Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-06-20


press definite quantities will be per-
mitted. The quantities of VICIOUS or
semisoIid foods or of mixtures of solids
and liquids may be stated either by
weight or m aasure.
In tire case OF certain articles the
contents may be stated by numerical
count, provided such numerical count
gives accurate information as to the
quantity of food In the package.
The Thread Trust
It is a poor plan of business that can
not be worked up into trust these
days, and the latest victim of the fed.
eral antitrust acts has been the" thread
trust" which has been wound up on
spool by the order of the United States
District Court of New Jersey, where
the Department of Justice performed
its executions. 1t appears that all the
bis thread companies rave entered an
arrangement, through which a system
Of lnterlocking directorates made it
possible for them to carry on a com
binatlon to restrain the interstate and
foreign trade and commerce of the
United States in domestic and foreign
manufacturers of sewing thread by
suppressing competition between them
selves.
A Senator from Houn Dog Country.
That the methods OF cheap politicians
are not confined to the "houn' dog re-
gons of Missouri has been evidenced
in the Senate upon many occasions
when the distinguished gentlemen who
mold the togas from that great common
wealth have let off steam. Recently
the new postmaster of Washington,
who is friend Of Postmaster General
Burleson. and a resident of the state
OF Texas, found a way to separate
large number of old soldiers from their
position in the Washington postoffice.
Every city in the United States except
Washington has citizen of lis own as
postmaster, but this privilege is denied
the National Capital. AS a matter of
fac, "ashingtonians have no franchise
and very little voi lie in their own af-
fairs 1t so happens that on the part.
ieular occa-ion which this item relates
that a prominent business man of
Washington Interested himself in be-
half OF the old veterans who had got
the axe" and framed a remonstrance
which reached Congress. Whereupon
Senator Store declared that this pro-
paganda has been apparently managed
by one Fulton X Gordon, gentleman
whose time seems to be principally
employed in promoting schemes out OF
which he gets lot of tree advertising,
even If he gets nothing else. Now it
so happens that Mr. Gordon is very
busy man and a gentleman of sumo
wealth. a fact which most Washington
lans know. But this does not prevent
Senator Stone whose principal promin-
ence of late years rests In Complaints
that he has made about anything ano
everything that does not come within
the scope of his approval from declar-
ing that Me. Gordon lis dictatoria
and seems determined. willy.nlllv. Il
force Congress into agreeing with him
Whether there is merit in this propa
kAnu q VIII HVk say OASNiI sASA'
may be. We can better discuss that
however. after MIR. Gordon has march
ed in under the dome of the Capito
and laid his ultimatum before the doc
OF the Senate. And that is the wa,
the United States Senate lodges tn
simple request of n pubic-spirite'
citizen backed by uther prominen
members of the community, foS tn
protection of the rights of lot of oil
men, who have been kicked cut o
office without what appears to hav
been any Just cause. Thejnstance onl
!, serves to illustrate how it is safe (
talk back "a a man who cannot vote
because he lives in the District of Co
umola,