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Putnam patriot., 1925-03-20
LEGION POST CAN'T GET QUORUM FOR MEETINGS
War. Veteran Show Little fn- serest.-zffavxn't Met For
 Year
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aHselm 38sy0tte=f0st uf he Aaafl- can tsez4ua aaa GsxaeeaIn8 EEHe4 ef Tor SanaaS sFansag as t1a fnaafber of Comm ereeEoonss. but nccauas taere Aas rpt Q1oram in stteudanee no p41sneaN was tran acted For oyer a year there has nse1 no meeting Of ihe Ioca. Lezion post heeaase 0f the failure ef 8 quorum of the member snip Co attend the neetinga Last year there were only fourteen ex~soi- dlers with paid up dues as members of the post. Even with such a small number a sufficient number could n0e be secured for business meeting.
 The Post started the year after the end of the war. getting charter number l3, which was expected to prove lucky rather than the contrary. l. began it's existence with a member ship of l0f. Through lack of inter est on the part of the community i1 the doings of the war veterans as a Legion Post. and through apathy on the part of the eligible men themsely- es, the membership dropped to ths low number of last year Sectional and personal differences also made themselves manifest in the post and prevented t from being successful.
 Couldn', Keep Interest
 For a time the Poet had elubrooms, available at any time Co members. but this failed to keep up interest in the organization.
 There is lof Of work which it falls Co the part 8f the Legion post Co perform. The observation uf Me- mOrial Day, Armisiiee Day and other holidays. f they are to he observed at al In a public fashion. must be ar ranged by the Legion. The carrying out 9f suitable exercises on Memorial Day has for few years past been attended to by she Lesi8nHaires who have taken the resp possibility from the faitering C 4. E. men
 Relief Work Needed
 Relief work among ax-s8idIsrs is also placed ln the hands ef 8 com mittea from the post This very im- partant task takes considerable time. especially In a ciig like Putnam. where because af the existing unemployment conditions there are many needy eas es among the former 6rHtIna meH.
 \ faithful fea of Che LeaoauaiHe- have for i've years ar more handled Che phases of public and semi-pubIe work mentioned above
 Al the meeting Monday evening five veterans pad their dues for tha year 1925 to the treasurer. Whitman Danielson. with the understanding that unless af least ten former service men continue their membership CT become members of the post within @ short time. the money Wiii be re funded and the post NIll aRaiH resume a state of absolute inactivity.
 If such is the ease Anselm MavotIe Post. number l 3. wifi undoubtedly he dissolved This would necessarily place the matter af any observance of the patriotic holidays in other hands and might also result in the discon- tinuanee of ths.. .aiminisixation ..,tir age often looks like. a seaan. l.-~-.- . : relief 10 needy veterans in Putnam.
Putnam patriot., 1925-03-20
COLLISION NEAR cRoS'DALE

The collision of the automobile of J Harmon Strait of GroSvenordaie and A machine belong to a Massachusetts salesman. on the concrete road be- tween North Grosvenordale and Gros- venordale early Thursday evening caused a large crowd 10 gather there No one was injured. and the damage to the machines was not very exten- give.
Putnam patriot., 1925-03-20

The second annual Masonic ball will be held tonight in Odd Fellows Hall.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-04-10

