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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-28
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SAN ANTONIO,
NOV. %, 1928.
Queens Counsel.
By MARIE, QUEEN OF ROUMANL
The Worst Thing in the World.
Registered United states Patent Office.

toerancetha what consider the thing the world
lest having what have forbidden Fruit and
What's Gomez thin kme intoleran hasten that condemn
nothing 1 only speculate wonder
whether this of and morals
going work something better for all of us? hope
should like earth in fifty and have look aound
do not stick what is called odfashioned viewpoint
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ride in the mountains when makes her
in the wodbut should like well
mother of children absolutely feminine equality indie
pendencebu in feminine love young
people enjoy themselves-but coarsely.
would consider sub
jects from religion the length Of skirts.
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girls and believe friendship perfectly
and made beautiful
passion wholly absent
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inches OF her Skirts she smokes But do hate her
let herself indulgence and manneesnes To mind
am all for live andletve though the
criticism Give and take Be tolerant understanding
world progress.
But do let o keep We initiate
the unpleasant side o men!
Copyright 1925, Famous Features Syndicate, Inc)
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-28

He then summarizes the England
Of today as follows:
Politicians who lack the true
sense of responsibility; the so-called
idle rich who apparently never heard
Of the word discipline working
men who repudiate the agreements
made in their name by their lead
ers; dramatists. hovelists, and film
producers who have no sense Of
reticence or restraint; pleasure seek
ers who never know when or where
to halt; football crowds who boo the
referee; holiday makers who defile
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-28
Daily Good Deed

Don't keep an insult alive BY
mulling il over in your mind. In
suits are like mud. you knOw-left
alone, they will soon dry and fall
away.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-28
Something to Think About
The World Today.
By BRUNO LESSING

the countryside with litter; parents
who cannot or will not control their
children young people who own no
authority but their own wishes and
whims."
England is far away from us.
About 5000 miles from our East and
about 5000 miles from our West.
The great bulk of our population
are so happy and prosperous that
they do not care hang what Eng
land thinks or what England is wor-
rying about.
But it might afford every Ameri-
can much food for thought to realize
that these remarks Of Canon Woods
apply just as well to Us as they do
TO the English.
One remark, in particular, rs
striking:
1T is disquieting to observe how
much there is In our midst of sheer
stupidity and muddle-headedness."
If the speaker had been travelling
from New York to San Francisco
or from Duluth to New Orleans and
had spent a week in each resting
place en- route, one would suspect
that he referred to the religious
bigotry of our various sects, the ia
naticism OF many Of our local and
national organizations, the underly-
ing intelligence of our political and
partisan movements and, in general,
the darnfoolery Of our attitude to
the vital and everlasting problems of
life.
But, as far as we know, he hasn't
been here Mt all. He yas only
speaking Of England. Yet the shoe
seems manufactured for our foot.
Is it possible that we have more
in common with England than we
knew Of? Can the English be the
same kind of hopeless ginks that we
are?
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-28

at is disquieting TO observe how
much there is in our midst Of sheer
stupidity and muddle-headedness.
"One can generally spot man Of
undisciplined mind by his complete
cocksureness, and his cocksureness
will be in inverse ratio to his years.
"If civilization is the art Of liv-
ing together it must be admitted
that the world in general and
Europe in particular has not yet
made a great success of art.
at is characteristic of our swift,
bustling world to want everything
at once. There p often virtue in
impatience, but the desire for short
cuts is frequently stupid and dis
astrous.-
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-28

Canon Woods, Of Cambridge,
England, made a speech to 1000
clergymen. 1t is to be hoped that
most of these clergymen were intel
ligent, because they listened to a
splendid speech and had a chance
to profit by it and pass along, each
in his own sphere, the results Of his
nominations.
To all who are capable of think
ing, Canon Woods remarks present
material for many an hour Of
thought. Here are a few excerpts
from his speech:
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1925-11-01
10y E15EOIy tFI171o1 -
Pioneers Came to St. CroK Region
Mississippi River Played Prominent Part IN Settlement OF
Country With Settlers Coming North
By Steamboat
By Steamboat
BY HARRISON HATTON

