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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-07-15
Lightning Strikes Flagpole
on Court House Dome

Lightning struck the fiagpole on
the court house during the storm early
Thursday morning. Fred Garner, jan
itor at the court house, who sleeps in
his quarters on the first floor, said he
heard and felt the jolt as the belt
struck the flagstaff. splintering it and
running down to the copper roof
where it distributed over an immense
surface capable of carrying any
charge. Lightning has hit the spire
before. Fred says, and the old staff
is about ready to come down for good.
1t is never used.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-07-15
Manslaughter Charge Is
Brought in Car Death

GREEN BAY Deliberations of a
coroner's jury here last Monday
broughgt the arrest of Norman Nc
Donald. Green Bay, on charge of
manslaughter He was the driver of
the automobile in which William Riv-
ers. formerly of Marquette. Michigan,
met death.
Rivers was killed when his mead was
crushed by a door of one of two cars
that were sideswiped when Mcdonald
attempted to pass them on a highway
near here. The jury's verdict held
that careless driving caused the accl-
dent.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-07-15

family. Jim Delury is a grandson of
the pioneer who built the cabin. His
children are the fourth generation to
live in the old log house.
The cabin is built of black walnut
logs, and is typical old with only one
window in the wall to admit light and
air. The fireplace is gone, and few
years ago coat of whitewash was put
on the outside. Otherwise, except for
a bullion kitchen and a renewed roof,
the cabin is unchanged
Beside the house is the stump of
giant cottonwood. The family believe
that ii was at least $50 years old when
it died and had to be cut down some
time ago. Nearby the spring which
determined the original location of the
home, still gushes in undiminished
volume from the rocks.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-07-15
Bank Goes Smash;
Cashier Is Suicide

EAGLE RIVER.-Dwight Parker,
state banking commissioner, has an
nounced the taking over by his de-
partmentpartment of the Farmers &
Merchants bank of this place. The
bank closed Wednesday. It's last state
ment showed liabilities of $369,000.
The body of Charles H. Wiegand, 80,
cashier of the bank, was found in the
woods of Villas county by Oscar Ander-
son, farmer. A 32-calibre revolver
was on the ground near the body and
there was a bullet hole through Vie
gand's temple He disappeared Tues
DAY. A wife and two children sur
vive.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-07-15

second best anyway.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Greenwood drove
from GAINESVILLE, Mo-, to Cassville =
468 miles, last Thursday to visit Roy's
parents, brothers and sisters. They
went home Tuesday. Sunday the
bunch went on an auto trip to Hurri-
cane and Boice Creek to visit former
places of residence. When they re-
turned there was a family party at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. John Potter,
whose son-in-law and daughter, Mr..
and Mrs. A. H. Mann of McGregor,
here for the weekend, were in on the
good time. Index
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-07-15

Victor H. Baker, Berlin chiroprac-
TOR was held by a cornorer's jury IN
connection with the shooting OF ms
wife Baker admits that the shootng
occurred but said it was an accident
which occurred when he tried TO re-
move damp shell from his shotgun
# was shown at the inquest that Mrs.
Baker carried life insurance policies
aggregating S24,S50, in case OF accl-
dental death, the husband being the
beneficiary.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-07-15
Building at Madison
Has a Decided Slump

MADISON. - Building operations
80 have taken a decided slump dur
ing the last month, figures computed
nv City Building Commissioner =. ID II,
Mason show. A decrease of $llS,o99
80 noted in the amount of building
begun in June of this year as compar-
cd with June, 1924. The total Tor
tba last month was S407,S0S. In June
If last wear it was S525,0O0.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-07-15

The last citadel has fallen. A man
used to be next" in barber shop,
but he's not even second nowadays if
there is a f1apper in the house.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-07-15

To keep household budget record
requires so much work that it is hard
to find time to make money to put in
to the budget.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-07-15

Supposing bobbed hair does make
'em baldheaded, woman can look at
tractive in wig, which is something
no man can do.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-07-15

watch and pray" is a good motto,
but if you don't want to get licked 1t Is
often necessary to keep one eye open
while you're praying.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-07-15

One touch of easy money makes
the whole world Skin.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-07-15

In Circuit Court, Grant County, Wisconsin.
The Woodhouse & BARLEY Bank, a do
nestle corporation, plaintiff
Evening star., 1925-06-07
EXPECT TAX FIGHT
IN NEXT CONGRESS
Officials Look for Opposition
to Any Attempts to Re-
duCe Surtaxes Greatly.
BY the Associated Press.

