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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-10-02

Reserve officers of the 313th field
artillery regiment, one Of the local
units of the organized reserves, will
meet tonight for the first time since
the beginning of summer. The
meeting will be held in the local
reserve headquarters. Graham Build.
ing, 1902 E street.
The meeting will start the winter
training program. Major C. p.
George, United States army, the
present senior executive officer of
the reserve headquarters will con-
duct the meetings. Major George
sends the following message to the
reserve officers through this de-
partment:
During the past season the or
ganization assemblies for instruction
OF reserve officers have been most
successful. Attendance and interest
mas been fine, and is constantly i'm
proving. During the present season
each arm and branch will follow a
carefully prepared progressive pro.
gram in conformity with service
school teachings. These assemblies
are for your benefit; they are well
worth while for serious considera-
ton and special effort, we believe if
You attend one meeting, we can
count on you for the future
The same invitation extended
through The Washington Times to
the reserve officers by Major
George, extends to enlisted resery-
lists. Major George also urges en-
rollment in the correspondence
courses He says in this connec-
ton: - ---too
You are urged to enroll in the
army correspondence courses 1925.
70. If copy of the courses has
Lalled TO reach you, please COM
mun1cate with this Headquarters
by telephone, in person, or by let
ter, and we will gladly furnish YOU
. copy. The army correspondence
courses provide you with an oppoT-
tunity for training. which will fit
You to perform the active duties Of
: your branch, and for promotion. A
certificate showing the successful
completion of a subject in the
courses exempts you from examina-
ton for promotion in that subject.
Do not hesitate to call on us to
assist you in Strengthening out any
troublesome problems which may
arise in your correspondence
courses.
Colonel Joseph F. Siler, of the
medical corps of the army, who.
has been on duty with the medical
department research board in Man
ia, has reported to the surgeon
general in Washington for duty
and has been placed in charge of
the professional service division of
the office OF the surgeon general.
Lieutenant Colonel Robert U.
Patterson, medical corps OF the
army, has assumed his new duties
as commanding officer of the army
and navy general hospital at Hot
Springs, Arkansas. 1t viii be re-
called that Colonel Patterson was
formerly the executive officer of
the office of the surgeon general
OF the army here in Washington,
and at one time was on duty with
the United States Veterans Bureau
as a medical adviser.
It is said that Major General NJ.
Ireland, the surgeon general of the
army, will again renew the rec
concentrations made by him last
year for legislation affecting the
army medical department This will
include provision for retirement of
nurses of the army; authority to
count contract service in computing
longevity pay for commissioned Of
ficers OF the medical corps and
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-10-02

amendment of existing law that sus-
| ponds pay for periods spent in
hospital on account of personal
misconduct.
Announcement has been made by
the headquarters of the coast guard
service of the awards for engineer
ing competition for the last year,
as follows: The Beale with a final
mark of 141.827; under command
Of Lieutenant Commander r. r.
Waesche. The Conyngham was
second with a final mark of 136.936
under command of Lieutenant Com
mander E. D. Jones.
It is announced that the monthly
meetings of officers of the medical
department who reside in Washing
| ton, will be resumed on October 10,
when the subjects of discussion will
relate to the medical, dental and
veterinary schools. It is also stated
that meetings of reserve officers
of the medical department will be
held on the fourth Saturday of
every month.
Brigadier General Albert L. Cox,
reserve corps, of Raleigh, N. c.,
who have been selected to attend a
special course of instruction in mil
itary personnel and mobilization at
the Army War College here in
Washington. The course began on
September 26 and will end On No
vember / Of this year. During this
time the officers are on active duty
status.
General Cox is a lawyer and
banker and has served on the bench
Of the North Carolina Superior
Court. His military service record
shows him serving on the Mexican
border in 1916, with the National
Guard and in May, 1918, he arrived
in France as colonel Of the 18th
field artillery. He was awarded the
Distinguished Service Medal
Several instances have come to
the attention of the Navy Depart
ment where the commanding Of
ficers of vessels have refused to
forward a request submitted by
radio men for transfer to shore
duty, the commanding officer claim
ing the men had not completed
their tour of sea duty, even though
one of them had been four years
at GCd Ou the <ASldlAC SI0ltOAs
1t is stated that this misunder-
standing is probably due to the
statement in the Bureau of Naviga-
ton Manual, chapter z, where it
speaks of six years service at sea.
The bureau recently issued a circu-
lar letter containing a reprint of
certain circular letters. One Of
these letters sets forth the tour of
sea-duty for certain ratings. and it
will be found that all radiomen are
set down for two years at sea and
then eligible for shore duty. AS
the Navy Department is very anxi-
Gus to relieve men promptly who
have completed two years of sea-
duty who are eligible for shore duty,
be forwarded and commanding Off
GERS can be assured that reliefs
will be provided without delay.
Three officers of the Chinese
navy have arrived in Washington
and are with the Navy Department
for several months of study Of the
navy photographic office in the
construction of charts and the COL
lection of nautical information and
the methods used to obtain the
same.
The officers in question are Lieu
tenant Commander 7. Liu and
Lieutenants Y. H. Yeh and S. T.
Liu.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-10-02
Gen. Butler Returns
to Marines Dec. 81.
Service Notes
By VIVIAN LEE TILLMAN

