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Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-01-08

A veteran of the Civil War sends
to an eastern magazine a curiosity
which will no doubt bring back
to many readers memories Of SINH
lar half-forgotten happenings OF
that conflict. 1t is an addressed
envelope stamped "Due 3" and with
chaplain's name in one corner.
The postmark shows that it was
mailed at Alexandria, Virginia,
April 6, 1853. Near the postmark,
under the words Soldiers Letter"
these lines are written:
Postmaster please to shove this
through:
I have not penny-but four
months due!
Our subscriber gives this ex-
PLANTATION: "To facilitate the sol
diers' mail when they did not have
the stamps or the money to pay
the postage, we were allowed TO
mail our letters without stamps,
postage to be collected at the 9th
Ter end, provided they were viseed
Iby our regimental chaplain, and
Soldiers Letter written across one
|coraer of the envelope"
/ * - q
II. H. Hubert has received greet
ings OF the season from H. w.
Page, son of the late H. D. Page,
who was master mechanic in the
Chicago & Northwestern shops at
Baraboo thirty years ago. The son
was for some years with a firm in
Boston, more recently has been
general manager of the Western
division of the B. F. Sturdevant
company and with the new year
became vice-president of the Bay
ley Manufacturing company Of
Milwaukee This group consists
of heating, ventilating and drying
engineers, their manufactured pro-
ducts being widely known. Mr..
Page has an inventive mind and is
able to give valuable service to
any firm where new ideas are to
be incorporated in manufactured
products. He is a graduate of
the Baraboo high school, was
student at the University of Wis
consin and for many years has
been rapidly advancing to more
important positions. The family
has fine cottage on Mirror lake
where the summers are enjoyed.
Mr.. Pages mother also finds pleas
ure during the summer in a cot
tage near to that of her SON.
Evening star., 1925-11-16

Fancy dancing. folk dances. must
cal drills, community singing and
choral numbers will be featured to-
night at SIS o'clock in the Masonic
Temple Auditorium, Thirteenth street
and New York avenue. when the Com
munity Music Association presents
Marjorie Webster School Night" as
the fourth offering Of the Winter sea-
son of free concerts.
The Marjorie Webster School OF
Expression and Physical Education is
the second Washington school to be
featured at the weekly sings. Miss
Webster will introduce members OF
her senior and junior classes in folk
dances and musical drills and the
newly organized Webster School Glee
Club of 80 voices and the song lead
ers' class. Included in the schools
offerings will be an English Morris
dance and the italian tarantella The
Glee Club, under the direction of Mrs.
Robert Lawrence, will sing a group
part song and the song leaders will be
heard in medley of school songs.
Six Juvenile dancers from the Hoff-
man and Hoskins School of Dancing
will perform waltz clog as the nov.
city number of the evening. Com
tnunlty singing by the entire audience
Will be conducted by Director Bob
Lawrence.
There will be 900 free seats and
zoo reserved at % cents. No children
younger than years old will be ad.
mitted and all children must come
with adults. The usual collection will
be taken to defray the expenses. The
doors on New York avenue will open
at I:30 o'clock.
Evening star., 1925-11-16

Does the laxative you now give
your baby or child promote regu-
larity for weeks and often mouths
or must you purge" and "physic
the little one every little while to
keep the system clean, fresh and
sweet?
Even a cross, feverish, sick baby
or child will love the taste of DR..
Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin. and one
dose will establish natural, healthy
bowel movement for weeks at time,
even if the child was heretofore
ohronically constipated. DR.. Cald
wells Syrup Pepsin not only causes
gentle. easy bowel movement. but
best OF all. it is often months before
another dose is necessary.
Evening star., 1925-11-16
DANCES TON|GHT'S
/ CONCERT FEATURE
"Marjorie Webster School
Night" at Masonic
! Temple.