of Vienna.
\ This Bratner is such a great fnanc-
ial wizard that he always has sur,
plus in the treasury to be able to
throw sops to the. discontinued work
ers.
DRATNER has a method all of his
= own, TAX the bourgeoisie out of
existence" He says to the bourgeoisie
IF you want to exploit, go to it. If
you want pleasure take it. 1t is no
ones business, but you will be taxed
for it. If you, Baron Rothchild, want
to have AZ domestic slaves, alright,
but you willy have to pay for them"
This is the Socialism of Vienna"
The exploiters do not need to wor.
ry, little intensifcation of labor. on
the part of the workers, will pay the
tax, and Bratner's treasury will be
filled.
IVES, the socialism of Vienna" is
4 different than that of Moscow.
The Austrian capitalists are stilI in
power, they still control the means of
production, even tho they do let the
social democrats play in parliament
Austria is still tributary Of Morgan's
league OF nations and Austria's work
ing masses are being driven into sub
mission in order to pay. The social
democrats are good servants of the
bourgeoisie and see to it that the
workers are devoted" Ito capitalism
and behave.
kAoSCOW and Vienna cannot be
iVl compared as two poles of social
ism. In Russia the proletariat has
driven out its landlords and capital
lists. Not so in Austria.
In Moscow there are no hunger dem
onstrations with workers demanding
the right to live. In Moscow they
have that right. The working masses
OF Moscow instead demonstrate and
celebrate their victory and solidarity.
The proletariat of Moscow Is its own
master
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-04-10
ing instrument.

/ ing instrument.
MOT is it without significance that
~ this scheme OF INFLAMMATION
should find expression in transport.
Railwaymen are pivotal not only in
times of peace, A railway strike is
the most formidable of weapons. The
railway strike of 1919 demonstrated the
extent to which the perfected transport
system of Britain could be disrupted
by strike. All the voluntary corps Of
blacklegs recruited from the middle
class were incapable to manage the
situation. This is still remembered
by the railroad companies and by the
conservative government. They are
preparing for similar situation:
perfected, disciplined and trained
army reserve of railroaders would
simply mean 1900 organized black
legs at the disposal of the govern
ment, to be used to break the solidar-
ity Of the workers engaged in any
conflict
THE National Union of RaiIwaymen
recently adopted an all-grades
program which is going to necessitate
a heavy period of struggle before it
can be realized. The railwaymen are
one of the few industrial groups that
have not yet suffered the full impact
of the capitalist offensive like the
metal and mining industries. They
owe this to their sheltered position
as an industry, and to nothing more.
The masters have been carrying on
for long time campaign for the re-
duction of the railwaymen's wages.
At present this campaign eliminated:
% In an open demand for reduc-
ton in their wages of six shilling per
week, and (2), in the desire to form
an army of strikebreakers. The en-
ployers wish to break the back of the
strongest trade union, and then they
can deal with the other unions later.
THE enlistment of the railwaymen
is the attempt of the employers
and the government to militarize the
trade unions so that they should be
thoroly under the control of the mas
ters. But the revolutionization which
is going on at present in the ranks
of trade union workers in England is
the best guarantee that this attempt
Of the ruling class will end in the
greatest fiasco.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-04-10
Moscow VS.. Vienna

the world, after the imperialistic war,
in the same position. The social pa
triots Of the Second International still
calling themselves Socialists" and
the revolutionary Marxists calling
themselves Communists. ~
BY their deeds and continuous be-
trayals the social democrats have
shown the proletariat of the world,
the real meaning of the Yellow
hand of socialism," as represented
by Ebert, Noske, and Macdonald, and
Berger in this country. The Russian
revolution, on the. other hand, has
demonstrated to the working masses
the meaning of revolutionary social
ism.
THE Jewish Forward, organ of "yel
L low socialism, in this country,
printed an article by renegade
whose name is S. Ivanovitch. He
titles 1t vienna or Moscow" He
wishes to bring out the difference be-
tween the socialism Of Moscow and
the socialism of Vienna" or as he
calls 1t, "The socialism without the
shedding of drop of blood, without
the arrest Of one person or the aboll-
tion Of freedom, without a cheka, and
without placing anyone against the
wall"
N speaking OF the great accomplish
l ments Of Socialism in Vienna"
the accomplishments of course being
nothing but doles handed out to the
starved workers to keep them from re-
voting, Ivanovitch has created new
definition of Socialism: Socialism
Is substantial thing. II means labor,
devotion, creation, reason and hon.
esty," yes, unlike the socialism Of
Moscow, this socialism Of Vienna Is
wiser and more practical"
IVANoVITCH has found also the per-
! sonified representative OF Vienna
socialism," banker by the name of
Hugo Bratner. who Joined the social
democrats and was elected treasurer
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-04-10
By NJ. Chilofsky

