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Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-01-01
FOUR MEN PERISH IN FIRE
Workers Trapped in Shack at Wauwa-
tosa and Burn to Death
Place Isolated

Milwaukee.-Four men. former en-
ployes of the S. P. Croft company.
met a fiery death in lonely shack at
Wauwatosa.
When the flames were discovered is
suing from the cabin occupied by the
men, nearby residents rendered all pos
sible assistance. but to no avail, and
the entrapped men were confined to
their fate.
The manner by which the men met
death temporarily remains mystery.
1t was stated that the men had been
paid off and discharged early in the
week AS the cottage which they oc-
cupied was in an isolated locality,
little attention was paid to the move
ments of the men, until the fire was
discovered.
All indications point to the men hav-
ing been asphyxiated while asleep, as
no movements were reported prior to
the turning in of the fire alarm. The
bodies recovered were badly burned.
two being so nearly incinerated that
Identification was thought TO be diff
flcult matter
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-01-01
POULTRY INDUSTRY GROWING
S15,ooo,o0o Is the Estimated Annual
Valuation of Production in
the State.

Madison.-Here are some of the
facts and figures which could be used
to prove that despite all notions to the
contrary, poultry raising is another of
Wisconsin's many important farm in
dustries.
Fifteen million dollars is the esti-
mated annual valuation of Wisconsin's
poultry and poultry products.
Fifty million dozens of eggs market
ed by Wisconsin's poultrymen a year.
One hundred fifty thousand Wiseon-
sin farmers raise poultry
Three hundred young men and wom-
en- are studying poultry husbandry at
the college of agriculture, the Univer-
sity of Wisconsin.
Sixty poultry shows are held in
Wisconsin every year
There is scarcely a township in the
state which has not a poultryman to
its credit. More and more farmers are
beginning to specialize in their indus
tries. And many seeing the ideal con-
ditions which Wisconsin offers for
poultry raising, are investing in poul-
try as a means of earning a good live
lihood.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-01-01
STATE FOURTH N
LOW DEATH RATE
Kansas, Utah and Minnesota Only
Lower Than Wisconsin.
CENSUS FIGURES GIVEN OUT
New York State Shows a Decrease of
"a Per Cent, New Jersey 11.s,
Massachusetts IA and
Vermont IA

Madison.-Only three states-Kan-
sas, Utah and Minnesota--of the terri
tory embraced in the registration area
had a lower death rate in 1914 than
wisconsin. This is revealed in new
census figures on mortality made pub
lie by the department of commerce.
The area covered comprises twenty
hye states and thirty-two cities in non
registration states, and contained two
thirds t66.8 per cent? of the total esti-
mated population of the United States
in 1914.
For the four leading states named
the death rates per 1000 population
were as follows; Kansas. 80; Utah
1O1; Minnesota, 1915; Wisconsin, Ill.
Wtsconsin's mortality ratio was based
on total deaths during the year of a.
1Sl.
Among the states for which death
rates Tor 19011905 are given, the
greatest proportional decrease be-
tween that period and 1914 is shown
for Rhode Island. 17.4 per cent. Next
in order are New York, with a de
crease Of Ia per cent; New Jersey.
Ills per cent; Massachusetts, ia per
cent; Vermont. "A per cent; Connect
cut. 3.8 per cent; Indiana, 2.3 per
cent; Maine, 10 per cent, New Hamp-
shire. is per cent Michigan alone
showed slight increase-eight-
tenths of per cent. [
Only three cities of more than 100
600 population In the same area had a
lower death rate than Milwaukee in
1914. Per 1000 poputation. these rates
were: Portland, ore. 81; st. Paul.
MIMI. ia; Oakland. Cal. Il.6; Mil
waukee, 1l.S Seattle and Spokane
were not computed In 1913 Milwau-
KEGS death rate was 1871
Among the cities of 100000 or over.
the tendency isstoward a still greater
reduction in mortality Jersey City.
New York City, San Francisco. DEN
yer. Newark, Pittsburgh, Atlanta. Los
Angeles Lowell and Paterson show
decrease of 20 per cent or more for
the lve-year period l90t~1q05 to 1914.
II should be remembered that the
rates cited are crude" rates. which
make no allowance for differences in
the sex and age distribution of the
population. and that differences in re-
gard to the relative healthfulness OF
different states shouSd not, therefore.
be drawn without more thorough in.
vestigatiou
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-01-01
ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS CON.
TEMPLATE MANY IMPORTANT
CHANGES.
ENTRIES OPEN TO WORLD
Efforts viii Be Made to Strenoth.n
Boys and Girls Department
Record Breaking Swine and
Sheep Exhibits Predicted.

