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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-05-30
FENNIMORE

Miss Lizzie Schmidt, 23-year-old
niece Of Louis Bach, sailed May y
from Baden, Germany, and is expect
ed to arrive here within few days
and will make her home with the
Bachs.
George Shimmin has moved from
Lancaster to Cumberland, this state.
His son, Ray, and Donald McLimans
Of Fennimore, accompanied him TO his
new location.
J. L. Burch, contractor of Madison,
and big gang of men, horses, mules
and all kinds ofroad machinery ar
rived on the job on highway 10 be-
tween Montfort and Fennimore Satuf-
day and work is now under way. The
outfit to the passerby looks as large
as a good sized circus, but it will re-
Quire lot Of labor and machinery TO
complete the 81a miles of permanent
road in the allotted time.
Everett McReynolds and his help
ers completed a big job of log saving
on the A. G. Lucas farm, Az miles
north Of Cobb Saturday. They sawed
$1,000 feet in Is days, and the lumber
VIII be used for building fine 36xl4
Darn. Mr.. Lucas is a brother-ln-laW
81 George Novak of this city, and IS
one Of the progressive farmers OF that
Vicinity. Everett and his men also
enjoyed some fine fishing in that To-
cahty when weather stopped saving
operations.
Il. c. Blanchard, who recently I'M
derwent a mastoid operation at Mad1-
sen went to that city Monday to see
Dr. Nef. He is getting along quite
well and is hopeful this will be his
last trip for treatm ent-Times.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-05-30
MUsC0DA MOTORING TROUBLES

A we'll known man in Muscoda took
out a couple of young ladies and our
baker for a joy ride in his automobile
one day last week. They made dash
in the country and on returning to
town the gasoline supply became ex-
hausted near f. j. Kolar's place A
little discontinue was experienced
but the party got back all right after
a little service from garage.
Logs are continually coming into
Muscoda for the Muscoda Manufac-
turing Co. The logs, which are be-
ing sawed up into lumber for the
manufacture of furniture, are coming
from all parts of the country in this
vicinity. Most of them are hauled on
motor trucks that carry from six 10
ten a trip.-Mus coda.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-05-30
AROUND GRANT
CASSYILLE

Mr.. and Mrs. John Foe are the
narent8 of another baby boy born on
sunday morning, May 20. With four
hovs now John will soon have lots Of
balD IN his machine shop.
Aa application by the village of
ra,syine before the railroad commits
On OF Wisconsin to advance the rates
on water and light will De heard at
f6e 0uues OF che rail Dad commission
# Madison on June 5, at 10 O'CLOCK
Rnc0rd.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-05-30
MRS. CHAs. HOUSTON DEAD.

ms. Chas Houston passed away at
bag lontforC home at one O'CLOCK
Wednesday morning, May %, after a
pro.onged illness, She was a noble
CHRISTIAN woman, and her passing
causes the profoundest sorrow in the
community.
Her son, Bert, arrived from the
west on Tuesday, she also leaves
another son, Frank, Of Montana, and
a daughter, Mrs. H. Schuppener, OF
sitter, and her husband.-Mail
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-05-30

assignment of the residue of said es-
tate to such persons as are by the last
Will of said Deceased entitled to the
same.
Dated May %. 1923. 14c3
E. B. Goodsell, County Judge.
S. H. Taylor, Attorney for Petitioner.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-05-30
ESTATE OF ANN JANETTE MITCH
ELL. DECEASED.

Grant County-In Probate.
Notice is hereby given, that at the
Special Term of the County Court, to
be held in and for said County, at the
Court House, in the City of Lancas-
ter, in said County, on the Fourth
Tuesday of June, 1923, being the 26tn
day of June, 1928, at the hour of ten
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-05-30

o'clock in the forenoon, the following
matter will be heard and considered:
The application of James T. Wenb
as executor Of the last Will of said
Deceased for the examination and al
lowance of his final acrount; for the
construction of said Will, and for the
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-05-30

Chas r. Hutchinson, Mineral Point,
mas been notified that he successfully
passed the examination for cadet at
West Point, U. S. Military Academy.
The boy is a Mineral Point high school
graduate and a close student.
Evening star., 1923-11-08
PARENTS SOCIETIES
Seeking BUILDING
loint D. C. Bodies Plan to
Buy inexpensive Headquar-
=: ters in City.

