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Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-11-12
JUDGE Hills
REPORT MADE
Personal Property
Distributed More
Than Million Dol
lars During Year

County Judge James H. Hills an
nual report to the county board
follows:
Regular cases 900
Special cases 145
Person property distributed
to heirs S1.O21.O71.17
Inheritance tax collected $46,77O.12
Fees paid county treas. - $4,000
Fees uncollected $27.O0
Criminal cases SO
Fines and costs collected
in liquor cases 81 500 AS
Juvenile Court
Mother applying for aid 76
Applications granted 70
Denied and discontinued 8
Children committed
Delinquent children before court z
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-11-12
Socialists Bolt On
French Capital Levy

Paris-The PainIeye government
is believed doomed as the Socialist
bolt on a capital levy.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-11-12
APPLICATIONS TO MARRY

Reinhard Meyer, Town OF Reeds
burg.
Emma Dorothy Meyer, Reeds
burg.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-11-12
Hoover Acts To
Clear COngested Air

washington Secretary Hoover
has acted on resolutions of the "a
dio parley to clear col sested air.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-11-12
Big Decline In
British Birth Rate

London-A startling decline in
British birth rate is disclosed by
figures.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-11-12
WILL x-RAY
old KING tut
Scientists Are Ex-
pected to Examine
Mummy In Cairo

Cairo, Egypt-It is understood
that the mummy of Tutankhamen
will be subjected to an X-ray ex-
animation.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-11-12
IN
SlMPTER FOR
THE Event
Delegations f 70 m
Baraboo, KilbOurn,
Sank City And
Prairie du Sac As
sist

Sank County's new $4,000 con-
crete highway between Barabco
and Sumpter was officially opened
this afternoon in Sumpter when
Governor Blaine, with short mes
sage, severed the cords that kept
the road from being traversed for
the past six months. The occasion
was witnessed by delegations from
Baraboo, Kilbourn, Sumpter, Sank
City, Prairie du Sac and Madison.
The American Legion band assist
ed in the ceremony by rendering
several selections.
Close to 100 automobiles, gaily
decorated with flags, bunting and
various streamers gathered at the
Sumpter side of the new road short
ly after two o'clock for the cere.
mony that marked the opening of
the new concrete section of high
way IL.
Meet KiIbourn
The Baraboo delegation headed
by the American Legion band left
the Warren Hotel shortly after
the Kiwanis luncheon at noon to-
day The procession starting
from here included, members Of the
state highway commission, mem
bers Of the county board, Mayor
Adolph andre and other city offic-
ials, various representative OF tho
press and citizens of the city. In
Lyons the local delegation was met
by the Kilbourn representatives
headed by city officials from there
and Big Bear, Indian chief, OF tina
Dells standing on platform in
front OF one of the cars, holding a
pipe of peace. A placard below
Big Bears platform read: Peace
Day, A Pipe of Peace.
The two delegations then jour
neyed to Sumpter where they were
met by the Sumpter, Sank city,
Prairie du Sac and Madison rep
resentatives headed by Governor
Blaine.
Honor D. S. WEIGH
After a short program of music
by the Legion band and the open
ing of the road by Governor Blaine
the procession turned toward Bar
aboo but stopped at the home Of
d. S. WEIGH, former assemblyman,
near Hazeltines corners where the
Legion Band rendered a selection
in honor OF the former state solOn
who had much to do with the pres
ent location Of the new concrete
road.
From the WEIGH home the pro-
cessioD came to Baraboo and to the
AL. Ringing theatre where a pro-
gram was given. The theatre was
crowded for the event
Road Not Finished
State Highway Engineer J. r.
Donaghey stated the sum of $270r
600 had been set aside for the con
struction of the new road but il
was doubtful if more than s240,O60
would be used to complete ths
road. The paving costs about S40,-
600 mile for the six miles accord
ing to the state engineer.
The road is not entirely finished
as yet, shoulder along the side Of
the paving is yet to be completed
and safety posts are still being in
stalled along dangerous sections
of the highway.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-11-12
COlNTYFARM
REPORT MADE
Account of Money Ex-
pended and Other
Items of Institution

