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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1921-08-19
EDITORS CALLED

The Review Office was pleased to
receive a call Tuesday from Messrs.
Browne and Hume, formerly of the
Endeavor Epitome, Marquette coun-
ty, but now of the Walker, (Minn.)
Pilot They were on vacation trip Of
sightseeing of the upper Wisconsin
lake country to see how it compared
with their own, as they are located
in the lake region of that state.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1921-08-19
WISC0NSIN'S HIGHWAY
WORK Is CJJRTAILED
State Highway Commission Is
sues Statement Explaining
Why Road Work Must
Suffer Setback

At an important meeting of the
W8soon sin Highway Commission
held recently it was decided to give
to the public statement of the road
building situation which the Com
mission now faces, owing to the fail
ure of the lr3i-lature to make APP
preparation. w. O. Hotchkiss, Sec
rotary of tie Commission, was in
structed to give out the following:
BY the system under which Wis
consin Highway work is carried on
and the cost of which is paid Jointly
by the FEDERAL government, the
State and the counties, it is neces-
sary that the state shall provide for
its tax levies, several years in adj
vance of the work in order to give
the counties time to provide their
funds; for the engineers to prepare
plans and surveys, and to get the
approved of the Federal govern
ment.. Before shovel of dirt is
moved, these preliminaries must be
attended to- The state levy for road
work will end with this Falls levy
and next Springs collection OF taxes,
so that the Commissions present
oad-building program will come to an
end with the work of 1922
By the time the Legislature of
1923 can make the necessary prOvis-
ion, no time will be left that year
for plans on construction. But the
failure of the Legislature means
more than this. For ten years this
Commission has been building up a
staff of experienced engineers to car
ry on the work With no provision
for work after 1922, it will become
necessary to drop many of these ex-
perienced engineers. The Commits
sion is confident that the people de-
sire the road building program, which
it has been working on, carried out,
and confident. also, that the Legisla-
ture of 1923 will make the necessary
provisions But, the Reorganization
of our engineering force will entail
a serious loss upon the state In the
meantime
Road work in Wisconsin comprises
two main items constructio and
maintenance Construction is paid
| for in three ways: BY county bonds
issued, by town, county and state
money on state aid roads, and by
county, state and Federal money on
Federal Aid roads. The largest
amount is spent on Federal aid roads.
The failure Of the Legislature affects
the last named work chiefly.
| Some of the less wealthy counties
of the state are already overburdened
by being required under the law to
| pay onePthird the cost of Federal
aid construction. The Highway Com
mission recommended to the last leg
islature that the law be changed so
as to relieve the counties OF this bur-
den, and use only state funds to meet
Federal aid. The Legislature failed
to act upon the recommendation and
so these burdened counties are left
| in bad shape, with the added burden
now of being required by law to pay
the cost of maintaining the State
Trunk Highways, which cost has
heretofore been paid by the state.
The Highway Commission is glad
to announce that Chief Engineer A.
R. Hirst, has yielded to to it's urgent
request and will remain at the head
of the Commission.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1921-08-19
APPRECIATION

The ladies' of ST. Ignatius Episcopal
Guild wish to express their apprecia-
ton for the liberal patronage accord
ed their bazaar held last week. The
proceeds of the sale of work reached
the total Of $500. The ladies thank
the public for their generosity.
ST. IGNATIUS GUILD.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1921-08-19
MORE IMPROVEMENTS

Morton Cook has completed extern
sive improvements to his residence
on the county road including two
porches and a two car garage.
Work of raising the residence Of
Mrs. Richard Sullivan on Wall ST.,
was started this week. A basement
and other improvements will be adj
died.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1921-08-19

ker. Two-base hits: Mcdonald, 2,
Post, Paul. Sacrifice hits: Stanley,
Sohr Struck out by Paul, IL; by
Carroll, 10. Base on balls off Carroll,
l. Double play: Dudreau to Mcdonald
Hit by pitcher: O'Melia, Stanley.
Rhinelander 1O1 % / 0 2 Ks
Eagle River 2 0 0 0 0 / 0 o.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1921-08-19
PRESIDENT
OF THE WORLDS w. C. T. u.

of the United States, is vice
president of the world or
ganization, and Mrs. Ella A.
Boole of Brooklyn, N. Y,
yice-president-at-large of the
organization in this country,
is world treasurer. The last
world convention was held
in London in 1920. The next
will meet in Philadelphia in
November, 1922. Since the
enactment of the Eighteenth
amendment in the United
States the w. G. T. U. in
this country is devoting q
larger proportion of its en-
ergy to the furtherance of
the world program. Partic-
ularly is effort being made
to spread in the South
American countries and in
the wine producing coun-
tries of Europe the economic
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1921-08-19
ENGAGEMENT

