
studying the international financial
ana economic situation closely are
confident that France is in no posi-
tlon to pay her debts to the United
States at this time. This conclusion
was reached regardless of political
questions or political aspects, but upon
cold analysis of ability to pay.
consideration has been given to the
frequently suggested fact that France is
carrying a heavy military establish
ment and helping arm Europe. This
ooes not mean, however, ON the treas
ury viewpoint that such funds could
De diverted to payment of the Amer
lean debt
Franc of Small Value.
France, it was pointed out, is spend
ing all of her sums for military pur-
poses within the French republic. The
franc is down to one-fourth it's gold
value. France has no gold. The
United States would not accept francs
10 make the exchange Oh the present
oasis France would in effect pay, for
instance, three million in gold to wipe
out debt of 100000 in American
dollars. France is borrowing to meet
both principal and interest when
these debts fall due. Payments to
on outside power could not be made
THIS way, in the United States Treas
ury view. Consequently treasury Off
Gals do not look for an early funding
OF French or italian debts to the
United States.
NO meeting of the World war debt
FUNDING commission has been called.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-12-05
All Records Smashed in Entries
at International Grain Show

Chicago.-Last years record at the
International Grain and Hay show has
been smashed by over one thousand
entries for the coming competitions
which will be held in Chicago, Deem
Der Is, in connection with the Inter-
national Live Stock exposition, accord
ing to Assistant Superintendent Fitch.
Final check of the entry books shows
an increase in nearly every department
grain, small seeds and hay, which
will compete for the championships
of the world at the fifth International
Grain and Hay show during the first
week in December.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-12-05
Snuff Out Red Attempt to
Rule Germany: Few Casualties

Berlin. = Turning Berlin into an
armed camp, the police snuffed out
an attempt of the Communists under
orders from Moscow" to hold hunger
demonstrations. LAUNDERING tanks, ar
mored cars and truckloads of police
men armed with riot guns and "po-
tato masher" grenades, sent the Reds
scurrying to cover. The casualties
were small. Meanwhile President
Ebert, Socialist harness maker, turned
over the rule of Germany to the Ma
tionalistic parties, who are expected
to control a majority in the reichstag.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-12-05
Iowa Man Beats Illinois
Champion at Corn Huskinu

Des Moines, Ia.-John Rickelman of
Mount Hamill, Ia, won what is said
to be the first interstate corn-husking
contest ever held in the United States
when he defeated H. D. Paul of Ipava,
Ill, in husking match on a farm
near here. After deductions and cor
rections in the totals were made by
L. d. Burnett of Iowa State college,
umpire or the contest, Rickelman was
credited with having husked 44.6 bush
els of corn in two hours and twenty
minutes of competition, while Paul
was credited with 405 bushels in the
same time.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-12-05
Germany Has Enough
Gold, FinanCier Saws

Berlin.-"There is still enough gold
and foreign currency in the hands of
German business men and Industrial
lists to enable Germany to do without
foreign help" Hjalmar Schacht, we'll
known Berlin banker and at present
the reich's currency commissioner, de-
clared in an, address before the execu-
tive committee of the chief organiza-
ton of German business men and In
duStrialists.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-12-05
JOHNSON ASSA|LS
C. D. P. POLICIES
California Senator Makes Key
note Campaign Speech.
FAv0RS TAX CUT AND BONUS

