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Evening star., 1924-04-03

In an effort to prevent the pubIica-
tion of stories that are not helpful
or complimentary to the school sys-
tenn, the board of education yesterday
afternoon ordered Superintendent
Frank W. Ballou and his two assist
ants to censor all news of public
school affairs from the administra-
tive headquarters at the Franklin
School.
The attempt to muzzle the press is
the outgrowth Of the publication of
stories regarding the heating plant
at the Hilton School, and was recon-
mended in the report of the personnel
committee of the board, which made
an investigation of the Hilton School
episode. The personnel committee is
composed of Mrs. Laura d. P. Morgan,
Mrs. Coralie F. Cook and Capt. julius
1. Peyser. The latter consistently has
opposed previous efforts to shroud
school activities in secrecy.
Greenwood Wants Tighter Rule.
Ernest Greenwood, another oppo-
nent of secret school activities, pro-
posed that the censorship order be
high school principals. The board,
however, failed to take action on his
proposal when Mrs. Morgan explained
that the original recommendation of
the committee undoubtedly would
have the desired effect.
The news muZZling order, in the
opinion of those in close touch with
school affairs, often will place Supt-
Ballou in an embarrassing situation,
because he will be held responsible
Go, ipor
tiles of the administrative officers
which inevitably will leak out of
the Franklin. School.
Hereafter reporters in quest of news
will not be permitted to interview
Lieut. Col. Wallace M. Craigie, U. S. A,
professor of military science and
tactics in the high schools: Walter B.
Patterson, director of special schools;
Harry o. Hine, secretary of the school
board; Alexander T. Stuart, director
Rose Lees Hardy, director of primary
instruction, and officials of the COM
munity center department, all of
whom have offices in the Franklin
School.
Means Red Tape.
Heretofore a reporter in quest of
news of the night schools interviewed
Mr.. Patterson, who has direct charge
of these institutions.
AS a result of the new order, the
reporter must unwind a tangle of red
tape like this to obtain the informa-
tion concerning the night schools.
First, he must go to DR.. Ballou. If
the superintendent happens to be in
conference or out visiting schools
(and he frequently s), the reporter
will be strictly "out of luck" How
ever, if the reporter is fortunate
enough to. find DR.. Ballou unoccupied,
and the superintendent is without the
particular information desired, he
will have to call Mr.. Patterson into
conference. obtain the information,
blue pencil the details he believes the
board might find objectionable, and
then pass it out to the newspaper
man. If the reporter should garble
the story, DR.. Ballou will have to
explain the incident to the board.
The report of the personnel COM
mittee pointed out that in it's investi-
cation of the Hilton School situation
it also probed the charges of the
Stanton Park Citizens Association
that Hugh F. McQueeney, superin-
tendent of janitors, had criticized
Evening star., 1924-04-03

Results-The one test of Want Ad
efficiency. Star Want Ads bring re-
Evening star., 1924-04-03
DENIES ANY LIABILITY.
William B. Westlake Says He Sold
Out Interests.

Denial of liability is made in an an
swer filed in the District Supreme
ICourt by William B. Westlake, former
partner in the firm of William b.
Westlake, fiscal agent, who was re-
Gently sued for $4,000 by Fred b.
Rhodes and David w. Fox as receiv-
ers of the District Guaranty Corpora
ton.
Mr. Westlake tells the court that his
former partners. Hugh II. Hanger and
Edward L. Stauderman, took over his
interests September IA, 1928, and the
liabilities of the partnership. They
also assumed, he states, all response
bilities for the dealings with the Dis
trict Guaranty Corporation. Attor-
neys Barbour, Keith, McCandlish and
Garnett appear for Mr.. Westlake.
Evening star., 1924-04-03
Red Cross to Fete Head,

Mr.. and Mrs. J. Arthur Jeffers will
be given a testimonial dinner at LIE
Paradis tonight by the staff of the
Washington division of the Red
Cross. Mrs. Jeffers recently has sue
ceeded Mrs. John Allen Dougherty as
of the Washington division.
The dinner also will mark the close
of the conference of field workers of
the washington division and be a
"get-together" party for field and
local workers.
Evening star., 1924-04-03
Stranded Ship Floated.

KEY WEST, Fla, April 3.-The
steamship Truxillo of the Gulf and
Southern steamship line. which went
aground on Middle Sanbro, seven
miles southwest of the American
shoals light station, near this port,
was f1oated last night by the wreck
ing tug Warbler and brought here
The Truxillo is tied up here, where
survey will be made, after which
the vessel will proceed to New Or
leans, where she was bound when
she went ashore,
Evening star., 1924-04-03
STUDENT KILLS ANOTHER,

COLUMBIA, S. c., April 3.-William
+. Best, fourteen, high school student.
was wounded fatally by a fellow stu
dent. Edwin Salley, eighteen, when a
young Salley accidentally was dis.
charged, the bullet penetrating Best's
abdomen. The youths according to
Mrs. Katherine Salley, mother of Ed
win Salley, at whose house young
Best boarded, We're sitting side by
out the magazine of his pistol and il
exploded.
Evening star., 1924-04-03
ORCHESTRA CONCERT.

