Marshfield News-Herald from Marshfield, Wisconsin • 1

Mews MLY VOLUME No. 1. MARSHFIELD, WISCONSIN, TUESDAY, MAY 17, 1921.: NUMBER 62. ni in I ASHLAND MERCHANT POLISH TROOPS- TO QUIT SILESIA IF. ALLIES OCCUPY IT HI Spring Activities LEGISLATURE TO WIND UP ITS STATE HEAD OF WOMEN'S LEAGUE MAKES ADDRESS Qpsi ijip ILL FARMERS WILL AIR VIEWS TO KILLED WHEN AUTO TURNS OVER TWICE Ashland, Wis May 17 Charles Anderson, a merchant, was killed and four companions received serious injuries when an automobile in which they were riding was upset and turned over twice near here Sunday night.

The car, it is said struck a rut while turning a corner completely upsetting the automobile. r- The injured are: Frank Gardner Ole Jackson, Octave Domont and Fred Fechto of this place. MARRIAGES OUT OF STATE LEFT ALONE Measure Making Such Events IUegal Killed Roethe Substitute Gets Same Treat-' ment. Citizens of Wisconsin who leave the state to get married will not have such marriages declared Illegal, the senate killing the Weittenhlller bill for that purpose. It also snowed under' the Roethe substitute that would require the to file eugenics certificates in 'the state within GO days from the marriage or be fined or go to jail for 30 Of all fool bills," said Senator Mulberger.

"introduced at this seswion this substitute Is the worst. You would have couples spending their honeymoons In jail. given the Vollman bill empowering Milwaukee to furnish the material for the resurfacing of macadam roa is. instead of letting coo-tracts for that work. The upper house reconsidered the vote by which It killed the Czerwinskt bill to allow the expenses of recount proceedings by the cities to their ofil-cials, where such recounts upheld the officials.

The bill was then laid over. Passage was given the Mulberger bill to increase the tax exemption on real property from 120 to 160 acres' on land under cultivation. Passage was also given the Staudenmayer measure providing that the conservation commission may lease portions of state park lands, using the revenue derived fot the purchase of additional lands and constervatioa. A resolution to change the constitution to provide for tbW initiative and referendum wa killed la the house by a vole of 37 to 38. There was no debate on the resolution.

Assemblyman Ruffing, the author, said that 22 states had already adopted the initiative and referendum. Assemblyman A. K. Mathesou. Janesvilie, moved indefinite postponement and the vote was taken.

An effort will be made to get a reconsideration of the vote at next week's With a langh, the assembly, by a unanimous vote, sent to. engrossment the Meislng bill limiting to $1 the prescription liquor fee that physician may charge. It is said that when the bill reaches the upper bouse Senator J. H. Dennhardt, Xeenah.

will attempt to reduce the charge to 23 cents, in. order lb discourage physicians writing pre-i eruption. SECOND MAYOR OF MINNEAPOLIS DEAD (Dy Associated Press) 17. George A. Brackett, aged 85, second mayor and pioneer of Minneapolis, died at 7:15 this morning at his home in this city.

He suffered a paralytic stroke Saturday. It was Brackett's report to Senator Windom of Minnesota and Governor Smith of Vermont that led to the building of the Northern Pacific railroad. He served in public office many times. AMERICAN SPELLING BARRED FROM COURTS (By Associated Press) Melbourne, May 17 American forms of spelling have been barred from official documents in the High Court. The Federal Chief Justice has announced that he will not allow their Introduction and ordered the spelling changed to "programme' and "centre," Ha remarked that English spelling was good enough for him.

i W0RKJUNE15 200 Bills Still Pending Board of Control for $7,000,000 Appropriations Expected to Pass. 1 By FREO HOLMES. Madison, May 17. Four niore weeks of legislative' session is the prediction of the leaders of all the factious la the legislature. The senate has pasxed the resolution favoring an adjournment on June 15.

The assembly has passed auother; res-olutioa which provides that alt bills in committee must be referred to the ea'l-. vodar after May 27. Thete preliminaries are but independent drives to bring the session of the legislature to a close. There are only 200 bills still pending la the legislature, and, two of these are of The great legislative program still to be written is the financial program. The board of control bill came out of joint finance committee recently and.