Announcement was made in the
Chicago Tribune Sunday of the en-
gagement of Miss Pearl Schultz of
Chicago, to David Frankel of Eagle
River. This caused a tremor of dis
may among several young ladies
who have been in the habit of rid
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1921-08-19

ing in Dawes new Paige although
he has promised to still take them
out when a suitable chaperone can
be secured and until objections are
registered from Chicago However,
lot of his friends have volunteered
to go in his place any time so things
may not be SO bad after all.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1921-08-19
EPISCOPAL CHURCH

Rev. FIR, Campbell Gray of Rhine
lander will hold services at st. Tgna-
thus Episcopal church next Wednes-
day evening, August "a, at 1880, and
will celebrate Holy Eucharist the
following morning at 7:15.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1921-08-19
DRILLED WELLS

G. H. Blohm is down from Conover
this week to repair and put in new
wells for Eagle River residents, He
placed one in the basement of the
Review Office which will hereafter, re-
lieye us from the previous necessity
of depending upon kind hearted
neighbors for our drinking water sup
ply.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1921-08-19
MADE REPAIRS

A breakdown at the power plant
Saturday morning compelled users
Of light and power to go without it
until repairs were completed Sun
day.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1921-08-19
STATE LINE NOTES

Lutheran services were held here
Sunday night including Holy Com
munion. A good attendance was
present. Next service, will be held on
Sunday, Sept II.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1921-08-19
Lived Up to His Motto.

"Give and take Is my MOTTO" re-
marked the thug as he bestowed upon
the citizen scientific rap upon the
occiput and then distracted his val
tables.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1921-08-19
LUTHERAN CHURCH

English services will be held at II
o'clock in Ketz's grove. Church pic
mic in the afternoon. J. D. Krubsack,
Pastor.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1921-08-19

Totals 81 As A
SUMMARY-Thr ee-base hit: Bow
Norwich bulletin., 1921-06-16
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
City Play Grounds.

MT. Editor: An interesting subject was opened up at last nights city meet ing. The condition of the Lake street It is a disgrace to the city of Norwich. It is not a political ques- tion because both sides have snned That land was put aside as play ground for the children. Go up and take a look at it. What was once 8 baseball field is covered with telephone or light poles strewn all over the ground. The street department has put up an unsightly old shed to store the road roll- CT. Under the swings is pile of oyster shells three feet high put there so that the poor barefoot children who have no other plan to play, can cut their feet on them.
 Whoever or whatever department put those long poles all over the play ground had certainly an unmitigated gall. A two-wheel rig with pole 30 or 40 feet long stood up on the ground last night a number of young boys started to play around it and the pole nearly came over onto them. If it did the city for it's criminal carelessness would probably be called upon to pay another S25,000. It is well behaved neighborhood that stands for these impositions. The only wonder is that we have not had some Thanksgiving celebrations on these grounds.
 FOR THE BOYS.
 Norwich. June 15, 1921.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-06-16
TESTIMONY GIVEN OF THE
 ILLEGITIIACY OF GUY sTILLMAN

Poughkeepsie, N. Y, June 15.-Testi- mony introduced to support the conten- tion of James A. Stillman that Guy Still man, his wife's infant son, is illegitimate was given by five witnesses today at hearings in the bankers suit for divorce from the former Eff potter
 The foremost witness was Mrs. Percy A. Rockefeller, the sister of Mir. Still man and a niece by marriage of the founder of the vast Rockefeller fortune Her testimony was to the effect that Mr. Stillman and Mrs. Stillman did not live together during the first four months of 1918. Guy Stillman was born in Nov enlber of that year. Four servants cor roborated her testimony.
 Counsel for Mir. Stillman agreed today to a demand made by Guy Stillman's s guardian ad litem, John E. Mack. to produce the banker for cross-examina- tion. The attorneys decided to have Mir. Stillman take the stand at hearings here on June 2S. It was considered probable that he will face Mrs. Stillman during his testimony. as she has attended all of the recent hearings.
 The direct examination of MT. Still. man was conducted in New York last | December, before knowledge of his di. vorce suit became public
 Attorneys for the defense widened 1 their counter attack against MT. Still man today by presenting to his lawyers an amended answer accusing the banker of misconduct with three women Tn, document was accepted by MT. Stillman'i
Norwich bulletin., 1921-06-16

