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Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-07-02
THE THINGS THAT COUNT

Now, if you had only been smart
enough to think of the simple lit
tie idea of making an auto tire
bigger and not pumping it up so
hard, you might have been the
balloon tire kingg and now be in
line to collect millions in infringe
ment damages from the big tire
manufacturers. But the idea was
so very simple that it was 40 years
after the advent of the pneumatic
tire before anyone was so SILLY
as to even try it.
There are numberless other little
inventions which are equally sim,
pie and equally valuable to the
world, but which are waiting for
someone to put to use.
Bear in mind, it is not the great
big inventions that pay biggest;
it's the simple ideas which are cap
Eable of general adoption. The man
who thought of closing a bottle
with a little tin cap instead of a
cork didn't have to think of any
thing else for the rest of his life
except what to do with all his
money.
We are not going to suggest to
you what to invent; you'll nave. to
do the inventing yourself. But our
advice in any case, is to choose a
simple invention Pathfinder.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-07-02
Neiighbors Join
In Celebrating
Birthday Event

Saturday, June q, was Mrs.
Martha Cowle's ninety fourth birth
day. In the afternoon, while she
was resting, the girls" of the neigh
borhood, with we'll filed baskets
invaded her home. She rose to
greet them and with old time hos
pitality made each one comfortable.
Judging from the laughter and the
steady conversation everyone en-
joyed the afternoons visit.
At $50 a birthday supper was
served. "a cake decorated with
pink and white, surrounded by
many candles was the center of
attraction.
After supper the hostess sug-
gested that in by gone days it was
the custom to follow a spread"
with games. "Spin. the platter" was
an old fayorite and she proposed
that they try it. Some one brought
plate and she started the game.
She soon had every one stepping
lively, much to the merriment. Of
every one present. Music followed.
Then as the shadows were begin
ming to lengthen, and as some of
the girls were afraid of the dark
they bid their hostess an affection
ate good night and took their de-
parture.
Mrs. Cowles was born in Gene
va, Ohio, and is the only survivor
Of family of five children. She
is we'll and much interested in all
that goes on about her. She takes
great delight in her flowers, which
until recently she has cared for
herself. From the time the snow
disappears in the spring until hard
frosts come in the fall, she has
blossoms of some kind in her yard.
A handsome white lily opened on
her birthday, which seemed tan
especially appropriate greeting to
ore who has given ali growing
things such loving care.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-07-02
DeIlona And
North Excelsior


VIM. Simpson and, son Russell
spent a couple of days last week at
Beloit with RobertJ Simpson.
George Butterfield had the mis-
fortune to cut his foot badly while
at his road work one day last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. J.. w. iLindsay are
visiting at the home of their daug-
liter, Mrs. Shultis.a@a
Misses Gertrude Simpson and
Hazel Lourenz have gone to Mil
waukee where Miss Simpson will
attend summer school and Miss
Lawrenz has employment.
Dorothy Bass and Marjorie Dryer
spent from Friday until Sunday
with their aunt, Mrs. Howard
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-07-02
Green
MAJ, Recouers

Adolph Sorg, Spring Green, who
was confined to his bed for several
weeks with illness has so far re-
covered to be able to be up and
around the house.
The county road oilers were in
town last week oiling and sanding
the streets.
Mrs. Ed. Lins and children have
gone to Big Bend, Wis, for a weeks
visit with Mrs Lins' mother, Mrs.
Kaher.
Mr. and Mrs. George H. Hood of
Baraboo visited relatives in the vii
lage last Sunday.
Mrs. Ed Kreauger and children
have arrived from New Orleans
for visit her mother, Mrs. Alfred
Larson near Ridgeway and with
relatives in the village.
Mrs. Amy Upper Laux of Lemars
Iowa, and three children are i'll
town visiting at the home of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. l.. C. Topper.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer HOdgson
have received word from Kashing,
China, announcing the arrival Of a
little son at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Hudson. The mother
was Miss Katherine Hodgson of
Spring Green and the father is a
minister engaged in missionary
work in the far east
Charlie Nelson has returned from
his trip to Denmark. He had a
pleasant voyage both going and
coming and says the autoing is
sure great.
Mr.. and Mrs. David N. Farris
and daughter arrived from Cali
fornia last Saturday for an extend
ed stay at Mr.. Farris' Spring
Green home. Dave will be back
at his old job of painting and dec
Grating in few days.
A new bus line has been estab-
lished through Spring Green. The
new line runs from Lancaster to
Madison and hits the towns Of Fen
nimore, Boscobel. Spring Green,
Arena, MazomAnie, Black Earth,
Cross Plains, and Middleton, two
cars are used and two rounds trips
a day, are made.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-07-02
GASOLINE BOOTLEGGING

