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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-06-10

ed a stick-up of a restaurant were
caught and sentenced to one year each
in Waupon. Sentence followed the
crime by 48 hours.
These are but few instances in
days work of the courts of Wisconsin.
In nearly every case punishment was
swift upon the heels of offense. In all
causes justice was fair and impartial,
the rights of defendants being pro-
tected.
illinois crooks know Wisconsin JUS
tice to be sure, certain and impartial.
They shun this state. Crooks who
come into Wisconsin to run beer, stick
people up, commit murder or do other
crime know that our officers are zeal
Gus and our courts speedy. Conse-
quently it is automatic in the Chicago
underworld to "stay out of Wisconsin"
Our courts and juries can't be fixed.
But let the record speak. With all
our faults (and we have many our
state is making a sincere effort to en-
force it's laws and the majority of
the people here try to abide by the
law In this respect we think we rank
quite we'll up with Nebraska, which,
by the way, has a population similar
to ours-Yankee and TeutOn 1t is
combination of blood hard to beat. We
hope and believe it will yet save the
nation now weltering in crime at all
points.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-06-10
"Main Street" and
Standardized America.

The rise and decline OF Main
Street" brought about an amount of
sharp self-analysis in America. Per-
haps. after ALL we were self-sufficient
instead of great? Snug instead OF
earnest? Worshippers of material
glitter and sham instead of seekers af-
ter Truth and better souls?
Main Street" has been translated
into many tongues. 1t has become one
of the worlds greatest books ranking
along with Hamsen's Growth of the
SOIL" as a true story of life. Whether
one agrees with him or not one must
admit that Sinclair Lewis is a genius.
We may rest assured that he cares not
a fig whether or not we like him. But
he is nightly concerned in whether
or not he has interested us.
Main Street" is a story of stand
ardized culture on the production ba-
sis. 1900 towns just alike. 1900
newspapers. 1900 soda palaces. IT,
600 picture shows. 1900 garages. H.
900 reform leagues-and so on. H.
600 communities worrying about new
motor cars. Millions for moonshine,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-06-10
READING THE BIBLE
TO THE SCHOOLS
Emmetsburg Democrat.


/ Gov. Donahey, of Ohio, has vetoed
the bill passed by the legislature of
that state requiring teachers to read
ten verses of the bible in the schools
each day and obliging pupils to mem
orize the ten commandments. In CIV
ing his reasons for doing so, he says:
1.-THE bill is opposed to the civil and
religious liberty which has made our
government the model of the world"
A mans convictions and conscience
should guide him in his duty to his
God but all governments, while en-
couraging religion as priceless bene-
fit to the state and to the individual,
should allow each person complete
freedom regarding the exercise of his
religious rights. No one should have
the power to tell his neighbors where
or how he should worship. In all such
matters give to others the same privi-
leges that you ask for yourselves, is
the genuine American attitude. Our
individual privileges in this important
matter should be jealousy and safely
protected.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-06-10
The Rabies Scare.

Along with the Christian Scientists
THE HERALD believes that morbid
and sensational newspaper stories
about rabies scares or other epidemic
has a tendency to infame the public
mind and to brighten people into a
state of mind where they see mad
ness every time a dog drools and lit
orally die of fright if they get nipped.
In this state of mind innocent pets
are done to death and incalculable
harm done through the agency of
Mankind's greatest enemy-fear. Sen
sationalism of any kind should be ia
booed.
Nevertheless, it is well to be pre-
pared. Facts are facts and not to be
overcome by optimism We would look
upon a genuine case of rabies as a
condition and not theory.
In this regard and without desiring
to brighten people we believe the
health authorities, in fact all doctors,
should carry a sufficient quantity of
potent rabies vaccine to meet an emer-
gency if one should arise AS we I'M
derstand it, the important thing in
rabies is early incubation of the vic
tim. Late measures do little if any
good.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-06-10
Repair the
Power Lines.

