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The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1922-06-14

Watch for July specials at Morris
& Loring's drug store 33-t1c
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1922-06-14

Still waters run steep. Kansas
Legionnaire.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1922-06-14
Hold Commencement
Exercises Tonight
Nineteen Graduates in Glass of
1922. Commencement Address
BY Hon. Sam Belford

Tonight nineteen of Churchill
county's young men and women will
be graduated from the Churchill
county high school with a COM
mencement program designed to
speed the young people on their way
up the ladder of success. The list
OF graduates are, Arthur Clinton
Dempsey, William Karl Davis, Luz
zetta M. Day, David B. Eason, Rob-
ert d. Forsyth, Austin Cornelius
Fort, William Boone Gaby, Faye
Graves, Martha A. Groth, Vivian
Jones, Maryil Irene Kaiser, Geral-
dine Mae Latta, Frances Latin,
Harold David Sanford, Helen Sears,
Harold spoon, 0rya Belle Williams,
katherine Marcella Yager and John
c. Yarbrough.
The program will be carried out
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1922-06-14

The CalaneYa is making slow
progress through a hard formation
similar to that encountered in other
wells at this depth.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1922-06-14

At a meeting of the board of di-
reetors Of the Pioneer Oil Company
recently held a contract was let to
a New York financing company for
needed capital to resume operations
on the eompany's holdings. 1t is ex-
peoted that drilling operations will
be resumed in July.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1922-06-14

The Syndicate is looking like the
real thing and may bust in any day
with a producer This we'll went
through % inches of oil sand and
six inches of coal ON Saturday.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-02-04

Madison-The proposed federation
of Wisconsin farmers into a single
organization for marketing the $780,
100000 of dairy products annually
produced in the state is to be abon-
doned by he Equity society, which
promoted the project, Edward Nord-
man, commissioner of markets, has
announced. This decision of the so,
ciety was reached after extended con-
ferences with the state department Of
markets. Together with the college
of agriculture of the university, the
department opposed the dairymen's
federation, to be organized along the
same lines as the New York Dairy
men, association, as impractical and
detrimental to the interest of the dairy
industry in Wisconsin.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-02-04
KEEP AWAY FROM THE ORIENT
Ex-Service Men Are Warned That
Jobs Are Scarce and only Natives
Are Employed.

Whipple S. Hall who Travelled TO-
coo miles to represent the department
of the Philippines at the national con-
vention of The American Legion,
warns all el-selvlce men TO keep away
from the Orient unless they have
enough money to bring them back
home again.
Discharged veterans Of The Siberian
front. many accompanied by Russian
wives as destitute as their husbands,
worked their way to the islands as
merchant sailors and are now in the
hands of the Legion and the auxiliary.
Mai of them, penniless, worked their
way own through China In the belief
that the Orient blcssomed with good
jobs. Virtually all manual labor and
small clerical work is performed by
natives
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-02-04

NJ Wehenkel, of Detroit, Mich
Dedicated by Marshal Foch, the hos
pital opened its doors to former service
men Of Michigan suffering from tuher-
culosis. Each doctor. nurse and EN-
ployee at the institution has been in
some branch of the government serv-
Ice. Each patient is given separate
room, tastefully decorated and sup
piled with running water. They are
kept at the hospital until their case
has been pronounced arrested" and
then are placed Immediately in voca-
tional training TO prevent period of
idleness.
Doctor Wehenkel has been tuber-
culosis expert for the Detroit board
of health for seven years. He saw two
years of army medical service during
the war.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-02-04
Poor Mans Pride.

So many men TO whom the East
side missionary had given money had
expressed a preference for "a certain
lodging house that he wondered what
constituted ITS particular attraction.
1T makes US feel self-resr ecting, "
said the men, when questioned
So far as the mission worker could
see. it was the typical cheap lodging
house, whose inducements to self-re-
spect were not discernihIe TO the or
binary eye. Sc he interviewed the
manager.
That's easy" replied the latter and
pointed to a sign above the desk:
Gentlemen Are Requested to Leave
Their Valuables With the Clerk"
American Legion weekly.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-02-04

Madison-An increased demand for
woman labor at the same time that
the demand for men workers was ra-
pidly declining, is noted by the indus
trial commission in its report on ac-
tivities of the IL public employment
agencies during 1921. A total of 63,-
093 persons were placed in employ
ment during the year, 42,473 of them
men and 2O.620 women. This repre-
scented decline of more than 40 per
cent in the number of men placed,
compared to 1920 when 76,016 were
put to work. The number OF women
placed at work by the commission
showed an increase of % per cent,
rising from 1860 in 1920 to 2O,62O
last year.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-02-04
Domestic