gaging in land speculations while IN govern
ment employ. Philander Prescott, however,
remained on the land, establishing tradlng
post, and, as soon as the government had sur
veyed the lands and opened them up Tor set
Element in 1849 he took up a government claim
of 100 acres, to which he added 100 acres q
few years later. Here he plated Vlllage
which he named Prescott.
From 1919 to 1886, when the Territory Of
Wisconsin was organized, the St. CroiX Valley
was under the jurisdiction of Crawford couh-
ty, Michigan In 1886, the Territory OF Wis
consin covered a vast region west OF the ITIedC
Lakes, including the present state of Wlscon-
SIM Minnesota, part of Michigan, much OF Iowa
and all of North and South Dakota.
Was A Big County
St. Croix County, Wiscon lin Territory
created in January 1910 by act of the terfltof-
ial legislature at Madison, included part OF Pep.
in Dunn and Chippewa counties and all Oh
Pierce, Polk, Barron and Burnett countles' as
we'll as WASHINGTON and Ramsey counties III
Minnesota. Saltwater was the first county
seat. From 1910 to 1848 both 81. Raul anu
Saltwater were in st. Croix county, WISCONSIN
Territory.
In 1913, the new state of Wisconsin was
organized, with the borders that exist Cou<ay,
and was admitted to the Union. otAi"doe5
then become mart Of Minnesota Territory and
for few months st. Croix county had no cot'll-
ty seat In August 1848, Hudson was CHOSEN
as the equity seat.
In 1853, St. Croix county was divided INTO
the three present counties of Polk, 81. o5o! =!
and Pierce The southern part was named IL III
honor of President Franklin Pierce, the nOi III
ern part for former President James n. rum
and the central portion retained the name Of +,
Frenchman, who was shipwrecked at the
mouth of the river and for whona the St, GaolN
Valley and river we're named. From 1853 to to
1861, the Pierce county seat was located at
Prescott BY vote of the people Of ene de r.
county in 1861 the county seat was inoSe0 =
Ellsworth, where it is today.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1925-11-01

and story are marshalled for review! For the
men and women of that bygOne day OF three
quarters of century ago possessed the spirit
of adventures and the courage of warriors.
To present the historic background OF
this countryside, the Thoroughbred historian
probably would insist upon some recital of the
days of French Dominion more than two hun
dred years ago, or of the period from 1868 TO
1888 when Wisconsin was English Colonial
Territory and was governed from Macklnac
and Quebec.
But we mainly are concerned with the
stories of the grandmothers and grands1res,
and great grandparents of the present genera
tons occupying this favord land, and it is not
essential to go back more than a century to get
a perspective that will set forth the story of
the st. Croix Valley in high relief
A Strategic Location
In 1906, Thomas Jefferson, then president
of the United States and vastly interested in
the future of this northwest country, was IN
strumental in having the united states gov
eminent purchase from the Sioux Indians
tract of land for military purposes at the
mouth of the st. Croix River. By this grant
the Sioux Indians transferred to the United
States nine square miles, with the mouth OF
the ST. Croix as the center OF the tract Ihls,
however, never was occupied as mllltary posi-,
as later it was decided to make Fort Smelling,
at the junction of the Minnesota and MISSISSIPPI
pi rivers, Northwest headquarters.
In 1927, group of U. S. Army officers
Major Plymton, Colonel Thompson, Captain
Scott, Captain Brady and DR.. Emerson
toned at Fort Smelling, formed syndicate to
control lands at and near the junction OF the
Mississippi and st. Croix rivers, at point
where the city of Prescott now stands. It was
believed then that this would become the site
of future metropolis. Philander Prescott,
government Indian interpreter at Fort Smelling,
was selected by this syndicate to make claim
of 1900 acres at Prescott. This claim was sue
cessfully protected for period of fourteen
years. until 1871, when Congress passed an act
forbidding officers in the U. S. service from en-
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1925-11-01
misunderstanding Story Of Time When