ChicagO Hiram Johnson
challenges the administration to come
out definitely and say what opportu-
nifty it sees for American action in Eu-
rope when he addressed the Cook
County Real Estate board here. 1t
was Mr.. Johnson's first important ad-
dress since he jumped into the presi-
Dental race.
The senator declared that clouds
of benevolent vagueness" have hung
over the issue and that it is time the
administration came forward to a def
mite stand. The European question
was the California senator's chief in
dictment of the Harding Coolidge adj
ministration. He declared openly that
1t will be the issue on which he will
tight out his campaign.
Calls Bonus a Pledge.
"Our policy in Washington today is
in deplorable harmony with our pol
Icy ever since the armistice," Sena-
tor Johnson declared. III is to COM
NIT us to undisclosed European adven-
lures. To resist that policy and to
prevent its coming to fruition is the
duty of the citizen, who, in order to
preserve his own prosperity and Sc
curlty, must preserve the security of
the independent experiment in govern
ment and in human happiness which
we call the United States"
In connection with the bonus, Sena-
tor Johnson said that the matter of ad-
Justed compensation now constitutes
a promise and a solemn pledge. 1t
Is faith, he declared, tiIat must not
be broken.
Turning to the question of taxation,
the candidate held that the surplus
Is sufficient not only to warrant a
reduction but to enable the passage
OF bonus legislation. He declared that
tax reduction is absolutely required
lie suggested a reduction of the tax
burden of the 100000 persons who
pay taxes on incomes of less than
$4,000.
Would Cut Freight Rates.
Reduction of freight rates on farm
products was recommended by the SEN
ator as a means for farm relief. He
declared that his platform is for re-
lief for the farmer and that rate re-
duction should be one of the first
moves. He then declared that he is
in favor of getting squarely behind CO.
operative marketing, asserting that the
government should stay out of price
fixing tangles.
In regard to child labor Senator
Johnson said he would not question
an exposition of law by United States
Supreme court If the Constitution
blocks proper legislation, the Consti-
tuition should be changed, he asserted
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-12-05
Slip of the Pen.

"Bill!" the poet gasped, staggering
to his friends room
'Why, what's wrong?" the friend
inquired, grasping hold of the totter-
ing man.
"Wrong?" the poet muttered. "Ye
gods 1 wrote poem about my little
boy. / began the first verse with
these lines: My son! My pigmy coun-
terpart.'"
Eyes, yes?"
The poet drew a long breath as he
took a newspaper from his pocket.
Read" he cried suddenly. "See
what the criminal compositor did to
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-12-05
ST 10000 Memorial to Harding
Is Plan at Old Marion Home

Marion, O.-Plans to honor the late
President Warren G. Harding with
a memorial which it is estimated will
cost not less than $1,00O,OOO were re-
vealed here by Brig. Gen. Charles e.
Sawyer, in an address before the
Greater Marion Committee of One
Hundred. General Sawyer said the
plans were to set up the old Harding
residence on Mount Vernon avenue as
1t was when it was occupied by the
late President and Mrs. Harding.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-12-05
Governor McCray Stumped
by Item for S45.755.S1

indianapolis, Ind. - Governor Nc
Cray could not account for an item of
$45, 1881 which was entered as a part
of his income from the defunct Savers
Grain company of Chicago. The gov
ernor said he did not know where the
item came from and that it would have
to be explained by his bookkeeper.
When asked if he would overlook such
a small item as $4,000 in his income,
the governor replied. at wasn't in my
income"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-12-05
First Certified Seed Grown by Boy.

First Certified Seed Grown by Boy.
The first seed potatoes to be certified
in wyoming were grown some three
years ago by a Niobrara county farm
boy belonging to one of the boys clubs
conducted by the county agricultural
extension agent, according to reports
to the United States Department of
Agriculture. The success of this boy
and other club members, it is felt, has
contributed much toward inducing
farmers in Niobrara county to under
take the growing of certified seed po-
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-12-05
Senator Ferris Does Not
Believe in InheritanCes

Big Rapids, Mich.-Senator Wood
bridge N. Ferris is opposed to for
tunes being used at the discretion of
heirs, and will go to Washington pre-
pared to boost legislation that would
all but absorb inheritances, he said
here in his hometown" farewell.
Young men and women, he said, would
be better off and make higher marks
in the world if they started life with
little.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-12-05
Samuel Gompers HurIs Bolt
at Hearst Soviet PnIicM

Washington.-In bristling state
ment opposing recognition of soviet
Russia by the United States, Samuel
Gompers, president of the American
Federation Of Labor, Thursday de-
nounced William Randolph Hearst.
who has recently stirred up agitation
in favor of the soviets. Mr.. Gomners
charged that persons urging recogni-
ton are chiefly those interested In oil
and other concessions in Russia.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-12-05
Thousand Flee From Blast in
Mine: Two Killed. 13 Hurt