RThe annual report OF the Sank
County Farm and asylum has been
made by Mr. and Mrs. c. Mad
sen, superintendent and matron at
the farm.
Asylum
Operation expenses ------ 6,276.H
Maintenance expenses 4,2S1.7O
Administration 1854
Total SAL, 1913. 90
Per capita cost per week ---$4.51
Poorhouse
Operation expenses $500 5,276.77
Maintenance 1920
Total $6,769.9T
Per capita cost per week - $5.06
1.-The total number of weeks
board furnished during the year
reached 1O,579.
Il Among the receipts we've the
following:
From other counties ---$8,687.54
From the State - $24, 025.22
From Private sources - $5,580.13
{ During the year there were IS
deaths as follows:
Lucy Thurman, age So.
Minnie Beerstumfel, sc.
Matte Brown, So.
IL Byron Emery, rs.
Edwin Wright, 76.
Marie Eng, So.
ii Dan Basham,, So.
II Thomas Wilcox, SO.
Ernestina Generick, 80.
Emil Anderson, IS.
Feft, &C.
Eureka Stevens. Sc.
Henry Kapelka, "a.
Robert Hirst, 60.
Amelia, Schelbring, 70.
Henry Hoverman, rs.
George Thompson, Sc.
Edward Grubble, IS.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-04-07
PENN SOL0N
S T AIRS IN
CONTEST
Cong. Esterly Prefers
Home Town Named
"Sally Ann Furnace"

wv HEN Congressman Charles j.
" Esterly comes to the next
House Of Representatives.
from a Pennsylvania district.
Washington will welcome the hero
-or the victim-of e conflict which
Is now raging. Mr.. Esterly. the
party of the first part, who re-
Gently purchased a fine old man.
sion In northern Berks county,
quietly went to work and had per-
suaded the Postoffice Department
20 change the name OF the nearby
town OF Bowers to Sally Ann
Furnace, the name of his newly
acquired estate. But now, II you
please, the parties of the second
part-the townspeople Of Bowers
are protesting against having the
ridiculous, silly name" Of Sally
Ann Furnace fastened upon them
and are fighting with all their
strength to have the seventy-year-
old name of Bowers restored. A
petition signed by over 200 people,
practically all the residents of
Bowers over fourteen years OF
age. has been forwarded to the
department at Washington; and
the fight Is waxing fast and
curious.
Bowers residents have won so
much-the Reading Railway Com
pany has refused to change the
name Of its station to Sally Ann
Furnace, because OF the confusion,
expense OF reprinting and other in
convenience the change woul d
cause. But the postofflce under
duress-was due to change its
name on April /.
So Bowers will live double life
for years to come II Mr.. Esterly
does not change his mind or IL the
washington authorities do not
change It for him.
Meanwhile, Mr.. EsterIy Is pro-
oeeding with his plans and is hav-
ing the Furnace mansion remodeled
and nodernized. Bathtubss not
very common in that region. are a
feature of the improvements, 1t il
reported.
Crusade Suggested to Change
All JaW-BrealEing Names.
Mr.. Esterly might have been fore
warned Of trouble. had he recalled
what happened about q. year ago
WREN "reformers' wanted to change
the name Of Kutztown, not far
from Bowers, to "Coosstown." Local
distortions to ssCootiestowns soon
6elphia paper similarly decorative.
put that proposal to sleep.
Meanwhile ITO quote q PhiIa-
changes are being proposed for
other historic points In BerIxs
bearing family names. Jokers with
what the outraged Bowersites de-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-04-07
LOTS GOSSIP PERSONS EVENTS IN WASHINGTON SOCIETY