Although the next Congress will not
of tax reduction already is forging
rapidly to the front, and in the opinion
of interested administrator officials
the issues involved are becoming
crystaliized.
AS in the case of the previous legis-
lative battle over the Mellon tax plan,
officials believe the principal differ
enceS likely to arise in any tax re-
vision program will center around the
amount of the total cut and the man
ner in which relief may be accorded
in the various brackets. On this as
sumption they base their opinion that
the question of sharp cuts in surtaxes
and elimination of certain other levies
such as estate, excise and gift taxes
will provide the battle ground.
Secretary Mellon was represented
yesterday as having in no way changed
his belief that lower surtaxes will
mean q greater volume of revenue to
the Treasury. and while il appeared
there would be no stand for maxi
mum as great as is carried in the
present law. stubborn opposition is ex-
pected from many quarters TO anV
suggestion that the maximum be re-
duced to Is per cent. The Secretary
has said that the Is per cent rate was
probably scientifically correct Pre-
vious proposals for a maximum as low
as 20 per cent have been kicked aside
but some officials are convinced that
there has been a realignment of senti-
ment so that the next Congress NAV
NIX maximum as low as the 25 per
cent for which Mr.. Mellon originally
contended.
Figuring in the problem which the
next Congress will have to solve will
be whether the Treasury policy of
going ahead with reduction of the
national debt as fast as funds are
available should be continued or
whether some of the surplus now
being used for that purpose should be
employed in tax reduction The
Treasury has been informed. it was
Continued on Page 2, Column 81
Evening star., 1925-06-07
CAVE-|N OF Trench
KILLS GIRL, AGED I
Child Smothers in Excavation
for Water Main While Par.
ents Search for Her.

Caught beneath cave-in in water
depa rtment excavation at Shannon
place and W street southeast early
last evening. 7-year-old Dorothy Bry-
was smothered to death while her
parents and sisters We're searching
other parts of the neighborhood to find
why she had not come home.
The father, finally acting on per-
sistent suggestion of Dorothy's 4-year-
old sister, Elizabeth. that Dorothy
must be in the hole down the street."
disregarded the assura noes of a col
ored watchman that the girl had not
been there and. two hours after the
cave-in, assisted police in digging out
his child's body.
The watchman, Seth Coleman, an
empioye of the District water depart
ment, recalled that a dirt slide had
occurred in the excavation about 5
O'Clock, but said that he had not seen
anyone in the trench, which is feet
deep. His statement as to the time of
the cave-in does not coincide with the
assertion of the father Richard A.
Bryant of 1927 Shannon place, that
Dorothy left the supper table about
O'Clock.
-
Bryant, was prostrated with grief at
her home last night. She was under
the care of DR.. Russell h. Hollings-
worth. TO whose home. on Nichols
avenue. the body of the girl was
brought.
According to Mr.. Bryant, Dorothy
went out for an after-supper launf.
When she failed to return for her
bath at the time she had been told
to appear, the parents began to in
quire around the neighborhood. Eliz-
abeth, apparently suspecting the ex-
cavation. went there and later came
back and said she thought her sister
was "in the hole a place the father
had forbidden his children to plav.
The body was first uncovered bv
Policeman r. 7. Hicks of No. )
precinct, who lives nearby, at 1102
w street southeast DIR. Hollings-
worth pronounced the girl dead.
Evening star., 1925-06-07
Canada's Arctic Land Claim
Nav Be Valid on Fine Point
Macmillan Party's Object, Sought for
US, Offers Opportunity for Dispute
IN Case Continent Is Found.

with Canada in which territory in the
Arctic Ocean is mentioned, except as
it may be considered continuation
of continental North America.
8. The United States possibly may
have some treaty with some other
nation in some obscure clause of
which is an implied agreement regard
ing the Arctic regions, and this other
nation may have a treaty with Great
Britain in which any rights obtained
under the United States treaty are
disposed of.
. 4. There is at least one special
precedent which seems to support the
Canadian claim.
In 1902 Otto Sverdrup, Norwegian
leader of an expedition financed by
NOrwegians. discovered AXel Heiburg
Land. an isla nd of 1920 square miles
lying directly west of Ellesmere Land.
which is unquestioRably Canadian n
territory. The eastern shore of this
island, however, IL much more than
miles, the distance of an old-fash-
ioned cannon shot. which is recog-
nized in international law as the ex-
tent OF A nations undiSputed domain
beyond its shores, beyond Ellesmsre
Land.
Al the time of Sverdrup's discovery
Axel HeiburS Land was simply a
dreary Arctic stretch of no conceiv-
Continued on Page 6, Column 2)
Evening star., 1925-06-07
PRESIDENT SPEEDS
THROUGH HOT BELT
Spends Hours on 0bServa-
ton Platform of Special
Train.
By the Associated Press.

