Portage Daily Register from Portage, Wisconsin • 1

i BOOST FOR PORTAGE PORTAGE DAILY REGISTER-DEMOCRAT Cloudy tofflftot ESTABLISHED 1886 PORTAGE WISCONSIN SATURDAY NOVEMBER 19 1932 1 5c a Week Delivered COUNTY BOARD CLOSES ITS FIRST WEEK New Iowa Governor for Economy Whatever Session May Hold to Come Later With the first week of t)ielr de- liberations finished the members of the Columbia county board left their homes-Friday -evening -pot to return until ltt o'clock Tues-(iav morning Nov 32nd The first week's session was one marked by extreme unanimity There were no fights on tlte floor there were qo lengthy bursts of oratory there was nothing but CITY FACES AN INCREASE IN COUNTv TAX City Officers Interested Attendants at County Board Sessions Among the Interested spectators at the meetings of the county -lmard this past week have been members of the Portage city coun-' elh who reelite that they wfll have to depend upon the action of flier county board for the accomplishment of their fondest dream a tax rate of 295 for the city next One of their biggest setback Last Varsity Game for mki: at SCREEN GLANCE AT POLITICS IN WASHINGTON Kidnaped by Killer Four -Star Picture at the Portage Theatre Sunday and Monday "Washington Merry-Go-Round" an up-to-the-minute portrayal of the political In ind-out at the na- tlon's capital Is the screen feature at the ot age theatre Sunday and Monday This romantic trams that la rocking Araerlc -and shock -ing the world Is accorded four stars by Liberty In Its review (if the season's best on the screen Lee Tracy and Constance Cum' COL ROBINS IS VICTIM OF AMNESIA Dry Leader who Disappeared in September in North Carolina AahevT-e Nov 19 Raymond Robins dty leader cifiSC friend of President wtsar ata ppei red Kept found Thursday In an mountain village of North Carolina a victim of it was announced here night Colonel Robins we Friday by his nephew John When the picture appeared at Ri verside theatre In Milwaukee ten Found Col and Hoover was obscure western amnesia Friday identified Draler of New York who said bis uncle le suffering from amnesia and has been spending the past tWo months In the mountains near He was brought to an undlecka ed place near Ashevtlie Friday night for treatment Dreler said Mr Robins is en route here from Florida la Sound Physically "Colonel Robins Is in sound physical condition and Is in perfect control of hi ordinary mental fat ulties" a statement Issued by the nephew said He did not clarify this apparent as the various approprte earns on Thursday when the board mlngs are featured voted to accept t'he of the budget which Portage will have to pay will of course be more The city officials cannot see singled out for so large a raise In Miss Lillian Honry 20-year old Chicago girl who was kidnaped and taken for a wild ride days ago Peggy Patton film re by a bandit who boasted that viewer for the Wisconsin News said a picture over at the Riverside theatre this week "It's called 'Washington l-ee Tracy and Constance Gummlngs wfll guide you on your whirl '-a8i just a short time before he had slam 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 This weekend the various committees of the board will meet to get the Work in shape for next meeting of tlte board Saturday morning early the special committee appointed to investigate the work of the poor commissioners and the advisability of changing the system under which report committee on equalization which increased the percentage of the county tax which the city will hare to pay from 14 MI per cent to 14-48S per cent I ThJa will mean that If the county budget remains the same as last year $153000 that Portage will have to pay $53091 more county fanflhss 1r if iku uutfijf "They say this Bint rips the lid of quad had 1 off I know about that but ready bee prd lnto tbe it certainly smack you with Marcb for s4w broadside of real entertainment internatlcnl Illustrated News photo and girls HoHywood has Itself of Is raised the additional tax Governor-Elect Clyde Hairing the first Democrat to be elected govKpr in Iowa since 1890 while "en route' CRANBERRY PRODUCTION IN WISCONSIN setts Virginia North Carolina it tax ratio to the rest of the cou-and Georgia to learn from the nty They concede that the valua-governars fthose states how t'jonB in the rest of the county have best to start the job of uproot- declined but they are also paining political bureaus and com- fully aware of the fact that In Por- 11 ether two stepped ino gaps