Benton, Ill.-More than 1000 miners
working in the underground chambers
of No. 1 mine of the Chicago, Whining
ton & Franklin Coal company were
rescued after an explosion of gas in
the workings which killed two men
and injured thirteen, six of whom
may die. The killed and injured were
in the 1,000-foot level, to which the
explosion and subsequent fire were
confined.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-12-05
$4,000 Taken in Two
DaVIiuht Bank HoldIIns

Indianapolis, Ind. Three armed
bandits held three employees and two
customers of the Tuxedo State bank
here at bay with revolvers, and after
scooping up between $4,000 and
$4,000 in currency, escaped in an au-
tomobile. Earlier in the afternoon
three men, believed to be the same
trio, held up the Central Avenue state
bank and escaped with $500 in cur
rency.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-12-05
Motorman, Hurt as Auto
Hits Car, Gets S1OO000

New YorK.-Charles N. Olson, street
car motorman. was awarded 500. 900
by jury in the Supreme court for in
juries received when an automobile
truck belonging to the Metal Package
corporation of New York crashed into
the street car Olson WIS operating.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-12-05
Sixteen Die in Ruhr Riots;
Hungry MODS PiIIaqe, SIay

Essen. - Sixteen killed and forty
seven wounded mark the weekend
death toll of hunger riots in the occu-
pied area Five persons were killed
and twenty-seven wounded in clashes
here between pillagers and police.
Food rioters and guards clashed at
the Stophenberg mine and two were
killed and five, wounded. Nine persons
were killed and thirty-five wounded
in clashes at the Rathenau mine.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-12-05
Rob a Bank, Fight Posse,
Kidnap an Officer, Vanish

Joplin, Motive bandits who held
up the Bank of Asbury at Asbury,
Mo-, fifteen miles northwest of here.
and escaped with approximately 81 500
after a gun fight with citizens, played
hide and seek with three pursuers in
a chase that extended into Kansas,
and later kidnapped a Joplin motor
cycle policeman following an ex-
change of shots, and escaped.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-12-05
Boat Tips, 8 Duck Hunters
Drown in Illinois River

Springfield nl.-J. 2. Croak of
Hammond. Ind. and Earl House and
John NJ Butler of Bath were drowned
in the Illinois river near Bath, while
duck hunting. Their launch capsized.
Leo Knoezer of Hammond escaped by
swimming to shore.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-12-05
Iceboats May Help U. S.
Dry AGENTS Lake Blockade

Detroit, Mich. = Iceboats probably
will be added to the equipment of the
prohibition enforcement unit here in
an effort to maintain an effective
blockade against liquor running from
Canada, 3. L. Porterfield, assistant
national prohibition commissioner. an
nounced.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-12-05
Big Quake Kills 1900 Persons
and Wrecks a Chinese Civ

Peking.-Meager details are being
received here regarding severe
earthquake in a remote section of
Shansi province. in which 1900 were
killed at Kaolan, 200 miles northwest
of Taiyuanfu, the capital of the prov
ince. 1t is stated that wide area
was damaged owing to the seriousness
Of the shocks. which occurred at 5 80
%. m. on November IS.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-12-05
1900 Germans a Week Ask
for ViSeS to United States

tuttgart.-Thirteen thousand Ger
mans weekly are obtaining vises for
the United States since it became
known that the German quota for the
fiscal year ending July / next prob
ably would be exhausted this month.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-12-05
Belgians Seize Rolling Stock
in Rhineland as Penalty

Brussels.-The Belgian government
seized German rolling stock at Duis-
burg and Hamborn in view of Ger
many's failure to rely to Belgium's
ultimatum demanding an indemnity of
1,250,0O0 francs for the assassination
of Lieutenant Graft near Dusseldorf
in March, 1922.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-12-05
Victim Of Science.

Beggar Cat door)-Yes, lady, Sce
demands many a victim. l myself
such a victim.
Lady-POOr man-hOW was thsI
Beggar-They got me on the In
prints!
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-12-05
Snow Blocks Berkshires.

Lenox, Mass.-Berkshire highways
are blocked with snowdrifts from three
to five feet deep and 200 automobiles
are stalled on the Lebanon Mountain
state highway between Pittsheld and
Albany.