Moscow is the beacon light of the
world revolution and gives inspiration
to the subject classes of all races and
nations.
In spite Of their socialist betrayers
and lackeys of the bourgeoisie the
Austrian working class is rising and
demanding real Communism; a soci-
ETY. without barons and exploiters,
even tho that society is to be gotten
with the shedding of drops Of blood"
THE revolutionary and oppressed
\ proletariat of the world prefer
Moscow to Vienna. Moscow and vien-
ma are far apart. Moscow, the eta.
del Of the rising proletariat; Vienna,
example Of decaying capitalism.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-04-10
By LOUIS zooaocK.

THERE is no doubt that this year is
going to be marked by great trade
union activity of the English work
ers. Hundreds of thousands Of work
ers are at present engaged in strug-
giles to raise their wages and improve
the standard of living. The railway
men, the miners, metal workers. post
Office workers, shipyard workers, and
the workers of all other important
industries are all negotiating with the
employers new conditions. The rank
and file in the trade unions are press
ing upon their leaders to unity the
forces for joint attack against capt.
talism. sss
ITO counterfeit this growing move
= ment among the working class, the
capitalist class Of England, support
ed by the conservative government,
have started an offensive against wag-
es, hours and conditions of labor. The
demands of the railroad workers have
not only been turned down, but still
more the employers are demanding a
reduction in wages of six shillings
per week. The same is taking place
in other industries. But the employ
ers do not stop at this; they are
working out definite plans to assure
themselves of a reserve army of
strike breakers in case of struggle.
This is clearly seen in the scheme
of the employers to militarize the rail-
road workers.
WHAT is the substance of this
W scheme? The railroad compa-
MES, in conjunction with the war
Office, decided to form a railway re-
serve, to be known as the army sup
Elementary reserve Transportation
branch). The companies are to use all
their influence in order to enlist the
5000 men for this reserve, who are to
be called out in any grave national
emergency.
The railroad workers of England
grasped the real meaning of this plan,
which is the formation of an army
of strikebreakers as a preliminary to
an attack on trade unionism all along
the line. 1t is another step in the
attempt to force down the standard
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-04-10

the railways they had just quilted
as railwaymen, in the capacity of sol
diers. The British railway workers,
if they will join such a reserve force,
place themselves at the disposal of
the officers and army officials who are
their employers, who make no secret
Of the fact that the supplementary
force is to be used as strikebreak-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-04-10
The Naturalization Of the Transport Workers in England

The army, and forced them to work
of living for all workers.
THIS attempt of the English CAPT
4 talists is not without precedents
as to how the capitalists organize
workers against themselves. In 1910
in France the railway workers were
on strike. BRAND, the premier at
that time, modified the strikers into
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-04-10

IN the preface to the Communist
| Manifesto, Engels writes: yet
when it was written, we could not
have called i. a socialist manifesto.
By socialists, in 1847, we understood
on the one hand. the adherents of the
various Utopian systems: Owenites in
England, Fourierists in France, both
of them already reduced to the posi-
tion of mere sects, and gradually dy-
ing out; on the other hand, the most
multifarious social quacks, who, by
all manners of tinkering, professed to
redress, without any danger to capt.
tai and profit, all sorts Of social
grievances, in both cases men outside
ne working class movement, and
looking rather to the educated
classes for support.
Whatever portion Of the working
class had become convinced of the in
suficiency of mere political revolu-
tions, and had proclaimed the neces-
sity Of total change, that portion
then, called itself Communist. II was
a crude, roughhewn, purely instructive
sort of Communism; still it touched
the cadinal point and was powerful
enough amongst the working class to
produce the Utopian Communism in
France of CADET and in Germany of
Weitling.
THUS socialism was, in 1s47, mid
die class movement. Socialism was,
on the continent at least respectable, :
Communism was the very opposite.
And as our notion from the very be-
ginning was that the emancipation Of
the working class must be the act OF
the working class ITSELF there could
be no doubt as to which of the two
names we must take. Moreover, we
have ever since. been far from re-
pudiating It."
TT was the paradox OF history to put
4 the proletarian movement all over
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-04-10

TT was the paradox OF history to put
L the proletarian movement all over
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-05-13
IN CIRCUIT COURT
Judge Holds for Sheriff in Car Re-
plevin.-YOuth ParOled.

