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Evening star., 1923-03-15
Johnson to Get
Seat IL, Senate
Once Presidents
What's in q seat?

Senator Hiram Johnson OF Cali
fornia In the new seating ar
rangement for the Senate IN the
next Congress has been assigned
the seat and desk occupied by
President Harding just before
Senator" Harding became the
chief executive. The seat is one
of those In the front row on the
republican side of the chamber.
In the last session, former Sen
ator Sutherland of West Virginia,
defeated at the last election, occu-
pied this seat
Evening star., 1923-03-15

Reserve Seats Passion Play. Main 667.
Advertisement.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-08-08

The Misses Bradbury of Fennimore,
were Monday visitors with their cous-
in, Miss Elva Dyer.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-08-08
BAGLEY

Mrs. John BybareZZfck and son Ear
Went to Lacrosse Wednesday to visit
relatives.
Mrs. John Moore went to Potosi On
Wednesday to help her daughter, Mrs
Fred Jones, move and get settled in
their new home there. Mrs. Moore
returned home Sunday.
Mrs. Eva Pilkington accompanied
her daughter, Clara, to Pra. du Chen
on her way to visit her uncle, Dewight
Policy, at Crystal Lake, Iowa, last
week
Miss Florence Moore returned home
from Indiana Tuesday.
Geo. Alexander is visiting relatives
in Lancaster
Miss Rosetta Willard returned from
Galena Wednesday.
Ronald Hazen drove up from Savan-
ma in his car Wednesday,
Robert Schnee and daughter of So
Dakota were Bagley callers last week
Mr.. and Mrs. Orrin Hoyle drove
over to Livingston Saturday. Mr.
and Mrs. Walter Gulick accompanied
them.
Harry Day and two sons of Hanni-
bal, Wis, came to the parental home
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Jerry Day in Bagley
Saturday evening.
Mrs. Warren Of FerryvilIe visited
at the Geo. Harville home last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Millen of Du-
buque came up Sunday to visit rela-
tives in Bagley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jud Wilbur of Platte
vile drove to Bagley Sunday.
Oscar Barnes was in Dubuque from
Tuesday to Thursday
Sam Clarke of Milwaukee spent q
few days here visiting his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. w Clark. He re
turned via Pra. du Chen.
Mrs. Jack Bockes and son, Jack, of
this village were in Dubuque Tuesday.
julie Oswald Of Savanna drove up
and spent the week with home folks.
Mrs. Nellie Hansel of Savanna ar
rived Thursday to visit her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Marshall.
Mrs. Harry Ashby and three daugh-
ters, Mrs. Lenice PauIley, Miss Esther
and little Miss Eveline of CassvilIle
came up and visited at the E. E. ca
yer home between trains Friday.
Geo. Willard returned home from
Spokane, Wash, Friday.
Floris Gulick was a passenger to
Dubuque Saturday.
Mrs. Ellingworth and granddaugh-
ter, Ruth Schnee, of Keadoka, S. d.,
visited Mrs. Chas. Grimesey and her
daughter, Mrs. Jack Bockes, and fam
lily last week.
Mrs. Beck of Dubuque came up Sat
urday to visit her mother, Mrs. Chas-
Grimesey, and sister, Mrs. Jack
Bockes, and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. H. Kolb took a B.
day auto trip through the state with
Mr.. and Mrs. McKichens of Fenni-
more, picking up Macarthur at Muk-
wanago. He was there for the past
two weeks staying at a boys Y. camp.
They also visited ARGUS Calkins and
wife at GAINESVILLE. Crops and roads
wonderful.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Derby and two
sons of Dubuque, drove up in car
and spent over night with Mrs. Der
by's mother, Mrs. Marry Bagley and
returned home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grist and daughter of
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-08-08
Professional Baseball in
Small Towns Doesn't Pay.