"carries upward of $7,000,000 In appropriations. It will be rushed through the house, as there seems to be little opposition to the, measure. IThe bill for strengthening the state marketing department will be on the calendar the latter part of this week. This bill has already been engrossed in the house by a close vot. and there is every; indication that the measure will now be parsed with little opposi tion.

This bill lias; the backing of the farmer interests of the state. It is expected that a new bill will be offered in the legislature this week, ex-empting alt positions in charitable and penat Institutions from the supervision and control of the state civil service commission. This legislation is recommended by the special committee which made an investigation of these: diTer-fnt institutions during the past '7four months. Members of the civil service commission are opposed to this legislation, i Home rule for ci tie was favored In, the assembly when 'the house concurred in the Arnold resolution by a vote of 61 to 18. Assemblyman M.

Perry, attacked the measure as an attempt to break down constitutional government. He said It too Asniblynian H. W. Saetjen. Madison, favored the move, and said these powers belonged to the cities.

He pointed out that the-legSlature spends much time listening to Milwaukee quarrels. The League for Municipali-ties is In favor of the resolution, declared Mr. Sachtjen. This resolution must go through the next legislature before It ia submitted to the people. The senate gave final passage to the highway committee bill which provides for the division into three classes of all highways in the state as to the weight of car that may be driven over them.

limit on class A roads would be, 12 tons, seven for class B. and three and one-half for class C. This bill now goes to the assembly for "oneorrence. MANY ATTENDANT AT FUNERAL OF JOHN REBSTECK ThefuneraJ of John Rebteck, which was held Monday morning, was attended by a large" gathering of rela- tives an? friends of the deceased. Many townspeople were present at the church, while the number of out "of town attendants gave evidence of the prominence of the man.

Those from other cities were: Mr Mrs. John Hoyer, Manitowoc; Mrs. L. R. Acker- man, Milwaukee; Mrs.

Louis Denk, Sayner; Mr. and MrsI Joseph Malik," Green Bay; James Esterl and John Esterl, Park Falls; Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Kaholka and Mr. and Mrs.

Anton Steltzel, and Mrs. John Zettl, Spen-cer; and Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Dilliri-ger and and Mrs. Albert Dillin-ger, Auburndale.

HARDING NOMINATES FORMER EDITOR FOR MINISTER TO ITALY (By Associated "Press) Washington, May 17 Richard Washburn Child, author and former editor of Collier's Weekly, has been selected by President Harding as ambassador to Italy. (By Associated Press) Oppeln, May 17 The Polish exec utive committee of Silesia has tele graphed the Inter-Allied Commission, stating the insurgents are ready to retire and to insure cessation of hostilities with the Germans, provided the territory they abandon is occupied by the Allies and not by Germans. GAMBLING WITH GRAIN CAUSE OF MONEY TROUBLE Father and Son of Closed Bank Dabble In Market Find Shortage of $400,000. (By Associated Press) Tuscola, "111, May 17 M. T.

Quirk and hi3 son John, vice-president and cashier respectively of the Areola State bank of Areola, were arraigned today in court, charged, with forgery in connection with the closing of the bank yesterday by-state examiners. They were bound over to the grand jury. Bank officials explained that charges of regularities, said to total mdre than $400,000 would be filed later. Gambling with a grain firm which had twice gone bankrupt," is said by the bank directors to have bean responsible for the downfall of the two Quirks. The bookkeeper has revealed that the, alleged irregularities of the two Quirks, due to the grain transactions, aroused her suspicions.

The property of the two Quirks amount to $100,000, and that of those involved with the two men to offset some of the shortage. The stockholders) will make up the deficit and the baik will re-open within a week, according to an an nouncement made by cUrectors and stockholders today. FIRING IS STOPPED IN VIRGINIA FIG QtBjr Associated Press) Williamson, West Va, May 17 Although hostilities have practically leased oa the West Virginia-Kentucky border, activities are increasing behind the battle lines, according to authorities here. State police have been stationed at strategical points, seady for a reneval of the firing. Mingo county authorities are today awaiting a reply to their latest appeal to Governor Morgan, asking him to urge the, war department to send federal troops into the battle zone along the border.