rover LlIleSs
AS a general proposition THE HER
! AID would rather speak in kindly
| terms or not at ALL Criticism causes
hurt feelings and soreness. 1t hurts
those who emanate it as much, II not
more, than those who receive 1t. Not
withstanding the rule, it is sometimes
necessary.
! Last week Lancaster suffered from
several serious power failures. Most
of them occurred at night and were
due to storm trouble. These failures
were of considerable duration.
From a personal standpoint the
results were bad This office had to
hold it's men late and was forced to
work under great stress to get the pa
per out on time. Several important
matters had to be omitted. We would
figure the actual loss to us in time
and inconvenience at not less than
twenty-five dollars.
The picture show lost money. An
EXPENSIVE picture was billed. The
house was dark one night, and played
TO about SIS. The loss was double
that amount. The loss to the hotel
was similar. Guests had to stumble
to their rooms in the dark. The sltua-
ton was unpleasant in the extreme
Others suffered similar inconvenience.
THE HERALD does not blame the
local force. We do not blame men for
not wishing to go onto lines in the
night. The hazard is too great. Rath-
err than see one workman manned or
killed THE HERALD would be will
ing to go without power and light al
together.
But we do not believe these inter-
ruptions are inevitable or necessary.
Surely, paying a power and light rate
which has been fixed as fair and profit
able. patrons here are entitled to SER
vice? Surely the Interstate Company
can fix up it's lines so that storm in
terruptions will not be the rule every
time the lightning f1ickers? Surely
with it's super power arrangements,
the company can give a steady flow OF
current instead of service as pertained
the past week?
How this is to be done does not
concern the public. The modus oper-
andi of power supply is technical
matter to be solved by expert electric
ians. Our function as patrons is to
pay and in paying we want service.
Let's Have 1t!
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-06-10
A Civic Band.

Lancaster now has the distinction
of retaining two band masters. One
conducts the school band. The other
has been retained to conduct the city
band This is quite a distinction. To
have two band masters is something
unusual. 1t will not last long, but
fleeting as it is, we enjoy it.
Speaking seriously, THE HERALD
has no objection to the city and the
school district jointly retaining one
band supervisor The public seems to
like open air concerts. The attend
ance is good A weekly concert liv-
ems up the town Such things are
good thing for any community.
In the writer's opinion a band is a
civic institution deserving support. 1t
fills an esthetic or cultural need 1t
provides wholesome entertainment. 1t
develops ability through teaching peo-
pie how to perform.
So much for the arguments in favor
of a civic band. In counting the cot
of anything we should always bear
in mind the ability of the taxpayer to
meet the demands put upon him and
the direct relation that exists between
a dollar as it comes into the city or
school treasury and as it goes out.
Just because other towns do a thing
copying them. We should consider
our own needs and count our own
costs and ability to pay. With this in
mind a community can attempt any
civic venture within reason.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-06-10
Is the soil Buy"
A WaSte2


Iancaster's little oil controversy,
without graft, has an amusing side. 1t
reminds us family of another oil con-
troversy which rocked the country. Ii
we have a Teapot Dome" it lies in the
dome-like construction of oil pumping
machinery soon to be at the water
works. The question foremost in the
minds of many citizens is this WAS
it a good buy?"
THE HERALD doesn't know, and is
open-minded and without prejudice.
The matter of friendliness or dislike
for Mayor Beck and his supporters on
the council is not pertinent. The good
of Lancaster and the welfare OF the
taxpayers are important.
An older council spent large sum
repairing one set of boilers and a
pump and here lies the nub of the anti
oil mems argument. They say: "Why
should we buy a new pumping plant
lust after fixing up the old steam
plant?" whats the big ideaY'
Where is the consistency"
To our mind the answer is PLAIN.
An older city council repaired the
steam plant believing it had to be
done. They acted sincerely and with
in their best light on the matter.
Along rolls the Fairbanks-Morse
salesman. He. presents new ana
dazzling proposition. He holds forth
irrefutable arguments as to cost OF
pumping. The new council, or part OF
it. took the bone in it's teeth and prac-
tically scrapped the repaired mach1n-
ery in favor of what they thought was
a better and cheaper way of pumping
water. In investigating the council
looked at several new and recent in
stallations. They were pleased with
what they saw and heard. They or a
majority voted in favor of the contract.
We do not understand that the coun-
ellis Investigations covered plants
which had been operating over term
of years. To us here is the nub OF
any buy. How does a thing work I'M
der longtime stress? What has been
the experience of other municipalities
using Diesel engines for, say ten
wears? How did they come out? How
do they feel about it? Has it effected
a saving-is their plant still in good
shape?
With these questions answered fav-
orably THE HERALD would endorse
the buy of the new outfit. Until we
hear them answered in ringing and no
uncertain tones of approval we must
i, remain in canny attitude.
And with these questions answered
as they should have been answered,
and if the answer was favorable we
would heartily approve the installation
of Diesel equipment Steam is ad-
mittedly an anachronism. What was
good 35 years ago is not efficient to-
day. The factors change. All manu-
facturers know this. They constantly
scrap apparently good machinery, not
because it is worn out, but because it
is. obsolescent. If good machine
will save two-thirds of fuel cost and
give good service over period of even
ten years, it is a good buy.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-06-10
-OOO-
The Richmond Row.

