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New Britain herald., 1925-04-21

HOME AND MODEL INTERIORS
 by Henry w. ifrohne and Alice F, and Bettlna Jackson. THE ROOM BEAUTIFUL by Cliff
 ford and Lawton.
 A collection of interior ilustra- tions showing decoration and fur- nishing details of the important fur nishing periods,
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-12-30
% FOUND GUILTY I'M
BIG DISTILLERY PLOT
Face TrOO-Yeor Prison SEN
tence and $4,000 Fine.

indianapolis. - Twenty-three men
from st. Louis, Cincinnati and Chicago
were found guilty in Federal court
here of conspiracy to violate the ma
tional prohibition laws in connection
with withd' }wal of 10000 gallons of
prewar whisky from the Jack Daniel
distillery at st. Louis.
Twenty of the men are from st.
Louis, where several of them are
prominent in politics; two are from
Cincinnati and one from Chicago.
December 30 was set by Judge Rob
ert c. Baltzell for passing sentence.
A maximum sentence of two years
may be assessed.
Among those convicted were: Ar
mold j. Hellmink, former collector of
internal revenue; Nat Goldstein. Re-
publican leader and former clerk of
the Circuit court; State Senator Mi
chael J. Kinney, Michael ]. Whalen
former alderman, and William J. Kin
ney, deputy Internal revenue collector,
all of st. Louis.
Mrs. Ada Centrum, John Gehrum and
August Walter, Cincinnati, were ex-
onerated by the jury.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-12-30
President FaUors Speeding
IN of Waterway Projects

Washington.-The midwestern fight
for speedy completion of the inland
waterway system is beginning to show
results.
This was indicated at the White
House, when it was stated that Presi-
dent Coolidge, providing funds are
available, is in favor of the expendi-
ture of an additional $10,O00000 dur
ing the next fiscal year in the de-
velopment of the Mississippi river
project, specifically including the lakes
to the gulf link connecting Chicago
and New Orleans.
The budget already provides APP
proximately S10000,O00 for the
maintenance and development of the
Mississippi system. The army en-
gineers, however, recommended that
an additional $1O,O0O,OOO could prob
ably be spent in hurrying its COM
pletion.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-12-30
ALONG
LIES TRAIL
BY THOMAS ARKLE CLARK
Dean of Men. University Of Illinois.
THE PROMISES OF YOUTH

WYE WE'RE sitting about the din
w ner table thinking-Boyd and
SiIer and Jesse and land the talk
drifted to the young men of today.
"You can't tell much about what
man will do later in life, by what he
does in college," Jesse asserted. The
team had just won n victory, and we
were discussing some of the individual
players.
81 believe you can" Boyd held, "and
l should hate to think otherwise"
We had been in college together.
thirty years before, three Of us, and
to justify one theory or another we
began to recall our classmates and
to see what had become Of them.
There was Gillespie broad-shoul-
dered, a giant in strength and man
with good mind; but he lacked self
control; he yielded always when
temptation came, and when fight
was on he crumpled little soon-
Those who did not like him said he
was yellow. He got one good job aft
er another, and he would work hard
for time, but he didn't hold out, he
gave up too soon He died before he
was fifty from pneumonia induced by
hard drink 1t was only what we
might have expected.
There was Jimmy Mcguire. He was
the fighting Irishman. He was on the
ball team. Not so good, but always
his best until the last inning. He
never admitted that a game was lost
until the last ball had been pitched
He handled ten thousand men dur
ing the war; he ran an open shop,
peacefully most of the time but with
club if necessary and there were mo-
labor strikes He engineered the most
difficult part of the Columbia highway
and accomplished what many an engi-
neer said was impossible. He under
took the construction of one of the
largest dams in the irrigation of the
Northwest and woke one morning to-
find that a food had laid waste all
that he had built and that he was one
hundred and fifty thousand dollars in
debt.
He built dams just as he had played
baseball He cleared away the wreck
age when the flood subsidized and went
to work as If nothing had happened
He's been fiat broke three times with
in the last thirty years, but he's ON
his feet now and going strong. Any
one who knew him in college would
be sure that Jimmy would eventually
win out.
We went over the whole lot who'll
we had known intimately, and they're
doing just about what they promised
to do.
Youth generally fulfills it's promises
and you can usually tell what a mans
going to amount to by what he accom-
plishes and the way he accomplishes
1t before he is twenty.
Jesse admitted it, before we were
through.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-12-30
Farm Marketing Aid
Legislation Is Ready