caused by injuries and have sinde point of Economy 55? been virually regulars The men who will sport their cardinal a show! aLor comwSrahU cu iTZum JZZ traPPiB th ht tbne t0dfty Oreg Rabat left Tracy green young congressman 3 guard William Koenig center Frank (Moon) Molinaro left from whaat i thought was ttraaUonl Illustrated News photo tLuboard Gwrg Tner and Dave (Moose) Tobias right tackle place until he hit Washing eaten a heaping portion the capital John Schnelle'r right end Nello Pacetti- quarterback Walter toB- arrives to clean ap LinfOr halfbacks and Ralph Love- want ri the counr' back Center of this Enterprise Located in Region of Wisconsin Rapids se will be able to lay their own plans and set their own tax orderliness -tions were granted wHit to work on a huge" stack of vouchers which told of the expenditure of $4SO00 during the past year There was no idea of finding lr- regularities 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 efficiently 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 a they will lead the fight for the re-V tention of the school it wm 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 sheriffs expense With the ex- pense of investigations into three murders to come before the board there may lie some discussion before the expense is allowed Roche Meet Supervisors Among the interested spectators at the meeting of the county board tnis past week was Sheriff-Elect Robert: Roche of Doytee-town who has been meeting the individual supervisors and discussing with them the matter of sher- Iffis expense The matter is one of importance to Mr Rocne 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 ex' SHERIFF MEETS DOMINIC AT FOND DU LAC to the people He'd probably even give It hock to the Indians to get it away from the axegriniing rooks he believes have It by the jaB "Constance Cummings beautiful Wisconsin Rapids states Hifft-lt granddaughter of a solid old sena- may be news to our readers and tor tries to show him its suicide citizens generally 'that Wlaconsln But in his enthusiasm he gets hint- ranks as one of the Brst states in self thrown out of office by the the raising of cranberries This lltlcal machine that put him In Industry is centered around Wls-That might finish an ordinary Bght conein Rapida whore oar koad official I not the kind Ex-Congressman es are located One of the moat Tracy wages Watch him work modern of these cranberry marsh from: there es -Is adjacent to our dam at Wls- 1 went to Washington for three consln Rapids and la so situated days once with my high school class that the flow of water on and off Madison No 19 Charges but am afraid that does not qualify the marmh can he easily regulated that a backet" la being work- me to say or to thi so the very finest of berries are ed on oil burnt dealers in Wis- theme It wouldn't be produced on this property eonsin through which they have to fair to the flint anyway And in substantiation Protest Made Before Insurance Commissioner on Thursday of this this yenr are painful ones for the city fathers They have no representation on the two most important committees of the board the finance committee and the roads and bridge committee despite the fact that they pay more than one seventh of tfie Taxes paid'by the entire county When it was announced that Portage was to pay 14489 per cent of the county tax it was not difficalt to figure out from the equalization report that there were 12 towns and villages in the county-1 who put together paid only 13739 per cent of the tax but had 12 votes on the board to Portages 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 nay explain why they are not particularly disturbed when daughter the man ha9 had hallu-Portage gets a Jump in the taxes (nations of being persecuted by they will have to pay to the conn- the attorne)rs an4 the judge who (Mickey) McGuire and Joe fourteen yeaTs ever since his -wife had obtained a divorce from him and had been awarded the custody of their only child a 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 of Whittier deep in the mountains at a boarding house under the name of His finding after a nation-wide search resrlled from the work of two agents of the federal prohibition department who were in the vicinity of Whittier on other bus-inesa The agent Charles Itranton and Ray Bigges noticed a picture of Robins in an Atlanta newspaper and suspected that "Rogers" was Robbia They communicated with Ed Kantpe deputy prohibition administrator who