At Richmond, Va, capital of the
old Confederacy, a common council
committee rejected an offer of the Ital-
ian-Americans of the city to erect a
statue of Christopher Columbus, the
great navigator, on one of the main
boulevards of the city. The statue
would cost $4,000. 1t would be an
ornament to beautiful Southern city.
A wave of protest follows the re-
lection and the matter is in allegiance.
Italian-AmericanS express themselves
as being astounded and deeply hurt
over the rejection of their offer
To THE HERALD'S view a rejection
of this kind is provincialism run wild.
Columbus belongs to all the American
people and the fact that he was an
Italian and a Catholic has no more
bearing on his achievements than to
reject a statue of Left Ericsson, his
predecessor on our shores, because
Left was a Scandinavian and a be-
lever in Odin, the Wise, and Baldur,
the Beautiful.
The roll of great pioneers, questing
west, is a long one. chronological evil
dences points to Morse visit to our
shores at about the time of the Saxon
es are slight, but the chain is coher-
ent and accepted by students as ire
futable. Back of Left were other in
vasions so wrapped in the twilight OF
history's dawn that but a few mute
remains bear them out. The Mound
Builders, a great race of architects
and soldiers, preceded the Indian, who
as we know him, is comparatively
modern product. The work of the
Mound Builders is scattered all over
the valleys between the Appalachians
and the Rockies. And in the Inter
Mountain area, from Nevada to Old
Mexico, are remains of other civiliza-
lions. Who the people were, whence
they came and why, whittier they went
and where, no man knoweth, Their
work remains.
And at the time of Columbus a
great ferment of ideas was moving
through Europe. If Columbus had
not made his journey some other I'M
questionably would have done so III
a few years. 1t had to be.
Columbus has his place in history
once, but several times, and secular
history gives him a high place. From
all accounts he was a brave, wise, pa
tient man of fine imagination and
ability. He is one of the great figures
on the pages of history. He was,
properly speaking, the discoverer of
the New World in its far flung con-
fines relating to the Antilles and
points in the Caribbean. Three years
later John and Sebastian Cabot sailed
from England for the coasts of New
foundland. Other Adventures in Inyr-
lad numbers Jared forth. Vasco de
Cana skirted the Cape of Good Hope.
Magellan began his journey around
the world to die from violence in the
Philippines. 1t was Golden Age of
daring aud discovery. We petty mod
ems have nothing to equal it.
Columbus has his place in history
and Americas heart. Else the
Worlds greatest exposition would not
have occurred on the 400th anniver-
sary of his discovery Honor to him.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-06-10

Too many persons have their own
"cash and carry" system. They keep
their cash in their pockets and per-
nit their creditors to carry them.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-06-10
Flashes
"Life Is Short-Tell the Truth"
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lation, but education. No driver will
fully uses his car as a weapon. No
driver wilfully kills child. No driv-
er wilfully drives his car into the path
of an oncoming train. Yet these
things happen daily.
The saving of 10000 lives and pre-
vention of $4,000 injured in one year
is no unworthy aim. Every car driv-
er can make himself a committee OF
one to bring the losses down. A few
rules are:
Stop, look and listen.
Don't drive too fast
Observe the laws of the road.
Follow the Golden Rule in dealing
with other people driving.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-06-10

A right-minded man has at least
as many excuses for the faults of his
wife as he has for the faults of his
car.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-06-10
Don't Oil
THIL