Westinghouse is ready
to be introduced into congress and
pushed through both the senate and
the house as rapidly as possible to
carry out President Coolidge's recon-
mendations for federal aid to coop
erative marketing organizations The
bill will set up machinery in the De-
partment of Labor to extend govern
ment aid to cooperative marketing
organizations and will seek to find
the best markets for the surplus crops
through the bureau of economics.
In addition, new plan for farm
aid is in the field, with former Gov.
Frank o. Lowden of Illinois as
the proponent. This plan proposes
to set up federal farm board to iron
out the farmers problems, aiming at
stabilizing prices, as the federal re-
serve system acts as the safety valve
in the financial field.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-12-30
M0FFETT ASKS MORE
PLANES FOR U. S. NAVY
Lack of Officers and Men Cur.
failing Activities of
Aviation Units.

Neutrality-suspicious. warning that
naval aviation must have more men,
more officers and more ships if it is to
take its proper place as balanced
and effective arm of the feet, was
sounded by Rear Admiral William A.
Atoffett, chief of the bureau of aero
nautics, In his annual report.
While praising the progress made
In aviation development, Rear Admiral
Moffett asserted that the lack of Off
GERS and enlisted men is seriously cur
failing the activities of naval aviation
units. AS remedy he urged larger
appropriations, declaring that under
present conditions there can be no
increase, either in personnel. or in air.
ships, as the appropriations of the last
five years have been barely sufficient
to purchase planes to meet the normal
losses due to crashes and the regular
wear and tear.
Rear Admiral Moffett cited remark
able figures in repc ting the opera
lions of the air forces of the fleet dur
Ing the last year.
His report disclosed that aviators,
flying both heavier than air and light
er than air machines made 104,776
flights and stayed in the air 65,527
hours IL minutes during the last year.
OF these the heavier than air made
1O1,3S9 flights and remained aloft g.
791 hours 81 minutes.
A study of the figures disclosed that
more than 1000 hours were flown for
every man killed and that an aviator
stayed in the air 800 hours for every
crash. During the year there were
1855 crashes, 80 killed, 8 seriously in
jured, and 80 received minor injuries.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-12-30
CHANCE

a RE things all planned out before
hand in mans life, or do they
just happen? Is there some one or
something that at the proper time
turns us into the right road, or are we
the playthings of chance? don't
know, and Fairfield is a PRESBYTERIAN
who should believe in predestination.
and yet he says he doesn't know.
either.
l believe thoroughly in every MANS
having plan for carrying out during
his life, and yet most of the things
have done during the last forty years
that have been worth doing l never
planned at all to do.
Fairfield is a scholar and a success
full business man. I've often wondered
now he got where he is. He told me
about it one day
Donaldson and / had been bows TO-
gether. He moved West when he was
fifteen and seven or eight years later
dropped in on me one day for brief
visit. | was running the farm with no
thought Of anything else. | was mex
perienced. unframed, addressed. Don
aldson had been to college; he had
poise, finesse, well-ftting clothes, a
soft voice and soft hand. and GER
tain latent power He had conceit too.
and he piqued my pride. went to
college a year later.
Il was detarmineGeto be a journalist
and had prepared for that procession,
but chance again took hold of me and
thrust me into business. I met Gran
ger one night about commencement
time; he offered me job, took #
and here am. OF course I've worked
How did you happen to get into the
particular branch of the business that
you are now running?" / inquired.
i never meant to- he admitted.
I've always said it was wished on me-
The man who really should have man
aged the job was in Europe when a
crisis came. was just put in TO fill a
gap, and stayed, and staying tried
to use my head to good advantage"
How did you meet your wife?" I
went on. Donaldson has a wonderful
wife.
Il was just filling In at a dinner
party for another man who was taken
Ill at the last minute, and she was my
partner at dinner. l knew the minute
saw her that she was the one want
ed. 1t seems as If everything that 1
have done or acquired has been deter
mined by chance"
And yet Fairfield really doesn't be-
lieye that chance makes a man nor do
|. 1t just seems so.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-12-30
Says Turkey viii Fight to
Defend MosuI Oil Rights