men IN the United States was bringing thous-
ands of settlers across the Aleghanies into the
Mississippi Valley. 1t was the OF Henry
Clay, Daniel Webster, Andrew jackson, Thorn
as Hart Benton and other great figures In
American political annals. All had their eyes
on the developing West Henry Clay of Ken
lucky and Andrew Jackson of Tennessee &C
lively urged young men to heed the call of the
new country.
Interested General Jackson
In 1887, Franklin Steele of Pennsylvania,
who had acted as private secretary for Cen.
eral Andrew Jackson at Washington while
"Old Hickory was President, took the advice
of the General at the close of his administra-
ton to embark in Western enterprise on the.
upper Mississippi. Franklin Steele came to
Fort Smelling in 1887, while the Indian treaty
was being made, and then in big war canoe,
manned by eight oarsnen, set out to investl-
gate the ST. Croix River country. He went to
st. Croix Falls, entered claim on the Wlscon-
sin side, including the water power Later he
sold his st. Croix Falls interests and became
one of the biggest figures in the early develop
ment of Minnesota.
But despite these early forays into this
new Ell Dorado the ST. Croix Valley country,
actual settlement was very sparse for dozen
years or more. In 1910, an investigator re-
ported that there were less than fifty white
men in the ST. Crox Valley. The only postof-
flee north of Prairie du Chen was at Fort
Smelling. Mails were received monthly. In
1843 a postoffice was established at Point
Douglas and one at st. Croix Falls. Supplies
came by steam boat up the Mississippi twice
a year, in the spring and fall. Saltwater was
not settled until 1841. Marine was a lumber
camp.
When First Settler Came
This was about the status of affairs in
this section until the first settler, Judge Joel
Foster, came to River Falls in 1848 the year
that Wisconsin was admitted to the Union
From the time of the arrival of Joel Fos-
ter at the Falls of the Kinnickinnic in 1913
until the outbreak of the Civil War in 1860,
the settlers continued to pour into this section,
and the day of beginnings of all things that
have made the community, was at hand. The
large majority of the first settlers were from
the New England states and they have left
their impress clear upon the social customs and
traditions of the countryside.
The era of settlement, interrupted by the
Civil War, was resumed in 1865 and during
the next ten years hundreds of families settled
permanently in this district The larger num-
Der came by steamboat up the Mississippi Riv-
er to Prescott from ST. Louis, Dubuque, Prairie
du Chen or La Crosse.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1925-11-01

Beautifully situated in the broad Uplands
of Western Wisconsin, short thirty mics
southeast of St. Paul, Minnesota, is rich ana
sheltered countryside comprising goodly por-
ton of ST. Croix and Pierce counties, with the
winding Kinnicxinnic River flowing through
it's heart.
Set close to it's center on the st. Croix-
Pierce equity line, where State Trunk Highways
35 65 and 116 converge and cross, is the pro
gressive city of River Falls, the natural hub OF
this section
From this hub radiates a splendid system
of highways, leading southeast twelve miles to
Ellsworth, the county seat Of Pierce county;
southwest twelve miles to the Mississippi nv
er, at Prescott; west eight miles to the shores
of Lake ST. Croix, at Glenmont; nortnWese
twelve miles to Hudson, the county seat OF ST.
Croix county; northeast twelve miles to no
berts, and due east twentyone miles to Spring
Valley.
Long Water BOundry
This country is based on Lake Pepln and
the Mississippi River to the south, with Lake
St Croix forming its western boundary.
Pierce county has the longest navlgable water
boundry of any county in Wisconsin.
Within the Pierce-St Croix counties area,
according to the 1925 federal census figures,
are $500 farms, valued at $685. 43. There
are $3.50 owners resident their home farms.
The financial backbone OF this region is the
dairy cow This year there were 79,945 pro-
ductive dairy COWS on Pierce and st. Crolx
county farms, with an output of more than
S5.OO0OOO in dairy products. In addition to
the producing cows, there were 42,8O4 head OF
young dairy cattle, under two years OF age, on
these farms. Other livestock included 66,068
swine $4,000 sheep, 21,812 head of beef cattle
and 25126 horses The humble hen on ST
Croix and Pierce county farms, produced more
than 81 100000 of poultry and eggs during the
year More than eight thousand automoolles
are owned by residents of this territory.
Hills and Streams
1t is a region of peace and plenty, a land
dotted with prosperous farms, where ploWed
fields crumple against wooded hills and pleas
ent streams meander through blue grass pas
lures Everywhere the hills and elms and
NAPLES stand as friendly warders over this con-
centrated bit of old New England, transplanted
to the Middle West.
Here in this stronghold of the old and set
tied, when fall evenings wall the valleys with
purple, listening memory hears the far-oH
whistle of steamboat, and out of the haze
filled coulees troop the ghosts of the canvas
covered wagons of the pioneers. And what a
brave showing this countryside makes, when
its mingled forces of history, romance, song
Evening star., 1925-02-06