When Brgadier General Smedy D. Butler of the marines,
is relieved Of duty with the Philadelphia police
December 81 he will be assigned to duty command of the
corps San Diego CAL He will relieve Colonel
John Myers will be due for foreign service that
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-01-01
TAX
IS PROPOSED
Would Pay For Fire
Damage Caused By
Careless Smokers

A state tax on cigarets to pay for
all the fire damage occasioned by
careless smokers is planned by AS
semblyman Samuel Walsh, Ocento,
one of the youngest members OF
the legislature in Madison.
Assemblyman Walsh declared
that he is drawing bill 10 place
a tax on cigarets for introduction
in the coming session.
The cigaret tax would be paid by
the manufacture before his pro-
duct can be sold in Wisconsin. The
bill would be similar to the one
passed in Utah which saves the tax
payers between three and four mil
lion dollars a year, Assemblyman
Walsh declared. In Wisconsin it
would easily double that amount.
he said.
statistics show a large loss by
careless smokers from cigaret
butts, as a result the property loss
runs into millions" Assemblyman
Walsh explained.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-01-01
Happy Affair At
VQndenburg Home

On Dec. 25th a number of old
time friends were invited to the
home OF Mr. and Mrs. J. e. Van
denberg, 431 Mulberry street, to
participate in Christmas festivi-
ties The rooms were prettily de-
corated for the occasion, an orna-
mental Christmas. tree spread its
branches wide laden with useful
gifts for all in the party-in which
a true rejuvination OF youth was
exemplified by much merriment
and anxious beaming faces of the
grown up kids" when Santa"
read the names of those he loved
the best
A bounteous dinner, instrumental
music and good cheer was the ord
or of the day.
Those present besides the i'm
mediate family were: Mr.. and Mrs.
George Burgess and son William,
Mrs. Mary Noble, Mrs. Lena Hend-
ricks and two sons Elmer and Ches
ter Peter Cribben and Miss M.
Cribben.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-01-01
GOT
ONLY $1,000
DEWSNAP home:
The Certificates of De-
post Thought TAX
en- in EndeavOr Rob
berry Found

Mrs. Charles DeWsnap Of En-
deavor, in Portage recently, retold
the story Of the robbery which took
place at her home recently. Mrs
Dewsnap verified the report that
the burglars got about $1,000, but
stated that the certificates of de-
post which they believed had been
stolen, have since been found.
She related how the men came
in and found her aged husband and
made him lie on the bed after they
had bound and gagged him. Mrs.
Dewsnap refused to do SO, and set
on the bed, tied hand and foot.
While the men were ransacking the
house, she freed herself and went
outside the house, and cried for
help.
A man in a mask grappcd her
and put her back on the bed. She
grasped his mask but was unable
to identify him The masked man
seemed to know the place, accord
ing to Mrs. Dewsnap and no effort
had been made to break into other
places.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-01-01
Candle Service
Closes Year At
Methodist Church

The First Methodist Episcopal
church was beautifully Illuminated
with hundreds of candles at the
Sunday evening service, which was
impressive for the closing of the
old year. The service was called,
''The House of Thousand Can
dies" and the lighting of the many
tapers was used to symbolic the
coming of the Light to the world in
the birth of Christ Rows OF
candles were placed entirely
around the balcony and around the
altar and as each person entered
the church he was presented with
a candle which he later lighted.
The pastor, Rev. ]. E. Kundert,
took for the subject>of his sermon,
'The Light that Lighteth" and
solos by Mrs. ]. H. Harris, w. d.
Morse, and others were appropriate
to the service
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-01-01
LYONS Home Is
Damaged By Fire
Sunday Morning

