Portage Daily Register from Portage, Wisconsin • 1

5 PORTAGE (anow Sunday FOR WEATHER PORTAGE DAILY REGISTER-DEMOCRAT Cloudy tonight; ESTABLISHED 1886. PORTAGE, WISCONSIN, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1932. 15c a Week, Delivered COUNTY BOARD CLOSES ITS FIRST WEEK Whatever "Pyrotechnics" Session May Hold 4 to Come Later With the first week of their deliberations finished, the members of the Columbia. county board left for -their homes -Friday evening. not to return until 10 o'clock Tuesday morning, Nov.

22nd. The first week's session: was one marked by extreme unanimity There were no fights on the floor, there were no lengthy bursts of or. atory, there was nothing but orderliness as the approprie tions were granted. This weekend the various committees of the board will meet to get the work in shape for next week's meeting of the board. -Saturday morning early the specia! committee.

appointed to investigate the work of the poor commissioners and the advisability of changing the system under which the county now furnishes retter; went to work on a of vouchers which told of the expenditure of $45.000 during the past year. There was no idea of finding itregularities in the poor relief furnished during the past pear. It was rather a scrutiny of the methods, to determine, if possible, how the relief work could be more effict. ently handled. Debate Normal School Next- week, when the supervisors return to work, they will find themselves faced with the problem of determining whether or not the county normal school at Columbus will be continued, or whether it will be eliminated as an item of county expense.

Standing squarely behind the normal school were the supervisors from the city of Columbus, and they will lead the fight for the retention of the school, it was expected. The matter was put over from the spring meeting of the board. Another matter which will face the county board is the matter of sheriff's expense. With the ex: pense of investigations into three murders to come before the board there, may be some discussion before, the expense is allowed. Roche Meets Supervisors Among the interested spectators at the meeting of the county board this past week was Sheriff-Elect Robert Roche of Doylestown, who has been meeting the individual- supervisors and discussing with them the matter of sher: iff's expense.

The matter is one of importance to Mr. Roche, he says. Several meetings ago, the county board decided to slash the sheriff's mileage from 20 cents a mile to 10 cents. He is convinced that any further cuts in expense money will cripple the work of the offlie. Another item of business which the board will have to care for next week is the decision on just how much highway work will be done next year.

Last year the highway department received the greatest cut of any county department, and some of the supervisors have already indicated that they are in favor of holding this department down to the very minimum of expense. Much of the money which is expended in the county for highway is a refund from the state, purposes on gasoline taxes. Some of the supervisors have frankly stated that they feel this refund which runs fairly large, should be sufficient for the highways during the year 1933. Form Relief Budget Another huge Item of work la the decision which must be made as to the sum to be appropriated for outdoor poor relief. When the special committee.

investigating this relief reports, they may recommend another form of handling the problem than that now in use. Just how much the board will ap: propriate for poor relief is a question. Last year they appropriated $14,000, but with no additional state funds definitely In sight, they may have set up a comparable sum out of the county funds. Then, when the board worke out all of these problems, they can set the budget, and the towns, villages, and cities in the county, who are waiting anxiously to learn how much money they will have to rat- New lawa Governor for Economy Governor -Elect Clyde Harring, the first Democrat to be elected governor in Iowa since 1890, photographed in Chicago, while en route to Massachusetts, Virginia, North Carolina and Georgia, to learn from the governors fthose states how best to start the job of uprooting political bureaus and commissions. The newgovernor intends to institute a program of economy that will bring about a considerable cut in taxes.

Internation! Illustrated News photo se, will be able to lay their own. plans and set their own tax figures. SHERIFF MEETS DOMINIC AT FOND DU LAC Man Wanted in Wilson Slaying Surrenders to Judge Van Pelt Columbia county authorities today went to Fond du Lac to meet the man against whom they waged an extradition war which attracted the attention. of almost every newspaper in the state. Victor Dominic, bolstered by Atty.

William Rosamuff of Kenosha, was to declare an armistice there today and surrender before Judge C. F. Van Pelt. Then he was to make a bid for release on bond, a request which was expected to be granted: in view of hits voluntary surrender. Present from Portage at the time of surrender were Dist.

Atty. Ross Bennett, who was seeing the man for the first time, and Sheriff A. E. Gilbert, who is familiar with him because of his Sacramento, California, trip earlier this fall. The surrender of Dominic will make it possible for authorities of this county to satisfy themselves a question which has been bothering them ever since Governor James Rolph of California decided that the Wisconsin authorities could not force him to come back to this state to face trial.

They were not at all sure that Dominic was the man who went into the woods with Robert A. Witson, Kenosha real estate man, and Frank Tylius, confessed consplirator in the murder, on the day of the slaying. It they can get him to trial and his surrender appears to insure this they can settle that question for themselves. But they realize that guilty or Innocent, has one of the most airtight alibis ever presented to court in Wisconsin. For this reason.