Judge Smal1ey held court last week
disposing of various items coming be-
fore him.
The court denied the petition of
Mary F. Petersen VS. Joe. FL. Edge, to
recover Chevrolet coupe taken on re-
plevin.
The car was attached to satisfy
judgment held by Hannah Knoke
against John Petersen. Mrs. Petersen
CLAIMED the car was hers and sought
to restrain Sheriff Edge from Selling
it.
Gerald Ostrander of Boscobel, a
young man who fell under the inf1u
guilty to car theft. He was given a
years sentence and placed under the
custody of the state board of control.
He must pay costs of case and repairs
to the car which is owned by Mr..
Gibbs. Young Ostrander will be
EARNED out" and his wages used to
defray the mentioned charges, the bal
ance going to his family.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-05-13
RIVER ACTIVITIES
Father of Waters Not Entirely De-
serted of Craft.

The side wheeler J. S., flagship of
the Streckfus line, makes its first eX-
cursion for the season out of Pra. du
Chen, Monday, May rs. The boat is
said to be floating palace with ornate
furniture, shaded lights and orchestra
playing with muted strings.
The steamer Harry Drees will ply
between st. Louis and Dubuque this
season, leaving st. Louis every Tues
day at 10 a. m. and arriving at Du-
buque at 1890 p. m. Friday. 1t will
leave Dubuque at $3.50 p. m. Friday,
arriving at st. Louis at $3.50 Sunday
evening. This will give two days of
sight seeing in the southern metropo-
lis. The trip is arranged to see most
of the river by daylight, a point of in
terest being the Keokuk dam, one of
the wonders of America. The Drees
has accommodations for 200 passen-
gers and carries an orchestra for
dancing.
Carrying a cargo of freight equal
to 81 carloads, three barges of the
River Transit Co. from st. Louis are
enroute to Winona and Twin Cities.
Towed by two power boats, the barges
carried the largest shipment of mer-
chandise seen on the upper river since
the days of the old Diamond 10 pack
cts. The River Transit Co. is now
operating four barges between ST.
Louis and the Twin Cities.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-05-13
SUCCESSFUL MISSION
FIR. McVeigh Harrison Left Sunday
Night for Hannibal, Mo.

FIR. McVeigh Harrison, order of the
Holy Cross, concluded a week of sue
cessful mission services at Emmanuel
church Sunday night and left at once
for Hannibal, Mo-, his old home.
FIR. Harrison held sixteen meetings,
afternoon and evening while here.
Several took the opportunity to en-
brace the Christian faith and others
found renewed interest in their mem
bership in the Anglican communion
through his efforts.
Among other things FIR. Harrison
made plain the significance of the age
ola observances and customs sur
rounding the Anglican communion,
reaching, so the church authorities
state, back to the dawn Of the Chris
tian era and the foundation of the
Church by Christ, Himself. But he had
nothing but kindly comment for other
sects, sometimes scoring lax Episco-
palians seriously.
The speaker is exceptionally gifted
in mental attainments and personality
and made strong impression on the
many who attended the services af-
ternoonse and nightly. He is regarded
as one of the foremost opponents of
the Anglican church in this country.
In response to general demand,
FIR. Harrison will be asked to return
in November for conferences on the
Christian life.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-05-13
Big Truck Crashes Through
Mineral Point Store Window

MINERAL POINT-A large truck of
the Blanchardville Products Co. was in
our city Tuesday afternoon gathering
up eggs by the case. Upon approach
ing the Doyle Bros store to load up
the driver in some way lost control
and the truck plunged head foremost
over the high cement water gutter,
and across ten feet of cement walk
and then "bang!" against the stout
window frame. This resulted in the
crushing of the plate glass. The glass
broken measured 111ax8 feet and was
5-16 of an inch thick
The accident aroused the moderate
quietness of High street at that hour
to fair degree of rush and excitement
and at the same time squashed the es
sence or cheerful mood of the truck
driver, even though it was accidental
Those who have to stand the loss
are not in an enviable position.
une
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-05-13
IN JUSTICE COURT
Ellis and Nauert Held for October
Trial.-Richards DISCHARGED.