Madison.-The premium list for the
1916 state fair is being prepared by
the Wisconsin department of agricul.
ture. The revision is most thorough
and is being made by a committee of
hye members of the advisory board
and officials of the state fair division
OF the department.
A number of changes are being
made in classifcations III order that
all classes may be brought up to date,
and the possible competition provided
in each department.
Special effort is being made to
strengthen the boys and girls exhibit
and contest department. This DEPART
ment was created this year and is the
beginning of one of the strongest divi-
sions of the fair. The amount of money
to be awarded in this department will
be larger than in 1915, and several
competitions will be added.
An effort will be made at all times
to strengthen all departments having
to do with agriculture.
"A worlds record was established by
the dairy department in 1915, and the
prospects are that the 1915 record will
be exceeded in 1916.
New swine and sheep barns, and the
fact that the fair will be open to world
wide competition. insures record
breaking swine and sheep exhibit in
1916. In the cattle and horse depart
ments prospects for record breaking
shOwings are excellent.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-01-01

State Should Care for Risks on Life.
The state legislature should provide
money by direct appropriation or 9th
erwise for the solicitation of life in
surance if the state life fund insurance
business is to be continued, is the con
clusion Of Actuary L. A. Anderson of
the state insurance department in a
report filed With state insurance Com
missioner NJ. J. Cleary.
The cost of conducting this insur-
ance business. which is the administra-
ton of a life insurance fund by the
state. greatly exceeds tho revenues
provided. the actuary says. In fact
the people of the state generally are
paying part OF the cost of running this
state life fund for the benefit of the
persons carrying policies in it.
The actuary says that some radical
changes should be made in methods
of bookkeeping so that the exact cost
could readily be determined. The next
legislature will probably be asked, he
says, to repeal the law providing for
state life insurance or amend it so
that the enterprise will be self-sustain-
ing.
Mr.. Anderson finds that the life fund
has not been properly accounted for;
that its cost Of administration is vast
ly beyond that which appears on rec
ord; that the system of bookkeeping is
poor, and that in many other respects
there is need of changes.
IF the life fund is to be continued"
says Mr.. Anderson, and is to be made
a success, the legislature should pro
vide means for active solicitation of
business. This should be done either
by making provision for the use of
modified preliminary terms, or by tho
use Of select and ultimate or by di-
rect appropriation from the general
fund Of the state. If the Legislature
does not see fit to make such provf-
sion, the business now on the books
should be reinsured"
Following is the record of business
In the fund since it's organization to
the end OF the fiscal year. June 30,
1915:
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-01-01

Governor Dunno of Illinois has nan
doned James Ryan and Barney Bert.
sche, whose testimony convicted Chi
cago policemen in the graft trials.
The United States may be in the
midst of war at any minute, and If
this country does enter the war we
want to do all we can to help our
neighbor," said Joseph Choate at a
luncheon in New York given by the
Pilgrims in hoLor of Sir Robert Laird
Borden. premier or Canada.
Hit by a passenger train on a grade
crossing at Doylestown, Wis. Emil
Erdman was killed and his son Louis.
his wife and baby were severely in
jured
Robert L. Knox, surveyor of customs
for the port of New Orleans and prom
inent Louisiana attorney. shot and
killed Ben Foster, an attorney of Hat.
Miss, and Alex Frankie, an
attorney OF Natchitoches. La. IN the
Yazoo and Mississippi Valley railroad
depot at Baton Rouge, La.
Checks in the sum of $4,000. the
gift of James B. Duke, multimillionaire
tobacco manufacturer of New York.
were mailed from Trinity college at
Durham, N. c.. to the superannuated
preachers of North Carolina.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-01-01
Tax Law puzzles state Treasurer.

