The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1921-03-31

make it compare with Detail 3
of the same report, which we
presume to be correct, (the
totals are the same). Then
take that report and compare
it with the school board books
and see how "other expenses
are made up.
Yes WE INVITE YOU dear
reader, to go over the reports,
which have been published,
most thoroughly, we invite you
to compare them. with the re-
cords in the office of the city
clerk, and see how THESE Fl
CURES WE'RE MADE TO
TELL A STORY which would
suit the mayor.
Take your pencil and paper
and compare the figures used
by the News in their article last
week Auditors Report Shows
Peculiar Things" Compare
these figures with "Pal' Rag
lan's report if you want TO and
you will see .Why, Gentlemen,
Why?" as the News is pleased
to note, certain things were
done.
In making these comparisons
the News purpOSely used the
salaries of "janitors," teach
ers" and Superintendent" but
did they play fair ? NO-ABSO-
LUTELY NO.
Here is what Raglan's report
and the books of the School
Board actually show. Percent
age of increase for Janitors
1917-1918 to 192O-1921, 81 %. In
crease in teachers wages same
period 1857, increase salary
superintendent same period
1009o. But the News compared
the figures of Janitors and
teachers for the 1917-1918
period as against the 1919-192O
period, and in order to take a
rap at Hutton compared his
wages with the 192O-1921 per-
iod and expected to get by with
it.
Had t,.ey taken Hulten's
wages for the same period as
the teachers and janitors the
increase would have amounted
to 500 while the increase for
teachers was 70ao and jailitors
BIO.
Take that report again and
figure out the percentages for
if you are interested,
take that report that the Mayor
such a slice of the
taxpayers money and make |
your own comparisons and see
how close the News came to be-
ing correct when they said the |
janitors wages had been increas-
ed 2396 and the teachers 500. /
Then go to the bottom of pal"
report and notice the
totals for the different years
and see how the increases COM
pare with Ashland where the
ncresase for school expendi-
lures were as follows: 1913,
RIO 600. 1919. SOC. 600. 1920 /
$4,000.
you VOTE AGAIN AND
WHY?
You have perhaps heard much
about the special election to be
held next Tuesday on the water
md light purchase. You have
perhaps heard that matters
we're blundered and this occa-
stoned another vote. And mind
vou that while Mr.. Clausen,
Jity Clerk, was lying in the
hospital near deaths door as
he result of a stroke of
paralysis, the Mayor seeing no
nance of contradiction, inform
ID the Council that the reason
or a third vote upon this ques-
ion was because of the mis-
axe of another who was not
,resent at the meeting" The
lext day he was shown where
lie had accused Mr.. Clausen
alsely,> as the record showed |
hat a committee of which the
Mayor was chairman, had full
;harge of the procedure and
hey presented the resolution
md had it passed on the same
light, which made it necessary
o call another election. But
i'd the Mayor have the sense
# decency to tell the Council
hat he falsely accused Mr.. Clau-
en-. Ask the Council. They
till have the impression that
he blame should have been on