Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-01-09

! in his chronometer. This correction
he can make every day Thus he is
assured Of his exact position when he
makes his daily observation.
FOREST FIRES
A bulletion from the Forest Service
recalls the great dangers from fires
that was successfully met in the
national forests during the present
year. The total number of fires dur
ing the season of 1914 which threaten
ed the national forests and which had
TO be handled by the protective or
ganization of the forest service were
Clip, or about 900 more than occur
ed in 1910. This number represents
the fires reported up to December /.
OF the entire 6,l12 fires which threa-
tened the national forests 81 per cent
were extinguished by the protective
organization before they had covered
10 acres. The PERCENTAGE of fires that
burned over more thar 10 acres was
smaller than in any previous year.
THE SOUTH IN THE NEXT CONGRESS
The next congress will be predOmi-
mated by southern members just as is
the present one; and already the Dem
ocrats Of the South who have gained
seats, III congress are figuring on the
manner Of distributing committee
chairmanships. There are tifty-eight
committees, big and little, in the
House, and unless there is radical
change in the manner of forming them
all but fourteen will be in charge Of
Southern Democrats. At the present
time there is only one important com
mittee in the lower house that is en-
trusted to the ehairmanship of "A north
ern Democrat. This is the commit
tee on appropriation, which is in the
hands of Representative Fitzgerald of
New York Mr. Fitzgerald is a Tam
many Democrat and has been reflect
ed There is agood deal of opposition
W NldtAtlc hlbNIIii VI Noloi Gdlollhd,
as successor to Oscar Underwood in
the Craftsmanship of the committee on
ways and means. However, Kitchin
seems sure of the place An analysis
of the situation shows that of
the two hundred and twenty-seven
Democrats in the next house there
viii be at least one hundred and TWEEN
ty two on clear majority from the
South These s0utherners have been
liberal enough with their fellow mem
bers of congress, but they point out
that their present power has come to
them forthe first time since the civil
war Therefore, they know of no
reason why they should surrender the
good thing that has at last fall
Ell into their basket Many people
seem to think that the continued pre-
ponderanee of southern Democrats
will result in serious problems in the
next house 1t il understood that the
nineteen Democrats from New York
have have organized themselves into
sort of balance of power" in order
that they may protect their interests.
Perhaps. however. President Wilson
viii continue rs the real balance
wheel, and as he is by nature very
cosmopolitan in his views. and is able
TO look at the situation from the
standpoint of both the north and the
south, we viii likely find him as in
the past, pouring oil on the water"
whenever they are turbulent.
FAKE ELECTION STATEMENTS
The expense account of the men
who were candidates for election to
United States Senate In the recent
campaign have been filed in Washing
ton. and they emphasize several points
the first Of which is that a good many
United States Senators are like other
candidates for office, inasmuCh rs they
resort to suhteTfuge in order to con
zeal the expenses eutailed In their
elections. The personal expense ac-
count rs filed by most candidates I'M
der the primary aud direct election
are doubtless correctly put down.
bat as matter of fact, it is less than
q half-told truth. since in some Of the
senatorial campaigns the statements
of the candidates show very little of
the actual expenses There is plenty
ot evidence that money flowed freely
IN many states These facts illus
tratr that There stiu yemaius "more
THAN one Way of skinning n eat. and
th3 while figures never lie, vet liars
aS igules are plentiful iuthe political
game The cost Of conducting cam
paies tor the popular vote has become
So expensive that il Is 9ven i luxury
tor a rich man. while the man with
out a long purse stands poorehauce
et winning NtilI as "A matter af fact
fAe direct primary has ShoNnso many
improvements over the yieloush cor