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The Washington times., 1924-08-26
MARINES lose
RAINY DAY
''J|NX"
Quantico Forces Believe They
Left it in CapitaI-Some
Odd Condolences

For five years a "jinx'' has pur.
sued the marine brigade from Quan.
uco. The brigade marched out of
Washington today, however, conf.
cent that at last the "jinx" has
been banished.
The link" has earned for the bri-
gade the title, THE Rainmakers. 4"
The story is one Of the romanccs
of the service. Five times in four
years the brigade has marched out
or Quantico. Each time the start
was made in fair weather, and The
day afterward brought a downporr
OF rain. All rainfall records were
broken when they went to Culebra.
Yesterday the brigade left Guam.
tico in the heaviest downpour Of the
summer, but today. usually the fatal
second day, Is clear. Those mem.
hers of the brigade who are super.
stitious regard this as a highly ia.
vorable omen. They think they
have left the link" behind them in
Washington.
"Jinx" Raises It's Head.
The LINK" first raised his drip.
ping head in September. 1921. The
brigade broke camp September IL
and marched out of Quantico to
maneuver over the civil war bat.
tlefield of the Wilderness. Va, Sep.
TENDER IL was a clear day. Sep
TENDER ID deluge of rain 1 fell
ana the drenched column splashed
through a sea Of mud.
almost constantly for many days.
Which is regarded as unusual in
that section of Virginia.
In 1922 the brigade unanswered
at the Gettysburg battlefield. The
column marched out of Quantico
June 10 under clear skies. June
20 found the dripping column
again splashing through the mud
in dismal downpuur. The camp
at Gettysburg was washed out
twice by torrential rains. The
summer up to that time had been
reasonably dry.
Climax Last Summer.
Last summer the brigade ma.
neuvered in the Shenandoah valley,
re-enacting the battle of New.
market.
The marines marched out of
Quantico in the sun on August q,
after a long spell of dry weather.
On August % the sluice gates were
opened up above and 1t rained
constantly for two weeks, the bri.
gade floundering and slipping
through miles Of clay mire.
The climax came last winter, The
brigade was ordered into so,Itharn
waters with the Atlantic fleet for
winter maneuvers.
The brio 70 cannn on
Culebra Island, which ordinarily IL
almost a desert. There had been
no rain there for months and the
island was in the middle of its an
nual dry season. It had not rained
there at that season for twenty
years.
The brigade marched out Of
The Washington times., 1924-08-26
CAPT. LAWRENCE STALLINGS.
COM NJ TWISTS
BARRED FROM
HALL
Meeting Adjourns to Party's
Headquarters Here For
Unexciting Session
Continued from First Page.)

Continued from First Page.)
back, was in evening dress. Arm
chairs Of the lunchrom type. with
which the hall is furnished, soon
ran out, and the long wooden
benches had to be used by both
men and women.
Before Gitlow was through his
address, the room was rather sui.
locating. Every now and then a
listner would wobble to his feet,
stagger down the aisle. stick his
head down the stairways for air,
and theN return to hear some more
of Ben's line.
Anyone who attended the meet
ing with the idea of hearing any
thing horrifying or even exciting
was sadly disappointed. No bombs
were thrown, no red flags were
waved, the "Internationale" was
not sung, and no harsh language
was used. 1t was about as thrilling
as a Sunday school meeting at
Plymouth, VT.
Ben. a heavy set fellow of
thirty.two. with a slightly thick
tongue but an easy flow Of IAN.
guage and the ability to hold his
audience, appeared flattered when
he was introduced as a former Jail.
bird. He considers he was Jailed
without just cause.
The most radical thing that Rem
said was that the Republican.
Democratic and Progressive parties
are not strictly representative Of
the working class. He threw IN,
mud. He just reviewed the labor
record of the various parties and Of
the individual candidates and tipped
off the audience that If they want.
ed real friend Of labor they would
have to vote for the Workers
Party.
The Washington times., 1924-08-26
GROVE BEGINS FINAL PLEA TO HANG YOUNG FRANKS SLAYEI
Stallings, Formerly Of
Times, Has Penned
Great NoUeL