which they are served supper. And
thus ends happy evening.
=
The ambassador Of Italy, Gia-
conodi MARITIME. was the honor guest
at a. dinner given last evening by
the Minister OF Poland and Nine.
Wroblewgka. The other guests were
the Assistant Secretary of War and
Mrs. Dwight Davis, the Minister Of
Panama and Nine. Alfaro, the min.
lister Of Finland, A. L. Astrom; Mr..
and Mrs. Godfrey L. Cabot, Mrs.
John B. Henderson and Miss Bea-
trice Henderson, the Military At
tache of the Italian Embassy and
Maruuise di BernezZo, Mr., and Mrs.
walter Tuckerman, Nine. Grouitch,
General and Mrs. Edgar Jadwirl,
Doctor and Mrs. Duncan McKim,
the attache Of the Hungarian lega-
ton. Andor de Hertelendy; Mrs.
8: s. Halkett and Colonel and Mrs.
Badhan Hulewicz OF the Polish lega-
ton staff.
The Minister of the Netherlands
and Nine. de Graeff will be hosts
to a company Of sixteen at dinner
this evening in compliment TO the
retiring Egyptian Minister and
Nine. Yousry Pasha, who are sail
ing for Europe on Saturday.
Miss Natalie Hammond, daugh-
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. John Hays
Hammond, will entertain at dinner
this evening in compliment to Miss
Elizabeth Zolnay and her fiance,
George T. Summerlin. Jr.
Miss Cecil Lester Jones. daughter
Of Colonel and Mrs. E. Lester Jones,
is entertaining at bridge and tea
this afternoon at the Congressional
Country Club in compliment to Miss
Virginia Edwards whose marriage to
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-04-07

James B. Reynolds and Mr.. and
Mrs. John A. Kennedy, son-In-law
and daughter Of General and Mrs.
Hines.
Others noted in the audience
were the secretary Of the Ruman.
ian legation and Nine. Nano. Miss
Helen Carusi, the Misses Heilmann,
Augusta Rosso Of the Italian en-
bassy, Dimitri dem Dimancesco Of
the Rumanian legation. Mrs.
Charles Summer Hamlin. Mr.. and
Mrs. E. A. Hartman. Colonel and
Mrs. c. o. Sheriff., Mr.. and Mrs.
Ralph Mulligan, the chief Of staff,
General John l.. Hines. and Mrs.
Hines and their niece, Miss
Margaretta Wherry, OF New York;
Miss Claudia Read, Doctor and Mrs.
Albert Putney, Mrs. Lucy Russell
Ogston, Major and Mrs, George Oak
ley Totten, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Albion, Constantin Diamantopoulos
OF the Greek legation, the. Secretary
Of the Peruvian Embassy Nine.
Prada, the Counselor OF the Ger.
man Embassy and Nine. Won Lew
lnski, Felix Morley, Of Baltimore;
Miss Margaret Hanna, Doctor Max
Jordan, Mrs. Arthur Capper, wife
of Senator Capper, and Mrs. Harold
Walker.
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clare an immature sense of hunnor
are suggesting changes for all the
ether towns with jawbreaking or
uEduly lengthy names.
"Lobachsville, Womelsdorf. Rehr-
ersburg, Strausstown. Shartlesville.
Morgantown, Douglassville, Sic
holtzville, Boyertown, Wernersvllle
ard Stouchsburg all seem to have
been named after families. Pick
ing poetic names for them might
prove a popular pastime II Con-
gresham Esterly could be induced
to take the time. to set forth the
advantages OF such changes in
nomenclature.
Brown Eyed Susan, Lilies Of
the Valley, Rose VILLA Mountain
Dew and similar titles could be
used. The latter would be peculiar
ly$ adaptable to some of the remote
e ctions, as local reports suggest
that liquids Volstead doesn't use
have been known to come from
them.
:The fact that there il no FUR
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Ensign John Elbrfdge Parker, y.
IS. N. will take place next week.
There are seven table for bridge and
81 few additional guests have been
invited for tea.
Doctor Mead Moore, who has been
spending the winter in Florida,
has returned to his home on Con-
necticut avenue.
roNGREsSTONAI, COUNTRY
CLUB TO CELEBRATE
The Congressional Country Club
will celebrate its first birthday
anniversary Saturday, May %, in
elaborate entertainment. At that
season of the year the spacious
grounds around the club are at
their loveliest.
The President and Mrs. Coolidge
attended the opening OF the club
and 1t is expected that they VII
be present to add to the celebration
of its first birthday anniversary.
The club will give another OF its
series of boxing bouts, followed by
a supper and dance on Tuesday
evening. April IA. There viii be
three bouts of four rounds, one of
six and one OF eight. These matches
are very interesting. both from
sporting and a social viewpoint,
and are widely attended by society
leaders.
Mrs. Delos A. Blodgett, viii have
as her guests for the Easter holi-
days her son and daughter-in.law'
Mr.. and Mrs. Delos A. Blodgett,
End, and their small daughter, Miss
Marion Blodgett.
Mrs. Charles G. Matthews, sister
Flof Mrs. Blodgett. who is in Florida
visiting her sister. Mrs. Edward
Porcher. will not return to Wash
ington for Easter.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-04-07
SEE
OPENING AT
BELASCO
Chief Justice Taft Heads
List of Elite Viewing
"The Sapphire Ring"