Plans are under way to obtain a
building as headquarters for the Dis
trist of Columbia branch of the Ma
tional Congress of Mothers and Par
ens-Teacher Associations, 1t was an
noSnced by Mrs. Giles Scott Rafter,
president Of the congress. yesterday.
mrs. Rafter explained that simple
and inexpensive building was desired.
The. headquarters for operations will
be socated there and a child welfare
information bureau will be established,
where mothers or prospective moth
ers may come for information. 1t is
planned to have In the building sup
ply af pamphlets from all of the child
and mother welfare organizations.
The work of the Mothers Con-
rresS has been to see tina childrn
have the necessary requisites to en-
ahle them to continue In school.
whersever a child has had to stop
ssg xhe organization has supplied
tSe Clothes needed. This has been
dane without asking any questions
~ msking Investigations to deter
r,3na -the financial position OF the
chiI,i'N parents, 1t Is stated.
One:hundred dollars Tor the pulio-
ins, has been raised and every one is
urEed Ito attend the Christmas SAFE
whsch :will be conducted AZ she ED
AL she belongings of the two
hodsea sare now stored in the base
mert H an apartment house, II was
declared.
Evening star., 1923-11-08

auiry that it will not mean a rsduc-
tion of German debt.
Although the United States insists
that the meeting of experts Is TO be
an economic and financial survey OF
German capacity to pay. and thai the
final acceptance or rejection of its
findings rests always with each gov
eminent concerned, the French con-
cede that any report broSght in by
the commission will be given world
wide publicity, and II 1t is to put the
French In the position OF blocking
world peace they want to checkmate
such a step in advance by knowing
definitely what is or Is not to be IN
vestigated.
There Is some lack of confidence
also on the part of the French that
after they give time and thought fer
several weeks or months to the corr
ssaaes of I es do f
in the end when the report comes.
Having in mind how the United
States first signed the Versailles
treaty and didn't ratify it, then signed.
and didn't ratify the three-power pact
for military aid in case Of unpro-:
voked aggression by Germany. the:
French are doubtful Of what good:
would come of the conference of ex-,
perts II the United States govern
ment maintains an attitude of aloof-
ness The experts themselves. for
instance, are not to represent the
United States government and the
extent of American aid thus far Is
a suggestion as to the kind of ma
chinery that might be helpful in con-
ference. Frances debt to America
and questions of government f1nanc-
ing Germany have been tabooed by
the government of the United States.
which has simply offered to act as
intern edia ries for American business
and banking institutions in the fota-
tion Of q new financial plan. Premier
Poincare has asked many questions IN
the hope of getting some govern
mental assurance, from Washington
that would enable him to say to
French opinion that he has obtained
some concrete aid from America.
THUS far he hasn't gotten much more
than an assurance that If the COM
mission of experts is convened, sup
sequent steps can be decided upon
when their report is finally made.
Copyright, 1929
Evening star., 1923-11-08
Canned Horse Meat Sold Zoo,
Oldest Inhabitants Are Told