sent to Wash Ington for an authenticated picturo Identified by Naphta Kantpe went to WhftUer Thurs- day and the Identification was completed Friday by Dreler The finding of Colonel Robins exploded widespread reports that he Was the victim of bootleggers or Russian imperialist He disappeared presumably while on his way to the White House where had an appointment with President Hoover Dreier issued the following statement: 'Col Raymond Rabins was located In Hie mountains of western North Carolina through the agency cf the federation prohibition au tborltles Thursday He was Identified! fry nephew who came from New York for that purpose Friday Robins Is In sound physical condition and is tn perfect central 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 ia being taken into the care of his family and is receiving the praper medical attention" Man Wanted in Wilson Slaying Surrenders to Judge Van Pelt pay inspection fees and service to For even with election all about claim the editor of the Register-For the Pndrwriters Laboratories Inc you you can forget your politics Democrat thru the courtesy of Mr Chicago were nnui by Harry here and enjoy a fast moving dra- Williams I the recipient of a pack Pauthoff attorney Thurs- ma spiced with a goodly amount of age of this fruit remarkable for its day In a hearing before State in- humor Tracy is fine He's the sise color perfection condition suraace Commissioner Hj Mor- only actor who could deliver the and quality tensen lengthy speeches he has to here Theee berries Mr Williams states Sauthoff represented the Mallow and put 'em over With bang Con- were grown on this property and Oil Heating company of Madison stance please Alan Dinehart as we wish to acknowledge the rom- Benjamin Midgard Stoughton and the arch-crook Norton is rompet- plimentary courtesy on the part of Haivorson and -Ford a Stoughton ent Mr Williams and his company and firm The Mallow company in- "Don't be after missing this me to express our hope for its continu- made the ruling against him-Bver since that time he has gone from lawyer to lawyer from Judge to judge ni tilths ago ty 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 At-ty William Rosamuff of Kenosha was to declare an armistice there today and surrender before Judge Van Pelt Then he was to make a bid for release on bond a request which was expected to be granted in view of his voluntary surrender Present from Portage at the time of surrender were DUt Atty Ross Bennett who was seeing the man for the first time and Sheriff A Gilbert who is familiar with him because of his Sacramento California trip earlier this fall The surrender- of Dominic will make it possible -for authoritle of this county to satisfy themselves on a question which has been bothering them ever since Governor its particular utilitarian ln- ed success both In manufacturing and Johnson Benefit Mass Meeting Here Has Been Called Off Word received from Slggel-ko Madison today brought the information that the public meeting planned here Sunday afternoon tn the interest of John A (Dogskin) Johnson the Madisoa man served 10 years in Waupun on a murder charge of which he was in- he made a trip to the office of the stalled an oil burner made by its hearties" governor with his trouble subsidiary the Badger Oil Burner Friday afternoon Just as he was company In a bullhlng at Stough- about to close his office Atty Ross ton which Midgard owns and which Bennett received a call from the Tkilvorton and Ftrd occupy: man1 Many times before the man Complaint it on Flit had called and had alwaya been The complaint filed with Mol put off Friday afternoon he was tenMn mta that Midgard was in- A keno aWe to whi the K0pr in no mood for procrastination i formed his fire insurance rates al puhllc te WH lYou either get my daughter would be increased because tlie oil Mondpy night the Elk hack or Til kill he shouted I burner dtld not hear the label of Not only did he threaten to kill i Underwriter Laboratories Inc Turkeys chicken ducks Atty Bennett but Se extended but that the ratea would not be In- gtvene Wtoei and to dustries and its sideline of cran-liei pnwllli 1 inn End of Book Week Observance aft 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 Pumpkin a story by Mary Fiikins The puppet play wu given gain-to the' Joy of the children pense Much of the money which is ex- The proceeds of the ev thls winners creased if exinguisher with the la- boratorle label should be install- enln wil1 t0 hplp