Paris.-Turkey will fight if neces-
sary to defend her rights in Mosul.
Tewfik Rushdi Bey, Turkish foreign
minister, now in Paris. declares. He
adds that if Great Britain offers rea-
sonable terms Turkey will accept
them, but if unreasonable terms are
offered. the decision of the League of
Nations means nothing to Turkey"
1.-THE Turkish constitution forbids
wars of aggression. but we are being
threatened in our own territory" Tew-
fix Bey declares. The reference to
terms is taken to apply to the offer
Of Great Britain to seek an economic
agreement with Turkey.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-12-30
Rifions Retreat After
Setting Fire to ToDU

Casablanca, French Morocco.-Rif
fan contingents have evacuated Ma
hakma of Bou Abel and retreated t.
the north of the Ouergha river after
setting fire to the town, says French
communique.
The statement adds that the extent
of the reversals which Abd-El Krin
has undergone since October l is be
coming more apparent every day anc
that the movement of submission
among the tribes has extended to the
region of the Djebel-Indejel. Submis
sions of tribesmen also have been re
ported in the Spanish zone.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-12-30
King Ali of Hedjaz Quits
AS Foes Capture Jedd0

Port Sudan, Egypt.-King Ali of the
Hedjaz, eldest son of King Hussein,
who was forced to abdicate in Octo-
Der, 1924, has himself abdicated, ow-
ing to the collapse of the defenses of
Jedda, which has been invaded by
Ibn Saud, sultan of Nejd
Since he succeeded his father on
the throne of Hedjaz, King ALI has
been engaged in a desperate struggle
to put down the opposition of Ibn
Saud.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-12-30
HOUSE PASSES NEW
TAX BILL 800 TO rs
Amended to Limit Tenure of
Office for Members of
Appeals Board.

Washington The house of repre-
sentatives passed the tax bill.
On a roll call vote of 800 to Is, the
measure went sailing through al
though amended in the closing hours
of a heated debate so as to reduce
tenure of office for members of the
board of tax appeals to fourteen years.
An attempt of Representative Rainey,
Democrat of Illinois, to recommit the
entire bill and report it back with a
20 per cent maximum surtaX rate and a
70 per cent maximum estate tax rate
failed on roll call vote of 267 to
lat.
The bill with its reductions in nor
NAL, surtax and estate tax rates, Its
increased exemptions and its reduced
excise levies went through just as the
committee had reported it on Deem
Der Z.
The bill now goes to the senate
where the finance committee is SEIZED
uled go commence consideration on
January 4. 1t will reach the floor Of
the senate the latter part of January
and is expected to become law by
March 1, which will be time to make
the cuts in income taxes effective on
1925 earnings for which returns must
be filed by March 49,
The bill as passed reduced revenues
approximately $325, 100000 during the
calendar year 1926. $335,O00,000 dur
ing 1927, and S345, 100000 during 1928
OF this amount 193,0OO,0QO is ac-
counted for by income tax reductions,
$S3,O00,000 is due to automobile tax
cuts, 100000 to the repeal of the
gift tax and the balance of $48,000,000
is caused by the repeal of various mis-
cellaneOus taxes.
Income tax cut provided by the bill
include reduction of present normal
rates of 2 per cent on the first $4,000;
4 per cent on the next $4,000, and 6
per cent above that amount, to ~, 3
and per cent, respectively. The max
imum on which the % per cent earned
income deduction applies is made $780,
600, instead of $4,000
Surtaxes are reduced to a maximum
of 20 per cent, instead of 40 per cent
Personal exemptions are increased
from $1,000 for single persons to
$1,000 and from $1,000 for heads of
families to $780,
The tax on corporation earnings re-
mains unchanged at 1917 per cent.
The capital stock tax also remains in
the bill.
The publicity provision of the pres
ent law, requiring amounts paid by
individuals and corporations to be
open to public inspection. is repealed.
The estate tax is reduced from q
maximum of 40 per cent to maxi.
mum of 20 per cent. The gift tax is
repealed entirely.
Taxes on automobiles, trucks, tires.
and accessories are repealed and the
tax on automobiles is cut from to
3 per cent. Taxes on cigars are cut
by about Is per cent. The tax on al
cohol is cut in half over a period OF
two years.
Manufacturers excise taxes and
other miscellaneous taxes are repealed
entirely.
The admission tax remains In the
law, except for the exemption of the
legitimate spoken drama,
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-12-30
Andrews Puts Ban on Gin,
Whisky in Medicine.