When the gasoline tax law was
enacted we contended that Wiscon
sin would have to retain some kind
Of a fleet to prevent bootlegging
on the border lines of the state and
our contentious have proved true.
Word comes from Beloit that
bootlegging in gasoline has become
a reality and that the college city
is being affected. According to an
editorial in the Beloit News, sta
tions have sprung UP just over the
line, and cars are being filled with
bootleg gasoline.
When the measure was enacted.
it was listed as a sales tax on gas
oline, but in order to be sustained
and with any hope of enforcing Il
on those who buy gas at the state
line, it will be necessary, accord
ing to well-known legal authori-
ties, ito construe the measure az
a toll to cover the cost of high
way improvement" and then there
are serious doubts as to what can
be accomplished.
In the first place it is necessary
to apprehend, and in the second
place it is going to be pretty hard
to prosecute when gas is legally
purchased on territory outside OF
Wisconsin. If it can be shown
that Wisconsin people have Jour-
neyed across the border for the
sole purpose of getting gas. this
might be an discriminating circum.
stance, but tourists who come tc
Wisconsin are bound to take on
an added supply OF gas where il
can be purchased the cheapest
Filling stations operating in Be,
lott and other points on this sid,
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-07-02
Again Uses Exide
Batteries In His
Polar Expedition

When Macmillan and his party
left on June 20th from Wiscasset,
Maine, headed for the Arctic reg
ions, he took with him as yalu-
able part of his equipment several
storage batteries, according to the
Corners Battery Co., the local
Exide dealer.
These storage batteries, which
incidentally are Exides, will en-
able members of the Macmillan Elk
petition not only to maintain COM
munication with the rest of the
world through their radio but will
provide them with many Of the
conveniences and comforts Of our
civilization.
Besides the Bowdoin, which car
ries a set of Exides used for light
ing and radio operation, the ship
Peary, the new member of the ex-
petition, and the three airplanes
are Exide equippd. The Exides
on the .airplanes will furnish cur
rent for ignition and radio. Stor-
age batteries will also be used in
the operation Of the delicate scien7
tific instruments which Macmillan
takes with him.
These storage batteries will
help Macmillan to listen in to the
civilized world while he is cut off
from it by distance and walls of
ice. They will enable him to send
those vivid and dramatic stories of
the trip which added to the gen
eral interest of his last expedition,
to Baff1n land.
Upon his return from his last
trip, Macmillan said that storage
batteries were practically indispen
sable in modern polar explorations
and that a great deal of the succ-
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-07-02
Thursday, July z, 1925
BY BIS OR AIR

Roger w. BabsOn, head OF the
noted statistical organization says
: the motor bus business has come to
stay. Continuing he says:
Without doubt motor buses have
come to stay The motor coach is
fast becoming a definite and logi-
cal link in our transportation sys-
TENS, both urban and interurban.
For railroads, street railways, or
aristocratic communities to at
tempt to stop the development OF
motor coach travel is like attempt
ing to sweep back the ocean with a
broom. Efficiency, comfort and
speed are all in favor of the motor
coach or bus, as it is commonly
called, and the sooner communities
realize it, the better for all con-
cerned. When a stream of water
is dashing down a hill it is far bet
ter to dig a channel and control
this stream within safe limits than
to attempt to dam its flow. If Hol-
land had not followed this policy
it would today be a barren marsh
instead of a fertile garden.
This does not mean that rail-
roads or street railways will cease
70 function. AS the electric light
did not put the gas companies out
of business, so the motor coach win
not necessarily make the steam
roads or the street railways value
less. | say necessarily" for the
street railway company which does
not adopt motor coach transporta-
ton. | am bullish on steam rail-
roads because they are the natural
trapsporters of freight, which has
i always been their great source of
income. The railroads have moth.
ing to worry about if they will at
tend to their freight business and
develop it and get a proper charge
for carrying it on. Many interur-
ban and other street railways will
ultimately become an adjunct to
the steam roads for carrying per-
ishable freight.
When it comes to passenger bus
mess within the next twenty five
years 8 per cent of the passengers
of this country will be carried
either by motor coach or by air.
We are fast approaching the time
when we will reach a peak in the
number of people carried on rails.
When this peak is finally reached
the decline will be very rapid.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-07-02
we separated.