It will take more than superficial evidence to secure his conviction. Monday, the last day for telephone bills. NOTICE NOTICE November. 21, 1932, is discount on local 11-19 Commonwealth Tel. Co.

BUY IT IN PORTAGE PORTAGE CITY FACES AN INCREASE IN COUNTY TAX City Officers Interested Attendants at County Board Sessions Among the interested spectators at the meetings of the county hoard this -past. week have been members of the Portage city cout: ell, who realize that they will have: to depend upon the action of the county board for the accomplishment of their fondest dream tax rate of 2.95 for the city next year. One of their biggest setbacks came on Thursday when the board voted to accept the report of the committee on equalization which Increased the percentage of the county tax which the city will have to pay from 14.142 per cent to 14- .489 per cent. This will mean that if the county budget remains the same as last year, $153,000, that Portage will have to pay $530.91 more county tax than last year. If the county budget is raised, the additional tax which Portage will have to pay will, of course, be more.

The city officials cannot see just how Portage happens to be singled out for so large a raise I in its tax ratio to the rest of the county. They concede that the valuations in the rest of the county have declined. but they are also painfully aware of the fact that in Portage alone merchant's stocks have declined $105,000 in valuation. All of which caused the city to drop below a $6,000,000 valuation for the first time in a decade. The sessions of the county board this year are painful ones for the city fathers.

They have no repre: sentation on the two most important committees of the board, the finance committee and the roade and bridges committee, despite the fact that they pay more than oneseventh of the taxes paid by the entire county. When it was announced that Portage was to pay 14.489 per cent of the county tax, it was not difficult to figure out from the equalization report that there were 12 towns and villages in the countywho put together paid only 13.739 per cent of the tax, but had 12. votes on the board to Portage's five. The 12 villages and towns who made up this group were Fort Winnebago, Lewiston, Newport, Pacific, town of Wyocena, Cambria village, Doylestown, Fall River, Randalph, Rio, Wyocena village and Poynette. Which may explain why they are not particularly disturbed when Portage gets a jump in the taxes they will have to pay to the connty, Johnson Benefit Mass Meeting Here Has Been Called Off Word received from H.

S. Siggelko, Madison, today brought the information that the public meeting planned here Sunday afternoon in the interest of John A. (Dogskin) Johnson, the Madisoa man. who served 10 years in Waupun on a murder charge of which he was innocent, will not be held at this time, because of the inability of the benefit committee to make setis factory local arrangements to conduct their meeting in accordince with the customary method of soliciting contrihutions in connection with the meeting. Mr.

Siggelko, who is secretary of the John A. Johnson Benefit committee. states, however. that It Is expected that a meeting will be held sometime in the near future. Lewiston Woman Dies at Her Home on Friday Evening Mrs.

Emlina Schutz died at her home in the town of Lewiston at 6:45 o'clock Friday evening, following a lingering illness. Funeral services, conducted by Rev. E. Smukal, will be held from the family home at 2 o'clock Mondaay afternoon. Fitting obituary will follow.

Last Varsity Game for 'Greg' Capt. Greg Kabat (above) is one of ten ball players who will play their last games as Badgers against Chicago today, Eight of them have been regulare throughout the season. The cther two stepped ino gaps caused by injuries and have since been virually regulars. The men who will sport their cardinal trappings for the last time today guard; William Koenig, center; tackle; Georg Thurner and Dave John Schneller, right end; Nello (Mickey) McGuire and Joe Linfor, shin, end. MAN MAKING DEATH THREATS HELD IN JAIL Former Mendota Inmate to be Again Examined as to His Sanity A man from one of the nearby.

townships learned Friday afternoon that the poorest person in the world. to threaten is the district attorney, For fourteen years, ever since his- wife had obtained a divorce from him and had been awarded the custody of their only child, a daughter, the man has had hallucinations: of being persecuted by the attorneys, and the judge who made the ruling against him: Ever, since that time he has gone from lawyer- to lawyer, from judge to judge, months ago he made a trip to the office of the governor with his troubles. Friday afternoon, just as he was about to close his office, Atty. Ross Bennett received a call from the man. Many times before the man had called, and had always been put off.

Friday afternoon he was in no mood for procrastination. "You either. get my daughter back, or I'll kill you," he shouted. Not only did he threaten to kill Atty. Bennett, but he extended A similar threat upon the lives of Atty.

H. 1 B. Rogers, Atty. Walter H. Farnsworth, and Judge Chester A.

Fowler, the men who were concerned in the original divorce case. The man has already spent some time in Mendota. On the first OCcasion he threatened the sheriff. saying: "If you think I'm crazy, have me examined." The sheriff did. He was sent to Mendota.