OGs late IN the Wilson Administration that he dragged
himself into newspaper office IN Washington Ta0O
yettOW Very erect leg. The other inch
or tOo short Complexion plpy ahite. Hospital yards
Hair; brOaOn good feature and hedvy Good constit-
ttOn clean Icing CTles around the eyes. Pain mental
physical both. EyebGls clear and clean. No med
cine No booze General attitude cheerful nonchGlance
Smoking pipe. Defiance.
want a job. any kind. Used to aOork in Atlanta
Been out at Walter Reed for eighteen months. Getting
tired of laying around. Can't stand the lGziness of IT.
The eyes looked straight but he SWALLOWED ce. (Cr)
Read cOpy?"
The Washington times., 1924-08-26
FOUR MEN ARE CAPTURED
IN RUM RUNNING CHASE

Four men were arrested by De.
tectives Nally and Ogle, Of the
Fourth prcinct, on charges Of rum
running following a chase in which
one hundred gallons of alleged corn
whiskey was confiscated yesterday.
The men said they were George
F.. Schueller, twenty; George r.
Muller, Twenty-Five; Abrah a m
Schwartz. eighteen, and Joseph A.
Mastrocola, thirty-two, the cab
driver; all of Baltimore.
Nally and Ogle noticed the first
three men riding in the hack with
their legs propped up. Thew invest.
gated and noticed that their feet
rested on four twenty-five gallon
iars.
The Washington times., 1924-08-26

Quantico January 4. It was q fair
winter day. January a cold dis
NAL rain fell, changing into snow
During the trip down the coast the
fleet ran into a cloudburst and a
hurricane, with constant storms
during the passage.
The brigade landed on the desert
island of Culebra and were greeted
by IL inches Of rainfall in fourteen
days. normally an entire years
rain.
Crops flourished and the natives
overjoyed. asked that the brigade
be sent to their island every year
Camp on Corby Estate.
Tonight's camp will be made on
the ,Corby estate. along the Rock.
Vile pike near Garrett Park, Md.
This is the first days marching
for the infantry. the trip from
Quantico to Washington yesterday
having been made by water on
navy barges. Today'S march of
thirteen miles will be followed by
daily marches which will steadily
increase In length as the troops
become hardened to the road.
The Washington times., 1924-08-26
Boy Pets Copperhead
Snake; Bitten, But
Nav Live

POTTSVILLE, Aug. 26.-John
Young, three years old, was bit
ten by a copperhead snake.
The snake had crawled out of
the straw in the Young barn
and the little boy seized and
petted it.
The reptile did not seem to
object to the fondling, but when
older companions shouted to the
boy to throw down the snake,
it sunk its fangs deep in his
face. i1.*
The child's face began to
swell at once, but he was hur-
ried to the Anthracite Hospital,
and it is believed he will live.
The snake was killed.
The Washington times., 1924-08-26

dress were given by Thomas f. Nc
Donald, vice president of the con-
gress: Thomas F. Mccullough, Mod
ern Order Poct@iians, and Clair
Jarvis, president. Canadian Fra
ternal Association. Doctor Robert
Orville Matthews, president OF Lin
coin Memorial University, spoke on
Our American Highlander" Miss
Elizabeth Thornsberry sang a group
of songs.
The Washington times., 1924-08-26
Round-the- World. Flight
Terminus ROuses Keen
Rivalry, Out on Coast