The appeal, whichwas forwarded last night, informed theex-ecutive that the situation was critical, adding that further ouroreaks along the Tug river were expected. Kentucky national guardsmen are continuing tbeir search forepersons suspected 'of havLig taken part in the battle. Washington, May 17 The federal government is not disposed to declare martial law or to employ federal troops inthe West lrgania strike region, Secretary Weeks declared today. OVEK PRODUCTION OF TOBACCO WILL FORCE -BIG DROP IN MARKET (By Associated Pre33), Danville, Va May 17. The enormous over-production by the tobacco farmers in the Bright Belt is accentuated in the annual report on local market conditions made by.

W. Crews Wooding, president of the Danville Tobacco Association. In a final plea to the tobacco growers, to materially rede their acreage this year, he points out that the normal crop of bright tobacco is approximately pounds and that this quantity has been found sufficient for the trade's demands. The 1920 crop reached 675,000,000 pounds, making a surplus of 325,000,000 pounds, he stated. -Unless the 1921 crop is cut very materially, Mr.

Wooding declares, the next season will be disastrous. i Mrs. August Springrob, Milwau--; kce, Pays Tribute To Marsh-field Other Speakers At Evening: Meitiflff. Monday's convention activities concluded at 8 o'clock in the evening with an enthusiastic mass meeting of the Women's League and'Gonzaga Union of Wisconsin in the Armory halL Mrs. August Springob of Milwaukee, president of the Women's League, presided in a very able and graceful manner.

Folio wing a prayer and a song by all she delivered the opening talk, in which she complimented Marshfield upon its beautiful city and expressed herself as feeling highly honored to preside over a meeting in which the young men were' massed with the women. Her tributes to the young men evoked frequent outbursts of applause. The first programmed speaker was-Rev. Henry Ehr of Stevens Point, who discussed the subject cf "Women's Newest Civic Duty," which he defined as universal suffrage. He made an, eloquent plea for the women to wield their newly granted rights in a way that will be for the best interests of the church and the state.

The other speakers were Rev. Bernard Felsecker of 51ilwaukee and Rev. Raphael Wit-tig of St. Nazianz, Wis. Their mes sages were not only very interesting and but elevating morally and spiritually as well.

Bishop J. M. Koudelka of Superior. who was scheduled to celebrate a pon tifical high mass in St. John's church this morning, was unable to be present on account of illness, and Rev.

John Kaiser therefore officiated as the cele brant of the mass. Father Kaiser was an assistant to the late Father John Ei sen, one of the most beloved Driest Marshfield ever had. The Very Rev. Rudolph Fontaine, proprefect of the Ann am mission in India, preached the sermon, which was on the nhict "The Blessed Virgin in the Last Will or. Her Divine Son." At 10-30 a.

m. the delerates of the Central society gathered at the Arm ory hall to hear Rev. Rev. Joseph V. Scheffer of Potosi, Wis, who spoke oa the "Farmer Question." The solemn conclusion of the eon.

ventioa will take place at St. John's church at 7:30 o'clock tonight with a sermon by Kev. J. p. Van Treek of Sheboygan and a procession and hen.

diction with the Blessed aerament and Te Deum, after which refresh ments will be served ia the school hall for the delegates and guests. Central avenue is very attractively decorated for the convention. Besides the massive welcome arches, large flags are suspended from, wires across the street at intervals between the arches and a number of the business places have their fronts ornamented with patriotic SIAKE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE WEDDING OF BALLAM-TILLOTSON Announcements have been received of the manage; of George Ballam to bliss trthel M. Tillotson, which occur red at 'Antigo, April 22. The marriage, which became known several weeks ago, came as a surprise to lecal peo ple.

George is tlie son of M-. and Mrs. John Ballam, 401 North Cherry street. He is a graduate of the Marshfield schools, and served with the Thirty- Second divison for a time in France, having been sent home early ia the war as an instructor. He carried the rank of First Lieutenant.

He retired from the service early in the spring of this year, and went to Madison to at tend University of Wisconsin. Miss Tillotson, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. L.