PRESIDENT COOLIDGE'S TRAIN,
EN- ROUTE TO MINNESOTA; CUM
BERLAND, Md, June 6.-The special
travelling to Minnesota passed through
Cumberland on time tonight
With the thermometer around 100
degrees, Mr.. Coolidge made his get
away from Washington in midafter-
noon. Boarding a f1ve-car train which
was run as the first section of a limit
ed between the Capital and Chicago
he Immediately sought relief from the
heat on the observation platform.
Wearing q cap and a light tweed
suit with a blanket wrapped around
his legs, the President responded to
the hand-w waving of railroad workers
and others as the train sped through
the hills of Maryland and West Vir-
ginia. At intervals he chatted with
Secretary Kellogg, Senator Lenroot
of Wisconsin and Secretary Sanders
Mrs. Coolidge spent the first hours
of the journey in the observation car.
reading book. Her travelling dress
was of gray printed crepe. She wore
dark blue crepe de chine coat and
blue and gray turban.
The cars occupied by the President
had been cooled off before departure
by ice. Further relief from the heat
was afforded by a shower through
which the train passed near Martins.
burg, ". Va.
The trains route through the night
lay through a corner Of Pennsylva MIA
and northern Ohio and Indiana.
VACATION DATE NEARS.
Evening star., 1925-06-07
VACATION DATE NEARS.
President to Clear Desk Before
SwampscOtt Trip.

o"aHipStOt Trip.
Less than three weeks remain be-
fore President Coolidge VIII 90 to
Swampscott, on the north shore of
Massachusetts, where he will set I'M
a temporary White House for the
remainder of the Summer.
Although he has not definitely fixed
the cate Tor his departure, he has
indicated that he will leave about the
twenty-fifth and will return about
Labor day.
Regarding this long stay awav from
the Capital, the President has given
his intimates to understand that while
ne expects some rest and relief from
the warm weather while on the
Massachusetts coast, he does not ex-
pect a vacation. At least. not a real
one in the strict sense of the word
1t is his intention to devote a certain
number of hours each day to the
Governments business and to give
assurance that this is not merely
pre-vacation whim or dream. the
President has acquired an entire floor
of large Office building in Lynn.
Mass, 3 miles away from White
Court, where he and his family will
live. Preparations are being made to
transfer more than half of the present
personnel of the executive office here
to Lynn. and there is every indica.
ton that the Government business
for which Mr.. Coolidge is responsible
will be conducted with practically as
much dispatch and ease as If he were
in Washington.
Work Will Be Pleasure.
Close friends of the President are
not surprised at this step. Neither
are they alarmed at all about him not
devoting his entire time to rest and
play. They know that he will be
benefited by the change of scenery
and the difference in climate, and as
for the work he intends to do, they
say that will be fun for him.
Frank w. Stearns of Boston, who
spends the greater part of his time as
White House guest and whose Sum
ACS=s.4i=... -
Evening star., 1925-06-07

There is a possibility that Canada
has a valid claim to ownership of an
undiscovered continent or archipela go
which may exist somewhere between
her Arctic coast and the North Pole.
If so, the claim rests on some
obscure point in international reia-
tons which will offer opportunities
for fine drawn arguments should Don
aid B. Macmillan discover this Sum
mer, as he hopes to do, a continental
land mass in the Arctic Ocean north
west of Axel Heiburg Land.
Macmillan is determined that the
American flag shall be placed on this
land, and that il shall be claimed in
The name of the United States.
The question has been puzzling
Washington since last Tuesday. when.
in the House Of Commons debate on
the annual budget for the Northwest
territ ories. the chance remark was
made that the Dominion would claim
any land 10 the northward. even to
the pole itself. which happened to be
discovered by Macmillan.
Investigation reveals these points:
|. The Canadian claim is not sup
ported. on the face of it, by accepted
precedents of international law.
.. The United States has no treaty
Evening star., 1925-06-07
U. S. S. LOS ANGELES OFF
ON TRIP TO MINNESOTA
Dirisible is Delayed Because of
Helium Expansion From Heat
and Necessity to Reduce.
By the Associated Press.