Washington.-New prohibition regu-
lations, prohibiting the use of whisky,
brandy, or gin in medicinal prepare
tons, were issued by Assistant Secre-
tary of the Treasury Andrews.
The rules are effective February 1,
1925, and apply to all medicines, toilet
waters, and flavcring extracts unfit
for beverage purposes, except in spe-
cific cases.
In place of the prescribed liquors
Andrews will authorize the use OF
wine and alcohol in nonbeverage
preparations Use of whisky, brandy
and other distilled spirits in treat.
ment Of sickness on physicians pre-.
scriptions will be permitted.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-12-30
Anna Nilsson, Film Star,
Hurt in Fall From Horse

Los Angeles, Cal.-Anna Q. Nilsson,
screen star, was severely injured
when the horse she was riding became
frightened at an automobile and
ran away through the forest at Lake
Arrowhead, it became known here.
The actress was taken to hospital in
Hollywood, where she was treated for
a dislocated vertebrae and numerous
bruises.
The injury to Miss Missions spine
was caused by the branch of a tree,
which struck her across the back and
threw her to the ground.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-12-30
Wife of Senator Fess of
Ohio Dies at Wosb;nofor

Washington.-Mrs Simeon D. Tess,
wife of the senator from Ohio, died at
Emergency hospital of complications
resulting from injuries received in an
automobile accident on Summit noun
tain, near Uniontown, Pa, November
"a, while the senator and his party
were returning to Washington for the
opening of congress-
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-12-30
c. E. Yerkes, Son of Late
Traction Mdgnate, Is Dead

Evanston, nl.-Charles e. Yerkes,
son Of the late Charles T. Yerkes, Chi
cago traction magnate, died at his
home, 1913 Ridge avenue, Evanston.
He was sixty-three years old and had
been i'll for four days Of pneumonia
Mr. Yerkes was born in Philadelphia
The widow, Mrs. Mabel L. Guerin
Yerkes, a daughter Mrs. Robert
Yerkes of Detroit, and a son, Charles
K. Yerkes of Evanston, survive.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-12-30
WISCONSIN
HAPPENINGS
Important News of the Badger State
Arranged in Condensed Form

Madison-Sneep raising on a larger
scale in Wisconsin is advocated by the
University of Wisconsin agricultural
experiment station. Few, if any,
places offer better opportunities for
the economical and profitable produc-
ton Of mutton and wool than Wiseon-
sin, Frank Kleinheinz, member of
the stations staff, said In the north
ern counties there are large areas of
cut-over timber lands, or sections
where forest fires have ragged and
where clover and other grasses grow
successfully among the stumps. Good
markets are near, the shipping time
from the most distant points to Mil
waukee and Chicago being 80 hours,
Mr.. Kleinheinz stated. Because Of the
nearby markets sheep do not have a
heavy shrinkage in weight as when
they are shipped from greater dis
lance.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-12-30
Head of Wheaton College
Is Dead of Heart Disease

Wheaton, III. - Charles Albert
Blanchard, for the past forty years
president of Wheaton college, died
suddenly of heart disease two hours
before he was to have conducted fu-
neral services for Rev. Eva Lud-
gate. Doctor blanchard was head
of the school which his father founded
in 1860 and served as president until
his death.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-12-30

Rome.-After passing laws which
give Premier Mussolini absolute con-
troll over every department of the
government, national and municipal.
the Italian parliament has adjourned.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-12-30
Fall. Dohenys to Stand Trinl

Washington.-The applications OF
Albert B. Fall and E. L. Doheny, ST.,
and E. L. Doheny, Jr., for q rehearins
on appeal from the decision sustaining
bribery indictments against them In
connection with naval oil leases, have
been denied by the Court of Appeals
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-12-30
Prof. E. S. Morse Dies

Salem, Mass.-Prof Edward S.
Morse, noted zoologist and former pro-
lessor of zoology at the Imperial uni
versity of Tokyo, Japan, died at his
home here. He was eighty-seven years
old
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-12-30
1000, 900 Cattle Tested

Washington.-More than 100000
cattle were tested last year by the De
partment of Agriculture and 100000
are awaiting inspection for tubercu-
losis, according to a report issued by
the department. OF the 100000 test
ed 81 per cent was condemned.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-12-30
CIV. Hill Heads Tobacco Firm

New York.-George w. Hill was
elected president of the American To-
bacco company to succeed his father,
the late Percival S. Hill.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-12-30
Wisconsin Professor DropB.