Tillotson, is a former Marshfield gfrL Their home is now in Antign. At the time of her marriage she was also a student at the university. Gftina Chicago One Better. Well-Dressed Girt (on street car) Why, her and me were the beat of-friends before him and her met. Of course, this Is between you and Boston Transcript.

WOMAN CHARGED BOY TO AVENGE Father of Slain Youth Claims Deed Is Done For Redress From Fancied Wrong Done in Business-Deal. (By Associated Press) Detroit, May 17. Mrs. Elizabeth Lewen, aged 52, today faced the charge of murder of Max Ernst, aged 6, who disappeared last Wednesday and whose body was found in a marsh late yesterday. Police say the boy was strangled and there were marks of violence about the head.

Mrs. Lewen was arrested Saturday, when the boy's father charged her with having kidnapped his son in. seeking revenge for a fancied wrong 'in a recent business deal. Neighbors identified the woman as the one who drove the boy away in an automobile. Mrs.

Lewen denied all knowledge 'of the boy's disappearance. HRS.KUETHE )IED MONDAY; AGE 75 YEARS Came to This Country When a Young Lady Leaves Four Daughters and Two Sons. Funeral Thursday. Mrs. Fred Kuethe, died Monday evening at the home of her daughter, Mrs.

Otto Mohr, at the age of 75 She was in failing health. the past two years, but wr-s able to be up and around a good share of the time until three weeks ago, since which time she was steadily confined to her Born in Rogasen, Posen, Germany, she immigrated to this country with her brother when he was 19 years old. She accepted employment in De and from tier? went to Menasha where she was married. Her husband died in that city. Some years later she was married again and in 1881 she and.

her husband moved to Spencer. In 1889 they came to tihil city and two years later they located at Marathon City, where, in 1896, her second husband passed away, and in the following year she returned to Marshfield. Four daughters and two sons sur vive. They are Fred and Herman Kuethe, Mrs. Otto Scharntann, Mrs.

Emil Kliner and Mrs. Otto Mohr, city, and Mrs. Rudolph Oettel, Rice Lake. The funeral will be held from the Immanuel Lutheran church at 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon. Nature's Ready-Made Cement.

In some parts, of the United States natural cement rocks are found which contain nearly the proper proportions of materials to produce Portland cement; but even in "these localities it Is generally necessary to add either limestone or shale In order to get the proper mixture, WITH MURDERING VI CONGRESSMEN Farm Bureau Will Seek Opinions From 65,000 Farmers On Questions Pending at i Capital. (By Associated Fress.) St. Paul, May 17. The first attempt of this country to give farmers an opportunity to express-an opinion on questions under congressional consideration was announced today by the American Farni Bureau Federation. A national referendum covering fifteen questions of an agricultural nature which are pending before Congress was called for today.

-i Immediate steps will be taken to poll a vote of 65,000 of bureau members. Every farmer, wherever possible, would be given a questionnaire relating to the pending legislation, and his opinion would be thus sought. PLANS WELL ON WAY FOR FOURTH IN MARSHFIELD What bids fair, to become the biggest and most glorious Fourth July celebration Marshfield has ever witnessed is that which is being planned for under the auspices of the American Legion. Fred Reeths, and William, Uthmefer are' promoting the celebration and they are adding features daily. One feature which is gaining statewide recognition, is the giving away of a Ford automobile.

Tickets fo the event will be distributed within the next day or two. Each ticket, in addition to admitting the holder to all the events at the Fair Grounds, which, incidentally, approach in mcgnitude and splendor those which are regularly brought here from abroad for the annual Fairs, will give a' chance on the Ford. They are to be sold for $1 and an investment of several dollars, when the probalility of winning a Ford is considered seem to be a legitimate business The slogan; "The Greatest Day Of All; Celebrate the Fourth at is being spread broadcast in scores of different ways. The two young men are promoters and publicity men of note and with them at the head of the movement, there is every reason to expect an unusually entertaining program. HOUSES RAIDED AND FIRED IN LIVERPOOL (By Associated Press) Iiverpol, England, May 17 Six houses in widely separated part3 of the city were raided and set on fire by unknown parties last night.

The occupants of every house visited have relatives in the Royal Irish constabu lary. The inmates in some cases were gagged and bound to furniture drench ed with kerosene, and left to the mercy of the flames..