Free concert Masonic Temple
Auditorium. Thirteenth street
and New York avenue north
west. tonight at sl5 O'Clock.
Doors open at $50 O'Clock.
Admission free Program:
America the Beautiful-Salute
TO the FlaE-Oath of Alleg
lance Everybody.
"Old Folks Al Home" "Reu-
ben and Rachel. Everybody
English Morris Dance.
Old English
Members of the Senior Class
of the Marjorie Webster
School of Expression and
Physical Education.
How Can l Leave Thee"
Jingle Bells. Everybody
Webster School Songs. Selected
Members of the Song Lead
ers' Glass.
Good bye. My Lover" "Bo-
hunkus." Dear Old
Pal" ...............E Everybody
Dumbell Drill. ll.......... Musical
Members of the Junior Class.
Polly -WoIly-Doodle, Row,
Row, Row Your Boat"
Everybody
Waltz clog. Novelty Dance
Marion Williams, Dorothy
Corbett. Julia CUNNINGHAM.
Frances Anderson, Linda
Ann Smith, Doris Elliott,
Juvenile dancers from the
Hoffman and HoSkinS
School of Dancing.
Webster School Glee Club,
First Appearance
ta)"1 Passed by Your Win
dow" ........ Brahe- Lucas
(b) II Hear the Bees
aHumming" .... Bainbridge
Mrs. Robert Lawrence.
Directing.
Mosquito Serenade.' Sol
dier's FAREWELL. . Everybody
AnnouncementS--
italian Tarentella" Folk Dance
Members of the Senior Class.
= \ Perfect Day" star
Spangled Banner" Everybody
Evening star., 1925-11-16
CAFE MANAGER SLAIN
IN FIGHT OVER TAXI
Chauffeur Jailed. Pleads Self-De-
fense for WELDING Knife at Place
Near Cumberland. Md.
Snecial D,snatch To The star.

Special Dispatch to The star.
CUMBERLAND, Md, November l6.
Peter Joseph Mcclure. "a years old,
was stabbed To death early yesterday
on the McMullen highway. in front of
the cafe of his brother, Thomas ~.
Mcclure, where he had been in
charge. Alvin a. Kicker. 35. chauffeur
for the McElish TaXicab Co., is in
Jail. He pleads self-defenSe. The dead
man was a brother of James +. Me
Guire. chairman of the board of ALE
gany County election supervisors and
late manager of the Cumberland base
bali team in the Middle Atlantic
League. \ brother, Richard Mcclure
died about two months ago.
Kicker had driven to the Mcclure
place. He IS said To have become an
CRY when he heard Mcclure calling
over the phone for a taNiCab from an
independent company for a couple who
had stopped at the roadhouse. Kicker
referred to his company and that of
Walter Coughenour. who happened to
Evening star., 1925-11-16
GAME OFFICIAL CENSURED
Special DIspa.ch 10 The star

WINCHESTER. Va. November IL.
Recent summary dismissal of =. w.
Pingley as game warden of Frederick
County by W. Mcdonald Lee, State
commissioner, has brought from the
board Of supervisors vigorous censure
Of the commissioner, who Is said to
have utterly ignored the board in ap-
pointing Pingley's successor The
board declared it had the utmost con
tidenCe in Pingley's integrity.
The commissioner has appointed
Ralph G.. Pollard, local fruit grower,
as Iingley'S successor. Pollard, who
formerly resided in Richmond. is a
brother-inlaw of Boyd X. Richards,
former member of the House of Dele
gates from Winchester
Evening star., 1925-11-16
VACANT MANSION BURNS.
Moonshiners Blamed for $4,000
Fire on Shenandoah River.

Special Dispatch 10 The Star
WINCHESTER. Va, November 10.
NoorshinerS are thought 10 have
been responsible for the destruction
Saturday night of 4 l4-room brlck
mansion. near the Shenandoah River,
at CaStlCmanS Ferry. owned by j. ID.
Wiley. this city, along with "a barn
and smol<ehouSe The loss was about
SIS. 600. partly insured. The house was
unocCupied at the time. Mr.. Wiley
said he found evidences of moon
shining in the cellar and cigar and
cigarette stubs and matches in Il room
above when he visited the house i
few days ago.
Evening star., 1925-11-16

be present. as worthy of patronage.
Mcclure is reported to have said that
he had no choice in the matter. In
the meantime Clark Sha anholtz had ar
rived with Il taXicab. The stabbing
soon followed.
Evening star., 1925-11-16
Your Chld's Laxative! Does
1t Regulate for Weeks?