engaged in discussion of the ques-
tion Of whether Mrs. Frances Hodg,,
son Burnett, author OF Little Lord
Tannt'erGX prnctor lived nreseu,ed at Io his.
torical evidence to show that she re-
sided and wrote the book at 1915 !
street northwest. Mr.. Mccarthy
agreed that she once lived on street.
but said he was positive she also re-
sided at 1890 r street.
At the suggestion of his fellow
members. President Theodore w.
Noyes gave a brief outline Of his trip
to Europe last summer. He related
incidents of his visit to Geneva.
council OF the league Of nations. He
also was present when the assembly
Of the league gathered to consider
the recent Greco-Italian dispute.
Given Vote of Thanks.
The association extended a rising
vote of thanks to the president for
his talk and welcomed him home.
Mr. Noyes said he was equally glad to
be back in Washington.
The association decided to hold its
anniversary banquet and celebration
on December at the Ebbitt Hotel.
1t also was decided to have more en-
tertainment features than in past
years,
Capt. George w. Evans presented
the association with framed portraits
OF former Presldents woodrow Will
son, William II. Taft and Warren G.
Harding. Henry L. Bryan presented.
on behalf of Alfred Holmead, a pic
ture of the David Burns cottage. Both
members were thanked for their gifts.
Tie association paid honor to the
memory OF Lewis Melius, the only
member who died since the last meet
ing.
The following new members were
elected: William Donally, N. Webster
Chappell, Frederick j. Heider, Michael
j. Lane and John T. Tennison.
Evening star., 1923-11-08

Large quantities OF canned horse
meat are shipped into Washington
every year, John B. Mccarthy told
members of the Association of Oldest
Inhabitants at a meeting in Union
engine house last night.
Mr.. Mccarthy said he made the dis
covery while travelling through I'LL
nois a few weeks ago. He was being
shown through a slaughter house that
specialized In canning horse meat.
His curiosity was aroused and he
asked workman where all the can
ned meat was used.
Well" drawled the attendant.
that shipment there Is for Wash
ington, d. c."
Mr.. Mccarthy was somewhat sur
prised. He thought he knew all
about the nations capital. but he had
never heard of canned horse meat
on any of the cafe menu cards.
While Mr.. Mccarthy was still wonder
ing IL he had ever eaten any Of that
canned horse meat the workman
added:
Yes. we ship quite bit of 1t to the
Geological Park and to the circus
owners" Mr.. Mccarthy, wearing a
Felieved smile, went on his way.
- Virginia Ground Cracked.
The devastating earthquake in
Japan recently brought to the oldest
Inha bitants the question of whether
earth tremors had occurred In or
around Washington. At the meeting
last night John Claggett Proctor pro-
duced a clipping from the Metropoli-
tan, a local newspaper OF 1885, telling
of a strange disturbance that occur
red in Prince William county, Va.
a thunderstorm. The story
stated that the Neabsco tract, near
,Dumfries. cracked open as if by gum
powder.
Mr.. Proctor and Mr.. Mccarthy later
Evening star., 1923-11-08
SOCIETY FOR RELIEF
ELECTS SL0CUM
Same Budget as Used This
Year Is Adopted for En-.
suing IL Months.

Coll H. ]. Slocum was elected pres
tdent Of the Citizens Relief Associa-
tion at the annual meeting of the
board Of managers held yesterday
afternoon at the Social Service House.
1922 11th street. Other officers elect
ed were: Evan H. Tucker. first vice
president; Mrs Ellen Spencer Mussey,
second vice president; William J..
Flather. treasurer, and Walter S. Uf-
ford, secretary.
The following members of the
board, whose term of office had ex-
pired, were reappointed by the Dis
trict Commissioners. it was announc-
cd; William Nick. Clayton. A. ]. Dris-
Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mussey, Louis A.
Simon. Mgr. c. F. Thomas and George
8. Wilson. New members appointed
TO the board are: John c. Wineman.
Fred 9; Lincoln and Ernest L. CLANCY.
DR.. William c. Rives, who has been
president of the association since
1915. presented his resignation, which
was accepted and the nomination
committee. composed of A. J. Dris-
coll, Mrs. James Brown Scott and
Louis Simon, reported. the new list of
ofhcers nominated. which was accept
ed by the meeting.
The report Of the treasurer, Will
liam J. Flather. showed total receipts
OF $12,5l6.33 and total disbursements
or Sl3, ,1462S. The disbursements
covered the following items: For fuel
$1,352.10; for groceries. $7.435.67; for
milk and eggs. $2,226.57: shoes and
clothing S1,14367; a total for materia !
relief of S12,157.91.
Other expenses, chiefly In connec-
ton with the raising of funds
through the joint finance committee,
totaled $98S.37. or Z per cent of the
total disbursements.
The report of the secretary showed
that the number of families given re-
lief during the year was SIT. COM
pared with 591 the previous year. 1t
was explained that this relief was
given chiefly to meet emergency
needs; that when such needs become
more or less continuous the Associ-
ated Charities undertakes the re-
sponsibility OF raising pensions or
regular allowances for families under
care.
The board adopted the same budget
as that for this year. based upon ex-
penditures of the preceding twelve
months.
Evening star., 1923-11-08
TWO IN DISTRICT DIE
IN AUTO ACCIDENTS
Driver of One Car Held on
Bond-PoIice Seek Sec
ond, Who Fled.