succeeding such admission.
 Capt. Reid's idea was adopted by MT. Wendover, and incorporated in his report presented to the house of repre- sentatives, January 2. 1917. A bill was presented to carry out Capt Reid's idea, which was passed as follows on March 30, ISIS:
 "Be it enacted that from and after the fourth day of July next, the flag of the United States be thirteen horizon- tai stripes, alternate red and white that the Union be twenty stars, white in blue field.
 Section 2. And be it further enacted that on the admission of every new state into the Union. one star be added to the Union of the flag; and that such add:- ton shall take effect on the fourth day of July then next succeeding such ad- mission"
 The first flag thus instituted was made by Mrs. Reid, in New York, and was first hoisted over the hall of the houre of representatives on the thirteenth of April, 1918, at two o'clock in the after noon
 It is said that committee had been appointed three weeks before June II, when the stars and stripes were adopt ed, who were to consider the subject and report on general standard Tor all thetroops of the colonies, which con- sisted of Gen. Washington, Robert Nor ris and Col. Ross. It Is further re- lated that this committee called on Bet sy Ross, who kept an upholstering shop on Arch street, Philadelphia, and pass. ing into the back parlor to avoid pub lie view, they asked Mrs. Ross If she could make a flag after the design they showed her. She said she would t-y Washington had drawn with six points I the English rule. to five points, rht | French rule. Her suggestion was accept | ed.
 There is little doubt but that Betsy 1 Ross made the first flags ard that sr, made them for the govecamcnt for sev eral years. There is an ent-y .oE a draf l on the United States rceasury. May i HIT: Pay Betsy Ross, fl pounds l. shillings and ? pence for flags fer flee 1 in Delaware River"
 | It is claimed that the first usirg o- | the Stars and Stripes m actual milltar, service was at Fort Stauwix, New York 1 in August, TIT. Thirteen stars and tni1 ] teen stripes are mentioned as used 6 l Brandywine September II. TIT at Ger mantown, October 4, TIT. and 70 hay f1oated over the patriots al Valley Forg the next winter, it waved at Yorlkto ?7n anS shared in the reioici lg at the elcs
 of the war.
 1 (Tomorrow-The Thirteen Colonies Be
 come States.)
Norwich bulletin., 1921-06-16
THE DROP IN SUGAR.

Getting back to normalry is to be noted in many directions these days even though the progress is gradual and though there are directions in which no appreciable move has been made
 For the matter of a year now sugat has been dropping. We haven't as yet gotten back to those good old days of 20 pounds for dollar but we are mov- Ing in that direction and sugar is stead fly going down. The situation today presents a decided contrast to that of a year and half ago when it was next to impossible to beg or buy it. From that peak of high prices there has been a steady slump anI the bottom has not been reached. From the reported world shortage at that time the situation has changed today SO that there is a sur plus. A year and half ago there were those who had such control over the market that 1t was possible to indicate a shortage as grounds for high prices but sugar production has been on the gain, Europe is coming nearer to meet Ing it's requirements consumption has been cut and this country is today so stocked with the sweet stuff that Cuba io WOfi ylHs dS NO WiidL IL Will uO WlJn its production.
 Sugar which has been accumulating from the different sources is now avail able in such quantity that there is good and sufficient reason why the price should descend. Whatever was possible 2 year and a half ago in the way of covering up the real conditions cannot De practiced today. It isn't question
Norwich bulletin., 1921-06-16
CIRCULATION WEEK ENDING JUNE 11th, 1921
 11,155
THE CITY MEETING.

That the voters were interested in the business before the adjourned annual city meeting was indicated by the num- Der in attendance. That they had de- cided that there must be no radical ad vance in the tax rate of the city was in dicated by the action that was taken up- on the yar4lus items
 There was manifested a willingness to provide for that which was considered necessary at this time, and without at tempting to pass upon the merits of cer- tain of the propositions there was evil denced a feeling that certain projects could be delayed without harm. On that point opinion may have differed but the sentiment of the meeting was clear. It was evident that the meeting was inn bued with the spirit of keeping down expenditures but in meeting it's obliga- tions. as the vote on the appropriation for the completion of Sachem street pavement showed
 The slight increase of quarters of a mill in the tax rate is due to the fact that appropriations were made in addition 10 the sums recommended in the estimates. which were for the Sa- chem street work, the expense connect ed with the revision of the charter which is a matter that was decided upon since the estimates were perfected and the su- pervision of the playErounds
 The city meeting plainly indicated that it believed that the tax rate should not be unnecessar rily boosted at this time. Its action can hardly be regarded as being in opposition to progress but rather a stand against plunEing into heavy expenditures at a time when such Is not believed to be warranted.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-06-16
NEW RAVENS CHARTER VOTE.