The man: is now in county jail. awaiting examination. Author of Famous 'Five and Ten' Act Dies in the West Pullman, Nov. Senator Wesley Jones, United States senator from Washington, dieid at his home today, Sen. Jones was known chiefly as the author of the Jones "Five and Ten" act providing stringent penalties for violators of the Volstead act.

SCREEN GLANCE AT POLITICS IN WASHINGTON Four Star Picture the Portage Theatre Sunday and Monday Merry an to the minute portrayal of the political ins- and outs at the nation's capital- In the screen feature at the Portage theatre Sunday and Monday. This that is rocking America and shocking the world, is accorded four stars by Liberty in its review of the season's best on. the screen. Lee Tracy and Constance Cummings are featured. When the picture appeared at Riverside theatre in Milwaukee ten days ago, Peggy Patton, film re viewer for the Wisconsin News, said: "There's a picture over at the Riverside theatre this week.

"It's called -Washington MerryGo-Round' Lee Tracy and Constance Cummings will guide you on your whirl. "They say this film ripe, the lid off. don't know about that, but it certainly smacks you with a broadside. of real entertainment. and giris, Hollywood has eaten itself a heaping portion of spinach and hauled off on this one.

It's said things and said them plenty loud. It's taken a hero and given him something to do. It's also about time. But that's beside the point. Here's a show! Tracy, green young congressman from whaat he thought was wide open places until he hit Washington, arrives to clean up the capital.

He wants to give the country back to the people. He'd probably even give it. back to the Indians to get it away from the axe grinding crooks he believes have it by the throat. Cummings, beautiful granddaughter of a solid old senator, tries to show him it's suicide But in his enthusiasm he gets himself thrown out of office by the pa litical machine that put him. in.

That might Knish an ordinary fight, but not the kind Congressman Tracy wages. him work Watchfrom there went to Washington for three days once with my high school class but am afraid that does not quality me to say "Aye" or "Nay" to this picture's theme. It wouldn't be fair to the film anyway. For even with election all about you, you can forget your polities here and enjoy a fast moving drama spiced with a goodly amount of humor. Tracy is fine.

He's the only actor who could deliver the lengthy speeches he has to here and put 'em over with a bang. Constance pleases. Alan Dinehart, a3 the -arch-crook, Norton, is competent. "Don't be after missing this, me hearties." Benefit for Elks' Christmas Fund A keno game to which the general public is invited will be held Monday night, Nov. 21, at the Elks club.

Turkeys, chickens, ducks and geese will given as prizes to winners. The proceeds of the evening, will go to help swell the Elks' Christmas fund for the needy in Portage. Carl Johnson, of Beloit, visited here yesterday with his brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Johnson, on his way north with a party of friends for a deer hunting trip.

Kidnaped by Killer Miss Lillian Henry, 20-year-of cld Chicago girl who was kidnaped and taken for a wild ride by a bandit who boasted that just a short time before he had slain another holdup victim. The gunman kidnaped Miss Henry and her escort who were seated in an automobile. After throwing her escort from the machine, the bandit rode about with his victim while scores of police squads had already been pressed into the search for him. Internation Illustrated News photo CRANBERRY PRODUCTION IN WISCONSIN Center of this Enterprise Located in Region of Wisconsin Rapids Burt Williams of the Public Service Department of the Consolidated Water Power and Paper Wisconsin Rapids, states that te may be news to our readers and citizens generally "that Wisconsin ranks as one of the first states in the raising of cranberries. This industry is centered around Wis consin Rapids where our head offices are located.

One of the most modern of these cranberry marshes is adjacent to our dam at Winconsin Rapids and is so situated that the flow of water on and off the marsh can be easily regulated. so the very finest of berries are produced on this property." And in substantiation of this claim. the editor of the RegisterDemocrat, thru the courtesy of Mr. Williams, is the recipient of a package of this fruit, remarkable for its size, color, perfection, condition and quality, These berries Mr. Williams states were grown on this property and we wish to acknowledge the complimentary courtesy on the part of Mr.

Williams and his company and to express our hope for its continued success, both in its particular manufacturing and utilitarian industries: and its sideline of cranberry production. End of Book Week Observance at Public Library Miss Gertrude Gloeckler was the story teller Friday at the Public Library in the observance of Book Week. Sixty-eight children of the fifth grade listened attentively to "The Pumpkin Giant." a story by Mary E. Filkins. The puppet play was given a gain to the joy of the children.