/. Orlando w. Goodwin, sixty-four,
who was injured by an automobile
at Georgia and e. Colorado avenues
northwest Tuesday night, died at
Walter Reed Hospital last night.
Coroner hewitt arranged to hold an
inquest at the .morgue at o'clock
tomorrow AFTERNOON.
Eugene e. Duffey, colored, 1858 Oak
street, driver of the automobile that
lnnicted the injury. yesterday fur
nished q bond of $500 for his appear.
ance on a charge of assault He
VIII be required to appear at the in
quest.
Mr.. Goodwin was born near Hart
ford, Wis, and had been in the serv-
Ice OF the government many years.
AS an agent for the pension service
he travelled through the west a num-
Der of years and later became at
tached to the service of the general
land Office. His widow, Mrs Lillian
Goodwin, and Harvey Goodwin, a son
here today.
On Way TO Lodge.
The accident happened while Mr..
a meeting of Brightwood Command
cry, knights Tempiar. at Brightwood.
and he was picked up by q brother
Mason, who had him taken to the
hospitdi. ne uiu not regain con-
sciousness before he died Members
Of Pentalpha Lodge, No. %. F.: A. A.
M, will have charge of the funeral
arrangements.
Mr.. Goodwin was a member OF
Almas Temple. Brightwood Com
mandery. Garfield tapter, r. A NJ,
Fostoria, Ohio: Pentalpha Lodge, In
terror Department Homo Club. Tar
get Association, Gavel Club and La
fayette Square Players.
Funeral arrangements have not
been completed.
Fragments of a broken headlight
picked up by police Of the tenth pre-
cinct may assist in determining the
identity of the driver of a touring
car that knocked down and killed
Otelia Penick. colored. fifteen years
of age. til Fairmont street. at 18th
and Fairmont streets last night.
Child Is Killed.
The child was crossing at the in
tersection of the two streets about
o'clock when the big touring car
appeared and ran her down, fractur-
ing her skull and otherwise injuring
her, passing motorist stopped and
took her to Garfield Hospital, where
physicians pronounced life extinct.
Charles Henry Wilson, colored,
forty-three, was seriously hurt last
night when struck and Knocked down
by a one-man car in front of 1925
North Capitol street. William z.
Shives. 606 B street southwest, was
in charge of the car.
Wilson was taken to Freedmen's
Hospital in passing automobile.
Surgeons examined the injured man.
who was unconscious. and found he
was suffering from fractured skull
Wilson's relatives, at 1877 5th street,
were notified.
Evening star., 1923-11-08
SOCIETY
HONORS A. P. DAVIS
Washington Group Elects Former
Reclamation, Head to
Membership.