War Department circles, it was
learned today. are in something of
a quandary as to where the round.
the-world flight of Lieutenants
Lowell Smith. Eric Nelson and
Leigh Wade is going to end.
The question to be solved is
whether the flight will end officially
at Seattle, Wash, or at Santa
Monica, Cal. Settlement OF the
question likewise will decide whether
the flight officially started at Seat.
tie or at the California beach resort.
Although reluctant to discuss the
matter, War Department officials
admit that no official decision has
as yet been reached regarding the
final terminus of the flight. It is
understood, however, that the Array
Air Service regards Seattle as the
official starting point of the flight
and therefore the logical place for
the Official finish.
Rivalry Of Cities.
interviewer with the problem and
adding somewhat to its complexity,
is a little friendly rivalry between
Seattle and Santa Monica, the lat
ter place being backed up by its big
sister, Los Angeles. Both cities are
greatly interested in having the
flight terminate there and have, 1t
is understood. been in communities.
ton with the War Department re-
garding it.
According to the best unofficial
information available. Seattle seems
the likely winner. The chief point
in favor of Seattle is that by ter
minating the flight there the total
time required for the circling Of
the globe would be shortened. The
nineteen days elapsing between the
time the aviators left Santa Monica
and the time they took off from
Seattle for Alaska could be de-
Quoted from the total time Of the
flight.
The Washington times., 1924-08-26
BARGE STRANDS ON BAR
NEAR ATLANTIC CITY

ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., Aug.
e6.EThe United States Government
iredge Solozar, was stranded today
IN the South bar. half a mile out
n the Atlantic ocean. The dredge
vas reported ..sting heavily to sea.
ward Will high waves washed
over 1t.
There v an unconfirmed report
that eigi men were on board.
The Washington times., 1924-08-26
BIAS. ON v. S. SUBMARINE
KILLS I, HURTS ANOTHER

MANILA. Aug. 26.-One sailor
was killed in an explosion on board
United States submarine off
Cavite today. and another seriously
injured In an attempt to rescue the
sailor who met death.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-04-23
High Principal Quits,
So Teachers Go, Too

NatertOWn-Eight teachers in Wa
tertown high school have declined
offers to teach next year, and, while
no definite statement has been forth
coming from them, it is rumored that
the absence of Prof c. l.. van der
Bic is the reason for the refusals.
Prof. van der Bic did not seek reap
pointment as principal, having ar
ranged month or two ago to go
elsewhere. Pupils and instructors
alike do not wish to see Prof van der
Bic leave. He has been a leader in
the activities of the school for sever
al years.
Notice to Prove viii and Notice to Cred
itOrs.
State of wisconsin, County Court Grant
County,-In Probate.
In re estate of Ann Graham. deceased
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, THAT at
the special term of said court to be held on
the second Tuesday of May, A. D., 1924 at
the court house in the city of Lancaster
County of Grant, and State of Wisconsin
there will be heard and considered the an
pllcation of William II. Graham and Eliza
A. Graham to admit TO probate the last
VIII and Testament of Ann Graham late
of the town of North Lancaster, in said
county, deceased, and for the Appointment
of executor:
NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN,
That at the special term of said court to
be held at said court house. on the fourth
Tuesday of August, A. D., 1924, there will
be heard, considered and adjusted all
claims aaginst said Ann Graham deceased;
AND NOTICE is HEREBY FURTHER
GIVEN, That all such claims for eXamina-
ton and allowance must be presented to
said county court at the court house in the
city of Lancaster, in said county and state,
on or before the 18th day of August, A. D.,
1924, or be barred.
Dated April Is. 1924. ops
BY the Court, NJ. Ethel Utt Register in
Probate.
S. H. Taylor, Attorney.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-04-23
BLOOMINGTON