we separated.
Nothing could illustrate better
the growth of the dignity of prize
fighting than that fact that, when
in 1897 some Yale students sent a
Yale, flag to Corbett, which he had
with him in the ring when he
fought Fitzsimmons, these students
were within an ace of being expel-
led from the university. Today
suppose that I, having never seen a
prize fight am in minority of
American college teachers"
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-07-02
Pleasant Valley
News Notes

Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Kieffer of
Chicago visited at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Gust Meyers from Friday
until Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Julius Henke, Philip
Zimmerly and Herbert Meyer have
returned from trip to Minnesota
They report all the crops looking
fine, except corn which is a little
later than in Wisconsin.
Mrs. Ferd Sells of La Crosse is
visiting around this vicinity.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-07-02

Mr. Bryan's enthusiasm for Flor
ida real estate gives us a clew to
his piety. We suspect that his life
long effort to crowd heaven with
Americans has had for it's object
the boosting of real estate values
there and incidentally the value of
the choice site near the throne he
has picked out for himself.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-07-02
WARREN STONE

The death of Warren Stone prob
ably will result in a greater change
in the aspect of organized labor
than followed the death of Comp
ers. With the accession of Green,
the A. f. of L. found leader who
will continue, in the main, the
Gompers policy.
But who will take the place of
Warren Stone? 1t was he who
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-07-02

attended party at the Charles
Dettman home Sunday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Neitzel and
children of Lyons are keeping
house for Mr.. and Mrs. julius Hen
ke's absence.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Gehrke and
son George and Clara Verthein at
tended the funeral If Fred Mueller
Sunday.
Mrs. Paul Stackman left for
WATERFOWL, S. D., Thursday where
she expects to spend few days
with her sisters there.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-07-02

The Democratic National Com
mittee is to publish a newspaper
in Washington. Permit lis to sug-
gest, in the interest of harmony,
that parallel editorial columns be
conducted; one by William G. Nc
Adoo, and the other by Governor
Alfred e. Smith.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-07-02
WORK A GOOD DIET
Seldom does one read anythin

Seldom does one READ anything
so informative, interesting and
convincing as the article, "Chil-
dren and Work." by Elizabeth
Frazer, in the Saturday Evening
Post of April d. If this article were
put into the hands of every Am
erican voter and were read by him,
it would be a long time before such
a measure as the wet-nurse amend
ment to the federal constitution
could again obtain strong support.
The great bulk of the American
people, we firmly believe, are OPP
posed to making children slaves
either of industry or of the arti-
ficially prolonged nursery. They do
not want children to be put into
jobs which stunt their bodies or
their minds or their souls; and
equally they do not want children
to grow up toward manhood with
out contact with the vital aspects
of life. Between these two ex-
tremes there is a happy medium,
which the American people favor.
Miss Frazer in her article
stresses two things; the necessity
for insulating work habits early in
life; and the fact that all children
have a fumbling, cropping desire to
work, to create.
The boy who becomes intensely
interested in the insides Of auto
mobiles and in making a radio set
is one example of this truth.
School, as it is conducted now, too
often fails to give any opportunity
for this creative instinct to assert
itself.
There are many children who
are strong enough to survive this
pallid school period and retain
their creative instincts intact, so
as to become hard workers in lat
er life; but too many others, when
kept in school for many years,
emerge devitalized, unable to ap-
ply themselves to the work of the
world. A third group, composed of
restless, energetic youngsters, find
school work too pale and uninter-
esting for their life hungry minds.
Some of them become inatten-
tive, and fail at school; others even
run away.
The early teens, as Miss Frazer
shows, is the period in which the
life of the child must be hooked
up to the life of the great world,
One of the principal curses of
modern life is the belief that work
is curse. 1t is nothing of the
sort. A large amount of work is an
absolute necessity for nearly ev-
cry normal, healthy human being.
Work is not merely the salt of life.
It is a, good diet for grownups, and
to a iudicious extent it is a, good
diet for children. Miss Frazer tells
how and why they should be fed
on it.-Chicago Journal of Com
merce.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-07-02
Leakey at Devils Lake.