Buy a large o0-cent bottle at any
store that sells medicine and just see
for yourself the good this pleasant,
harmless. regulating laxative does.
, 1925-01-30

participate in league activities Is e
continuation of the freedom OF
choice which the United States now
exercises With respect to league ac-
tivities, participating in those which
1t feels are useful TO America and
which permits each obligation to be
examined by the senate and the ex-
ecutive before being undertaken
The more America participates,
however. in what is going on In
Geneva the stronger Will the pres
tige of the League Of Nations be-
come. Originally. hat body was con
ceived as a clearing house for in
ternational thought and action, a
continuous conference of nations. a
place where international co-opera
tion on any given subject can be
Initiated.
America has already made use o
the machinery at Geneva and ths
friends of international cooperation
abroad are glad of the friendl.
rather than hostile attitude now be
ing exhibited by Washington, c
, 1925-01-30
Associate Membership
In League Of Nations
Discussed at Capital

United Slater, each convention will
have to run the gauntlet of senator
iai examination.
There is no provision in the league
covenant fer associate members
and the United States would havesto
submit to the senate n proposal to
become an associate member OF
any international body which would
probably revive the controversy that
started in 1919 over the Versailles
covenant. What Is more likely to
happen and what will help Americ
, 1925-01-30

though a rigid and formal member
ship may be for the present out OF
the question.
, 1925-01-30

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, 1925-01-30

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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-05-29
COOPERATE WITH US

A newspaper editor is supposed
to have the eyes of an argus. the ears
of an elephant and the legs of a CEN
tipede, in order that he can see and
hear everything in a community. and
move around without becoming the
least bit tired. A newspaper, pro-
perly conducted. is fair and impartial
in chronicling community news. CIV
ing due credit to whom credit is due
and discounting what is inimical to
the towns welfare. Indeed it looks
as If the efforts to do these things
should at least have the cooperative
help of Woodstock people. We have
worn ourselves to a FRAGILE trying to
get the commencement news of the
Woodstock school. Nobody had time
to hand it to US and not possessing
omnipresence we couldn't be every
where at once We are not twins,
and our stan is somewhat smaller
than that of the New York Times.
Really, we want to publish the worth
while news. We want your help in
getting it. If we don't get time to
come after it. send it in. We will
appreciate it.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-05-29
MEMORIAL SERVICES
NEXT WEDNESDAY,
ants of Confederate Veterans
Daughters In Charge

1 Confederate Memorial Day serv-
ices will be held in Woodstock on
Wednesday evening, June 3. The
assemblage will be in front of the
/ Court House at six o'clock, when
Mrs. M. E. B. Stickley, president of
Shenandoah Camp, Daughters of the
/ Confederacy, will present to the sons
/ of Confederate soldiers, who served
in the World War, medals commem-
orative of the wartime service of
fathers and sons, the one under the
Stars and Bars and the other under
the Stars and Stripes.
These medals are known as "Serv-
i've Medals to World War Veterans
of Confederate Ancestry" and are
given only to lineal descendants of
Civil War veterans.
On Wednesday, medals will be
presented to John G. Heller, Gilbert
K. Coffman. Moritz NJ. Coffman.
Joseph NJ. Bauserman, Jr., Philip
Williams, William Paxton, George
kibler, Harrison p Magruder, Mere
dith E. Stickley and Wellington E.
Stickley.
This list does not include all enti-
tied to receive the medals, but COW
ers the applications filed with the
Daughters for such medals. Anvi
service man, with the qualifications
stated, is entitled to receive one. and
application should be made to the
Daughters not later than November
IL for the next distribution.
Let Everyone Cooperate
Following the distribution of the
medals, the procession will form for
the march to Massanutten Cemetery.
where wreaths will be placed on the
graves of the soldier dead. The
beautiful and inspiring ritual of the
Daughters of the Confederacy will
be used in the services at the GEM
etery
The Pythian Band, under the
leadership of Prof. Fred B. Spiker.
viii furnish the music, and lead the
mass singing. For the accommodate
ton of the Confederate Veterans and
others present. an urgent request is
made for the use of automobiles be-
longing to the citizens of the town
and those who will use their cars
for this laudable purpose are asked
to communicate with William M
Calvert or Mark W. Magruder.
The entire community and the
country contiguous to Woodstock is
asked to join in these exercises and
bring or send all of the flowers pos
sible The children are especially
solicited and urged to be present
and participate.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-05-29
LOCAL PASTOR
GETS DIVINITY DEGREE