County Surveyor Buser of Platte
vile was here couple of days last
week and surveyed the Henry Bonn
pasture just southeast of the village,
part of which-the south end-the
village and park boards have agreed
to purchase for a village park. We
may as well mention that there has
been considerable opposition to this
project, but there seems to be no
doubt that it is favored by majority
of our voters.
The high school building was va
Gated last week The students of the
high school found pleasant quarters
in the Baptist church, and the fifth,
sixth, seventh and eighth grades
moved into the Congregational church
and parsonage. School moves along
about the same as usual The wreck
ers of the high school building start
ed tearing down the old landmark
Saturday morning. The old clock
was taken down first and boxed up.
The contractor is finding fair
amount Of good material in the build
ing.
One of our leading merchants, who
keeps close tab on the egg receipts
Of the village, estimates that a full
carload of eggs was shipped by the
local merchants last week. A car
load of eggs is 400 cases, or 1890
dozen, or $4,000 eggs. They cost the
merchants about $2,280, which was
distributed all about town and coun-
try, and helped nightly in keeping
the "chink" jingling in the marts of
trade. In fact, every week the ready
egg money is a mighty important fac
tor in business. Treat the hen like
a lady.-RecOrd.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-04-23
PLATTEVILLE
season.

n Hoppe and F. Krog have gone
tn New York and Boston. They Will
attend a directors meeting OF the
Wisconsin Zinc co.
son was born to Mr.. and MIS-.
VIII. Breihan, who now reside near
Lancaster, on Friday night. MIS-.
Rreihan and babe are at the nome OF
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. Won
Oehsen in this city.
lack Tracy, who went to Roches-
tor on the 9Th of the month for an
onaration for ulcers of stomach, mas
not undergone the operation yet, as
othor combinations had to be cared
fcr before if was deemed advisable
to operate. o,ao.+
con of Mr.. and. Mrs. Henry Chase
of Platteville, who reside on bIodu-
Nov met instant death in the attack
If a neighbours bull on TUESDAY lasI'
He leaves a widow and seven GILL
dren. &c Cot
urday stated that DR.. ii. Guy Goou7
coll of Fl. Collins, Colo, Woulu
breach in the First Methodist churcli
of Madison on Sunday mornlnS anu
evening. The Journal continued. u.
coodsell is without doubt the most
nonular minister that the Methoulst
church of this city has ever nau. ne
has many friends in Madison VINO are
not members of the Methodist churcn'
These with the entire membership
will doubtless wish to avail tnenl-
solves of the opportunity OF hearLns
him."-Journal.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-04-23
CASSVILLE

A J. Lindner is painfully lame be,
oo,,sa of a sprained foot. To avold
a fall he jumped off plank about .
feet from the ground. .+or
Mrs. Mary Burgess is in Lancaster
ais+;,o in the care of Mrs. Dudley,
, who is i'll at the home of her daugh-
fer. Mrs. Frank Smith.
the word that Mccartney has rs in no Q
n rne today, Uncle Sam having
p es;oiaIIv closed the office there April
3 4E Nail for that locality should be
addressed to Cassville, Wis. 4ond
sunday night a pump engine stand al d.
ing in Mrs Christine Liscu lras ya ara
was stripped by some person a ~
,1nown to her, of such important
,aa,ts that it is useless without them.
s she was sls1 planning to sell the machine
5 5nf Will VIII be unable to unless the pee
o. are m returned.-Index Section Rec
ord.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-04-23

Attest: F. P. Barnett, City Clerk.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-04-23
Total 81

The actual cost of the building,
equipment, superintendent and archl-
tect's fees exceeded this sum by
s4757.27 or about 3A@o.
This slight excess is more than ac-
counted for when the following mat
tiers are taken into consideration:
% The State Industrial Commits
sion, after approving the plans. re-
uuired certain changes to be made IN
the way of fire escapes and other
items entailing considerable extra ex-
pense.
(2) Due to the character of the
soil there were extras for deeper ex-
cavations and heavier foctings.
(3) Deliveries of material were so
slow that the progress of the build
ing was delayed at least six months
thus requiring the services of a super
intendent for this extra time.
(4) No dressing rooms were flgur-
ed in the original contract. We found
this was a serious omission and had
them put in by local labor at cost
of S1O45.67 which sum was about
$500 less than figures submitted by
the general contractor.
(5) Decorating of the building
was not originally contemplated at
fhis time. We found however that we
could save $500 on the job by having
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-04-23

GRAND TOTAL.-----.---.----.--- IoU' Z
Submitted April 14th, 1924.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-04-23
CITY FATHERS MEET;
TRANSACT IMPORTANT
BUSINESS MATTERS
Lancaster, Wis. April IA. 1872.