State Treasurer Henry Johnson.
after consulting with Governor
Philip and the members of the state
tax commission. decided to refuse to
pay to Milwaukee. Superior. Manito-
woe and other municipalities interest
ed any of the taxes to be collected
on railroad docks. piers, wharves and
grain elevators, as provided by chap
ter 407, laws of 1918. until the Wis
oonsin supreme court has passed the
constitutionality Of the statute.
1t is estimated that the taxes to
be collected under this statue will
amount to $4,000. Of which Is per
cent is to be retained by the state.
and the rest apportioned among the
different communities in which the
taxed property is located.
The law provides that the state tax
commission shall make separate val.
uation of this property before it Ger.
titles the state railroad taxes to the
secretary Of state In January and that
the state treasurer shall collect the
taxes Of the property and after de.
Quoting Is per cent for the state. re-
turn the balance to the communities
In which the property is situated.
The state treasurer told the GOV.
ernor and tax commissioners that in
view OF the doubt he had concerning
the constitutionality OF the statute.
he believed that no money should be
paid out by him under il until the
supreme court had held the law valid
1t IS expected that Superior. which
is the most interested of the munich
palities concerned. will bring suit 10
test the coustitutionaliy of the law.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-01-01
Important
News Events
of the World
Summarized
European Var News

The new Japanese liEer Yasaka
Maru was sunk in the Mediterranean
by submarine with 1870 passengers
and crew of 100. 1t was sent to the
bottom without warning. according to
report received in London from Port
Said. All Of those on board, including
one American, w. j. Leigh, were
saved. The liner carried $12,500,000
in gold
An Austrian aeroplane flew to with
in little more than three miles Of
Salonih and. dropped bombs near a
village in the vicinity, according to
Havas reports from Saloniki. received
by way Of Athens.
Berlin reports of the capture from
the French of the summit of Hart
mannsweiler Kopf in the Vosges with
1853 men is confirmed in part by an
official statement from Paris. The
French admit a retreat.
The Turco-German drive against
Egypt has begun, according to advices
to the Exchange Telegraph company
at London fspm Constantinople
Three hundred thousand Turks and
10000 Germans and Arab irregulars
are taking part in the campaign,
Heavy fighting continues at Hart
sWeilerkopf in southern Alsace.
The French official statement issued
at Paris admits the Germans have
gained a footing in trenches captured
and held by advanced attachments.
One thousand three hundred German
prisoners were taken at this point.
Nearly all the English troops have
left the islands of Imbros. Tenedos
and Lemnos said an Athens dispatch.
They are being sent to Saloniki. The
troops mutinied. Ii is reported six Of
ticers of the general staff were killed.
The total losses in the Austro-ltal-
ian theater of war are placed by Swiss
military experts at Zurich at 100000
men in killed, wounded and captured
The Italian losses are reckoned at
$4,000 men, of whom $4,000 are pris-
oners and 100000 dead A...
The London Daily Chronicle reports
the capture Of Varna, Bulgaria's chief
Black sea port. by the Russians. 1t
says the bombardment of the Russians
silenced the Bulgarian guns and laid
the town in ruins. The Russians
landed infantry and artillery in sufii-
cient force to hold the town against
Bulgarian attack
The Turkish war office announced
at Constantinople that the allies had
withdrawn from the Suvla and Anzac
fronts on the Gallipou- peninsula be-
cause of terrific attacks launched by
the Ottoman forces all along the line.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-01-01
10 Issue New Rules soon.

Madison.-New rules for the sani-
tary care Of schools have been pre-
pared by the state board OF health.
and the amended edition is expected
soon from the printer for distribution
among school boards OF the state,
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-01-01

The city of Juarez, Villas only
source Of revenue and supplies. is now
a Carranzista possession. The villa
garrison evacuated upon instruction
from the Villa council of war at Chi
huahua. Peace agreement papers
were signed at Ell Paso where the
Villa faction concluded peace terms
with the de facto government
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-01-01
May Require cHvil Service Test.


