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Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1921-08-27
FAIR WILL BE AN EDUCA-
TlONAL EXPOSITION
Every Man, Woman and Child Would
Benefit by Visit to Gogebic
County Fair.

Every man, woman and child
within auto distance of the Gogebic
County Fair, Ironwood, Sept. IL
to 10, would benefit by a visit to
the fair this year, according to fair
officials.
There, under one top, will be
the most interesting educational
exposition in this part of the state, T"
said Secretary Frank A. Healy to-
day. THE foods we eat, the clothes
We wear, in fact everything of an
essential nature in our daily life,
will be exhibited in some form or
other.
There will be a wonderful en-
tertainment program, to be sure.
The features we have engaged for
the coming fair include horse rae
ing, aviation, music, vaudeville, and
midway show. 1t is the finest
program of its kind ever planned
by the fair. Still the big feature
Of the fair will be its educational
program.
The progress which has been
made in improving the breeds of
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1921-08-27

The recent decision OF the United
States supreme court in unfolding
the taxation clauses Of the federal
dry act will make it costly to violate
the liquor laws, according to the
announcement of a prohibition
officer in the public press, who de-
clared that federal agents have been
instructed to levy the full ciyu
penalties provided by law for all
liquor violations.
The following assessments may
be made against a violator Of the
dry laws: Special penalty of $500
special tax Of 5000 penalty ior
not having paid such tax, IS pr
cent or $500; retail liquor dealer
SO; and IS per cent penalty for not
applying for this license, or SI2 50.
The assessments will be levied
say the prohibition department
according to a new plan, and turn.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1921-08-27
STEEL CORPORATION CUTS
WAGES OF EMPLOYEES
New Wage Scale Effective Next Mon.
day. Third Cut Since Steel
Prices Began to Decline.

The United States Steel corpora
ton has announced another adjust
ment in the wages of its employees,
the third to be put into effect since
the decline in steel prices began.
The reduction will be put into
effect Monday, Aug %, and will
amount to 7 cents per hour in the
case of unskilled labor, bringing
the wage down to so cents an hour,
or to the same level which prevail
ed on May I, 1917.
The reason attributed for the
further reduction in wages was
given as the low selling prices for
steel products.
The Official announcement made
by Ebert H. Gary, chairman of
the board of directors, follows:
Tn view of the prevailing low
selling prices of steel as compared
with costs of production, it is
necessary to make reductions in
wage rates, and therefore we will
recommend to subsidiary companies
that the general rates of day labor
be decreased TO 80 cents per hour,
to become effective on Monday
Aug. 20, and that other wages and
salaries be equitably adjusted. /"
On the basis of the ten hour day
unskilled labor will receive s. per
day, which is so per cent above the
wage paid at the beginning of 1918,
but about 40 per cent below the
wage paid for the same amount of
work done on Feb. I, 1927, when
laborers were receiving at the rate
S. o6 for ten hour day. The high
rate was 1853 per cent above the
1915 level.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1921-08-27
Rain and Cooler Weather Benefits
Crops.

All growing crops have been
benefited by rain and cooler wea-
Their, according to Joseph A, Beck
er, agricultural statistcian OF the
crop reporting service. although
some damage to corn and tobacco
was done by the storm of Aug. 10.
Farm work still is two weeks
early Considerable land cleaning
and fencing has been done. Thresh-
ing is nearing completion and much
fall blowing has been done. Corn
is filling slowly and well. Some
early fields are being cut for silage
Cutting will be difficult due to
blowing down by the storm.
Potatoes show some benefit, but
much of the acreage was beyond
help. Tobacco from early fields is
largely in the shed. Late fields
are quite uneven, and probably
were injured by wind Of Aug ~
Buckwheat is ripening favorably,
and will be of good quality and
average yield. Pastures are i'm
proving. Livestock is still thin in
spite of feeding of silage and green
corn. Milk production is increas-
ing slowly. Grains are threshing
out poorly. A shortage for feed
during the coming winter appears
certain.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1921-08-27