By the United States Soldiers
Home Band Orchestra, Stanley
Hall, this evening, beginning at
5:45 o'clock. John s. NJ. Zim-
mermann, bandmaster.
Program:
March, Col. James S. Petit"
Zimmerman
Overture, "The Rising Star"
Bendix
Entracte-
(a) Indian Wail". .Dvorak
(b) Meditation. .GlazounoW
Grand selection, "Lombardi,"
Verdi
Fox trot, California, Here l
Come" Never
Waltz song, THE Sunrise and
tou Penn
Finale, "Monavanna". Fisher
THE Star Spangled Banner"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-04-02
4 WORD FROM THE PUBLISHER.

The Herald's public forum is oper-
ated to give people a chance to ex-l
press their views. No charge is made
for inserting articles handed us for
publication even though we go to con-
siderable trouble and expense to set
and print the matter. 1t would be.
highly improper for us to charge for
printing articles and then pretend
that this is a free forum.
No responsibility is assumed by us
for any article handed in. All responS-
Utility is assumed by the person writ
ing the article. The name will be used
as we see fit and unsigned articles
will be thrown in the waste basket.
Last Tuesday Mr.. Carthew handed
us an article for publication saying
he desired to have it published, not
for political reasons, but to vindicate
Mr.. Brennan. The Herald complied
with the request and published the
article over Mr.. Carthew's signature.
Our advice when asked was against
the publication as we deemed 1t
would serve no good purpose and
would instead create bitter feeling.
Our experience is that letters of this
nature do no permanent good and we
have observed the effect of many
such. We do not question, impugn or
argue over motives as long as the per-
son is willing to assume full respon-
sibility for his acts. The article was
published as requested.
Following the issue of the Herald
we offered Mr.. Beck use of our col
umns to reply to the article of Mr..
Carthew. This offer was accepted yes
terday with request to publish Mr..
Beck's letter issued through circu-
lar. His reply appears in this column
also. This is done as a matter OF fair
ness to him. 1t is not our fault and
we are in no way concerned in the
fact that Mr. Carthew's letter appear
ed the last week before election.
However, both sides have had their
say. Future articles from either side
will be printed as paid matter and
charged for at the regular rates for
same. Better still, we advise the
gentlemen to take their dispute to
court instead of using the Herald as
battle ground and the editor as the
buffer between them. We certainly do
not care to have the Herald used
further along this line.
If the editor was inclined to be
peevish instead of happy and good
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-04-02

Mr.. CartheW states that | have con-
fessed that | had made false state
ments in the presence of himself and
Mr.. Brennan. / deny it and | believe
my reputation for truth, veracity and
fair dealing in this community is at
least as good as that Of Mr. CartheW
and Mr.. Brennan.
If I confessed to false statements as
this shrewd lawyer says 1 did, why did
he not in this so-called "Retraction,"
which he admits he prepared for me,
make me say, "In view of the fact
that certain erroneous statements have
been circulated by me" instead of
making me say, In view OF the fact
that certain erroneous statements
have gained circulation and are sup
posed to have originated with meg
The reason is obvious. | did not
make such statements and | would not
have signed such a statement worded
in that manner even without the adj
vice of legal talent.
Mr.. Carthew takes pains to say that
my opponent in the race, Mr.. Bennett,
requested him not to publish this at
tack on me- l am glad to believe this
as I have great respect for Mr.. Ben
nett as an upright and honorable gen
tleman and l should be sorry to know
that he was party to any such means
of securing assistance CD in his cam
paign.
AS to the statement, however, that
his letter is published solely in the in
terest OF his client, Mr.. Brennan, this
is too thin to bear the light of inspec-
ton.
Whether or not I am elected Mayor
of Lancaster is of little consequence
to me. From a purely personal stand
point it would probably be better that
I should be defeated, but it is of vital
Importance to me and my family that
the blot which this letter Of Harry
Carthew's seeks to place on my char
acter be erased. To be elected mayor
in spite of it would be complete vim
dication, while to poll large vote,
even if defeated, would prove to me
that my friends had not deserted me;
that they do not believe me to be the
self-confessed liar that Mr.. Carthew's
letter says that | am.
GEORGE e. BECK.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-04-02

natured he would feel sore and dis
gusted to have people blame him for
what other parties without solicita-
ton from us write for this paper. It
is human nature, perhaps, to declare
newspaper a fine thing when it
agrees with you and kept press,
etc., when it carries articles opposite
to your conviction.
One thing we wish to make clear
people who burst into print through
this paper must take the consequence
es of their own acts. We assume both
parties in this case are willing to do
this And we know also that the man
who tried to please everybody ended
up by pleasing nobody. Our idea,
therefore, is to do what we think is
right and to please ourselves as to
how best to gain that end.
The Forum will continue.
A L. SHERMAN.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-04-02
Consolidation of Schools.