The Degree of Bachelor of Divin-
ity was conferred upon the Rev
Henry Coleman Mayhem at the grad
uation exercises of Hartford Theo-
logical Seminary. Hartford, Conn,
on May 81. 1925. Among the grad
yates of this institution in the class
of rs were representatives of Japan,
India, Armenia, Wales, China, Syria
and is states of the u S. A.
Mr.. Mayhem is also a graduate of
Lynchburg College with the degree
of B. A. and holds a special certifi-
cate in the Bible Department repre-
senting two years work.
AS pastor of the Christian churches
at Woodstock and Edinburg, Mr.
Mayhem is held in the highest es-
TEEN, possessing a strong personal
ity, untiring energy and a deep love
for his chosen field of work.
The many friends of this young
pastor predict life of great useful
ness crowned with success.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-05-29
MT. JACKSON
BUILDS RESERVOIR
Lesson of Fire Causes Increase i'm
Water Supply

A contract has been let for the
construction of a o-milIion-gallon
reservoir for the town of Mt. Jack
son, which when added to the pres
ent insufficient water system. will
furnish the town with an ample sun
ply.
The lesson learned at the recent
ire when the Triplett High and vo-
cational School building, one of the
handsomest in the state. was prae-
tically destroyed because of short
age of water, awakened the town to
the necessity of an augmented water
supply.
Moore and Swarzel are the con
tractors and a force of men are
already engaged in the work. The
quick work of Nehemiah Kelley in
furnishing lumber for the camp built
for housing employees was a feature
of the beginning of the improve
ment.
On Saturday contract was made
with Mr.. Kelley for this lumber
Although the trees were still stand.
ing when the contract was made. on
the following Friday the lumber was
delivered, the trees having beer
feiled, logged and sawed in the in
term.
The work viii be pushed to an ear
iy completion and Mt. Jackson vii
have an abundance of pure mountain
water within few months.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-05-29
PARK DELEGATES
IN WOODSTOCK
Entertained at Academy by Col.
BenchOff


BenchOff
Twenty-seven delegates represen-
tative of the great gathering Just
over at Skyland were guests of Col.
Howard ]. Benchoff at Massanutten
Academy on Thursday Punch and
sandwiches were served the guests
on the Academy lawn. after which
the party motored to Winchester en-
route to their homes.
Accompanying the delegates were
goodly number of representative
citizens from different sections of
the United States, who are interested
in seeing the establishment of Shen-
andoah National Park. Some of them
although living remote from the
park area evidenced their interest
in the proposition by investing in a
number of acres of the park land
for presentation to the government.
Col Benchoff's guests were de-
lighted with Woodstock and its en-
virons and were particularly interest
ed in the location of Muhlenburg's
church and in the local history of
the eminent Revolutionary COM
mander
They were brought to Woodstock
in automobiles furnished by citizens
of the town who motored to Luray
to bring them to Woodstock.
A number of the party took lunch
at Shenandoah Caverns.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-05-29
GASOLINE TRAIN
ON VALLEY ROAD
Change from Steam to Gasoline Is
First to Be Made in
Virginia