Flush.
THE HERALD has yet to hear a
favorable word for street oiling, and
lot of unfavorable comments. The oil
is hard on cars, clothing, rugs, furni-
ture, floors, and so on. The amount
of money spent in cleaning up after a
street oiling campaign is prodigious,
And the oil itself and the applying of
it costs money also.
A better and more economical way
in so far as paved streets are con-
cerned would be to wash them. Clean
them as thoroughly as possible and
then flush them. Do it a couple of
times a month if necessary. Same
principle as scrubbing floor.
Oil costs about SC a gallon. Laid
down on the street, more than that.
Oiling streets is simply habit. Lots
of towns have quit it altogether. Wa
ter costs the city about zoe thousand
gallons Much cheaper than oil. Clean
er, brighter and better results.
Moral Don't oil-fushi
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-12-04

both Of them had the sense OF
dialogue.
staliings loitered around the Al.
gonuuin for a producer. Any pro.
Queer. Arthur Hopkins came in
three DAYS later, ceincident with a
conference by hotel cops as to
whether the fellow with the wooden
leg should be told quietly to get
out or whether he should furnish
lesson for the passing populace
by q catapulting such as would
land him on his ear.
eve got a play / want you to
reod, Mr.. Hopkins. .
"Send it to me-"
mo. You must read it now"
Hopkins skinned it at the salad,
"a, rly devoured 1t at the meat
co 1rse and left hurriedly, the play
suB der his arm, a spoon in his pie,
ths demi-tasse precariously holding
a fork and the tahlecloth vastly
da mayed with knife and pencil
m srks.
The Greatest War Play
What Price Glory, has been
JAILED by all critics as the greatest
fEar play of all time.
Stalhngs and Anderson also au-
lhored First Flight about which
George Jean Nathan observed: az
would rather have written this
failure than any success on Broad
way" They authored, also. The
Bnccaneer and Stallings is sole
author Of the smashing war film,
1.-THE Big Parade" now showing at
The Astor in New York at top prices
to business that promises to keep
it there for run that will equal
hat of THE Covered Wagon"
There isn't a character in What
Price Glory who is a Pigment.
They're all real and the proof OF
that is that the soldiers and marines
love it. The play smells of battle
and of men who do battle Its
language is robust and at times
ribald, but honesty is in all Of it..
It is comedy, tragedy and satire and
lew can sit through it and not
emerge with a newer understands
ng Of what the A. E. F. meant to
he men who went over.
In the newspaper game Stallings
is envied for his talent but ahead
Of that comes reverence for one
of the few of this craft who
promised to write a play and
actually did it.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-12-04
GERMAN RAIL
BOND LOAN
DENIED
Movement to Dispose of
Securities Submitted Under
Dawes Plan Admitted
BY international News Service

BERLIN, Dec. 4.-The manage
ment of the German railroads deny
reports from the United States that
they are planning to secure a
credit of hundred million dollars
from America on the security of
German railroad bonos.
The railroad management points
out that eleven billion marks worth
of railroad obligations have been
handed in to trustees under the
Dawes plan. and they state that
there may be a movement to dis
pose of these obligations.
Nationalist newspapers assail
the possible sale of these obliga-
tons, stating that it would mean
the turning over Of the control Of
Germany's railroads, to interna-
donal capital.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-12-04
ART PROMOTERS PLAN
ANNUAL DINNER DEC. 1

The Art Promoters Club has
issued several hundred invitations
for its annual meeting and subscrip.
ton banquet at the Mayfiower Hotel
the evening of December ~.
Speakers at the meeting, including
several persons of fame in the sphere
of the arts, will dwell on the sub
ject, Promotion of Art in Wash.
ingotn." Miss Betty Bradford, presi-
dent of the Art Promoters, is in
charge of arrangements for the
event
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-12-04
StalIings Filled In

Haywood Broun went on a va
cation. Stallings substituted. F. p.
A. rested. Stallings did THE Con-
ming Tower" Maxwell Anderson
paused from the labors of edi-
torial writing. Stallings filled in
and there met his collaboration for
What Price Glory" He had the
idea. Anderson had the technique,
New Britain herald., 1925-09-25
AutOist Freed of Blame
 In Saybr00k Fatalit,

Middletown, Sept. % P-ln q finding handed down today. Coroner L. A. Smith exonerated Walter J. Gallgan of New Haven of all blame in connection with the death ot Nicholas F.. Rotunda of Brooklyn, N. T., who was killed in Old Say brook by the Gilt-Edge express on the night of Sept. II.
 The accident occurred when Gal. ligan's automobile stopped on the railroad track after crashing through a gate. Galligan and two other oc- cupants of the car escaped unhurt.
 Galligan was released under bonds Of s2,500 pending the coroners in ouiry.
New Britain herald., 1925-09-25
MAY FILE APPEAL
Permission Is Granted By Court in the Petition Presented By Bridge port Brass Company.