Madison, Wise. o. Coburne. in.
structor in economies at the Uniyer-
sity of Wisconsin. was drowned in
Like Mendoza here.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-12-30

Manila.-Reports reaching here say
that the cholera epidemic Is spreading
to the southern islands of the Philip
pine grouD.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-12-30

Madison-Luke F. Murphy, parole
officer of the Wisconsin state reforma-
tory, mas been promoted to the posi-
ton of chief probation officer under
the state board of control He sue
ceeds d. n. Jestad, resigned.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-12-30

Hudson--A 100000 fire in'the Chap
in Hall hotel at Hudson forced about
40 guests and employees into the street
and destroyed the entire building. The
fire is believed to have started from
defective electrical VIKING.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-12-30

Beaver DANA mouth organ band
is being organized in Beaver Dam un-
der the direction of Prof. ID. G. Burk-
holder Of the vocational school. The
band is starting with 45 members and
all children are eligible the only re-
quirement being that they possess a
mouth organ. Prof. Burkholder is also
the director Of the Beaver Dam Ameri-
can Legion band, Juvenile band high
school band, and of the school and
civic orchestras.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-12-30

der-Conservation Warden
Robinson rounded up. seven game law
violators. In Municipal court at
Rhineander four were convicted of
having set lines and two were CON
Wcted OF hunting without licenses.
Each was fined $50 or an alternative
of thirty day in Jail One man who
molested muskrat houses was fined
SIS o. sixty days.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-12-30

Neenah-After a hectic debate, in
which some of the aldermen urged set
ting of the figure at $500 the Neenah
city council adopted an ordinance es-
Publishing n license fee of 5000 for
each motor bus. The ordinance takes
effect on Jan. 1. The old fee is $50.
Acknowledgment of alfalfa meal
into Wisconsin farm areas from the
Rocky mountain states infected with
the alfalfa weevil has been restricted
by the state department of agriculture
Brentwood Norman Whiteford.
Ladysmith, who fought throughout the
world war with the Canadian army.
has just received a silver medal in
recognition of his services.
Birchwood-Total taxes to be levied
In Rusk county against the various
towns, villages and cities will amount
to S175,124. The total levy last year
was 173 402.40.
MISUNDERSTANDING in the Wis
consin Teachers association has
passed the $4,000 mark and more than
doubled in the last five years. Secre-
tary f. G. Doudna reports. In 1920
the membership was 1908.
Antigo-The Rev Francis L. Holden
has resigned as pastor of the Baptist
church of Amigo. He has not an
nounced his plans for the future.
Madison-The incident of the whole
sale theft of examination papers last
June, Immediately preceding final ex-
amlnationS, was closed with action by
faculty investigators absolvlng 100 stu
dents of the University of Wisconsin
from blame I'm the scandal.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-12-30

Sturgeon Bay-Replacemen of the
present Sturgeon Bay toll bridge with
a modern free thoroughfare at a
shorter crossing was advocated at a
recent meeting attended by more than
200 persons, including state highway
commission engineers and legislators.
The present bridge Is more than one
third of a mile long and has been a
hindrance to traffic through collection
of the toll, speakers pointed out.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-12-30

Stevens Point-Hazel Teska, 90
Marshfield, as sentenced to an indie
terminate term of one to two years
In the Industrial home for women at
Taycheedah, after she pleaded guilty
in circuit court at Stevens Point to a
charge OF blackmail.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-12-30

Durand - Assemblyman Marcellus
Dorwin, "a, died at his home two miles
east of Durand. He had been i'll about
10 days with pneumonia. Mr. Dorwin
was a republican. He served as chair
man of the town of Durand for %
years and chairman of the Pepin coun-
ty board for six years. He was
elected to the assembly In 1924.