One after another the small towns
who have been bitten with the virus
Of supporting professional baseball
club have learned the sad lesson and
dtsbanded their club. Richland Cen
ter and Dodgeville are the two latest.
Both teams went on the rocks because
it cost more to support the team than
the gate and liberal private donations
could provide.
Lancaster came the nearest being
an exception to this rule we know Of.
Had it not been for the bank failure
Lancaster might have been going yet.
Still, we doubt exceedingly if the team
would have paid its way without
further subscriptions.
Professional baseball in small
towns is gratifying to the town ego.
1t makes US think we are something
wonderful to maintain a bunch Of
cracker-jack players. We are. But we
go broke doing it.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-08-08

W. j. Richards, Cuba City, was
weekend visitor at the M. W. Hanks
home.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-08-08
Is a Wet a "CrOOk -

The DodgeviIle Chronic1e in
credited article last week says in
part:
I'VE would be termed simple in
deed if We selected our police officials
from the ranks of the dIcharged Grim
inaIs, and yet that is just what Gov
ernor Blaine has done in selecting the
prohibition enforcement officer, hay-
ing named Assemblyman Sachtjen TO
that position. Sachtjen was the mos
pronounced wet in the assembly,
worked hard all the time to get
through more favorable legislation
for the vets. He has no sympathy for
prohibition and favors less strict laws
for its enforcement. There was and
is every reason to believe that the
Governor fayors the vets, and this
appointment is the cIearest kind Of
evidence OF his real attitude"
Pretty strong stuff, Ell?
The Herald is not in a position TO
know whether or not Sachtjen is a
discharged criminal or not but if he
isn't papers saying he is had better
look out. Stuff like the above is
pretty good libel suit material
Neitht, do we care to defend Cover
nor Blaine's appointments. He IS
able to 10 that himself.
What we object to is calling a man
a crook just because he is ''wet."
Some pretty good men are wet and
some Grys are under Indictment right
now. Whether one is wet or dry has
nothing to do with their being crook
ed Saying so is mere abuse and
makes temperate people mot in liquor
but in language disguised.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-08-08
Wherein the Movies
Are Par Excellent.

But let us not be too hard on our
worthy old friend on the Censor. He
means we'll and the evidence that he
falls for movie "hokum" proves his
inherent kindness of heart. That he
looks at the world through rose spec
tacles is to his advantage and merit
Condemning his philosophy we honor
his good intent.
The movies are good when they
cease to upift and endeavOr to please.
We refer to the melodramatic movie,
the lineal descendant Of the ancient
transforming thriller. The movies
do it better in every way and have the
advantage of atmosphere produced
through real outdoor scenes and not
to be achieved on the stage. Virtue
always triumphs. The heroes are al
ways handsome and athletic The
heroines always slim, clinging and
beautiful. Like Chesterfield Gig
arets, They Satisfy"
They (the highbrows) claim it takes
a 14-year-old brain TO provide a movie
addict. The writer, silver-haired
14-year-old, pleads guilty. Almost
nightly he steals quarter from
mothers china bank and steals away
to the movie palace. He loves the
scenes where the gallant hero in
the drama kills Celestial after Celes-
tial in Chinatown scenes. The movie
mortality among Mongolians is some
thing appalling. But then there are
SO many Chinese. Then the frozen
north scenes where cougar mot
known in nature north of Oregon
trap the hero. The movie addict for
gets his natural history and thrills in
agony until relief comes in the form
of a trusty mounted policeman. Then
we see the blind heroine in the hok-
um-b-gosh rural play being swept
over the rapids in a ferry boat The
hero, nothing daunted, rides a horse
for miles and finally plunges down a
precipice and swims to the frail
craft He rescues the blond goddess
of his hopes while the pine flooring OF
the movie palace thunders with ap-
plause And the william is killed by
the assistant william and as usual vir-
tue triumphs as it should.
In plays like "OliYer Twist" and
THE Kid" the movie often touches
that height of fine comedy softened
with pathos and seen through a mist
of tears. We recall little Oliver turn
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-08-08
Z y y y x = = = x
COUNTY AGENTS FARM
NEWS LETTER
Continued From Page One)
Show Your Produce.