In commenting on the pres ent
situation in the steel industry the
Iron Age says:
The hope of the steel trade that
the fall will bring a noticeable in
crease in buying amounts TO some
thing less than confidence as yet,
but there are indications of slowly
expanding demand for some forms
of finished steel. The beat basis
for better expectations is an in
crease in the number of orders,
coupled with a more urgent call for
early delivery.
Producers of steel see more
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1921-08-27

ed over TO the collector of internal
revenue for collection. a defen-
dant's property can be sold to pay
the claims If he has not sufficient
property a lien can be taken on any
property that he may have in the
future
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1921-08-27
States Assessed Valuation Increased

Preliminary estimates based on
returns from 500 smaller com
munities OIL the 900 municipalities
in the state, indicate that the
assessed valuation Of general pro-
perty will again be increased over
the 81, 500, 900, 900 of last year.
The increase is not expected to ex
coed 500, 600 900.
Valuation Of utility property will
probably be somewhat lower, in
the opinion Of the tax commission
resulting in a slightly lower return
from railroad and telephone and
telegraph taxes.
Fall in railroad property valua-
ton IS expected to more than offset
the return from the increased tax
rate this coming year, and to cause
a falling of.
Rise in general property valua-
ton has averaged Approximately
S2oo, 600. 900 a year for a number
Of years, with a jump Of nearly
$500, 600, 900 in IgIg-2o. A steady.
ing Of real estate values is expected
to forestall a like increase this year.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1921-08-27

Gasoline ears on AL Australian
railway have wedge shaped ends, il
having been found that the air resist
auce To the old-tyPr ears caused the
use Of 40 per cent more fuel
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1921-08-27

Try au ad IN the News
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-06-16
OIL men UPHOLD
MEXIC EXPORT TAX
SCORE GOVERNMENT INTERFER
ENcE WITH FOREIGN
TAXATION
PROTEST WIRED SECRETARY
Opposition Backed BY INTEREST,"
Which Flood Country With Cheap
Mexie OIL, They Say

Tulsa, Okla.-0il mems associations
In Oklahoma, Kansas, Texas and Lou.
/ isiana Joined in a telegraphic protest
to Secretary of State Hughes at Wash
ington against the United States for.
mally Objecting to the new Mexican
export tax on crude oil. The message
signed by the Gulf Coast Oil Produc-
ers' Association of Louisiana and Tex.
as, the North Texas Oil and Gas Pro
ducers' Association the Oil Mems Pro
tective Association of Oklahoma and
the Kansas Oil and Gas Association,
said:
We wish to call your attention to
the fact that so per cent of this Next
can oil is coming into the United
States duty free and that these same
interests which are lodging the protest
against MeXico's oil system of taxa
ton are vigorously opposing the tax
on this oil by the congress OF the Unit
ed States. The oil industry in the !
United States is 60 per cent shut down
out of employment.
These selfish interests absorb the
markets of our country with cheaply
produced and cheaply transported prod
ucts from Mexico, upon which they pay
no taxes to this country, and ask the
government of the United States to aid
them in avoiding taxation in Mexico.
We must vigorously protest against
the government of the United States
with the system of taxa
ion on oil promulgated by the republic
If Mexico or any other country so
ong as that system of taxation is lev
ed equally against all foreigners"
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-06-16
IRISH and RUSSIAN
TREATY PROPOSED
ENGLIsHMEN IN RUSSIA TO Be
VICTIMS OF RETALITAToRY
MURDERS SAYS LONDON
RUSSIA WILL ASSIST IRELAND
Say Treaty Was Negotiated In United
States And Original Bears Dali
Eireann Seals

London.-A corner in the worlds
flax supply. the murder of an English
man in Russia for each Sim Feiner
executed, and the smuggling of $4,000
rifles from Russia into ireland, are
features of an alleged proposed treaty
between Dali Eireann and the bolshe-
vtk government, made public in a par
liamentary paper
What is purported to be the text
of the treaty, said to have been nego-
tiated by McCartan, a Sim Fein en-
voy, in the United States in 1920, was
given out officially recently. The
original is said to bear Dali Eirxeann
seals and notes thereon by De Valera.
De Valera, according to the parlia-
mentary paper, advocated publicity
for the document. Through a treaty
with Russia, which was to be of ten
years duration, the author of the
document planned for a corner in the
worlds supply of flax, which would
give Sim Fein an economic strangle-
hold upon Ulster.
Another clause in the proposed
treaty called for soviet Russias sup i
plying the Irish republican army with
$4,000 rifles. Clause 5 entrusts the
interests of the Irish Republic" in
Russia to the Roman Catholic church. |
Clause specified that the Irish be
permitted to use the bolshevik diplo-
matte mail pouches. Another clause
specified that the Russians sell flax,
wheat, lumber and other commodities
only to those Irish firms approved by
Slim Fein.
McCartan is said to have requested
he soviet to execute Britisher every
line Sim Fem prisoner of war; is
either inside or outside pris.
N.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-06-16
TREATY OFFERED TO MEXICO
" Administration VIII Not Accept
T"saty VIII Wait Until Government
Comes Which Will