If this last week of Lent means
slowing ZIP by Washington SO.
ciety in the pursuit of any Of its
pleasures, judging from appear
+ances and reports, dancing must
be the one most generally soft
pedaled. And undoubtedly any
suppression that fdevotees of this
art will have suffered this week
will be more than compensated by
relaxation and gaiety Of Easter
week.
This, however, is the week. for
the theaters. For what harm can
there be in just sitting down and
listening to entertaining words or
looking at pleasing panoramas-
many debutantes and many others
of maturer years have been heard
to question. And, of course, there
are numbers whose creed does not
make then voice this query.
Certainly the opening perform.
ance at the Belasco Theater last
night of 1.-THE Sapphire Ring" drew
one of the smartest crowds seen at
any theater this season. All OF the
boxes were filled and dozens who
had come expecting to get seats at
the last minute had to be turned
away.
The Chief Justice and Mrs. Taft
had seats on a center aisle about
four rows from the front-the place
that the genial Chief Justice always
likes to have at this theater. And
how he seemed to enjoy the keen
repartee of the players and the de-
lightfully perplexing situations! lie
| is such a darling!
The Commandant of the Marine
CORPS, General John A. Lejeune
and Mrs. Lejeune occupied a box
and had with them their daughters,
Miss Laura Lejeune and Miss Eu'
genia Lejeune and Mrs. James B.
| Glennoi1.
General and Mrs. Frank T. Hines
had in their box Mr.. and Mrs,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-04-07
cOpYROHr HARRIS . EWING

which produces to.
bacco, might be called Magnolia
or Sweet Marjorarn.' and Lobachs-
vile, where considerable sanerkraut
is made, some exported might be
CONTINUED on Page 81
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mace at Bowers. and that the old
plant at Sally Ann Furnace, where
Esterly is going to live, was only
q sort of glorified blacksmith shop
Ia century ago, relieves the changers
OF names of any necessity for stick.
ing to the truth. For instance,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-04-07
TOMMY FUCKERS"
MET LAST NIGHT

The Tommy fuckers met last
night in the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Bruce Howe on H street.
There will be- one more meeting
OF this group this season. These
Tommy fuckers" who are promi.
nent men and women In Wash
ington society with an ability and
a liking to sing, meet about once
a month during the season and
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-04-07

wv HEN Congressman Charles J.
M Esterly comes to the next
House of RepresentatiYes
Evening star., 1925-03-09
COMMODITY NEWS
WIRED STAR FROM
ENTIRE COUNTRY