As the steam engine in the past
gradually replaced other modes OF
transportation, so the NOTORIOUS now
makes inroads upon the functions of
the railway as gasoline replaces
steam.
For the first time in history, a
railroad is to be operated by gaso-
line in Virginia. The Corporation
Commission Wednesday granted that
privilege to the Baltimore and Ohio
on its Harrisonburg-S stanton and
Lexington branch.
The petition of the railroad was
based upon the claim that motor bus
competition had cut its revenue to
such an extent that the use of steam
was prohibitive. Passenger traffic
over the road, it was claimed, had
been reduced 40 per cent by the ad-
vent of motor lines.
The petition was opposed at
the hearing by the Staunton-Au-
gusta Chamber of Comerce ON the
grounds that the change would in
yolve serious delays in the move
ment of mails to certain parts of
Augusta County. There was no other
opposition, however, and after hear
ing the arguments the commission
rendered its decision.
No order was rendered with re-
spect to the schedule proposed by
the road, this phase of the matter
being held over pending receipt of
data regarding the effect
of the schedule on mail delivery.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-05-29
BOY, 8, Is FORMALLY
ACCUSED OF MURDER

An eight-year-old boy was formal
ly charged with murder in Lowell.
Mass, on Wednesday. He is John
Veres and he and Miltidas Haritous.
six years old, have admitted, for the
excitement of it, they threw little
Vivian Mary Husson, 10 months old.
into pool Tuesday in the whirling
rapids below Pawtucket Falls. The
baby was drowned. Maltiadas is too
young to be charged with crime, but
he is being held as a material wit
ness.
John, the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Louis Veres, was ordered committed
until Friday, when. he will be ar
raigned in Juvenile session of district
court and held for the Middlesex
County Grand Jury.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-05-29
OFFICIALS DENY
FIREBUGS CAUGHT
Rum0rs that Incendiaries Were
Landed Get County Apop

Rumors that Incendiaries Were
Landed Get County Agog
Following Investigations, conduct
ed jointly and separately by local Of
ficers. imported detectives, fire war
dens and insurance adjusters, it was
currently reported in Woodstock and
Edinburg Thursday that a clue had
been discovered fixing the criminal
responsibility for the fire which de-
stroyed the Humpston residence in
Edinburg.
In the maze of conflicting reports
nothing tangible could be had, for
denials were promptly made by off,
Gals who would naturally have first
hand information relative to the af-
fair. A youth had confessed to set.
ting fire to the home, then he didn't
confess. He had implicated several
of his cronies. He did not implicatt
anybody because he did not confess
Several arrests had been made. Nc
otiCotS "Dtc maui. Anu 50 Oh
through assertions and denials al
effort was made to get somethin,
tangible out of the rumors.
Commemorative Attorney PhiliI
Williams and Sheriff Borden den.
any knowledge of solution of tn,
mysterious burning and the author
tiles are still cropping in the dark II
an effort to locate the incendiary o
incendiaries.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-05-29
TELEGRAPH OPERATOR DIES

James Latimer Grove, for a num-
Der of years a telegraph operator in
the employ of the Southern Railway
at Strasburg, died at his home We'd
nesday evening after three-month
illness. He was a popular employee
and is survived by his widow. three
sons and his mother. He was long
a member of thu Methodist Church
and the funeral was conducted on
Friday by his 1astor. Rev. w. H. Bal
linger.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-05-29
SUMMER RESIDENT
OF CLARKE DIES

Maj. Gen. William II. Carter. U.
). a., retired, who for many years
mas made his summer home on top
OF the Blue Ridge Mountains, in
Clarke County, died few DAYS ago
and was buried in Arlington Gene
terry at the nations Capital on Tues
day morning. Funeral services were
held in st. Johns Church, 10th and
H streets, N w. The officer. was
buried with full military honors.
Gen. John J. Pershing headed the
list of honorary pallbears, and
others who served were officers high
in the country's command.