OF two of the most important zap
pointments made recently by any
state body. one has been held IN by
the civil service commission and the
other may meet the same fate
The first was tlfe appointment OF G
l.. Glynn as developer" for the state
board of industrial education at a sal
airy Of $4,5o0 year. The civil service
commission considered the appoint
ment at a recent meeting and took ii
undoc advisement
According to John Hazelwood the
position is uuquestionably under civil
service Mr. Glynn has had charge OF
an Industrial school at New Haven.
Conn, and expected to come to Wis.
consin the first OF the year
The second appointment is that
made by the state board Of education
in naming T. T. Buckingham New
York chief statistician Of the board at
salary of $4,000 a year. According
to Mr.. Ha2elwood this position is also
under civil service.
Mr. Buckingham's position can be
best described as educational account
ant and budget preparer for the state
board of education. Under the law
creating this board, it is given exclu-
stve financial control OF the lnstltu-
tons of higher education in the state
and the law came rs a result of alleged
competition among these institutions
for large appropriations from the vari-
Gus legislatures.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-01-01
Farmers Adultsrats MIX.

Grand Rapids-Food Inspector r. H.
Southwark arrested two farme IS near
Marshfield for selling adulterated milk.
They paid fines and costs amounting
to $40 each
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-01-01
Ieads National Assoclation.

Medford-J. T. Edwards. manager
of the Medford Veneer company. has
been elected president OF the National
Veneer association.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-01-01
Foreign

Three hundred women employed in
the powder factory at M~enster West
phalia. were killed in an explosion at
the plant. according to advices TO the
Amsterdam Telegraf. forN arded by
Reuters correspondent
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-01-01
Mexican Revolt

Friends of Gen. Rafael Egula Lis
have been informed that he. with all
his staff officers, has been executed at
Cuautia, Mex, by order OF Emiliano
Zapata. The order was fulfilled pub
licly by a Zapatfsta.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-01-01
Sporting

Representatives CT the Federal.
American and National leagues signed
an agreement at Cincinnati which
eliminated the third circuit from the
baseball map of the country. Charles
II. Weeghman, president of the
Whales, acquired the Cubs. Joe Tinker
will be manager. Phil Ball purchased
the Browns
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-01-01
Wants Births Recorded.

Ia its campaign TO secure complete
registration of births IN Wisconsin.
the state bureau Of Vital statistics ad.
yertises the fac; t4at II birth is not
registered that person POSSIBLY may be
barred from going 10 stnool, voting.
going TO work. marrying, holding pub
lie office. leaving "a foreign country,
entering his own country. inheriting
property, receiving compensation in.
suranoe, or doing many other things.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-01-01

Two Americans and six Mexicans
were killed as a result of severe riot
ing at Juarez. Mex One American
was killed in Ell Paso by bullets of
Mexican snipers. which came from
the Juarez side of the river. He was
George A. Dipert.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-01-01
Board Pans Drastic Reforms.

Twenty Marquette university stu
dents are taking the state dental exam
nation. The Illness of w. f. Hardy.
president of the board OF examiners.
has delayed the business meeting Of
that body
We are planning some rather dras
tie reforms in dental schools Of the
state - said F. A. Tate secretary. 1T
is likely that W. viii refuse licenses
70 AIN students wi have taken less
than four wears OF college work Mar.
qrette university has a threo.vear
course If this new ruling carries at
the board meeting this course viii
have to he modified
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-01-01

A Central News correspondent at
Athens says the Germans and Aus.
trian consuls have left SaloRiki for
Monastir with their staffs and CT.
chives
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-01-01
Reaas valued a. sses.so2. 5oo.