Bridgeport, Sept. "5 P-Permis- sion was granted by Judge John K. Booth in superior court today for the Bridgeport Brass company to file an appeal with the court from the action of tho board of relief of Bridgeport in denying decreases on assessments. of brass company prop erty on the 1920 list.
 Tax Attorney Edward Kelly made a statement to the court prior to its allowance of the brass companys application made under the ripper bill legislation. He stated that he would not oppose the application. having no means to combat the state ments therein set forth.
 This is said 10 be victory for the brass company, as the supreme court of errors, in a suit brought by the brass company. answered all Ques- tions submitted in favor of the city and against the brass company.
New Britain herald., 1925-09-25
A MODERN FAGIN

Bridgeport Police Arrest Man Who
 Is Said To Have Boys Stealing for Him.
 Bridgeport, Sept 25 Pl-With the . arrest last night of Timothy E. Howard, 25, of this city and two fifteen year old boys on charges of burglary, police believe they have uncovered a modern Pagan. The boys have confessed to the police that they burglarized at least Ss houses and stores in this city with in the last six months. Both boys are said to have named Howard as ring leader.
 The trio were arrested when Pa trolman Joseph Collins heard a noise from the rear of the Carnival Sup ply company on Stratford avenue and Investigating discovered them about to enter a rear window. When taken into custody goods stolen from four stores in the vicinity were found on them.
 In city court today Howard vas held until Tuesday under bonds of so,oo0 for further investigation. The boys cases were also continued until Tuesday.
New Britain herald., 1925-09-25
EPIDEMIC OF TRAGEDY
Two Drowned, Two Burned to Death, Two Narrowly Escapc-All Within Two Hours.

Ogdensburg. N. T., Sept. c5 P-- Two men were drowned a man and his wife were burned to death, and two boys were forced 10 leap from a second story window of their burn ing home--al within two hours to- day--in the vicinity of Ogdensburg.
 Frank Jackson, SS. and Philip Henry. 35, members of the crew Of the steamer Thompson, were drowned at the coal slip when they fell from the gangplank while board Ing their ship.
 Dr. J. B. Mann and his wife, of Peterboro. Ont, were burned 10 death at Fernbank, near Brockvile, Ont.
 Joseph and Edward Robillard l4aped from a second story window to the pavement when, nearly suffo- cated, they awoke In their home here to find the flames spreading to the edge of their bed and the fire roaring in the house. Neither was seriously injured, although both suf- fered from shock and burns.
New Britain herald., 1925-09-25
Big Force of French March on Druse TribeSmen

Bagdad, Irak, Sept. 25 Pl-Mem- bers of convoy arriving here from Damascus state that the French have begun big offensive against the rebel Druse tribesmen Of Syria, employing 28.0oO troops, A tanks, g armored cars and 140 airplanes.
 Damacus. Syria, Sept, e5 Fl-Tho rebel Druse tribesmen are reported to be dispersing in all directions and the opinion is generally held that General Gamelin's successful relief of the French garrison at suedia has ended the uprising which menaced Frances influence in the mandatei territory of Syria.
 General Sarrail, the high commis- sloner, yesterday received a number of tribal chiefs who assured him of tAAls kIAslitx ts the French regime
New Britain herald., 1925-09-25
LIVES IN TENT
Once Fashionable Modistc, Wanted for Issuing Bad Checks, Found Living in Squalor.

 g Living in Squalor.
 San Francisco, Sept 25 Pl-Bar- bette Hammel, fashionable modiste, sought by the police on a charge of issuing fictitious check for $l.OOo, Is living in tent near here. the Chron- icle says today.
 Two children dressed in overalls and a friend to whom she had ap- pealed for aid are her only asso- clates, in contrast to her days Of atfluence. when she dispensed money sy the thousands and endowed a school for sub-normal children,
 Mrs. Hammel said her failure to cover the checks was due to the fact that $l2,ooo advanced by a friend had been lost when the friend with drew the checks.
 She attributed her financial plight to the expense of supporting too many relatives. When she decided to "cut loose" from them. she said, she sent her husband, Guy C. Ham mel to the Orient at cost of "sev- eral thousand dollars"