Justice Burrows held preliminary
hearings Wednesday, holding two de-
PENDANTS for trial and dismissing the
action against a third.
Seeley Ellis, charged with seduc-
ton of the wife of British Hollow
man named Nicholson, was held for
trial at the October term under $1,000
bonds. A charge of abandonment
against Ellis was dismissed. He has
a wife and two children at Madison.
The Milwaukee road ticket agent at
Dubuque testified that he sold a
couple two tickets to Bellingham,
Wash, but could not identify Ellis
Ellis was arrested there and brought
back some weeks ago. Mrs. Nicholson
has returned also and is in the coun-
ty but has no charge lodged against
her.
j. F. Nauert of Boscobel was held
to the October term under bonds of
$500. He is charged with having taken
the car of Adolphus Johnson, a boon
companion, while the latter was
drunk, and driving it to the ma
chimes destruction Nauert claims he
was given permission to use the car
by Mrs. Johnson. This allegation the
lady strenuously denies.
A case of liquor law violation
against Peter Richards ST.. of Cuba
City was dismissed for lack of evil
dence.
Provides $1,000 Bond
John Stumpf of Jamestown, held in
connection with raid made on an
island near Dubuque about 10 days
ago, has provided $1,000 bond for his
appearance in court at the October
term.
DiSOrderly Conduct
Frank Lynett of Woodman, road
patrolman who has borne a good
reputation for industry and RELIABLE
ity, was before Justice Burrows a
week ago on a charge of drunk and
disorderly conduct. He pleaded guilty
and was assessed $40 and costs, in
default of payment going to Jail. Sher-
iff Livingston was able to find road
work for Mr. Lynett Saturday, the lat
ter going with a contractor.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-05-13
CATCHES BIG TROUT
Small Boy Holds HOnOrs of 1925
Fishing Season to Date.

Archie Edwards, aged about IL and
son of Delos Edwards, holds the To-
cal honors for catching the biggest
trout so far this year. Archie went
fishing Saturday morning near Klon-
dixie spring. Like most small boys he
was after anything he could get, but
a big trout-Jiminy Crickets!
About ten o'clock Archie threw his
line in, fastened the pole to the bank
and went across the stream to play
with some other lads. Looking back he
saw the pole bending and the line
drawn like whipcord. Archie rushed
back and with the assistance of an
other small lad, landed the big fish.
Lo and behold you! there on the hook
was a monster German Brown trout.
The fish measured about 20 inches
in length and weighed in at two
ounces less than three pounds. Archie
laid off fishing for the day and scam
pered home at once with his prize
catch.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-05-13
KEROSENE EXPLODED
ChaS. HubankS, Local Barber, Was
Badly Burned Sunday Morning.

Chas. Hubanks, local barber, is in
bed, badly burned and under the care
of DR.. S. w Doolittle as the result of
an explosion of kerosene at his home
Sunday morning.
Mr.. Hubanks, residing in the David
Johnson home in the 4th ward, built
a fire in the laundry stove. The fire
seemed dead and he essayed to bring
it to life by throwing in can of ker-
osene The fluid struck Goals, formed
a gas and an explosion resulted.
With his clothing ablaze with kero-
sene, Mr. Hubanks rolled on the ce-
ment floor to extinguish the flames.
He succeeded in doing so but his left
arm, stomach and chest were badly
burned. 1t will be a month or so be-
fore he can resume work.
Frank Farrell of Fennimore is COM
ing here to assist at the Starr shop
during Mr.. Hubanks' absence.