The Exhibit of dolls is open to the public and will be on display for only a short time longer. UNION EVENING SERVICE Sunday Evening Seven Forty- five At the Presbyterian Church Sermon: "THE RELIGION OF GOD'S Music by Presbyterian Choir YOU WILL BE WELCOME Note: Fifteen Minutes of Music from Seven thirty to Seven Forty-five- Organ, Harp, Piano, Violin COL. ROBINS IS VICTIM OF AMNESIA 1 Dry Leader who Disappeared in September Found: in North Carolina are Capt. Greg Kabat, left Frank (Moon) Molinaro, left (Moose) Tobias, right tackle; Pacetti, quarterback; Walter halfbacks and Ralph Love- OIL BURNER MEN CHARGE STATE IS IN 'RACKET' Protest Made Before Insurance Commissioner on Thursday Madison, Nov. 19 Charges.

that a "legal racket" is. being worked on oil burner dealers in Wisconsin through, which they have to pay inspection fees and service to the Undrwriters Laboratories, Chicago, were made, by Harry Sauthoff. Madison attorney, Thursday! in a hearing before State Insurance Commissioner H. J. Mortensen.

Sauthoff represented the Mallow Oil Heating company of Madison, Benjamin Midgard, Stoughton, and Halvorson and Ford. a Stoughton, firm. The Mallow company installed an oil burner, made by its subsidiary. the Badger Oil Burner company in a builhing at Stoughton which Midgard owns and which Halvorson and Ford occupy. Complaint is on File The complaint filed with.

Mortensen said that Midgard. was informed his fire insurance rates would he increased because the oil. burner did not bear the -label of Underwriters Laboratories, but that the rates would not be increased if exinguishers with the laboratories label should be Installed. Sauthoff's clients are plaintiffs in an action against the fire insurance rating burenu. Dealers "Milked," Charge Pointing out that an oil burner dealer to use the Underwriters' Laboratories label must pay $4 a month, Sauthoff said, "this is a les gal racket to milk Wisconsin dealers.

He asserted that if the fire un: derwriters bureau is sincere in guarding against fire hazards would have the commissioner of insurance or the safety department of the industrial commission set up regulations. "The engineering department of the university could make just as good an inspection as Underwriters Laboratories and our dealers would not get milked $300," Sauthoff said. Harry Gutzman is spending the weekend visiting in Madison. Asheville, N. C.

Nov. -Col: Raymond Robins, dry leader and close friend of President Hoover, who disappeared. Sept. 3, was Tound Thursday in obscure: mountain village of western North Carolina, a victim of amnesia. it was announced here Priday night.

Colonel Rohing wee Identified Friday by his nephew, John Drefer New York, who said his uncle suffering from amnesia and has been spending the past two months in the mountains near He was brought to an undiscice. ed place near Asheville Friday night for treatment, Dreier said. Mrs. Robins is en route here from Florida. la Sound Physically "Colonel Robins is in sound ply: sical condition and is in perfect control of his ordinary mental faculties," a statement issued by the nephew said.

He did not clarity this apparent. discrepancy with the statement his uncle suffers from amnesia. The Associated Press learned that for the past two months the philanthropist has been living in the village or Whittler, deep in the mountains, at a boarding house under the name of "Rogers." His. finding, after a nation-wide search, restited from the work of two agents of the federal prohibition department, who were in the vicinity of Whittler on other bus. iness.

The agents, Charles Dranton and Ray Bigges, noticed a picture of Robins in an, Atlanta, newspaper and suspected that "Rogers" wan Robins. They communicated with Ed. Kanipe, deputy prohibition administrator, who sent to Washington for an authenticated picture. Identified by Nephew Kanipe went to Whittler Thurs: day and the identification was completed Friday by Drefer. The finding of Colonel Robins exploded widespread reports that he was the victim of bootleggers or Russian imperialista.

He disappeared presumably while on his way to the White House, where he had an appointment with President Hoover. Dreier issued the following statement: Raymond Robins was ted in the mountains of western North Carolina through the agency of the rederation prohibition au. thorities Thursday. He was identified by h's nephew who came from New York for that purpose, Friday. Robins is in sound physical condition and is in perfect control of his ordinary mental faculties.

Robins is suffering from amnesia and has been spend. Ing the- past two- months- in the mountains near. here. He is being taken into the care of his family and is receiving the proper medical attention." Bee Hives Tipped Over Leaves Colonies to Weather's Mercy Fred Koroch has just discovered that some vandal- -probably a Hal: lowe'en prankster- tipped over. his bee hives, entailing a loss to him of some $40 or $50.

Fred says that while he's angry enough to do some neck wringing, that he must thank the miscreants for making a good job of their wanton destruetion. Ashland County Highway Head Is Turned Out Ashland, Nov. 19 W. E. DIN Ion, Ashland county highway commissioner for 19 years, was ousted by the county board.

The vote was 15 to 12. Arthur Hellerud, Ashland, was named to, succeed him. BUY IT IN PORTAGE.