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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-10-22

Sunday, the elder Thompson saw
men in nut trees near his home ana
when he ordered them off they drew
revolvers and drove him from the
place. Thompson ran to his sons
home for aid The son, father ana
another man ran to the scene ana
demanded that the stolen property De
removed from the automobile. In
stead. the occupants of the car mace
an attack with the result that the
younger Thompson was injured. Inc
license number of the car was oD-
tanned.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-10-22
School Notes.

The school is progressing nicely
with little absence or hardness.
The children received their report
cards showing their standings for the
work covered the first six weeks Ut
school, their standings being marked
from their class record, work handed
in and written tests.
All are interested in seeing how
much they can raise their standings
in the next six weeks.
The Flora school Civic club held
their meeting the last period Friday
afternoon. After electing new officers
and adding a new amendment to their
constitution they gave Columbus Day
program A number of the parents and
friends were present. We were glad to
have you with us. Come again.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-10-22

J. c. Edgington and wife and son,
Carol, and Albert Ziegler were at
Harry Hartnett's Sunday and attend
ed church at Union.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-10-22

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Lippolt nave
moved to Ra cine from Cuba City.
Miss Helen Lee of Dodgeville ana
Will Greenwood of Mineral Point were
married Saturday.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-10-22

Many wife is raising family
and a husband.
The Washington times., 1924-04-22
BRITAIN FEARS
DAWES PLAN
SNAC
War Debt Cancellation Plan
Urged by French Paper
Causes Doubt.

LONDON, April 19.-The Paris
Mathis open advocacy Of cancella-
ton Of war debts in return for &C.
ceptance Of the Dawes reparation
plan aroused fears in British official
circles today that the report may
yet be ditched.
Ever, since the report was pub.
1ished Britain has been fearful that
France would attempt to bring up
the question of war debts in connec.
ton with the reparations settlement
1t is understood this was the reason
Premier Macdonald has been SO
anxious to have the United States
come out openly in support Of the
Dawes report.
Premier Macdonald knows it is
impossible for Great Britain to can.
Gel war debts unless the United
States is willing to reopen the fund
ing agreement. Official circles be.
lieve this is unlikely.
The Washington times., 1924-04-22
Vl|GHT'' s FARM
BILL BEFORE
HOUSE
-
Substitute for McNary-Haugen
Measure Is Supported by
Secretary Wallace.

Legislation for relief Of the wheat
farmers along lines Of the McNary-
Haugen bill, which has the support
Of Secretary Wallace, was intro
duced today in the House by Con.
gresham Weight, Republican OF
Wisconsin.
Voight has opposed the McNary-
Haugen bill which. takes in wheas
corn, cotton, wool, cattle, sheep and
hogs. He contends the McNary-
Haugen bill unavoidable as to cattle,
sheep, hogs, cotton and wool. and
10 so full Of defects as to insure its
rejection by the House. He will
bring out his bill as a substitute.
Admitting that his objections to
the McNary.Haugen legislation had
delayed it's progress through the
ouse Agriculture Committee
Voigt said today he expected the
McNary. Haugen bill would be voted
, out by a majority Of the COMMITTEES
during the present week.
II have been insisting on. know
ing what ! was to vote on" said
Voigt. During the past two weeks
the bill has been held UP by its
friends who have rewritten some
of it's sections five or six times.
"In three days all the COMMITTEES
has done is to change the word scrip
to the word receipt and otherwise
the scrip plan remains in the bill"
This plan has been attacked by
Congressman as illegal in that it
proposes a scheme of fiat money
which will flood the country and
soon prove practically valueless.
The Voigt bill creates a United
States Wheat Corporation with a
capital of $50, zoo, 900 taken from the
Federal Treasury.
The corporation is to buy wheat
until the price Of No. northern
spring wheat reaches $1.65 per
bushel at Minneapolis. When the
price goes above this the corporation
can sell wheat in domestic markets
to hold the price down, otherwise
It must export.
A charge of Is per cent is col.
lected on the selling price by the
producers to meet possible export
losses.
The Washington times., 1924-04-22
SURGEONS PUT A PATCH
ON A MANS WINDPIPE

PHILADELPHIA, April 22.-One
Of the most delicate and unusual
operations known to surgery was
performed in the Hahnemann Hos
pital here when a mans windpipe
was patched" with skin grated
from his thigh. The operation is
the first Of it's kind ever to be per-
formed in this country and the
third Of it's type on record, phys
icians said.
The patient, Harlan Sharp, Of
Coatesville, Pa, a medical student
at the Hahnemann Medical College,
had a large section of his trachea
removed seventeen years ago as a
result Of diphtherGa. Recently an
opening formed, causing him to
breathe through it instead OF his
nose. The surgeons injected ether,
suspended in olive oil, into his in
testines and then grated the skin
from his thigh over the opening in
the windpipe.
The Washington times., 1924-04-22
TAX BILL
WATTS UPON
COOLIDGE
President Expected to Sign
or Veto Measure Immediate
Iy After His Return.