Leakey at Devils Lake.
The c. Dryer and Percy Bass
families spent Sunday at Devils
Lake.
The Joel Douglas family spent
Sunday at the Harry Turgascen
home near LaValle.
Mr.. Rudd and daughter Louise
were callers at the Herman Timme
home at Delton Sunday.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-07-02
No. Freedom Woman
Scalded; Will Recover

Miss Dorothy Goodman, North
Freedom, was severely burned on
the limbs when she slipped while
carrying a large pan of boiling
water last week. She is recovering
nicely from the injury.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-07-02

ly the dog had been educated along
the purloining line. Getting into
bear trap was a lesson the dog
did not soon forget.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-07-02
By The Way

o. D. Brandenburg writes from
Madison that three United States
now rest in the cemetery
at Madison-yilas, Spooner and La
Toilette.
The Washington times., 1925-07-07
WOMAN SEEKS $4,000
IN DEATH OF HUSBAND

Alice Burnett. Administrative of
James Burnett, deceased, today
filed suit in the District Supreme
Court against the George A. Fuller
Company, j. w. Kendall and Robert
G. Cox. for $4,000 damages in
connection with the death OF her
husband.
Mrs. Burnett, represented by At.
torney Robert Hardison, declares
that her husband was employed
March 80. last. by the construction
people as . helper on dirt wagon
and that as such he was riding on
truck operated by Cox, who had
been employed by Kendall. who, in
turn, supplied the Fuller concern
with trucks and drivers.
Mrs. Burnett claims that while
seated on one of these trucks oper-
ated by Cox. whom. she alleges,
was intoxicated. the conveyance
was driven at such a speed at
Second and T streets northwest,
as to throw him from the seat and
one OF the wheels of the truck
passed over him, resulting in his
deatht
The Washington times., 1925-07-07

successfully competed. against odds,
with other branches of the graphic
arts"
Joseph NJ Hausler, chairman of
the local convention committee, vel
coined the delegates. Following Mr..
Brewood's address, the reports OF
various officers and committees were
read.
Peter T. Hoehn. reporting for the
executive committee, stated that a
recent conference had been held
with members of the Federal Trade
Commission relative to the selection
Of a trade. name for synthetic en-
craving" The question Of finding
a suitable appellation for this work,
which the engravers contend is en-:
:lrely a feature of printing has been
up for several years.
Mr.. Hoehn also announced that 4
pamphlet soon would be issued to
the trade by Engravogl aphia, con
tanning exam pies of tn" proper
forms OF lettering and style for an
nouncement .! all kinds of social
functions.
This pamphlet has been four
years in compilation" said Mr.
Hohen, land three committee have
been working on it. At various
times, the committees all sat around
a table and picked the pamphlet to
pieces with suggestions and criti-
cisms. Then the work was given
to those who criticized. At last,
we are soon to have a compre-
hensive work on this important
feature of our work"
Following the morning session,
the delegates lunched at the hotel,
while their wives took a sight
seeing strip. The sessions will be
resumed later today, and the an
nual banquet will be held tonight.
The Washington times., 1925-07-07
POLICE COURTS
GIVEN MORE
ROOM
Two Courtrooms in Supreme
Court Building Secured for
Liquor Trials