ATLANTA March "a national
test case is to be made of Georgia S
Injunction restraining half dozen
gasoline companies from increasing
prices Attorney General Napier has
consented to a postponement of the
order until March II to permit the
companies to appeal the case.
DETROIT, March 9.-The Hudson
Motor Car Co. shipped approximately
II. 900 cars in February, compared
with 1880 in January and 10000 in
December. The company is now on a
production schedule of 500 cars day,
an increase of 100 over the February
rate.
DENVER. March "a 1,00O-barrel
well has been brought in by the
Victor Munoz interests in the last
week on their Indian lease of the
Rattlesnake Dome, northwest of New
Mexico. The Continental Oil Co. of
Denver owns a half interest in the
lease.
KANSAS CITY, March 9:-Sales of
-four are confined to small lots to
meet immediate needs. according to
Kansas City millers. No improve
ment has been shown for 10 days.
ATLANTA, March 9.-The State of
Georgia has contracted for enough
calcium arsenate to supply every
cotton planter with his requirements
at cents a pound. This is the
cheapest price made on calcium
arsenate since it's use against the boil
weevil was begun. Peddler cars will
distribute the chemical at every
railway station.
Evening star., 1925-03-09
iEVERYMAN'S
INVESTMENTS
Business Stability Vital Factor.
BY GEORGE T. HUGHES.

whether one buys bonds, preferred
stocks or simply common stocks, the
vital question is the stability of the
business on which the bonds are q
lien or in the profits of which the
STOCKS nave share. ] am not dis
cussing Government obligations, but
all those investments which have to
do with railroads, utilities, or indus
trial organizations.
In the preceding article we took VI
the case of corporation which me
| disaster. and the securities
which sold down to a fraction of their
nominal value. Every one. of course
wants to avoid getting involved il
any such misadventure. In the natur,
IF the case there is no set rule bv While
the future can be foreseen If there
were such a rule investors as we'll a.
spectators would all get rich without
working. There are, however, some
precautions which can be taken. ]!
the first place, some businesses arc
more subject to violent fluctuation:
than are others. The more necessary
the article produced or service render
ed the more uniform are operations
On the other hand, the nearer an
article is to the luxury class the more
sudden are the changes in demand.
IT, then, investment and not specu-
lation is your purpose, select the
securities of corporation engaged ir
the so-called essential industries
Bear in mind that essential is Il
compare tive term. What is non-es
sential today may become essentia,
tomorrow and vice versa. In the
second place 1t is safer to invest in
the securities of corporation about tn
affairs of which information is readily
obtainable than it is in the obliga-
tions of one which does not make @
practice of publishing regular reports
of its condition. Such statements give
a line on the trend which is invalu-
able in gauging investment quality
The nature of the management Is OF
prime importance, but, on the other
hand, too much stress must not be
put upon distinguished list OF
directors. More significant is the
record over period of years. 1t is
the lack of such a record which
make securities of new enterprises SO
difficult to appraise.
Copyright. 1928,
Evening star., 1925-03-09
CASH WHEAT LOWER.
Abundance of Grain Ready fol
Sale Weakens Prices.

Continued heavy world shipments
of wheat. with no material decrease
in commercial stocks, weakened the
wheat market during the week end
ing March and resulted in sharp
decline in price, states the Depart
ment of Agriculture in it's weekly
grain market review. Coarse grains
were lower with wheat and on con
tinued light demand.
The cash wheat market was rela-
lively weaker than the future market
the unsettled condition in the latter
having caused buyers to restrict their
cash buying until conditions were
more settled.
To arrive offerings of Spring wheat
increased, but demand was limited
except for choice high protein wheat.
The bulk of sales of No. dark north
ern at Minneapolis were at l cent over
to 80 cents over the May price.
Durum wheat was frmer than other
classes of Spring; offerings were very
light and demand good. No. l amber
sold at Minneapolis on Friday at a
range Of s1.76s2.09.
Evening star., 1925-03-09
Women's S Union Suits
2 for

Fine rib CO [ I o n -
Union Suits, low neck q
and sleeveless, knee -
length. Open or teddy
bear style.-Bargain
Basemen =
Evening star., 1925-03-09
LAND VALUES STUDIED.
Effect of Types of Roads to Get
"a Special Attention.