Fate of the gasoline tax bill
awaits the return of President Cool
idge tonight from New York. AL.
though the recommendations Of the
District Commissioners covering the
bill were received at the White
House yesterday, it was learned to.
day no action had been taken by
the President.
While the Commissioners refused
today to disclose the character Of
their recommendations it 4s under
stood they are averse to the bill.
The Commissioners. it is reported.
prefer the bill originally drawn by
them. While no figures in detail
were submitted by the Commits.
sioners, it il said their report
points out the financial features
Of the bill.
According to the analysis submit
ted by the Commissioners. 1t Is
said, all but. 100000 Of the $4,000
UVV 1OA 0SAOOS
ments during the year will come
out of the pockets Of the taxpay'
ers Of the District.
OF the total amount owners Of
properties abutting highways will
pay 100000 Of which the Govern.
ment, on the basis of the 60.40 di
vision, will receive $4,000.
In addition the Government Will
receive 40 per cent Of the 100000
received from the annual 81 auto
mobile registration fee, bringing
the total to $2S0,00O.
The tax on gasoline will net
100000 all to be applied to street
improvements. Deducting this $780,
900 from the estimated expendi-
ture Of 100000 leaves a balance
Of $1,100,000, to be appropriated Oy
Congress.
Appropriated on the 60-40 basis
this will mean an appropriation of
$4,000 less the amount paid the
Government under the bill leaving
a balance Of 100000.
The Washington times., 1924-04-22
OLGA NETHERsoLE PLANS
RACE FOR PARLIAMENT

LONDON, April 22.-Olga Neither.
sole, who since heB retirement from
the sta BE has been engaged in social
and philanthropic work in London
announced her intention of entering
politics.
IF not at a bye-election, she
said, then at the general election
I'll stand for Parliament. My arI
is the joy of my life, but humanity
is my religion. Prevention of dis
ease, moral and physical, Is now
my hfework, and recognition that
legislation is essential compels me
to seek to enter Parliament. NV
policy is one OF practical idealism
which must appeal to members Of
all parties"
The Washington times., 1924-04-22
Drapery Department

Curtains one-half regular price. Suitable for town
homes or summer cottages. One to four pairs of a
pattern. Voiles, novelty nets, Irish point Brussels
yards. Former prices, $3.50 to S25.O0 per pair Spe-
ca1 price, $3.50 to $3.50.
CURTAIN MATERIALS
Irish point madras, white and co1ors marquisettes
and novelty nets. Lengths range from 10 wards to
so yards. Special price from 15c to $1.25 per yard
The Washington times., 1924-04-22
IRAK TROUBLE THREATENS
COMPACT WITH BRITAIN

BAGDAD, April 22.-The agita-
ton against acceptance of the Anglo
1rak treaty and subsidiary agree.
ments between Great Britain and
Irak indicates that the constituent
assembly will refuse to ratify ell
pacts unless they are Substantially
modified.
One of the main points Of the
agitators is that Great Britain fails
to guarantee that the MoSul villayet
will not be surrendered to Turkey.
The Washington times., 1924-04-22
FRENCH SECRETLY PLAN
FLIGHT TO NORTH POLE

PARIS, April 22.-FolIowing the
opening Of the round.the-world air
competition between America and
England, new contest for the hon.
or Of landing the first plane at the
North Pole has been revealed.
The French air ministry for
months has been secretly preparing
q new machine to race Captain
Amundsen to the pole.
a. It Is expected both the planes will
be ready within month, and will
start for the pole before the end
of May.
The Washington times., 1924-04-22
The Linen Shop

| The quaint charm of Dolly Madison Bed Spreads
has made them the favored bed coverings i'm artistic
homes everywhere.
Single bed size (fOr spread and sham), reduced
Double bed size (for spread and sham), reduced to
set ................... .............. .$16.OO
| I'll. S. PILLOW CASES.
Moses ode Luxe Ill., S. Cases, size 42x36. Reduced
| TO QUO
Moses "De Luxe" III. S. Cases, size 4Sx36 Reduced
The Washington times., 1924-04-22


fetching things
a o prices patterns.
The Washington times., 1924-04-22
Russian Fish Industry
in East in Hands
of japanese

