Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-07-15

Hughes to Supreme Court-Ineum-
bents Bring Home Pork.
BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.
Washington, July 12-[SpeciaL j
They are talking about the session cost
Ing billion and half, but 1t Will ap-
pear that half a billion has been de
voted to preparedness. Congress hest
tated a long time before 1t got good
and scared, but when it once got
started 1t kept going. practically the
limit
or course the Mexican situation help
ed along, but the fact Is that when
the president made 1t apparent that he
wanted more ships, more soldiers and a
lot OF war material congress simply
did what be wanted.
When Chairman Fitzgerald Of the
appropriations committee sums up the
expenditures for the session he will dis
cover a lot Of increases as the cost of
preparedness. The senate has thought
nothing of adding q hundred million to
the regular supply bills.
Tho Supreme Court Vacancy.
A group Of Republicans and Demo
Gratis were talking politics. and the Re
publicans were speaking rather boast
FULLY that they would win the election.
Then one OF them asked Secretary
Lane:
Whom is the president going to ap-
point 70 succeed Hughes on the su-
preme oourtY'
ale isn't going to appoint any one
at present" quickly retorted Lane.
Hes going to wait until after election
and then reappoint Hughes
Hot In Mexico.
A private letter from young officer
IN Mexico says that the heat and dust
are almost unbearable, making service
there very disagreeable lie says that
for the most part the troops sent on ex
petitions are without extra equipment
and have to sleep on the ground. The
sun is blistering hot. and whenever the
wind blows the air Is filled with chok-
ing dust
/ When all of the militia soldiers get
down there and see almost nothing Of
! real fighting. but doing little more than
tramping and guard duty, they will
/ make complaints which will get more
/ publicity than those which come from
/ the regular army.
Kenyon Wanted a Thousand.
Senator Kenyon secured an amend
ment to one of the appropriation bills
/ providing $1,000 to make an lnvestiga
ton as TO the feasibility of establish
ing IA national park in the region OF
eastern Iowa and southern Wisconsin
on the Mississippi river 1t was one
OF the first items eliminated in the con
ference.
II did not expect 1t would be retain
ed" remarked Kenyon. "A man who
has fought extravaganza as long as
have cannot expect anything In an APP
plopriatlon bin. | viii never ask for
another dollar as long as | am In con.
gress.'
Refusing Liquor Advertising.
When senator Jones tried to get an
vent the circula. ton of liquor advertise
ments In dry states he made the state
ment that many publications In the
country would not accept liquor adver
Using Of any kind, and others had an
nounced that when their present con
tracts ended they would cease To carry
such Advertising
The anti-iquor people assert that
this Is an evidence OF great growth
Of popular support Of the prohibition
movement
They Bring Home the Pork.
The muckrakers can write about
pork" just as much as they please.
|, but have noticed that the men who
! serve longest In congress are the men
who bring home the pork 10 their con.
stituerts. Brownlow of Tennessee ad-
vertiSed all over his district the amount
OF pork he brought them and was elect
ed by increased matorities. l could
pick out number of senators who
have had long service with no other
recommendation than that they get
what their people want in the way Of
federal appropriations and improve
ments.
Kept Him or the Job.
Martin Dies of Texas had the hard
est fight Of his life this year. and his
opponent made very hot campaign
RgaiuS: him
Shall | 80 home and lght?" he ask
ed Speaker Clark.
Stay on the JOB and let your peopis
know IT," replied Champ. who is q
wise politician as well as states
man.
And SO they fixed up two nice let
tiers embodying these views and had
them printed In the Record and frank
Ell all over the district which Dies rep
reSents.
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