The city fire department was
called to Lyons on Sunday morn
ing about ten o'clock to render
what aid was possible in saving the
Chris Schara home from what gave
indication of being a disastrous fire
The home is located at the ex-
trcme west end of Lyons, just
across from the Tinkham home and
beside the bridge which leads to
the Prairie du Sac road.
A daughter who was i'll in an
upstairs bedroom heard the crack
ling of the flames on the roof Ov-
crhead and the residents of Lyons
responded to the general alarm,
forming a bucket brigade which
served effectively. Chemicals in
the hands of the city fire depart
ment succeeded in putting out the
flames on the roof and the fire was
brought under control before much
damage had been done other than
that to the roof
The cause OF The blaze was prob
ably a defective flue.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-01-01
Charles Enge Threat
ened Unless $1,000
Is Left Near Gull
vert On Highway
1876
GETS
$500 REQUEST
Authorities Trying to
Link Case w t h
John Riches Letter

Deposit the sum of $4,000 near
a culyert on Highway 1876 and
avoid serious trouble" briefly is the
contents of an extortion letter re-
ceiyed by Charles Enge, farmer Of
the Town of Troy. A neighbor Of
MI. Enge. Henry Kamrath, who
resides on the old Buehler farm in
Troy also received a similar letter
demanding $500
The letters were received by
the men about two weeks ago and
placed in the hands of the Sank
County authorities but particulars
have been suppressed to give the
official a chance to investigate the
case and discover the writer's of
the missive of eXtortiOn.
Like John Riches Case
An attempt was made to link
the Troy cases with that of John
Riches of Prairie du Sac who last
August received an anonymous
letter demanding $4,000 Mr..
Riches was to place his money
near the pea winery on the Sank
road. Sheriff w. H. Ode and Dis
trict Attorney H. J. Bohn with sew
eral deputies set a trap for the
blackmailers without success.
District Attorney Bohn has
nothing to say concerning the Troy
blackmaiD plot but it is believed
the authorities are working on the
case with the hope Of finding the
writer's of Enge's and Kamrath's
letters, also the ones who penned
that to Riches.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-01-01
Witwen Couple
Return FROM
Wedding Trip

Mr.. and Mrs. Newton Witwen
have returned from their wedding
trip and are residing at Witwen
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Sprecher
and family spent Sunday at the
Fred Giese home.
Mr.. and Mrs Will Wenzel Of
Madison made few calls at Wit
went last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe 3. Meyer and
son Clifford, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Schneider and family enjoyed
Christmas dinner at the home OF
Mr. and Mrs. John Clavadatscher.
Mrs. Ben Fuchs of Prairie du Sac
visited with her sister, Mrs. Andy
Hackbush last week, the latter be
ing i'll. She is quite bit better
at present.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-01-01
New $4,000
SCHOOL. READY,
L0GANvILL.El:
Old Building To Be
Disposed of at Pub
lie Sale, Belief

The people of Loganville are
justly proud of the new $4,000
fire proof school building that is
just being completed ana placed in
readiness for occupation This oc-
cupies a new site in close proxi-
nifty to the old school building and
will probably be ready for occu-
pancy about the middle of January
Work on the new structure was
commenced in September and has
been hurried along under the sup
ervision of VIM Held of Reedsburg
who had the contract The arch
itecture> conforms to the approved
style adopted for educational build
ings OF this kind, the building being
Sc by 40, with two rooms, all on
the ground floor.
The old building will be disposed
Of at public sale, if the present
intentions of the board are carried
out.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-01-01
GET
PICTURE OF
1ST SETTLER
Arrival i'm Wisconsin
of Jean NicOilet 300
Years Ago Is Sent
Out

A plan to familiariZe Wisconsin
school children with enc of the inn
portant incidents in the states bis
tory-the arrival of the first white
man nearly 800 years ago-was an
nounced by the state printing board
Monday in Madison.
The board will soon send out 10,
900 pictures of Jean NicOllet monu-
ment at Red Banks, near Green
Bay, to all publtc and parochial
schools in the state. Every ele-
mentary classroom, as well as ev-
cry highschool, will receive a copy
of the picture as a New Years pre-,
sent.
The picture is in five colors and
is a copy of the frontispiece of the
new blue book now being prepared.
Every classroom will be asked to
frame the picture and keep it in
the room.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-01-01
Jury Verdict is Light
est With Finding
Defendant ReSpOn-
sible For Death
TOOK 80 HOURS
FOR AGREEMENT
Tears Come To Eyes
of Selby As Court
Clerk Reads Deci-
sion