WB the Elks' Christmas fund for the needy ed In Portage pended in the couqty for highway james Roiph of California decided nocent- will not be bald at purposes is a refund from the state tjla( the Wisconsin authorilles on gasoline taxes Some of the su- not force him to come back perrisors have frankly stated that to this state to face trial they feel this refund which runs They were not at all sura that fairly large should be sufficient Dominic was the man who went for the highways during the year fnto the woods with Robert A Wil-1933 1 son Kenosha real estate man and tima because of the inability benefit committee to make factory local arrangements their meeting in with the cdstomsry method contributions In with the meeting ol the sftis to conduct accordlnct of soliciting connection Mr Siggelko who is secretary of the John A Johnson Benefit committee state however that is expected that a meeting will be held sometime In the near future similar threat upon the Rye Of Atty Rogers Atty Walter Farnsworth and Judge Chuater 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 aa iik you think I'm crazy have jite The sheriff did He was sent to Mendota The man is now in county Jail awaiting examination Carl Johnson' of Beloit visRed here yesterday with his brother and sister-in-law Mr and Mrs: Herman Johnson on his way north The Exhibit of dolls is open to with a party of friends for a deer the public and will be on display hlntin trtP' for only a short time longer Form Reliaf Budget Another huge Item of work Frank Tylius confessed tor In the murder on the day of the slaying they can get him to trial -and hia surrender appear to insure this they can settle that question for themselves But they the decision which must be made as to the sum to be appropriated for outdoor poor relief When the special committee investigating this relief reporta they may recommend another form of handling realize that Dominjc guilty or In- Bee Hives Tipped Over Leaves Colonies fto Mercy Fred Koroch has just is covered that some probably a prankster tipped over his bee hives entailing a loss to him of some $40 or $50 Fred says that while angry enough to do some neck-wringing that he must thank the mfscreaants for making a good Job of their wanton destruction Ashland County Highway Head Is Turned Ont Ashland Nov 19 EL Dillon Ashland county highway commissioner for 19 years was ousted by the oounty board The vote was 15 to 12 Arthur Hellerud Ashland was named to succeed him BUT IT IN FORTAOS Sauthoffs clients are plaintiffs In an action against the-fire insurance rating bureau Dealers "Milked" Charge Pointing out that an oil burner (it-aler to use the Ia toratoriei laltel must pay $4 a month Sauthoff said gal racket to milk Wisconsin 1 He asserted that If the ftre underwriters bureau Is sincere In guarding against fire hazards It would have the commissioner of insurance or the safety detriment 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 1 this Is a IS- Lewiston Woman Dies at Her Home on Friday Evening Author of Famous and Act Dies in the West UNION EVENING SERVICE Sttndiy Evening Seven Forty-five At the m' Presbyterian Church Straon: THE RELIGION OF Music by Presbyterian Choir YOU WILL BX WELCOME Note Fifteen Minutes of Music from Ssvsn-thirty to Seven Forty-five Organ Harp Piano Violin nocent has one of the most airtight alibis ever presented to a court in Wisconsin For this reason It will take more than superficial evidence to secure his conviction Pullman Wash Nov 19 Sena-NOTICE 6:45 o'clock Friday evening fol- tor Wealey Jones United State: Monday November 21 1932 (a lowing a lingering Illness senator from Washington dield at the last day for discount on local Funeral services conducted by his holme today Sen Jones was telephone bills 11-19 ReT Smukal will be held from known chiefly as the author of the Commonwealth Tel Co the family home at 2 o'clock Mon- Jones and act protrtd- daay afternoon Ing stringent penalties for violators I Fitting obituary will follow of the Volstead act BUT IT IN PORTAGE the problem than that now In use Just how much the board will appropriate for poor relief Is a question Last year they appropriated $14000 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 hoard works out all of these problems they can set the budget and the towns villages end cities in the county who are waiting anxiously to learn how much money they will have to rai- Harry Gutzman Is spending the weekend visiting In Mailison PS.