Washington.-The United States gov
eminent has proposed to the Mexican
people that the two nations enter int
treaty OF commerce and amity such
as VIII stabilize their relations and
terminate the protracted period of mu
tual distrust.
Inc treaty, now the subject OF ne
| gotiations between the two govern
ments, would embody assurances by
Mexico to safeguard American prop
erty rights, establish a claims com.
mission to settle losses of life and prop
erty, provide for settlement of boun-
dairy matters and, finally. would in
clude conventional stipulations as to
| commerce and reciprocal rights in
both countries.
In announcing its advances, the state
department made it clear it was talk
ing to Mexico as nation and not alone
to the Obregon regime. The question
of recognition should be subordinated,
the administration believes. 1t hopes
for an immediate restoration of cor
dial relations with Mexico and is will
ing to negotiate the treaty in ques-
ton with Obregon if he will abide by
the provisions suggested. If Obregon
refuses to accept the suggested terms
this government will simply wait I'M
til there lis a government in Mexico
willing to bind itself to the discharge
of PRIMARY international obligations"
The whole difficulty in the path of
a satisfactory settlement is embraced
in the Mexican Constitution of 1917. |
This declared that subsurface re-
sources were the property of the ma
ton. The naturalization clause was |
aimed at the oil wealth of the country, |
and if applied retroactively would be
tantamount to confiscation of property
acquired by Americans previous to
1917. That the laws permitted of such
application was shown in
the executive DEGREES issued by the
late President Carranza and support
ng the policy of confiscation.
The American state department
ooks at the situation this way:
/. If Mexico proposes to confiscate
American property, this government
will not stand by and permit it.
2. If Mexico says the Objectionable
avs are not intended for confiscatory
pplication, this government believes
Iexico should enter into solemn OBJ
igation as a condition to the re-estab-
shment of friendly intercourse.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-06-16
Mrs. Harding Hostess To Soldiers

Washington. - Several hundred
wounded soldiers from the hospitals
in the vicinity of Washington will be
entertained soon by Mrs. Warren G..
Harding at a garden party at the
White House. A large number of
Red Cross nurses were invited by
Mrs. Harding to assist in entertain
ing the injured veterans. The Column
bus (Ohio) Glee club will sing for
guests. The Glee club, Republican
organization, sang on the Harding
front porch" in Marion during the
campaign.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-06-16
SIMS SPEECH IS ATTACKED
War Commanders Utteranees Bring
Many Comments From Govern
ment Officials

Washington.-Rear Admiral vii
liam s. Sims. commander Of the
American naval forces overseas dur.
ing the war, has created a situation
Of great delicacy." in the opinion of
Secretary of the Navy DENLY.
This was part of Denby's comment
on the admirars speech before the
English-speaking union in London,
after DENLY had cabled Sims ordering
him to inform the navy department
Immediately whether he was correctly
quoted in press dispatches. DENLY
declared. in his cable, that he had
read with amazement" certain ex-
| tracts from Sims speech.
| The remarks of the American ad-
miral, in which he attacked the Sim
Fem movement and referred with bit
terness to certain types of Americans,
attracted wide comment in Washing
ton, both in naval circle and in con,
gress.
Senator Medill Mccormick, of Hi.
nois, branding Sims speech as dis
gushing led the criticism and COM
planned formally, both to President
Harding and Secretary DENLY against
the utterance Denby's cable to Sims
followed the visit from Mccormick.
DENLY stated, however, that he had !
not conferred with the president on |
the subject and that he assumed full |
responsibility for the inquiry to Sims. |
DENLY added that he had decided |
views" in the situation created by
Sims, but that he would not indicate
what action would be taken against
the admiral, in the event the latter
confirmed the dispatches quoting his
An order is being framed in the
navy now, DENLY said, which aims to
remove any suggestion of censorship
from the writings or oral utterances of
but this made it all the
more important, he added, that Off [
GERS exercise special care in their re- |
marks. G
ut is grossly improper" Senator c
Mccormick said, "for a naval officer [
abroad to asperse the loyalty of 1
great number of his fellow citizens. t
Admiral Sims, not by implication but 5
~ his own direct statements, charged
hat not handful, but multitudes of |
lis fellow citizens are actuated first
lot by devotion to America, but to the a
ause of some other people. Thank d
'od we know that is not true. We t
now that Americans, though they n
herish sentiments for the land of a
heir origin-England in the case of n
ONE, like Admiral Sims; Ireland or d
ONE other land in the case of others.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-06-16
REPORTS "GARBLED"
SAYSADMIRAL SIMS
SIMS CABLES REPLY TO sEcRE
TARY DEN5Y DEFENDING
HIS STAND
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
"Not Correctly Quoted; Context Mis-
leading And Garbled," Says
Cablearam