POtoSl, Wis, 1924
Grant County Herald,
Lancaster.
To the Editor:
Right now, with Grant county up to
it's chin in mud, believe is a good
time to talk CONSOLIDATION OF
SCHOOLS.
Since we hear nothing at present
in favor of consolidation | am inclin-
ed to think that the advocates of that
movement are quietly making plans
for another drive-When the roads
get good again.
NOW is the time to talk consolida-
ton, when the only safe way of trav-
ell is either horseback or on foot.
In spite of road conditions, the
present attendance at school is little
below normal, because most children
live within reasonable walking dis
lance of school.
But what about that long drive
hauling children to and from a con-
solidated school over such roads as
we have at present?
1t is simply out of reason and will
continue to be until there are no
more dirt roads in Grant county.
L. A. WINKLER.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-04-02
MT. HOPE

The bad wind, rain and snow storm
last Friday night put everything out
of commission. The electric lights
were turned on Sunday eve for the
first time since the storm, but tele-
phones are likely to be out OF order
for a while yet as wires and poles are
down all over the country and central
can hardly call anyone. Telephone
service in the country now is simply
out of the question
Ray Handy of Muscoda, visited
friends and relatives a few days.
Jay Snider has pneumonia, we are
sorry to say.
Mrs. Harry Hore was very poorly
last week. Last report she was I'M
proving.
Mrs. Willie Walsh spent few days
last week helping care for Mrs. Har-
ry Hore. MINI Welsh was also called
from Lancaster.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Koschkee moved
last week into their house near the
NJ E. church.
The Adams orchestra played for
dance at Bloomington last FRIDAY
night.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-04-02
Sneak the Truth.

''Ye shall know the truth and the
truth shall make you free"
Unbridled gossip is filling the air
in this little community and because
of such gossip, suspicion is directed
at wholly innocent people. Gossip is
like a poison ivy hiding behind a
majestic tree, often like a sweet
scented rose, but concealing a thorn
that pierces the heart. 1t entrenches
itself in our best homes, turks in the
shadows of the church spires, and
richly attired, holds it's head up with
an air of great responsibility and SUI
periority while STOPPING to the lowest.
It is an offense against public morals
and a prostitution of public office. In
the words Of Josh Billings, "a lie
will travel a hundred leagues while
the truth is pulling on its boots"
DISGUSTED.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-04-02
Maryland's Giant Oak
Turned Into FireWOOd

EIKHORN, Md.-The biggest oak
tree in Maryland has been cut down
and turned into firewood by three
workmen who finished their task after
10 days constant work.
The tree stood on the Wheatland
farm, a short distance from this city
and was supposed to have been well
grown when the Pilgrims landed at
Plymouth and quite mature when Lord
Baltimore took possession of this rich
American grant.
It's age and the storms of more than
two centuries had broken it greatly
so, while it was priced as an old
landmark-said to be the oldest grow
ing thing in all this part of the United
States-it was decided that it should
be removed.
After 10 days the three men had cut
Is cords of wood-a pile 200 feet long,
feet high, and 4 feet wide-and
chips enough to fill 10 big carts. The
main trunk of the tree measured six
feet II inches in diameter at the bot
tom, and tapered but five inches IN
Is feet.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-04-02

1t is interesting to note that the doc
trine of evolution itself has undergone
as complete an evolution as has any
animal species with which it deals
We find the germ of it, so to speak, in
the early Greek philosophers and not
much more.
Crude, half-developed forms of it be-
gin to appear in the Eighteenth CEN
fury of our era and become more and
more developed in the Nineteenth, till
they approximate completion in OAR
win. In Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1875,
there are gIimpses Of the theory, but
in Lamarck, near the beginning of the
Nineteenth century, the theory is so
fully developed that it anticipates OAR
win on many points; often full OF crud-
tiles and absurdities, yet Lamarck hits
the mark surprisingly often.
In 1913 DR.. w. G. Wells, an English
man, read paper before the Royal
society in London that contains pas
sage that might have come from the
pages of Darwin. In the anonymous
and famous volume called 'Vestiges
of Creation" published in 1S44, the
doctrine of the mutaDility Of species
is forcibly put. Then in Herbert Spen-
Ger In 1852 the evolution theory of de-
velopment receives a fresh impetus.
till it natures in the minds of Oar
win and Wallace in the late SOS. The
inherent impulse toward development
is also in Aristotle 1t crops out again
in Lamarck, but was repudiated by
Darwin.-From '"The lat Harvest"
by John Burroughs.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-04-02
Bogus U. S. Bills
Flooding Europe