companies today declared that they
were not spending excessive amounts
for legal or special services.
George E. Hamilton, president of
the Capital Traction Co.. sent the fol-
lowing reply to Col. Bell:
acknowledging receipt Of your
memorandum Of February S. we de-
sire to state that in the presentation
of all matters before the Utilities
Commission and before the commit
tees in Congress, this company has
been uniformly represented by it's
president and vice president, and only
In few cases by its regular legal
advisor. 1t has no representation
whatever in the halls of Congress"
William F. Ham, president of the
Washington Railway and Electric Co.,
stated: I'VE believe our legal ex-
penses are about as small as possible
for a company of this size. We take
pride in the fact that our legal ex-
penses have been kept low"
Ord Preston, president of the Wash
ington Gas Light Company, stated
emphatically today that he did not
regard the legal expenses Of his COM
pany as excessive.
Evening star., 1925-02-06
CITES INJUSTICE
TOPUBL|CL|BRARy
Restoration of Appropriation
Items Stricken From Bud
get Is Urged.

Restoration of the Budget Bureaus
figures in the District of Columbia
appropriation bill for the Public
Library is urged upon the members
or the appropriation committees in
congress in letter drawn up yes
terday at a meeting at the Cosmos
Club of the Twentieth Century Club,
composed Of about $50 women
The letter asks that the reduced
figures in the bill be raised to the
full amount approved by the Budget
Bureau, in order that the Public
Library system in the District of Co
lumbia may operate to the extent de-
manded of it by a growing city.
Two reduced items in the bill are
emphasized as inadequate. These are
the appropriations for the operation
OF the Mount Pleasant branch library
and for operation and purchase of
books for branches in the public
schools.
Text of the Letter.
The letter, in part, follows:
We respectfully request your in
fuence to restore the Budget Bu-
reau's figures in the District of
Columbia appropriation bill for the
Public Library In the House bill,
ON page 8, line 3, change $162,3 to
S1It,S4O, and on page s, line Is,
change $4,000 to $4,000. The first
item covers operation of the Mount
Pleasant branch library and the
second covers operation and books
for branches in three public schools.
THE Mount Pleasant branch library
building, a gift of the Carnegie Cor
poration, costing nearly 100000,
erected on Lamont street facing Six
teenth, is on property appropriated
for by Congress. To operate this
Evening star., 1925-02-06
UTILITY COMPANIES
LEGAL COSTS HIT
Bell Urges Them to Hold Ex-
penditures to Lowest Pos
SibIe Figures.

A letter suggesting that they keep
down their legal expenses to a figure
as low as possible was sent today by
Engineer Commissioner Bell, chair
man OF the Public Utilities Commits
sion, to all Of the utility companies
The Commissioner said he sent the
memorandum because of the discus
sion at the Capitol few days ago
OF the amount of money spent by the
utility companies for legal and
special services. Col. Bells letter
read in part as follows:
I'm view of the fact that the ulti-
mate cost of these expenditures must
be borne by the people, 1t is mani
fest that such expenditures should
be kept just as low as practicable.
While the legal adviser Is necessary
to protect the rights of the compa-
MES, the presentation of matters be-
fore the Public Utilities Commission
is generally of a business or engi-
neering nature"
The heads of both street railway
Evening star., 1925-02-06