The Traffic Court of the District
today began its term sitting in the
United States Branch Of the Police
Court as an aftermath of the
securing Of two courtrooms in the
Supreme Court building for Jury
trials in liquor cases.
Both the business of the United
States Branch and the District
Branch of the court is being car
rted on in the District Branch
court room.
Judge George H. Macdonald is sit
ting in the Traffic Court today
and Judge Isaac r. Hit is sitting
in the District Branch of the
court. Judge Gus A. Schuldt and
Judge John p. Mcmahon are try
ing liquor jury trials in the other
courthouse.
Assistant United States District
Attorney Thomas Lodge is in
charge of the current liquor cases
in the Police Court and Assistant
United States Distrlct :. .,o-1.ey'
David A. Hart is prosecuting cases
before Judge Schuldt today. Two
more assistants will be allotted TO
""> cut in the prosecution of jury
trials.
The Washington times., 1925-07-07
4 WILLS FILED
|NPROBATE
COURT
Estate Of Dallas KnowIton
Valued at $35, 900 by
Petitioners

An estate. estimated at $35, 900
was left by Dallas Knowlton. who
died at Colonial Beach. Va, June
20, last, according to a petition for
the probate Of his will, dated April
IA last, filed in Probate Court to:
day by the National Bank Of
Washington and George c. Cert.
man. asking for letters testament
tary. Testator. left a widow Mrs.
Mary G. Konwlton. and two sons.
The personal estate, according to
the petition. includes. cash in banks,
$1,9O6.92; thirty three shares Of
capital stock in the National Bank
or Washington, estimated at S7.425:
real estate at Colonial Beach. Va,
assessed at $1,000; premises at 915
Westminster street northwest, esti.
mated at $5.25S: premises 1921 to
l245. both inclusive, of Half street
southeast: 1882 to 1914 Howison
place southwest: 1909 b 1929 Howl.
son place southwest. and 1904 to
1910 First street northwest. asses
ed at $1S.104.
Philip n. Lichau. OF Falls
Church. Va, today petitioned the
Probate Court for probate of the
will OF Henry s. Lichau, who died
June IS last, leaving real estate at
1918 New Jersey avenue northwest
valued at $4,000 and personal prop
erty valued at $1,000 Attorney
Cha les Conradis appears for pc
titioneP. .....
Letters Of administration on the
estate of Charles Wehrle, who left
$500 cash on deposit with the
Oriental Building Association, were
requested TODAY by Attorney S. Nc
Co.nas Hawken.
The estate OF Carrie Wilson, who
died June S last. according to a
petition filed TODAY by John D. SCI;
les. Of Brentwood, Md, consists OF
premises at 447 street northwest,
vdiVed at $4,000; Q Fenton street
northwest, estima led at 81 500, AMI
personal property. including cash
ana insurance. amounting to $500.
The Washington times., 1925-07-07
OTTO J. STOCKMAN SEEKS
MARRIAGE ANNULMENT

Alleging that gross fraud" had
been practised upon him. Otto John
Stockman, 1900 Rhode Island ave
nue. northwest, today filed suit in
the District Supreme Court against
Mrs. Billie Barker. also known as
Mrs. Billie Frey or Frye, whose
residence is unknown to Stockman,
for annulment of marriage.
Represented by Attorney Charles
f. Early, Stockman says that when
he married the woman at Hampton,
Va, September Is. 1919. she repre-
sented to him that she was a
widow, unmarried
He claims that at that time she
was the wife of George Frye, of
Iowa City, Iowa, who is still living
and from whom she Is divorced.
Stockman alleges that when they
were married she claimed sho was
the widow Of one Barker, but that
the truth is that Barker had
divorced her and is still living.
The Washington times., 1925-07-07
FLEAS ROUTED FROM
FRANKLIN SCHOOL

Officials and clerks at Franklin
School headquarters have some
thing to think about these warm
days besides the tOrrid weather. A
topic uppermOst in their minds is
the depredations of swarm of
fleas that recently took up their
abode in the building.
The pests were introduced to the
highly diRnified surroundings of
the Districts educational leader
ship by one Ben Franklin. the cat
mascot Of the administrative offices.
They were felt in various offices
and were spreading no little terror
among the clerical personnel until:
George Hulse. engineer Of tie build
ing. was called to the aid of the
sufferers. An insect eXterminatOr
has routed the pests but the scars
still remain.