4 study of farm land values in the
southern Wisconsin and northern nli-
ois dairy belt for the purpose of as
certaining the factors which infiu-
ence such values is being made by
the UnitedNStates Department of Agri-
culture.
The effect of road type on value,
particularly where haulage is an i'm
portant item, will form an interest
Ing feature of the survey. There is
no unanimity of opinion as to what
influence and how much roads have
on farm value. The counties in
cluded in the survey-Green, Jeffer-
son and Walworth, in Wisconsin, and
McHenry County. in Illinois-have
roads considered as representative OF
the three common types of roads-con
crete, gravel and dirt.
Evening star., 1925-03-09
STOCK S2,70O A SHARE.

NEW YORK, March BILE
curiosity aroused in the financial dis
trict by the recent vigorous rise in the
stock of the First National Bank now
is being concentrated on the meeting of
directors next Tuesday. when dividend
action will be considered. The stock is
quoted at about s2,700 a share. having
recovered a decline of about 800 points
after advancing 1000.
Evening star., 1925-03-09
RUBBER SALES FALL OFF
Waterproof Footwear in Less De
mand During 1924.

NEW YORK, March ,9.-Sales OF
United States Rubber Co. fell off
during 1924, the years total amount
ing to s172,214,S53. a decrease OF
S14,047.02s from 1923. according to the
annual report of the board of di-
rectors, c. B. Seger, chairman. The
decrease was found to be principally
waterproof footwear, demand fol
which fell off because of unfavorable
weather conditions.
Evening star., 1925-03-09
EXPORTS SHOW GAINS.
More Foodstuffs Shipped From
Baltimore Last Week.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
= BALTIMORE. March 9-Exports of
foodstuffs last week show an increa Sc
over the previous week. according to
the report of the collector of customs
Grain totaled 703,9S9 bushels,
against 296.401 last week. The differ
ent cereals exported were 363,445
bushels of wheat, 1851 of rye,
10000 of barley and 1873 of malt
Flour was represented by 1859
barrels.
Evening star., 1925-03-09
WALL STREET NOTES.
Railway Signal Company Votes
Diyidends-Income Reports.

NEW YORK, March 9.-General
Railway Co. declared quarterly
dividend of liz per cent on the COM
mon stock and the regular 1la per
cent on the preferred, both payable
April / to stock of record March 20.
In January this year the company
paid a quarterly dividend of l per
cent and an extra l per cent. In
October. 1924, 1 per cent was paid
Accumulated dividends on ths pre-
ferred stock of the Goodyear Tire
& Rubber Co. of Canada have been
reduced TO per cent through declar-
alton of a back dividend of Ia per
cent payable April l. The regular
quarterly payment of "a per cent
also was authorized.
Net income of the Chicago Pneu-
matte Tool Co. for 1924 declined to
s630,248, equal to S6.11 share on
the capital stock. compared with
ss12,036, or s7.3s a share in 1928.
Evening star., 1925-03-09
PLENTY OF SEED CORN.

Fearing a shortage of seed corn for
planting this years crop, the Depart
ment of Agriculture has taken steps TO
provide farmers an adequate supply
and has assured President Coolidge that
there is no likelihood of repetition of
conditions which existed in the Spring
of 1aIk
Evening star., 1925-03-09
12Eac Unbleached Crash
Toweling, 10 Yards .
Csc Cotton, Unhemmed
Damask Napkins, 6 for .
Chidren's S Boomers
Regularly SEC, z for

or good quality sateen. In
white, pink or black. Sizes
2 to 10.-Bnrgain Basement.
Evening star., 1925-03-09
Children's Combinations
Regularly SEC, 2 for +.

Fine Nainsook Suits, trim
med in lace and tucks.
Sizes 2 to 6 years.-Bargain
Basement.
Evening star., 1925-03-09
$1.29 and $l.39
Seamless Bed Sheets

10 K 80 inches and 81 X 80
inches. Heavy linon finish
quality. All perfect Bar
gain Basement.