The fishing industry Of the
Russian Far East is more than
80 per cent controlled by Japa-
nese capital, figures available
at the Department Of Commerce
showed today.
OF a total of $4,000 men en-
ployed, "a per cent are Japanese,
81 per cent Russian and the
remainder Koreans and Chinese.
The Department of Commerce
was informed the Russians are
attempting to counteract the
Japanese influence by establish
ment of Russian-backed COM
panies.
The Washington times., 1924-04-22

TITS WITH GREAT SOR.
ROW THAT THE OFF,
GERS AND DIRECTORS
OF THE CHAPIN-SACKS
CORPORATION AN.
NoUNcE THE DEATH
OF THEIR FRIEND AND
BUSINESS ASSOCIATE
MR.: A: A. CHAPLIN.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-05-17
Science

One of the greatest recent achieve
ments of science has. been in combin-
ing both simplicity and efficiency in
instruments designed to magnify the
powers Of mans sense organs.
For instance, the geophone, orig
mated during the war and since
perfected for mining use, is com
posed Of fiat iron ring, two Ola
phragms. two brass cap pieces and
a tube and stethoscope. With this
simple instrument sledge pounding
can be detected 5000 feet through
solid rock. 1000 feet through coal
and 800 feet through clay.
1t is a matter of common expe-
rienoe that normal conversation can
not be heard through the average
house wall. With this instrument,
talking can be heard through a fifty
foot thickness of coal with about
the clearness of the old-fashioned
photograph. This gives an idea of
the extent to which a device so sim.
pie as to be almost crude magnifies
the powers Of the human senses
The geophone can locate and help
rescue entombed miners, locate fires.
find water leaks and determine the
drift Of drill holes.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-05-17
LESS SPYING IN GOVERNMENT

m HE committee investigating the charges of misconduct
of office made against Senator B. Wheeler of Montana
by Department of Justice agents has made its report
pletely generating Wheeler.
The report signed only by Democrats but also
by William Borah chairman of the committee and Senator
Charles McNary of Oregon perfectly good Republicans
hence cannot be branded party affair But member of
the committee Senator Sterling of South Dakota old guard
''lame duck, refused to sign it.
The committee found that the brought by Department
of Justice agents against Wheeler had all the armarks of
political frameup, which Wheeler said it
The investigation brought out these facts:
That George Lockwood of Indiana charge of publicity
for the Republican National Committee and publisher of the
against Wheeler
That named Coan, in the employ of Lockwood, had
to Montana with orders get something Wheeler
for counteracng Wheeers expose of the Daughery
regime in the Department of Justice.
That in Government employ taking instructions from
William J. Burns former chief of the bureau of investigation
had aided Coan in his search for something Wheeler
Burns acted orders from former Attorney General
Daugherty, who out of office.
That Department Justice legal representatives had
taken part in the plot embarrass Wheeler by presenting
saed evidence gathered by Coan the federal grand jury
in Montana
While may have been temporarily embarrassing to Sen
aor Wheeler the whole episode has and
helpful end
It demonstrated graphically the pubk Daugh-
ery regime the Department of Justice used srongarm and
underworld methods accomplish their aims.
1t proved beyond doubt that these aims often nothing
less than nmdang independent and honest officials
1t exposed the methods of William j. Burns and forced
his resignation.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-05-17
CHINA,S SUN GOES OFT