The time of the fair is here and it
should mean something to the peo-
pie over the county. The real pur-
pose of the fair is that we may show
our produce Livestock and grains,
fruit, etc. No one ever thinks much
of the person who will go to the fair
and after looking over what is being
shown says, 81 have better things at
home than is here" The fair is open
to all. I believe if we have something
good to show that we should show il.
Let us all get something ready for
some of the fairs. 1t need not be
much, but let us show the proper
spirit and be on the job. Remember,
it is your county, your fair and your
produce. Let US be proud Of them
all.
We Need Your Help on County Booth.
In order that Grant county makes
a creditabIe showing at Milwaukee III
the County Booth we need help from
all. We need a great many different
things. Right at this time we are
needing threshed samples Of oats,
barley, wheat, rye, peas, buckwheat,
beans, grass seeds, clover seed and
many others. 1t takes a peck of each
of the above mentioned. Each per-
sons sample will carry their name in
the exhibit and in so doing may offer
means of advertising. We would like
to know of people that have good
vegetables from which samples can
be secured. Your help means a great
deal to US. 1t means much to your
county. Kindly let US hear from you.
Boys Judging Contest.
Iof oil In.
tween the age of and 19 make plans
to compete at one Of the fairs in the
county We are very anxious to hear
from each person who is going to
compete at one of the fairs in the
county. We are very anxious to hear
from each person who is going 10
compete. We will gladly give any
other information that may be re-
quested in regard to the contest.
Ton Litter Show at Lancaster.
The ton litter contest will be held
in connection with the Lancaster Fair
Sept 1913 and IA and all who enter
ed the contest and whose litter have
made good enough gains for their age
should be on the job. This class will
be judged entirely on weight.
500 NOn-PrOducerS Go to Market.
The past week the county agent and
Prof. Reid of the University Of Wis
consin held Is chicken culling dem
onstrations in four days. That the
need of culling of our flock is brought
to our notice very forecfully by the
results obtained in the weeks work.
Something like 2, $50 chickens were
handled during the week with a total
sum of culls running UP to 600, lit
tie better than one-fourth of those
handled Why feed the boarder? We
can't afford to do so. A goodly num-
Der of people showed interest enough
to be present at one of the demonstra-
tons. At the 10 meetings we demon
strated to $50 people. Culling is not
hard work to learn, but one should
by all means sell the non-producer
before winter. If chickens are part
of your farm income why not keep on
~ those that are really working for
you. Feed is too high this year to
waste.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-08-08
LIVINGSTON

Misses Jennie and Mable Living
ston gave a pot luck lawn party III
honor of Frank Livingston and wife
of Wolf Point, Montana. Fifty-tour
members of the Livingston and SKalIe
families were present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Griswold en-
tertained twenty boys and girls last
Saturday in honor Of ther daughter,
Lillian's birthday.
Mrs. D. C. Morrow of Kansas City,
brought her sister-in-law, Mrs. lnez
J. Mullens, of Tulsa, Okla, as her
guest to the Living ston-Skaife picnic.
H. r. Livingston underwent ma
ior operation at the Roosevelt hosp1-
tai last Friday.
Grandma Parland celebrated her
10Th birthday Sunday by walking to
church and back. Many more birth
days to her.
The w. c. 7. U. picnic and program
at the village park was well attended
Saturday afternoon.
A mems clothing store is being
started here.
The John Jacobs, John Welkins and
G. w. Waring families are visiting
out of town.
Mrs. Joe A. Livingston has visited
relatives at GAINESVILLE, Rockford and
Harvard, III.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Jacobs OF
GAINESVILLE, called on Mrs Elizabeth
Livingston Sunday.
We have a new chirOpractor, DR.. Z.
H. LandOn --------
w. j. Richards, Cuba City, was
weekend visitor at the M. W. Hanks
home.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-08-08
This Is Easy;
Give Us a Hard One.
7knOXvllIe EXPRESS


Another thing requires little eX
PLANTATION: Senator Brookhart and
nearly all the other statesmen who
run over to Europe for vacation can
return after a couple weeks in Rus
sia and tell us all about it. They
know, because they say so. But
statesmen, statisticians, politica !
economists, fnanciers and philoso-
pliers can live at home in the United
States all their lives and watch every
thing develop day by day, and not one
Of them seems able to tell US just eX-
actIy what is wrong with us today.
Let somebody arise in his place and
explain just why bricklayer (for in
stance) is getting far more money for
an hours work now that hogs are Sc
or &c and wheat 75c than he got when
hogs were 22c and wheat $500. 1t
would seem that as the cost Of food
stuffs go down wages go up. Just
why is it?"
The answer, dear Express, is easy.
The relatively few who know hand
crafts such as bricklaying have form
ed themselves into guild which is
stronger than union. Being highly
organized, few in number and able to
brighten competition away the brick
layers can command what they will.
The farmer, on the other hand, is
unorganized His great numbers
prove his greatest weakness and ne
probably will never be organized. I'm
able to control his output and unable
to set his products price he must
take what he can get. Taking what
you can get on down market" is
a losing game.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-08-08
Understanding OF
The Race Problem.