LAkEHURST, n. j., June THE
Los Angeles was east Off from her
mast at 2:2S daylight saving time).
this morning, and began her flight to
Minnesota.
The heat caused such an expansion
in the helium gas in the naval diris-
ible shortly before sunset that the
automatic safety valves near the
mooring mast We're released, allowing
approximately 1000 cubic feet of gas
to escape.
Loss of this gas materially de-
creased the lifting power of the gas
bag, officials said, even though the ba 2
was 100 per cent full officials awaited
a lower temperature which would al
low a reduction of gas pressure in the
bag and, accordingly. permit injection
of new gas to replace that lost through
the safety valves.
Gas expansion during the day neces-
STATED several postponements in the
Los Angeles sailing time The expan.
sion, Navy officers said. would necessi-
tate release of some OF the gas in or
der to keep the ship at a cruising
level
Evening star., 1925-06-07
Dorothy Ellingson Ill.

SAN FRANCISCO, June R.-
Trial of Dorothy Ellingson, .17-year.old
confessed matricide. scheduled for
June Is, today was ordered continued
until August IL. The continuance was
granted at the request of Dorothy's
counsel and City Physician T. Darcy
Quinn, who said the. girls condition
necessitated an operation for appendi-
citiS
Evening star., 1925-06-07
40 Girls Contract
Illness attending
Club Convention
BY the Associated Press.

WEBSTER. Mass. June g.
More than 40 delegates attending
the State Girls Club convention
here were stricken with illness
late tonight. All available doctors
were called and a general cali was
sent out for nurses.
The girls were stricken after a
dance, which ended the activities
of the evening. The intense heat
and excitement is believed to have
been partly responsible. although
a few had symptoms of ptomaine
poisoning, according to physicians.
A number of the girls were
stricken at one time and the mat
ter came to the attention of the
authorities when emergency calls
for docors began to come in.
Evening star., 1925-06-07
LOEB WILL NOT co
TO INSANE ASYLUM
Slayer of Bobby Franks, Raw
ing Mad, to Be Treated
in Joliet Prison.
By the Associated Press.

JOLIET. ILL.,, June 6.-Richard
Loeb, slayer of Bobby Franks. will
not be sent 10 an insane asylum. re-
gardless of his mental condition,
Warden John l.. Whitman said to-
night when he received report from
physicians on the condition OF the
convict.
Loeb was transformed suddenly
Thursday from tractable. obedient
prisoner into a raving madman by a
mental breakdown following two
weeks illness with measles. He was
in the prison hospital. apparently
completely recovered, and was about
to be discharged as cured and re-
turned TO work in the chair shop
when he collapsed. He will be kept
here for treatment.
The warden said that the new
prison at Statewide was equipped with
facilities for the care of insane pa
tients
There is even more pronounced
signs of insa nifty today in Loeb's con
dition." the warden said. His tenn
perature has subsided, but his mind
remains unbalanced.
Strapped Into Bed.
Most Of the time Loeb mutters in
coherently and uses profanity. His
wrath is principally directed toward
physicians and attendants. When his
violence grows beyond ordinary re
straint he is placed in what is known
as cold pack" a method of strapping
insane patients TO the bed in such a
manner so they cannot move.
Warden Whitman said that he did
not believe Loeb was shamming. He
said the prisoner had been most
tractable and obedient since he has
been at the prison. The attack of
delirium was called a not unusual
after effect of measles. Sometimes
the patient regains his mind, but in
many cases the insanity is perma-
nent. physicians claim.
Two guards are constantly at Loeb s
bedside. When the insane attacks
wear away and he is quiet the bonds
are removed.
Refused to See Brother.
Loeb's brother Allan, with whom he
has always been on the most friendly
terms, came to the prison Thursday
to visit him. Loeb refused to see his
brother. Il do not want to see him, "
Richard told his attendants.
Il am not attempting to make any
statement OF a professional nature.
Warden Whitman said, but, based on
what other insane cases l have OBJ
served | am confident Loeb is suffer.
ing from a mental arrangement"
DR.. r. A. Martin. chief mental
officer at the prison here, stated that
he considered Loeb psychopathic
patient.
1T is not uncommon in psyche
pathic patients that they suffer men
tai arrangements with the least little
infection or fever" DR.. Martin said.
II have known psychopathic patients
to become delirious and to remain so
as a result of a high temperature or
infection"
DR.. Martin said that he could not
tell as yet whether Loeb would re-
cover from the present infection and
regain his sanity.
Nathan Leopold partner of Loeb in
the kidnapping and Staying of Bobby
Franks. who is convalescing at the
new prison hospital from an opera
ton for appendicitis, expressed re-
gret today when he heard that Loeb
was losing his mind
Poor fellow" he said, maybe 1t s
the terrific heat that is affecting
him.
Evening star., 1925-06-07
TODAY'S STAR
PART ONE-36 PAGES.