Lancaster, Wis, April IA, 1924.
The adjourned regular meeting Of
the city council was held Monday ev-
ening, April IA Mayor E. L. Mccoy
presided over the meeting.
All members of the council were
present.
The treasurer's report was read and
approved. The report showed cash
balance in the treasury of $32,821.09
which includes $2483.72 balance in
the Peoples State Bank.
Bills to the amount of $730.50 were
presented allowed and ordered paid,
&c fOII
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-04-23

Dr.. Arthur P. Burris, 80, for 90
years a dentist, died at Fl. Atklnson
last week. He was the Oldest oen'iS'
IN the United States. 1o
The town of Highland in iowa
county paid bounty on SIS rattlesnaAes
last year. Henry Sittig, a farmer, re-
ceived s12 bounty for killing "a rep
tiles.
Two carloads of grade and pure deo
bred Guernsey cattle valued at so,ooo
have been shipped from Fond ou Lay
to a Mormon colony in Morgan county
Utah.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-04-23

N. A. Thompson, county board mem
Der of Douglas county, claims that
schoolhouse dances sponsored by the
parent-teacher associations are the
E'worst dances in the county. Be
cause the dances are exempt from IL
cense fees and inspections they draw
the worst element.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-04-23

Roland Kramer, Green Bay news
boy, saved the life of Leroy Lurqu1n,
8. who fell into a sewer. The child
was entirely submerged when the
plucky newsie came to his rescue.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-04-23
FAYETTEVILLE

FAYETTEVILLE - The PlatteVllIe
fire companies are making prepara-
tions to fete their Oldest charter mem
Der. John Martens. When the nre
company was organized fifty years
AGO Mr. Martens was the first to Joln'
Since that time he has always been
on the iOb-and has been one OF the
most interested and active members
of the company. A special program
will be given in Martens honor anu
he will he presented with very SUD-
stantial gift. g
Lawrence France, youngest SUI %
Mr. and Mrs. Newell Il. France u
this city, has been transferred ron
Racine, where he was engaged III -
NJ c. A. work, to Canton, Ohlo. ~
Canton he works with headqua , Iei ?
in the large Y. NJ. G. A. pulIuIlls
erected by Hoover, of the HOWE
Sweeper company. Mr.. France Is one
Of the Platteville young men "ho hSS9
made good He has been actlVe III
H. c. A. work since his graouaClutll
from school. his ability and eHorts
have been recognized and his pTesenl
position is a very fine one. Mr.. France =
and his wife visited here enroule ~
Canton.
Geo. Cullen has rented the ELL LI.
Riechers farm south of Belmont IoI
five years. He will operate 34o acres
and milk 80 COWS.
Ella Parish, daughter of VIII RAJ
ism of Ellenboro, left the Cunnlns
ham hospital recovered from recent
appendicitis operation. -, 10
We presume canned soup VIII pe
in demand now. Mrs. Ed SaW0rloge
found a gold ring that had accidental
" fallen off the finger of some oper-
ator in a canning factory as she open
Cd a can for lunch last week.-Wlt-
ness.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-04-23

it done when the scaffolding used by
the other workmen was in place and
so felt that it was economy in the
long run to do it at this time.
co The architects specifications
called for brick costing $26 per M.
In order to secure a type and quality
of brick that would be suitable for
the building we were obliged to pay
S35 per NJ. so that this item alone
made an extra of around 5000 to
$1,000.
With the exception of the heating
and ventilating contract of c. A.
Hooper, all items shown on the at
tached sheet have been paid in full.
We are holding back $500 on this
contract until this contractor puts
the system in satisfactory working
condition.
1t is the opinion of the committee
that the building has been completed
in a satisfactory and workmanlike
manner and that our citizens should
justly feel proud of their Community
Center.
Respectfully submitted this 14th
day of April, 1924, by the committee:
HENRY HENKEL.
j. C. DOOLITTLE.
H. E. SCHREINER.
C. B. ZIEGLER.
V. L. SHOWALTER.
ADOLPH WEPKING.
EDGAR CROFT.
H. c. ORION
HARRY F. BARNETT.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-04-23
Attest: F. P. Barnett, City Clerk.