Negro" is the Spanish word for
black. Niger" a word to which the
blacks object, is an American cor
ruption OF this Spanish word.
The black man had his origin in
Africa. Thousands Of years in not
climate developed the pigment under
his skin, giving permanent coat of
tan. The suns rays can't hurt the
black man. He's "acclimated.
The white man had his origin in
cold ATTITUDES. His skin remained
white because climatic conditions did
not require a augmented development
of his epidermis. Climate, therefore,
gives the answer as to why one man
is black and another man white.
Mentally, the white man has proven
superior to the black man. The cold
climate and rigorous conditions OF
life made the primitive white man get
up and hustle. The struggle to live
developed his will power and brain
cOnyolutions. The white man became
highly developed because, as the
Dutchman says, He had so much TO
contend to-
The black man had it easier. Ma
ture was kind to him. Figuratively,
at least, he could sleep under cocoa
nut treet for shelter and kick his
breakfast off in the morning. He had
no clothes to buy and no gardening
to do, Sustenance lay abundantly
about him SO the black man, having
nothing to contend with, remained
static. He remained where he was
until the white man came along and
enslayed him.
All this marks the first phase Of
the race problem. Ages are involved
ed it, Clearly now we are entering
another phase.
In the new phase the negro steps
into the world as a producer. His
brain is not as highly developed as
the white mans but it is developed
enough to stand pressure under in
dustrial conditions. The negro has
shown he can earn his breakfast as
we'll, if not as easily, as his great
grandfather kicked it off OF the tree
We do not believe in amalgamati0n
of races, We believe the negro will
go farther and fare better as a pure
stock than he would if mixed with
other blood. We do not believe that
white blood is improved by mixing it
with black blood.
The negro is closer to the funda-
mental reservoirs Of life than the
white man is. He is less devitalized.
The white mans own civilization is
doing certain things to him that may
prove his undoing and have certainly
introduced decadence.
The negro should not be ashamed of
his black skin. The white man should
not make him ashamed OF it, Climate
and climate alone has caused it. We
believe in understanding the negro
and giving him a chance. He is Diff
ferent than we are, but not necessar-
lily good for nothing.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-08-08
RACE HORSE NOTES

W. B. Dyer is at Oregon, ILL.,, this
week with Barbara With" and "The
Tempter."
DR.. Duncan is at Oregon, Ill, with
"Trampw orthy"
Edward Perrin is at Boscobel with
"Patchen Belle" She has been con-
verified from PAGER to trotter this
year.
Robt. Leffler is at Boscobel with
Brownie McGregor,' green PAGER.
She is a nice full made brown mare
and has developed fast. She will start
in the 2:.25 pace.
"Sir Conan Doyle" after so miles Of
training this year, developed lame
ness and is turned out on the Mccoy
farm.
Shawn Mahoney," McCoy's green
PAGER has sensational speed, but IS
handicapped with bad leg and may
not race this year.
VIM. Lee, the veteran trainer and
boxing instructor, helped to develop
THE Tempter," Dyer's fast PAGER, but
is not following the fairs this fall. He
would like few green horses to train
at the fair grounds. Mr.. Lee is known
as the Edward Geers of Wisconsin.
He is about the same age and build as
the G. O. NJ of the turf (AIr. Geers)
and also a friend of his.
FRANK KEENAN,.
Tho 7TiccoC Prod h11rv Of FnnniYnOrn
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-08-08
What are These
DendlY IriereS SIS

A group of politicians have told us
for some time and are still telling us
about predatory and deadly interests
These interests, centering in Wall
street, are sucking the blood of the
country. Once put under control al
our troubles will be over and we can
slide along in a bland and innocent
manner everybody following the Gold
en- Rule.
Undoubtedly there are predatory in
terests in Wall street. SO are there
predatory interests in Lancaster. The
fact that is that nearly every man in
America is a predatory interest. Each
is trying to get all he can from the
other fellow. That's human nature.
Let us agitate for a change in hui
man nature rather than relief from
predatory interests. Lut us not
imagine that once Wall street or La
Sale street is curbed our troubles
will be over. Predatory Interests"
VII still be with us.
In writing the foregoing We have
dimly in mind a man for whom we
have considerable admiration and
some affection. We mean Senator
La Toilette. We have still more in
mind Senator Smith Wildman Brook
hart OF Iowa, for whom we have no
admiration and still less affection.
His second name should be his last.
And still more in mind is Magnus
Johnson, newly elected senator from
Minnesota. Magnus means great
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-08-08
No Virtue in Being Too
Self Sacrificing,