General News-Local, National and
Foreign.
Current News Events-Page 20.
Schools and Colleges-Pages 20, %
and 81.
Fraternal News-Pages 80 and 81.
Y w. c. A.-Page 81.
District National Guard-Page 32.
Radio News and Programs-Page 33.
Civilian Army News-Page 33.
Evening star., 1925-06-07
Baked in Effort
To Make High Dire
From, an Airplane
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CALAIS. France, June 6.-The
pilot of Paris-to London airplane
express today spoiled the attempt
of one Of his passengers, an Eng
lishman, to take a high dive into
the swirling currents Of the Eng
lish Channel.
The efforts of the passenger to
get out of the cabin caused consid-
cradle disturbance in the passenger
plane just after the machine began
to sail over the channel. While
others in the plane pacified the
man the pilot brought his plane
down to the beach near Calais.
where the cumbersome passenger
was unloaded.
Evening star., 1925-06-07
He Died for His Country" Declare
4. E. F. Men Burying German Soldier

Shrapnel wounds and privations
resulted in the tuberculosis which
caused him to come to this country
three months ago. when he went
to a hospital in St Paul He died
there Thursday at the age of 81.
Any boy who gave his life for his
country. no matter what country,
is entitled to the tribute accorded
soldier, declared o. NJ. Merry,
Fairmont American Legion COM
mander, who arranged the military
,riteaA A n
Evening star., 1925-06-07
By the Associated Press.

FAIRMONT. Mimi, June 6.-For
the first time in the history of Min
nesota, perhaps of the country,
American World War veterans to-
day buried with full military hon
ors German soldier who fought
against them in 1918 on the west
ern front in France.
Military rites. a firing squad and
taps were accorded Irwin Hoffman.
who was drafted by the Kaiser in
1918, when he was attending school
,atsfbe.aSeApfs1kA
Evening star., 1925-06-07
WEEKS OUT OF DANGER.
Recovery Expected to Progress
satisfactorily From Now On.

BOSTON, June R).-The recov-
cry of Secretary of War John w.
Weeks, who was operated upon at
the Massachusetts General Hospital
here Tor gallStoneS on May 28, is
expected to progress satisfactorily
from now on, 1t was stated in a
bulletin from his physicians. Drs.
Daniel F'iske Jones and F. Gorham
Brigham, late tonight
Secretary Weeks has had very
good day" said the bulletin. He is
doing well in every way and there is
every reason to believe that his re-
covery will progress satisfactorily
{rom.-this-time0
Evening star., 1925-06-07
PART TWO-I6 PAGES.

Editorials and Editorial Features.
Washington and Other Society.
Reviews of the Seasons Newest
Books-Page 4.
Tales of Well Known Folk-Page II.
D. A. r. Activities-Page IA.
Parent-Teacher Activities-Page Is.
News of the Clubs-Page Is.
Girl Scouts-Page Is.
Evening star., 1925-06-07
Battle Expected to Flame
MomentariIy Between Red
and Civil Forces.
u. S. OFFICIALS ANXIOUS
IN FACE OF REPORTS
Attackers of City Admit Moscow
Sympathy-Shanghai Dis
orders Subside.
B. the Assnciated Prcss


SAN FRANCISCO. June 6.-War in
southern China shared interest in tn.
Chinese situation with the anti-foreign
disturbances which for the past week
have made the foreign settlements Of
Shanghai an armed and guarded city.
Approximately 5000 Yannanese
troops, controlling the city of Canton.
center of populous kwang Tung
Province, were reported preparing for
battle with some 10000 troops favor
able TO the kuomintang, the late DR..
sun Vat Sens peoples party. For
elSners in Canton were warned 10
leave the suburbs of the city, and the
foreign settlement at Shameen, an
island near Canton, prepared for
emergencies, believing hostilities be-
tween the Chinese armies imminent.
Shanghai is GuiltIess.
The situation in Shanghai was un-
changed over that of the previous
days. Troops, police and the volun-
teer corps kept order, while anti.for-
eign agitators continued their efforts
TO force all foreign employed Chinese
TO work. The municipal council de-
cided to fight propaganda with propa-
ganda. and ordered ISSUED large post
ers stating the foreigners side of the
present controversy. The anti-foreign
agitators are demanding abolishment
of special privileges accorded foreign
ers, especially those dealing with sep
arate foreign courts. The strike of
Chinese workers is intended TO starve
out the foreigners and force them TO
leave The country.