Kid Mccoy was found guilty
OF manslaughter in jury verdict
returned in superior court late
Monday in Los Angeles.
In placing the responsibility for
Mrs. Teresa Mors' death upon the
former fighter, the jurors selected
the least severe penalty possible
with finding of guilt The man
slaughter conviction carries a sen.
tence of from one to 10 years i'm
prisonmenet in the state peniten-
tiary.
Longest Jury Session
The jury deliberated 80 hours in
reaching a decision, having been
given the case at IL a. m. Friday.
The time required for a verdict
was the longest in the history of
Los Angeles county criminal cases.
Defense attorneys hailed the
manslaughter conviction as vic
tory. The state in its closing
arguments Of a three weeks trial.
had demanded the death penalty.
Mccoy In Tears at Verdict
Tears came to McCoy's eyes as
the court clerk read the verdict.
I'm innocent" he said in whis-
per and then clampod his jaws
shut with grimly determined look
upon his face. One of the fight
er's sisters, Mrs. Roy Davis, broke
into sobs as she heard the brand
of guilt placed upon her brother.
The other two sister who have
been constant attendants at the
trial, Mrs. Jennie Thomas and Miss
Mabel Selby, controlled themsel
yes. They had expected some such
verdict, they said
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-01-01
Sheriff OF
RI(oHL.AND co.
TRACES THEF;' Fl

Tile mysterious robbery OF three
business establishments in Rich
land Center, Nov. 0 was believed
solved with the arrest and alleged
confession by two youths to Sher-
lit u. o. Dietzman that they loot
ed the James Hardware company,
Anton MueIler's and Everett Nc
Nally's.
Sheriff Dietzman is credited with
solving the robbing Of the places.
Two weeks ago when he was ar
resting Joe Schumacher for al
legged bad check writing, Sheriff
Dietzman observed two knives in
the room of the same type as 200
stolen from the hardware store.
He followed them down and then
called in f. p. Cunningham, pri-
vate detective, from Madison.
The two then arrested Clifford
Miller After grill,ng the pair Fri-
day afternoon a confession was OBJ
tanned, the sheriff says.
Search of Millcr's room and a
cache near the Huston Heights
stone quarry and the mill pond re
yealed many Of the missing knives
ana stolen smoking materiaL> A
farm is to be searched today for
shotguns, rifles and ammunition
alleged to have been stolen.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-01-01
Madison Observes
Ia Special Weeks

Fourteen kinds of "weeks" rang
ing from Canned Food week" to
National Music week." are in
Guided in the normal number of 81
which Madison has every year.
A check up by the Association OF
Commerce here shows the following
labels for various seyen-day periods
Canned Food week, State Honey
week, National Education week,
Better Homes week, Thrift week,
Winter Sports week, Dane county
Milk week, Wisconsin Farmers
and Homemakers' week, National
Music week, Children's Book week,
Y.M.C.A. and Y.W.C.A. week of
prayer, Holy week, Fire prevention
week and Dane County Fair week.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-01-01
KIL.BOlJRN MAN
Offered Job
AS SMUGGLER
Is Acquainted With
Booze running Bus
mess On Coast

Wendland Morris, son of Attor-
ney and Mrs. G. M. Morris, Of Xii
bourn returned to the home of his
parents for the winter. He is TAX
ing course in tree surgery, re-
ceived personal acquaintance with
the extent of the booze running
business on our eastern coast,
while lie was working on Long Is.
land, ~ Y, recently. Wendland
is enrolled with the Davey School
of Tree Surgery, of Kent, Ohio.
The course requires d certain
amount Of field work on the part Of
the studenta. Wendland's field
work took him east where he work
ed under an expert on several
Long Island estates in the Vicin-
ity of New York city. One of the
estates on which he worked was
that Of Fred Stone, member Of the
team Of Montgomery & Stone, ia
mouse comedians. Mr. Stone has
fine estate on Long Island.
In company with another stu
dent and their instructor Wend-
land was returning from work one
evening when they were accosted
by stranger and offered job Of
unloading a cargo of booze from
a small launch in one of the bays
on Long Island. They were Of
fered $40 piece for about two
hours. work. However, they de-
clincd the lucrative offer. Wend-
land said practically everyone
along the coast is engaged in the
booze business in one form or an
other. as.,.aaI
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-01-01
Madison Man In
Ebenezer Valley