IN r. SUN 1ATSEN, father of the Chinese Republic life
and soul of the revolution of freed the Fowery
Kingdom from the decaden Manchu in Canton his
South China capital
With his going passes China liberal constructive
leader and far observe there is
place
Elected first president China after the revolution which
he had prepared through busy lifetime of perous endeavor
which took him all the world he resigned
Shih-kai in the belief he would preserve peace.
Dr. Sun supported Yuan with all his might until he saw
Yuan preparing traitor the republic by procamng
himself emperor, then he fought him tooth and nail
From Yuan down Tsao Kun present presidnet
m Republic has been in the hands of incapable often dis
honest leaders who thanks to the support foreign
ments able keep up facade of authority China
constitution which Sun had sweated blood to give her. has
long since been flung the winds by petty puppets of
Picking.
Thus with following of his own Sun established another,
capital Canton where, 1921 he was elected president
second time The Powers recognized him. however
ferring to deal with the weakings in the north
Sun aimed to dsarm the 100000 rapscalIion socaled
soldiers of China ravagng the country small
effective national army instead he planned over
the Republics trackess regions railways and har
bors and establish schools all the land
So he bitterly hated by powerful interests The British
particularly hostile for had his succeeded to
make Canton the great port of South China Hongkong belong
ing to Britain, would have dwndd insgnfcance
just Portuguese Macao nearby Hongkong
sprang up.
Accused of all of dishonesty one not even those
who would have given millions to get something was
able prove he had diverted single penny to his own use
Chnas chief trouble 70 have had but one
Sun. And he's gone.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-05-17
OKLAHOMAN
BUILDS CITY
FOR CHARITY
Dream of Orphan Boy
Comes True in Model
own,
BIZ EFA Ser,{ae

By NEA SerUice
SAND SPRINGS, Okla, May II.
AS an orphaned boy almost sixty
years ago, Charles Page, with his
finger. traced in the sands of a corn
field near Stevens Point, Wis, the
plans for a model city, dedicated to
serve humanity.
Today the boy. now grown to man
hood and wealthy through millions
of dollars amassed from oil, sees a
realizatin of his immature dream in
this utopian town he founded just
seven miles from the outskirts of
Tulsa.
Sand Springs, the city as Page in
tended it to be, is built about what
is probably the most unique and
charitable organization in the United
States
The nucleus of it's life is the Sand
Spring home, an institution estab-
lished to shield orphaned boys and
girls from some of the hard knocks
which Page had experienced most
his life.
Sand Springs home owns outright
more than 10000 acres of fat farm
ing land.
States Richest Enterprise
1t dominates and controls a stand
ard gauge electric line running from
its door to Tulsa, runs a water and
gas company. owns innumerable
spouting oil wells, operates a cotton
mill costing 100000, sells electric
power to surrounding cities and has
its corporate hand mixed up in nu-
merous other enterprises and utili-
ties
Altogether, Sand Springs home is
perhaps the wealthiest institution
and power in Oklahoma.
Its holding and revenue run up
into the millions every year.
The hundred boys and girls shield
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-05-17
Good Company
BY HAL COCHRAN

Like a maze of color, such was
she, or a rainbow in the sky; and
she made me think of a sun-kissed
day as she calmly sauntered by.
Her hat. her gown, well. everything.
it seemed, was just that quaint to
make you think of the harmony
that a painter'd like to paint.
And who am l that 1 judge this
miss? Well, she looked in my di-
rection. and her smile that day, as
she glanced my way, was the last
word in perfection. How often I
have seen that girl. the vision
quickly told me, and I walked right
up and spoke to her cause I knew
she wouldn't scold me.
Then we sauntered up the avenue
to a small but good cafe. where we
passed perhaps an hour or two (and
q five-buck biln away. And then
she talked Of a movie show, and, of
course, that's where we went. And.
my, ooh. my, how the time does fly,
for another hour was spent.
When the hlm was DER and there
was no more. and we had no place
&c roam; well, we took a car and
we travelled far till we finally landed
home. Twas a night well spent for
a girl and gent. and I'm ready for
another: cause I oft partake, and
for her sake. the girl takes my
mother.
Copyright. 1924. NEA Service, Inc.)
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-05-17