shington.-Remarks attributed to
] him in press reports of his recent ad.
| dress before the English speaking
union in London, in which he criticised
activities of Sim Fein sympathizers in
this country, were not correctly quoted
and were misleading. Rear Admiral
William S. Sims declared in a cable
gram received by Secretary DENLY.
Statements that were attributed to
me-" said the message, were not cor
rectly quoted. Report of statement is
incorrect and inferentially wrong.
Statement actually made was substan-
TALLY the same as repeatedly made in
public in America and in my book, The
Victory at Sea and in public addresses
at meeting held for increasing good re-
lations between the English-speaking
people"
Secretary DENLY would not comment
on the admirars message. In view of
the fact that Mr.. DENLY revoked the
remainder of the officers leave of alb
sence and ordered him to return at
once to the United States to report in
person at the navy department, it was
indicated. no further steps would be
taken in the case until Admiral Sims
return. 1t then will be decided, it
was said, whether Secretary DENLY
would press his inquiry into the mat
ter.
Admiral Sims" reference in his ca
Dlegram to his speeches in this coun-
.ry recalled the addresses he made in
Boston last winter, in which he assail-
ID Sim Fein sympathizers in this
Secretary Daniels was bonn
,arded with kilograms and letters de-
handing that disciplinary action be
aiken against the officer, but no such
teps were taken.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-06-16
SENATE APPROVES
FARM LOAN BONDS
RuL AUTHORIZES INCREASE IN
INTEREST RATE EQUAL TO
PRIVATE BANKS
STOCK BANKS ARE ATTACKED
Attention Is Called To Existence Of
Large Amounts OF Tax-Exempt
Securities

Washington.-The senate has ap-
proved a bill offered by Senator Ken
yon, Of Iowa, which will permit fed
eral farm loan banks to issue bonds
bearing IL per cent interest, in
stead of 5 per cent, the present limita-
ton.
Kenyon explained that the per
cent limit made it difficult for the
joint stock loan banks, organized as
a part of the farm loan banking sys-
TEN, to dispose of their bonds in COM
petition with private banking insti-
buttons. AS result of this, according
to Kenyon, extension of credit to
farms was made difficult.
The maximum interest which farm
ers can pay to banks under terms of
the law remains as at present, per
cent.
Discussion of Kenyon's bill brought
from Senators Smoot and Mclean at
tacks on the stock banks. They said
the banks utilized government pres
tige TO make profit for private persons.
Smoot charged that the banks, instead
OF Iendlng money TO decrease tenancy,
were used as spectators to acquire |
land and increase tenancy.
Smoot endeavored to have adopted |
an amendment which would have re-
moved the tax-exemption privilege of
stock bonds, but this was withdrawn.
Kenyon declared the amendment
would destoy the system. He disputed
charges, also, that the stock banks
were competing with their parent in
the farm loan banks.
Both Kenyon and Smoot called at
tention to the existence of large
of taxexempt securities, and
said need for prohibiting such issues
exists. Kenyon said the total is $751;
900 100000, but declares that only a
fractional part of this sum.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-06-16
Substance OF Dutch Note Made Public