Sentiment in New Haven appears to be quite the opposite of that in New London concerning the question of com mission government with a city mana ger. By a vote of over two to one, and with over half of the voters expressing themselves, New Haven has turned down the idea after an interesting campaign in which both sides have been particu- larly active.
 The vote was taken in connection with a revision of the charter which would place the affairs of the city in the hands Of a commission of nine persons elected on a general ticket and city manager New Haven has been told that such city charter would not eliminate political bosses. that it would not necessarily do away with certain conditions that prevail now and which many would like to have improved and that high pow cred charter is a particularly dangerous instrument unless the right men are elected.
 New Haven apparently has its prob lems the same as other cities but it has realized that the solution is not going to be accomplished by simply changing the charter and the form of the city government Troubles which may have bothered under the old form are not necessarily going 10 be eliminated un- der the new unless public sentiment stands up to the rack and makes it un- 1erstood that conditions must be differ snt.
 1T New Haven is seriously desirous of reforms in its city government it un- questionaby lies in the hands of tho electorate to obtain them and 10 do sc under the present charter The seerel lies in electing the right men whether lt is the mayor and council form of gov. ernmeEt or the commission and city manager form. It is the failure of tho electorate 10 do it's part and to stand for the best in city government that i! invariably the cause of dissatisfaction and with such an attitude manifested under a commission form, those wh, have advocated and lived under that form declare 1t highly dangerous. Nov Haven apparently prefers 10 work out it salvation under the present form.
 New Haven in turning down the elf, manager plan has done only what fy out Of six cities in Indiana have dom this month, and the one city that ia vored the change there did so only b. a majority of 320.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-06-16
ODD INCIDENTS IN AMERICAS
 HISTORY
THE STORY OF THE AMERICAN

THE STORY OF THE AMERICAN
 FLAG.
 On June 14, TIT, congress adopted the following: Resolved, That the flag of the thirteen United States be thirteen stripes, alternate red and white that the Union be thirteen stars, wlR,es in a blue field. representing new con stellation."
 The first flag displayed in the cause of American liberty appears, by historical data, to be that hoisted by the hands of John Paul Jones, as first lieutenant of the Alfred, on board that vessel. in Philadelphia, iii December. 1775.
 During the Revolutionary war, both before and for some time after the Dec laration of Independence variety of flags were used, typifying the especial colony that espoused the cause. and a particular arm of service. The flag known as the Great Union was the first displayed by Washington upon the heights before Boston, upon assuming command of the combined army of the colonies. on January 2. 1776. This flag consisted of the crosses of St. George and St. Andrew, with thirteen stripes alternate red and white, through the field. This continued in use probably un- til the Srd of September, TIT, when con gross duOpleQ lIAG 4ldS OlIlCId1lS SPCCALiSu above.
 The flag of June. TIT, was altered os- tensibly to accommodate the progress of the republic by the incoming of new states. This was not accomplished un- | til 1916, and a number of states were | admitted in the meantime with no re- arrangement of the stars.
 In 1916 Hon. Peter Wendover, of New York, made a motion before congress asking that the incongruity of the flag might be corrected, as 1t did not repre-. i sent all of the United States, but he 1 presented no remedy. It remained fol Captain Samuel c. Reid to Gfix the. nap py medium to combine the glory of th' past with the progress of the present and future, and to give a design for tho l national flag at once unique, beautiful and satisfactory. It was MT. Reid wht suggested that a new star should bt added for every new state, such new star to appear on the Fourth of July
Norwich bulletin., 1921-06-16
SENATOR FRANCES EXPERIENCE.

When Senator France recently started for Russia with the announced purpose of getting at the truth of the conditions in the land of the bolsheviki first hand ed, it was believed that he would be taken by the hand by the leaders of the soviet government and given personal ly conducted tour about the country in order that he might see those things that they wanted him to see and not come in touch with those things that they wanted to hide. In other words it was expected that the soviet heads would regard it as an opportunity for showing off the high spots of their accomplish ments and by so doing get favorable advocate before the UIited States and through that an influence that would work in other nations. It looked like a capital opportunity for the soviets to got their horn blown since Senator France of Maryland appeared to be in- clined to the belief that bolshevik Rus sia was being misrepresented. Thus to a certain extent he might be regarded as being in more or less of a sympathetic frame of mind and disposed to take the right view of things.
 But the expected did not happen, and therein there must have been quite as much disappointment on the part of the i senator as there was upon those at home watching his investigation. Re gardless of the fact that it was possible to regard him as a friend of soviet Rus. sia he found the entrance gate at Reval Esthonia, c'osed hard and fast to him 1 His experience in that respect was tho same as other Americans, who have found that the gate swings neither ou nor in Soviet Russia was neither ready 1 to permit him to come in and lool karound, on his own responsibility nor tt 1 show him about as a member of thu | United States senate.
 It was a rebuff that must have chill
 ed the ardor of the senator. One can
 not imagine that it sets well and it |
 only possible to infer that even thougl
 the senate had plenty of confidence fl
 soviet Russia it must havh been Eldel,
 shaken and caused him to reflect tha
 there must be good reason why tn
 soviets do rot wish Americans or
 United States senator to get first han
 facts about what the conditions are i
 Russia today