Paris.-One hundred dollar
bills which were worth only So
when they left the United States
for Europe are being circulated
in Germany, Austria, Hungary
and Italy.
In February, 1922, counter
feiting shop was raided in War
saw. A Polish merchant with a
knowledge of chemistry had
been flooding Europe with 81
notes from which the figure "2"
had been removed and 100"
substituted.
1t was thought that the de-
struction of the source of this
bogus money would solve the
problem. The counterfeiters
had been Industrious. Through
out Europe they had cashed spu-
rious 500 notes.
In Budapest three men, Nav
Felberbaum, William CZerny
and Charles Rargeber, have
been arrested and found to have
concealed in their hotel suites
$4,000 in bogus $500 bills. This
represented only their "pin
money" and the whereabouts of
the other thousands of bad dol
lars is unknown.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-04-02

/ ers regarding their own health and
the health of infants. They are
instructed to keep in close touch
with a physician during pregnancy
and to make ample provision for
good obstetrical service at con-
finement.
New York City leads the coun-
try in low mortality due to child
bearing. The average in that
city is five deaths for each thous-
and mothers. while the general
rate is eight for each thousand.
Nursing associations and other
agencies throughout the country
are cooperating with the company
in It's campaign.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-04-02
GRANT RIVER

Dan Hoffman and wife visited rela-
tives at Bloomington Saturday and
Sunday of last week.
Mrs. Dick Lewis has hne new
Klondyke incubator.
Vic Holzmiller bought a horse of
Frank Mclean last week.
The high school pupils came home
Friday evening for weeks vacation.
Mrs. Dick Lewis sewed for Mrs.
Chas. Plautz Wednesday.
Eda and Martha Plautz visited
Grace and Hazel Losch Sunday
Children of the Bowen school are
preparing an interesting history of
the district. 1t will appear in an ear
ly issue of the Herald.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-04-02

The report revealed the fact that
an average of 10000 mothers die
each year from causes incidental
to childbirth. In order to reduce
this rate, the company is carrying
on an intensive prenatal service
Visiting nurses see the expectant
mother once month from the
time a case is reported until con-
f1nement. Following the birth of
a child, both mother and baby are
cared for daily for eight days If
complications develop, the nurse
is privileged to max closer obser-
vations of the case.
An important feature of the
work is the education given moth
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-04-02

Cora Walsh, Fond du Lac, is under
arrast on a charge of having swind-
led A, A. Pilon out of $1,000. Pilon
was recently a defendant in a suit for
alienation of affections brought by
Aaron Blumenstein, and lost $4,000 In
that action. Mrs. Walsh is alleged to
have induced Pilon to sign notes in
her favor, alleging that she mad eX-
tensive real estate holdings IN Cali
fornia.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-04-02

~ FFORTS to reduce the ex-
~ cessive death rate from
maternal mortality in the
United States will continue during
the coming year, according to a
report read by Haley Fiske, pres
ident OF the Metropolitan Life In
surance Company, at the annual
convention. During 1928, 100000
maternity cases among Metropoh-
tan policy-holders, received the
care Of public health nurses. either
working directly for the company
or under arrangement with local
health associations.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-04-02

Mrs. Louise Miller of near Wausau
was given choice of a fine of $3.50
and costs or so days in Jail when
found guilty of peddling moonshine
Mrs. Miller told the court she was the
mother of IL children Miller is I'M
able or unwilling to support the fam
lily and the mother took up the hootch
game as a means of support, she says.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-04-02
EarLu Wisconsin

When the French the territory OF Wisconsin they
found the Indians who minated to the visitors that tor
prospect safe their domain would insured
emphatic that the absence of such
proceeded at their peril There not much
these primitive practices but there
tremendous efficiency!
reduced
life
the
Hducarv stituton of the Allegheny Mountains
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-04-02

The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance
Company was chartered by special act of
the Wisconsin legislature. 1t began business
in 1858 with 90 policyholders and $500, 900
of insurance IN force. On the first day OF
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standing, involving insurance OF about two
billion seven hundred million doilarsl
Since its organization the company has paid
to policvholders nine hundred and twenty
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The Northwestern confines it's operations
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1t has more than 4S, 500 citizens of the
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The Northwestern gives employment to about
1000 Wisconsin citizens In this state, and
it annually expends hundreds of thousands
of dollars In Wisconsin for salaries and
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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-04-02

on january e, 1924, consisted of four
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and Senator Max w. Heck of Racine, the
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