The assessed valuation OF the as
railroads in Wisconsin is S3G6. So 500
this year. or $4,000. 81 more than one
year ago. Just nine roads show a de-
crease and OF these the Chicago
burlington and Quincy road is the
leader, its Property being $500 .000 low
er than in 1914 or the increases the
Chicago. Milwaukee and ST. Paul road
has the greatest. Il being valued at
$e750.020 more than in 1914 The
Chicago and Northwestern road has
the highest assessment with SI25. 600,
600. an increase Of sl.5o0.0O00
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-01-01

AID Wolgast, former lightweight box
ing champion, was suspended for six
months by the New York athletic COM
mission for violating a contract with
the Harlem Sporting club of New
York.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-01-01

Henry Wise Wood representa-
tive ~ the American Society Of Aero
nautic Engineers. announced at New
York his resignation as a mamter of
the naval COZ tulting board recently
appointed BY Secretary Of the Navy
Daniels
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-01-01
Washington

Great Britain has suspended the is
suance of permits for shipment of hos
pital supplies of any description from
the United States to Germany. Austria
Hungary, Bulgaria and Turkey. This
became known at Washington.
The anti-neutrality plots of Austro-
German sympathizers are absolutely
under control. Government agents
now are III possession of all of the
facts of the nationwide conspiracy
which has threatened to spread devas-
tation and death throughout the coun.
try. Every person concerned in the
plot-even the man higher UPS un-
der surveillance. says Washington
dispatch.
The report was current at Washing.
ton that Col E. NJ. House of New
York city, the presidents close friend
and adviser, is going o Europe again
to sound the sentiment on peace over.
lures.
American horse and mule breeders
are waxing fat in profits by huge sales
OF animals to the warning nations of
Europe. Government estimates from
Washington show that between Janu.
airy | and November l, horses valued
at $83,812,1S4 and mules worth S20,.
516,754 were shipped abroad
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-01-01
Personal

Lloyd Nj. Bingham. husband OF
Amelia Bingham. the actress, and SID
cial entertainer of the Ford peace
party, die1 of pneumonia while aboard
the Oscar IL. Ford and Nine Schwim-
mer are both i'll at Christiania and the
expedition may be abandoned.
Emperor William of Germany has a
Slight Inflammation OF the cellular
system His indisposition is slight.
The kaiser's illness is described in an
official message from Berlin as "zell-
gewebentzuenduDg"
General Won Emmich, conquer0r of
Liege and commander OF the Tenth
German corps, is dead of arterioscler-
osis at Hanbver. says the Overseas
agency.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-01-01

The Pittsburgh Bank Of Savings.
one OF the best-known institutions in
the city, was closed by order of the
Pennsylvania banking department and
@. II. Getty, bank examiner, has besn
appointed temporary receiver. Depos.
its were $l0,946.T13.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-01-01


The statement of income, disburse-
ments and assets shows that since the
fund was started the results have been
as follows.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-01-01
Domestic

Three indictments against alleged
German plotterJ were returned by the
federal grand jury. Paul Koenig and
Richard Leyendecker are charged
with conspiring in the United States
land canal Edmund Justice is charged
with conspiraiLg in the United States
TO secure military information regard
ing Canadian munitions. All were re-
leased on bonds of 100000.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-01-01

Before Edward Victor Palm, rich Chi
cagoan. can claim Dorothea Vollmei as
his sgite he must 80 out into the world
and make good" That was the. ultl-
matum delivered to the young couple
by former Congressman Henry Vol-
mer, Dorothea's father, when he
learned of the secret marriage ut
Davenport. Ia.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-01-01

The Tama building. the largest Of
fee building in Burlington. Ia. was de-
stroyed by fire, The loss is heavy
James Delaney and Lee Derby were
killed when an automobile in which
they were riding with Ambrose Lentch
was struck by a Chicago & Northwest
ern passenger train at Humboldt, la.
Surrogate Fowler OF New York re-
fused to set aside the probate OF the
Will OF Mrs. Frank Leslie in which
lJhe disposed or an estate of S1.74S.-
$50. more than $1.000.000 OF which goes
10 the woman suffrage cause lie de-
nounced allegations that Mrs. Leslies
mother was Louisiana negress slave.
approximately $15o0000.000 Cpar
valuel of American securities. which
were foreign owned when the Euro
pean war started. have been absorbed
IN the United States during the last l6
@months, financial experts said at New
York.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-01-01

The Turkish war office announced
at Constantinople that the allies had
withdrawn from the Suyla and Amaze
fronts on the Gallipoli- peninsula be-
cause Of terrific attacks launched by
the Ottoman forces all along the line.