branch properly the full amount
named in the budget is needed.
"A library operating on two floors
in neighboring population of 100,-
600 to 100000, with $4,000 children
in 20 schools within walking dis
tance, must supply advisory and in
formation service to a most intelli-
gent adult and child group. This
service cannot be given with a force
of IL persons, comprising janitor,
charwoman, 2 pages and a profess
sional and sub-professional staff of 8
which the bill provides.
Blocks Children's Department.
IF the budget plan is cut, a chill
dren's department cannot be operated,
as it is impracticable to reduce the
time of library service of IL hours. or
divide staff of eight for service on
two floors. The force of II provided
for by the Bureau of the Budget is a
minimum which will still be very
heavily stressed during rush hours.
Library branches in three subur-
ban schools are greatly needed and
were duly provided for in the budget
1t is important that the second bud
get item above referred to, be re-
stored, since it provides the first step
~" dIu the pldH pTOpOStu ny Nlc
board of library trustees and indorsed
by the Board of Education and Dis
trfct Commissioners as an economical
method of providing library facilities
for suburban communities and as an
appropriate fulfillment of the law,
which created the library as sup
plement of the public educational sys-
TEN" of the District. 1t Is particularly
desirable to secure these items at this
time and to establish the principle
so that library facilities may de-
velop in connection with the five-year
program of the schools providing for
new and enlarged buildings
I'VE earnestly beg your aid in
making effective the generous and
ar-sighted provision for the citys
life, as indicated in the
allowance granted by the budget"
The letter is signed by Mrs. George
A. Kicker, chairman, Public Library
civic section, and Mrs
Joshua Evans, jr., vice president, pre-
siding at yesterdays meeting.
Sees Work Crippled.
DR.. George f. Bowerman, public
librarian, stated today that the s8,640
reduction from the budget estimates
would Deprive thu Mount Pleasant
Branch of five needed employees, in
cluding four assistants at S1,14O each
and senior page at 5000 per annum,
Evening star., 1925-02-06

the Eastern High School Branch of a
librarian, at $3.50 per annum, and
the Bell-Deanwood Branch of a libra
rian, at $1,000 per annum.
The $4,000 reduction in the second
Item represents the book fund re-
quired to stock school,. branches
"All we ask for is that the items
approved by the Budget Bureau be
restored to the BILL" DR.. Bowerman
said today.
Evening star., 1925-02-06
FRANK E. BUXTON DEAD.
Resident of Washington 25 Years
Victim Of Paralysis.

Frank Edgar Buxton, 60 years old,
and resident of this city more than
25 years, died at his residence, 1902
N street yesterday. Mr.. Buxton had a
stroke of paralysis Wednesday. He
was a graduate of the National Law
School here.
Funeral services will be conducted
at the residence Monday afternoon at
o'clock. Rev. ]. F. Lukens, assisted
Evening star., 1925-02-06

by Rev. DIR. George s. Dudley, will
officiate.
Mr.. Buxton is survived by his wife,
Evening star., 1925-02-06
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The Washington times., 1925-05-08
FACING
MORE GIRLS
CHARGES
Athletic Director ]. r. Bender
Held Under SIS, 900 Bail on
Stories by Two

KNOXVILLE, Tenn, May g.
John r. Bender, former athletic
director of Knoxville public schools,
was bound over for trial in the
criminal court again today by a
magistrates court, after his second
trial on charges Of misconduct to-
ward six school girls, ranging in
age from ten to thirteen years.
Julia Brannen, eleven, was
Bender's accuser today, and he was
held In $4,000 bail. Yesterdays
charge, preferred by Evelyn Whit
son, eleven, resulted in Bender be-
ing held under $500 bond.
Four similar cases are still faced
by Bender. He has made blanket
denial Of all the allegations.
Bender Is one Of the. country
foremost athletic directors, gradual
ing from the University Of Ne
braska twenty years ago. He has
been connected with the following
institutions: Washington Univer-
sity, st. Louis University, Kansas
Agricultural College, University Of
Tennessee, and the local city
schools.
The Washington times., 1925-05-08
CORTEZ WOMAN
HAS HUSBAND
IN \. !.
She Still Maintains She Is Joe
Diamonds Wife-Identifies
His Picture
BY International News Service.

BUFFALO, N. Y, May S.-Still
insisting that she was the common
law wife of Joseph Diamond, re-
Gently executed for his participa-
ton in the Staying of two bank
messengers in Brooklyn, Louise
Cortez, held by the Buffalo police,
today picked out the picture of Joe
Diamond from seven or eight other
photographs.
She clutched the picture 10 ner
breast and, with much dramatic dis
play. said:
You will never take this picture
from me. I will keep it forever"
Confronted with dispatch from
New York, in which District Attor-
ney Dodd, of Brooklyn, stated he
was convinced that the woman be-
ing held in Buffalo was no relative
OF Joseph Diamond, the Cortez
woman slumped into an apparent
faint.
Captain Hildebrand, after an in
vestigation yesterday, said he
brought to light the fact that the
woman is the wife Of Gordon Meyers.
a truck driver. with whom she had
lived at 444 Pearl street. District
Attorney Dodd, according to adv;ces
from New York. is through with
the case and will not take steps to
have the woman taken to New
York.