York 1t has been an integral part
of Tammany administration. With
out 1t, 1t is impossible to conceive
Of Tammany's long-continued exist
ence.
Business Organization
For Tammany HALL is and has
been a business organization Its
business is politics and it Is in bust
ness 10 make money, just as much
as any other business concern. Glory
and excitement prestige and power,
the JOY of being boss. Of course,
have played a part, but the real
driving force always has been the
business instinct.
Many things have been done by
the Talnmany organiza ton in the
name Of democracy These things
present day leaders point to with
pride. But Tammany has granted
concessions to the people with just
exactly the same readiness as have
ruling oIgarchies in all lands at all
times. 1t has given the people just
as much as the people have been
able to wiring out Of it. Or consid-
ering it more properly as a business
organization. 1t has taken as much
from the people and given the peo-
pie as little as possible.
For Universal Suffrage
1t was Tammany that got behind
the movement early in the nine
teenth century that resulted in uni
versal suffrage, the abolition of
property qualifications. Tammany
went about this reluctantly and only
when convinced that it was inevi-
table. Tammany, composed of mer-
chants and other men Of property,
had no desire to complicate it's bust
ness by letting in additional hordes
of voters to be dealt with. But
once convinced that it had to be
done. a virtue was made Of it and
the role Of champion of the people
continued unbroken. Exactly the
same was true as to immigrants.
Tammany needed the additional
votes md SO, in the name Of greater
democracy, it brought in the litter
ate voters and used them.
Tamany has been a business con-
Germ all it's life and a concern pay.
ing enormous profits to it's success
i've operators, the little interlocking
boards of Tammany Society and
Tammany Hall. 1t paid it's biggest
dividends, no doubt, in the days of
Tweed Estimates, following Tweed's
conviction and Imprisonment, of the
amounts stolen from the city in the
years between 1855 and 1871 ranged
all the way from $4,000, 900 TO
$200,000,000, including issues Of
fraudulent bonds. City Controller
Richard B. Connolly, one of the ring,
got away safely to London with
$4,000. 900
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-05-17
ART WORK IS
EMERGING
FROM DUST
Pictures in United States
Capitol Show Events of
Early History.
MAMA'e

7ASHINGTON. May 16.-Tor
.IW the first time in nearly a
G half century, Uncle Sans
most priceless art treasures-the
eight great historical paintings that
hang in the rotunda Of the United
States Capitol-are being cleaned
and the colors restored to - their
original freshness.
Emerging from underneath years
Of accumulated dust and dirt, the
fulnsized figures of men, women
and horses have taken on a bright
ness that makes them look almost
life-like and actually startles the be-
holder Although some of the pic
lures were painted more than 100
years ago. not a pigment seems to
have faded.
History Shows
Four of the large canvases are
the works of Maj. John Trumbull,
aide-de-camp to General Washing
ton. who was commissioned by Con-
gress in 1917 to paint them at a
price of $4,000 each. They depict
some Of the most momentous hours
in American revolutionary history,
and are familiar to most Americans,
having been extensively copied.
Trumbull' works are THE Sign
ing Of the Declaration of Indepen-
dence" at Philadelphia, July 4, 1875;
THE Surrender Of CORVALLIS at
Yorktown" on Oct. 10, 1881; The
Surrender of Burgoyne" at Saratoga,
n. Y, on Oct. II. 1777. and Gen
eral Washington Resignation from.
the Army" at Annapolis, Dec. %,
1888.
Canvas Celebrated
THE Signing of the Declaration
of independence" is the most cele-
brated of Trumbull's canvases and
has been copied thousands of times.
The scene is In the hall Of the Cont
mental Congress. John Hancock, a
kindly-faced old man in a black
velvet suit, high-bucl1led slippers,
stockings and powdered wig, is seat
ed at the table. Before him stands
the Committee of AFive''-Thomas
Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin
Franklin, Roger Sherman and Rob
ert L. Livingston-whi the rest
of the signers are seated before the
table
The other four canvases in the
rotunda are THE Landing of Co
lumbus,' by Vanderlyn; THE Dis
covery Of the Mississippi River by
De Soto" by w. H Powell; The
Baptism of Pocahontas," by John G.
Chapman, and THE Embarkation of
the Pilgrims" by Wier. These were
all painted early in the last century
and were bought by the Government
at from $4,000 to $12, 900 each.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-05-17

come a necessity for the citys
health.
Sewage disposal plants are oper-
ating and being enlarged. but they
cannot meet the need entirely for
years. Unless Chicago takes this
water, the river will carry its waste
into the lake and pollute the drink
ing water supply.
This diversion at Chicago reduces
by about s per cent the average flow
over Niagara Falls. 1t has lowered
the average level of Lakes Michigan
and Huron, also. by about 5.5 inches.
The principal protest has come from
the Niagara power interests, Cana
dian and American, which would use
this water to turn turbines.
THE effect on navigation is that
lake boats cannot load quite so
heavily each inch subtracted from
harbor depth meaning a loss of
about 100 tons of cargo from a big
freighter."