Our friend on the Viroqua Censor
rhapsodizes the merits Of the up
lifting" type Of movie. In a recent is
sue he says:
The Censor editor is indeed glad
to learn that Manager Ben Brown IS
bringing back that grand film, The
Old Nest and it will be shown at the
Temple Theatre next Wednesday
evening. Those who were so unfortu-
nate as to miss this film last year are
urged to be there Wednesday night.
The Old Nest is one Of the grandest
films ever thrown on the screen, pos
sessing an appeal to your heart and
soul which is irresistible. The Cen
sor man is glad to personally recon-
mend it to the readers of this paper.
Such films make better men and
women and possess a moral and ur-
lifting value and force that makes
humanity better"
The Herald cannot agree with the
Censor. 1t seems to us that the film
business is run to make money rath-
er than as a moral and uplifting force
and the recent sob plays like The Old
Nest, over the Hill", and SO on,
cinch the argument nailed down by
preceding sex stuff.
1t seems to us that film producers
groveled in intimate type Of plays for
a long time. Exposures of various
kinds came and the producers took
fright Then, just like they grind
scenes, they began grinding out pa
thos in the form Of plays showing how
abused father is or how self-sacrific-
ing mother is.
The tendency is to laugh rather
than to be uplifted. On the other
hand the spectacle of human beings
making doormats Of themselves for
the ediication and moral upift OF 1
group Of movie fans is saddenin6
sight. We do not like people who in
sist upon sacrificing themselves TO
the point where they make brutes and
fends of those for whom the sacrific-
ing is done AS in most things they
do the movie men overdraw and in
consequence fail to impress the dis
corning.
No, the movie has possibilities to-
ward uplift and educational value but
It has not reached them yet.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-08-08
The Old Hate Stuff.
hoes N0hniY Good.

During the war this country was
afflicted with an epidemic OF hate
stuff We all hated. Hated our foe
and hated people in this country.
Much hatred was directed toward
people of German ancestry. 1t was
foolish, short-sighted and small-boTe
but il went through in regular hymn
Of hate.
This condition was wrong and hap
PLY we are coming out Of it. There
still remain a few haters but they
are few Most people are willing to
forget where we recognize that the
hatred really had no foundation but
hysteria. 1t is better so.
A few Of The hated also still cher
ish grudges This is wrong and fool
ISL also They are guilty Of the very
thing they justly accused other peO-
pie of five years ago. Forget it,
friends. Hate and suspicion only
make miserable the ones who prac-
tice it. They warp the vision and en-
bitter the soul and heart
Americans who hated Germans
have quit hating. Germans who still
hate the English and snow it in vari-
Gus ways should do likewise. Don't
D6 pStly, 1lGdu W14dG 1CCtAC q 0ACGAS
German, said:
'sWouldst shape a noble life? Then
Cast no backward chances toward the
past;
And though somewhat be lost and
gone
Yet do thou act as one new born.
What each day needs that shalt thou
ask;
Each day will set its proper task.
Give others work just share Of praise;
Not of thine own the merits raise.
Beware no fellow man thou hate
And so in Gods hand leave thy fate"
Art and genius know no frontiers.
Neither does universal brotherhood.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-08-08

ing cartwheels for the amusement of
a passing coach Of bucks" or fine
gentlemen. 1t was highly amusing TO
see the starving little fellow turn
wheel after wheel and fall exhausted
by the road without a cent given him
as the coach sped onward. Yes, very
funny and also very sad.
Yes, when the movies are true to
themselves and try to amuse, they are
immensely successful. More power
to them.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-08-08

Savanna, spent time between trans
with Mrs. CRISIS parents, Mr.. and
Mrs Dan Harris Sunday.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-08-08

and if Johnson, the big noise, is great,
this column has it al over Arthur
Brisbane.