Lancaster, Wis, April Is, 1924
In compliance with the laws of the
State of Wisconsin, the Common COun-
Gil of the City of Lancaster met on
Tuesday evening, April 18th, 1924 for
the purpose of organization.
The meeting was presided over by
Mayor George E. Beck
Members present were Aldermen
H. c. Orion, H. E. Ramshaw, V. L.
Showalter, E. J. Bennett, H. E. Croft,
Grant Hampton, Chas. Tiedeman and
H. F. Barnett.
After stating the purpose of the
meeting, the Mayor appointed the fol-
lowing officers for the ensuing year:
City Clerk-F. P. Barnett.
Citv Attorney-R. M. Orchard.
Janitor at Municipal Building-Dav-
id Spaith.
Matron of Rest Room-Mrs. Anna
Hoffman.
Weighmaster-Joh Mcnamara
CITY Marshal and Supt. OF Water
Works-William Kerr.
Night Watchman-E. E. Oleson.
Alderman Showalter made motion
that the appointments OF the Mayor
no confirmed. Vote was taken by roll
call all members voting in the aHlrm-
alive.
Alderman V. L. Showalter was
elected president of the council.
Mayor Beck announced the commit
tees for the coming year, as follows:
Board of Public Works-GrahI
Hampton, Harvey E. Croft, II. +. Bar
nett. co,
tor III G, Orion, Chas. Tiedeman.
business Committee-H. c. orion,
Henry Ramshaw, E. j. Bennett.
Committee on Ordinances and By
I,aws-Harvey E. Croft, p. J. Ben
nett, Chas. Tiedeman.
Upon motion by Alderman Tlede-
man the council adjourned.
---@ GEORGE E. BECK,
Mayor
Attest: F. P. Barnett, City Clerk.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-04-23
REPORT OF THE LANCASTER MU'
NICIPAL BLDG. COMM.

To the Mayor and Common Council
of the City Of Lancaster.
We submit herewith a report snow
inc expenditures made for the cree
ton and equipment OF the new Null
cipal building and fire station.
These figures were taken from the
several contracts, the superinten-
dents orders, and records and vouch-
ers in the city clerks office.
There was available for the con-
struction and equipment OF theSe
buildings the following sums;
Proceeds of bond issue and
premium on same-----------SlU4'IU O.oo
Appropriation by council 90
toward fire station o,OOO.oo
Estimates for equipment q
furnishings approved and
confirmed by council on
May Sth, 1923------------------- l5,Io9.OO
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-04-23

The report of the building commit
tee of the Municipal Building was
presented and accepted. The council
expressed their thanks to the commit
tee for their excellent showing and
for the good work done while on the
committee They were not discharged
as the heating system is to be tested
during zero weather.
The city clerk was instructed to
have deed recorded of additional land
bought of w. B. Griswold at Klondlke
spring.
The city clerk was instructed to
have the municipal building commit
tee report published.
Upon motion of Alderman Showal-
ter the meeting adjourned.
E. L. MCCOY,
Mayor.
Evening star., 1924-04-06

has been reported sick, according to
the New York Association for I'm
proving the Condition of the Poor,
which today made public a report en-
bodying the findings of six years in
vestigation. Inadequate income and
inadequate supervision of homes and
attention to the needs of children
were found to be the primary causes
of illness.
Pneumonia and ricketts, accounted
for the greatest number of deaths,
and to combat these diseases, ths as
sociation started an educational cam
paign in conjunction with the city
health department.
More than 20 per cent of women
between twenty-one and forty-four