Arthur Powell Davis, former d.
rector of the reclamation service. was
elected an honorary member Of the
washington Society of Engineers at
q meeting of the society last night at
the Cosmos Club. Mr.. Davis becomes
the fifth honorary member Of the
Washington engineering organization,
other honorory members being Sec
retary Of Commerce Hoover, Admiral
III. T. Endicott, Admiral d. w. Taylor
and DR.. F. H. Newell.
Mr.. Davis Is a past president Of the
American Society of Civil Engineers
and was director of the reclamation
service from 1914 to 1923. He is at
present in England as technical ad-
visor to the State Department on
certain claims against the United
States by British citizens, which are
to be tried before the pecunaaxY
claims commission In London.
Evening star., 1923-11-08
DENIES CHAIN STORES
PROFITEERING ON MILK
Dafryman Says Prices at 1ndivid-
ual Corner Groceries
Will Vary. ''

INQUIRY today disclosed that, de-
apite the recent increase in the price
of milk In Washington. this staple
food product Is being sold at the
chain grocery stores for 13 cents
quart and cents a pint.
Complaint was received by The Star
that some stores are charging cents
for a pint of milk. One leading dairy
man said today that the prices
chareed by individual corner grocers
vary, but the belief was expressed
that few of them are asking more
than cents for a pint
This dairyman said that some
grocers sell milk retail at practi-
cally what 1t costs them in order to
Before the farmers raised the
wholesale price cents a gallon to
the dealers on November l milk re-
tailed at IA cents quart delivered,
The retail price delivered now Is 10
cents in practically all cases
Evening star., 1923-11-08
ORDERED STRIKE DELAY.
Rail Board Acts Under Provision
of Transportation Act.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, November S.-A threat to
strike made by firemen and engineers
on the Virginian railroad was ordered
held in abeyance by the United States
Railroad Labor Board until the dis
pute out of which the strike vote was
taken is brought before the board
and a decision rendered.
Both the railroad-and the two union
organizations were cited in a tele-
gram sent yesterday to appear oetore
the board November II and to retain
the status quo until the dispute has
been settled. The strike vote was said
to have grown out Of the discharge
of small group OF fremen and en-
gineers more than a month ago.
c. H Hix, vice. president of the rail-
road. operating about 500 miles Of
track in the coal fields Of Virginia
and West Virginia between Deep
Water, w. Va, and Norfolk, Va. tele-
graphed the Labor Board that the
union officials had notified him they
would walk out unless their demands
were met with in twenty-four hours.
The dispute arose, according to Mr..
were discharged more than month
ago. The road gave the men hear
ing and refused to reinstate them, he
said, offering to take the matter be-
lore the DOdTu "Hcu tHlS dCllOH
satisfied union officials The ON
ployes' organization refused to do
this and took strike vote.
In taking charge of the dispute, the
board acted on a section of the trans
portation act giving 1t power to as
sumo jurisdiction over dispute on
It's own initiative when an Interrupt
tion of traffic Is threatened.
The union organizations are en-
tirely without their rights In striking
before taking the matter before the
board and awaiting a decision. accord
citations were telegraphed to Warren
S. Stone, grand chief of. the Brother
hood Of Locomotive Engineers, and to
D. H Robertson, head Of the Brother
hood of Locomotive Firemen and
Enginemen.
Evening star., 1923-11-08
HINTS ROBBED MEN.
AIDED IT TO ESCAPE
JAIL AT ARLINGTON
Continued from First Page.)

ery. That the noise from saving the
bars was not heard was explained
that in such cases soap is used to
deaden the sound. Officials explained
that no guards are provided to watch
the prisoners at night, and told Of the
necessity of guards at the jail dur
ing the night.
Henderson, colored, sentenced on Oc-
tober 81, to twenty years for second
degree murder; James Harris. colored,
serving seven-year sentence Tor
rape; Melvin Walker, colored, serving
a five-year sentence for the same Of
fense: Earl Blunden and Arthur Hur-
ley white, who were to be tried to-
morrow on charge Of theft; Joe Bailor,
colored. serving for vagrancy; Eddie
Mason, charged with intoxication:
Clarence Howdyshell and C. D. Sher.
rill, both white, charged with being
drug -Addicts. = and Jack Snyder and
Sam Goldburg, who were being held
for investigation.
Evening star., 1923-11-08
CIGARETTE IN BOX
BURNS 2OLETTERS
Smoldering Stub Found Among
Ruined Papers at 9th
and K Streets.