Allen Quandt OF Madison spent
the weekend at his parental home.
Mrs. Kuhman and son Loranz of
Prairie du Sac have been staying
a few days with her son Lenard
and family.
Miss Alma Rudy of Madison and
Miss Martha Rudy of Baraboo took
Christmas dinner at the home OF
their brother, George and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Quandt aud
son Ernest and Miss Ethel Dahlke
called on Mr.. and Mrs. w. Smydt
in Westfeld Christmas
Miss Hilda Steinhorst went to
work in Baraboo Sunday for Mr.
and Mrs. Paul Stewart
Miss Agnest Gehrke who works
in the Reedsburg hospital and
Misses Meta and Leona Gehrke are
spending their Christmas vacation
at their parental home.
Henry Rehr and daughter, Ruby,
Mrs. Augusta Rehr, and Eva Linde,
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Klein and son Her
bert took dinner at the home OF
VIM. Rehr Sunday.
August Jr. Martha and Adele
Jungerman have the humps.
Miss Gladys Henke who has
been employed in Appleton a few
weeks returned home for Christ
mas.
Miss Viva Prime, telephone op-
orator in Baraboo has been home
for a short time.
The following took dinner at the
home of Gust Henkes Christmas:
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Henke and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. julius Henke
and family of Ezenezer Valley, Mr.
and Mrs. Max Springer and family
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Neitzel and fam
lily and Mrs. Alice True and dau'
ghter Betty all of Lyons.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-01-01
Green Bay Man
To Spring Green

Nea. ...'dterstreet of Green Bay.
came to Spring Green last week
to spend the holiday season IN
Spring Green at the home of his
aunt, Miss Mayme Flynn, and visit
his old friends around town
Frank Simpson departed last week
for Pendennis, Kansas, to visit his
sister and family for some time.
Rev. Charles Walker of Cresbard
South Dakota, preached a trial
sermon at the Congregational
church in Spring Green and Lone
Rock last Sunday. Mr. Walker
says when he left Dakota the Their
mometer registered 80 degrees be-
low.
Mrs. James Casper went to Dav-
export, Iowa, to visit at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. Mischa Per-
kiss, couple of weeks.
w. E. Seiders who has been in
Detroit, Mich, for some time visit
ing his daughter, Mrs. John Meier,
and family has returned home.
Arthur Baryenbruch visited III
ManitOwoc at the home Of his par
ents several days last week. Ar
thurs right arm, which received a
Ford kick a couple of weeks ago,
is still in splints, although getting
along as well as can be expected.
Miss Sadie McNulty, who is in
the employ Of the state, is at home
during the holiday season and as
sisting with work at the post Off
| ce.
Mrs. Charles Ketcham and Mrs.
| Ward who have been seriously i'll
recently are each on the way to
recovery and able to be up and
around their homes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Iris Radel who re-
sides about four miles northwest
of the village received a Christmas
present Thursday by the arrival of
| a little daughter at their home.
Glen Mcdonnell was nearly over
come by gas from a charcoal heat
er that was burning in refrigera-
tor car. Glen opened the door
and went into the car to examine
the supply of ice in the wells with
out first ventilating it.
Spring Green and vicinity is es-
tablishing some good dairy herds.
For the month of November POI
cows were tested in the Spring
Green COW testing association with
an average of 426 pounds Of milk
17.S pounds fat, and 4.18 per cent
fat. Five cows produce over 1000
pounds of milk and seven cows
over 40 pounds of fat for the
month.
Sunday morning Dec. rs the
thermometer registered 20 degrees
below zero the coolest we have had
this winter.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-01-01
Bic Fire Near
Madison Does
Much Damage

Damage of $4,000 was done by
a fire Saturday morning that raz-
ed the Nakoma garage, Nakoma,
destroyed three busses and two
privately owned cars and damaged
the storehouse of the Nakoma
country club, near Madison.
Starting in an unknown manner
the fire quickly spread and gained
a substantial head-start before the
Nakoma fire department was
called
BY the time the inadequate APP
paratus there had responded, No.
4 Engine company, Madison, had
been notified and rushed to the
blazing building.