substance VI Outch NOTE maoe PUBIC
Washington.-A paraphrase of the
note of May 81 of the American gov
eminent to the Netherlands protest
ing the policy of that government with
respect to the exploitation of the
Djambi oil fields of the Dutch East
Indies was made public at the state
department recently. 1t does not vary
substantially from previously publish
ed summaries of the communication.
Addressed to the Netherlands foreign
office through the American legation
at The Hague, the note expressed the
hope that the Dutch government would
yet find itself able to settle the ques-
ton involved "in accordance with the
principle of reciprocity
which is regarded as of the greatest
in relation to the exploit
tation of natural resources"
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-06-16
Germany Makes Another Payment

New York.-The German govern
ment made another payment toward
the allied Preparations account June Z,
The exact figures have not been re-
vealed by officials of the federal re-
serve bank, to whom the money was
turned over to the credit of the Bank
of England and the Bank of France.
1t was reported in Wall street that the
sum was approximately fourteen mil
lion three hundred thousand dollars.
An official of the bank, who declined
to state the amount, said, however, he
thought this was an overestimate.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-06-16
27 Average Age OF Night School Pupil,

New York.-Twenty-seven is the av.
erage age of persons seeking to i'm
prove their material condition by night
school supplementary education, ac-
cording to survey completed by VIII
liam ]. Mckinley of New York, direc-
tor of the chain of 1872 knights of Co
lumbus schools throughout the United
States. The survey covers 10000
students, mostly former service men
and women who have received free
courses.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-06-16
Leader To Serve Years

cinnati.-Herman Dierkles, for
mer Democratic political leader in
Hamilton county, must serve five years
in the federal penitentiary in Atlanta,
the United States circuit court of ap-
peals having affirmed his conviction
Dierkes, accused under the espionage
act, was alleged to have said, referring
to an American soldier: THE poor slob,
I would rather serve a term in the
penitentiary than wear uniform in
Wilson's Wall street war;"
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-06-16
Marine Leader And Harding Confer

Washington.-The marine strike
was discussed recently by President
Harding and Secretary of Labor Davis
and representatives of the strikers.
The conference was arranged by
Secretary Davis, who refused to say
what had been taken up with the
President, and imposed restrictions on
the representatives of the strikers dis
cussing the conference The secre-
tary said he expected to make a state.
ment later.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-06-16
Weeks To Probe Air Service Row

Washington-A personal investiga-
ton of conditions in the army air
service and of difficulties said to exist
between Major General c. T. Menoher,
chief of the service and his assistant
Brigadier General William Mitchell,
will be conducted by Secretary Weeks.
Announcement to this effect was made
recently after the relief of General
Mitchell from his present assignment
had been requested in writing by Gen
eral Menoher Secretary Weeks de-
clined to make public the request
which he explained, had not reached
him officially, and he also refused to
set forth the specific reasons which
had been given in support of the re-
quest. He said, however, that he
would not detach either officer pend
ing his investigation.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-06-16
Chiefs OF U. S. Air Service Advised

Washington.-Maj General Men
oher chief or the army air service,
and Brigadier General Mitchell. assis-
tant chief, have been advised by
Secretary Weeks that their financial
connection with the company publish
ing the ~. S. Air Service" maya
zine are not, in view of their official
position, deemed to be to the best in
terests of the army. Secretary Weeks
declined recently to discuss the matter
further than to say it had no relation
to the present row in the air service
which led to the request of General
Menoher for the removal of General
Mitchell. The war secretary expects
to begin soon his personal investiga.
tion of the friction in the service.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-06-16
Bad, Bold Bandit Holds Up Officers

Portland, Ore.-Roy Gardner, mail
car bandit, who was being brought to
the federal prison at Mcneil Island
from San Francisco, escaped from
federal officers at Castle Rock, after
holding up the officers at the point of
pistol, which he had concealed in
his shirt and taking their weapons and
5000 in cash 1t was Gardeners sec
end escape from officers. He was
aided by another prisoner, it was re-
ported. Gardner jumped out of the
car window. A posse is attempting to
overtake him. Gardner was taken from
the train at Sacramento, Calf, to
search for . mail sack said to contain
nearly $1S0,000 in bonds, which he
said he had hidden under a tree near
that city, but he was unable to locate
the pouch.