Investigation is being made by the
police and postal inspectors of fire
In a mail box on the northeast corner
OF 9th and K streets northwest which
caused the destruction Of twenty
letters.
Somebody threw lighted cigarette
into the box night before last. A
smoldering cigarette was found among
the consumed letters by police of the
third precincts
Evening star., 1923-11-08
F0RGET-ME-N0T SALE.
PLANS AREF0RMULAT
Meeting Of Women Workers to Be
Held This Afternoon in, Dis :.
trict Building. e.

Representatives Of women's organi.
cations that will direct the selling of
flowers In the celebration Of Forget
me-not day Saturday by the disabled
American veterans will meet at the
District Building this afternoon at
4:30 o'clock to complete plans.
II has been, decided to divide thu
city into seven. districts each, of which
will be under the direction OF ma
tron who will have charge OF squads
of girls who will sell forget -me-not
at the entrances of government de-
partments. in hotels, clubs. banks and
other public places.
WIS. Clark, lias6nt otacer for the
D. A. v. with the Veterans Bureau.
has been designated as speaker at the
Forget -me-not meeting OF the Inter-
national Associations. of Art. and Let
tersiat the clubhouse. HIS Eye street.
Saturday afternoon.
It was announced, at the White
House this morning that President
and Mrs. Coolidge will wear forget
rne-nots Saturday In honor of the
wars disabled.
Evening star., 1923-11-08
VISITS "DAYLIGHT" LODGE
Grand Master Finley Pays omciai
Call TO King Solomon, No. 81.

NearlS every Masonic 1urisdictioh
has at least one daylight" lodge the
membsrship Of which Is largely en-
ployed a. night. SO that 1t holds It's
during the day. King
Solomon, Lodge. No. 81. is the only
one of She thirty-four constituent
lodges Of the Grand Lodge of the
pi,trics cf Columbia In the daylight"
category: holding Its stated commu-
o'clock the drst We'd
nesday afternoon Of each month. It
received, Its annual Official visitation
from Grand Master Finley and his
Official lire yesterday afternoon at .
CommeEdation was expressed by
the grand master, based on the re-
ports Of the secretary and the treas
urer of: the lodge, and Official an
nouncemepts made. A, feature OF the
afternoenywas vocal solo by John
Grand vasitations this evening will
be to Temple -Noyes Lodge, No. 32. at
{ o'clock, and to the New Jerusalem
Lodge, mo- 8. at $50 o'clock.
Evening star., 1923-11-08
RAIL STRIKE BEGUN
. ON V|RG|N|AN LINE
Engineers and Firemen Walk
! Out Despite Order of U. S.
t Labor Board.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NORFOLK, Va, November 8.-Be-
tween 400 and 500 locomotive engi-
neers and firemen, constituting ap-
proximately two-thirds of the en-
gineer crews of the virginian railway.
walked out-at 6 o'clock this morning
despite an order from the Unlteo
States Railway Labor Board that the
threatened action by the men be held
In abeyance pending hearing BEFORE
the board on November IA of the con-
troversy between the road and Its en-
einemen over the discharge Of several
employees,
Vice President C. H. Hix of the Vir-
ginian telegraphed the Labor Board
today asking authority to employ
men to fill their places in order thai
the entire schedule of trains might be
kept in operation pending settlement
Of the dispute.
Service Not Badly Cut.
Train schedules, according to MI
Hix early today, are not being serl-
ously handicapped. Freight and pas
senger traffic over the road are ootn
very light just at this period, he SAID
and the walkout was not expected 10
reduce the operations by more than ~
per cent unless other operatives go
OUT in sympathy with the engineers
and firemen,
officials of the Virginian here dld
not anticipate such action by the
other brotherhoods. Conductors ano
brakemen on all trains were on DUTY
threats OF a spread OF the walkout In
this direction.