4 column Of steam issuing from
crater rock on Mount Hood near Port
land, Ore, has doubled in size since it
first was observed and Is now about
200 feet high
John Kavanaugh suffered a paralytic
stroke in the Marshall county court
at Moundsville, w Va, when he was
sentenced to five years In the peniten-
tiary for setting fire to his house to
collect insurance
More than 10 persons were killed
and over 100 others injured In the
collapse under the weight of three
feet of snow--of the roof Of the
Knickerbocker theater. motion pic
ture house at Washington,
The charrcd body of a young white
man. bound with Wire between two
frees was found near BolHnger, Ala.
The body is believed to be that of
Brew Connor missing since christ
mas.
Involuntary bankruptcy proceedings
were instituted Mt Freeport, IN, In
Federal court against John and Ben
jamn Eadle Of Hanover. III. former
officers of the defunct Hanover Union
State bank
More than a hundred families were
driven frpm their homes at Chatta-
nooga. Tenn. by the Tennessee river
flood waters.
Fire starting in the furnace room of
the Gladstone theater at Gladstone.
Mich, destroyed the building with
loss Of $4,000
The Republican national committee
SIN owes S70S,16l.S2 for the cam
palrn of 1920 which resulted in the
election of President Warren g. Hard
ing according go figures made puhuo
at Chicago by Fred W. Cpham, hnan-
clal treasurer.
A warrant has been issued at Fargo.
n. n. sor the arrest OF A. q. Towuley.
president VI the National Nonpartisan
league, charging him with application
in the alleged embezzjemcnt Of $1,000
from the Observation-Disclosures bank
Of Fargo
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-02-04
- - - in ~.

A sergeant Of the Sevenry-ninth
division who i-f5 lines at t0.55
q. N. or November il. 1918 ard as
killed in attempting n capture p Ger
man machine E-r. IS cited AZ American
Legion headquarte- Is IS q claimant for
the honor Of ueiae the last man killed
n the war AT II o'clock sharp, &C.
cor6ing to the report the doughboy
was picked liz and carried TO Tie
American Lines,
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-02-04

Eight obsolete warshfps recently Of.
fered for sale by the Navy department
have been awarded to the firm Of J.
G. Hither & Sons of Philadelphia for
$4,000. the highest bid made.
What those present said was the
first conference between members Of
the northern and southern branches
Of the Baptist church since the Civil
war, opened at Columbia, Mo, Tues
day,
Jack Dempsey, heavyweight cham.
pion, purchased a house at Los An
geles, Cal, and announced he would
make 1t his permanent residence. He
was said to have paid $4,000 for it.
Investigation by county authorities
failed to turn up any clues In the dis
appearance of Mrs. Cora Simonson,
county supervisory teacher, at Sha-
wano, Wis, who has been missing
since January 6.
NJ Q. Chase, ffty-seven, well known
as an oil operator throughout Oklaho-
ma ana Texas, committed suicide by
jumping Off the roof Of the Densmore
hotel at Tulsa, Okla.
The Socialists Of Davenport, Ia,
nominated Mrs. Lucy Claussen as their
candidate for mayor.
Or. Ella b. Eyeritt, professor Of
gynecology Of the Woman's Medical
college and widely known in medical
circles, was killed when her automo-
bile was struck by a motortruck at
Philadelphia.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-02-04
WISCONSIN
STATE NEWS

Madison-The 1927 state banks in
Wisconsin reduced their loans by So
100000, and their bond accounts by
$4,000, 900 from Sept. 6 to Dec. 81, the
state banking department announced.
A decrease in individual check &C
counts of S7,S70,0OO, a decrease in de
mand certificates of deposit of $3,743..
600 and a decrease in the time certifi.
Gates of deposit of S3,334.O00 took
place in this period. Savings accounts
increased $2,779,O0O, the surplus fund
$4,000 and the capital account $685.
600. The total capital and surplus of
state banks was $47,472, 000 Compar-
ed with the statement Of a year $50,
there is a reduction in total deposits
of $43,596,000.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-02-04

Modison-More than 10000 automo-
bile license plates have been distri.
buted by the secretary of state since
Jan. /, resulting in an addition of
100000 TO the states general fund.
The first rush for licenses has sub
sided, to revive when Wisconsin starts
to emerge from winter quarters,
Elmer S. Hall. secretary of state, said.
Automobile owners outside of cities,
he explained, are holding their $40 un-
til spring opens the roads to travel.
1t is estimated that 10000 additional
plates will be distributed before Apr.
/. The total number win exceed 375,-
600, according to Mr.. Hall, producing
s3.500,000 for use in maintaining the
roads of the state.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-02-04

tragic. To give up bright stage
career for life on the ocean wave was,
as he put it, merely playing a role in
a bigger drama than Shakespeare ever
thought of writing.
Today he is back on the job and
recently staged "The Merchant of Ven.
Ice" for the benefit Of the George Wash
ington post Of the American Legion
the first post organized.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-02-04

benefit Of ex-serv-
ice men has been
opened at Camp
Custer, Mich. It
is the new Roose-
Welt American Le-
gion hospital con-
yerted from a for.
IN er community
house at Camp
Custer and turned
over to the Le-
gion by the state.
The superintend-
emf is DR.. Albert
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-02-04

ton for Charles
b. EIanford, one Of
Americas foremost
S h a k e S pearean
actors. Often he
had said, in his
role as Hamlet,
Now might | do
1t pat" He did
1t pat: he enlisted
and became chief
yeonan in I h e
navy.
Iianford didn't
con sid er this
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-02-04
Degrees.

Crawford-DOesn't he realize that
hen get into trouble about his neigh
borS?
Crabshaw-1 suppose So but he
figures that he would get into more
If he told the truth about them.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-02-04
Foreign

Galician women have expressed
their willingness to collect gold, silver
and iewelry to be used as basis for
new Polish currency, says a Warsaw
dispatch
1t is understood that President d'Al-
media intends to offer his resignation
at assembling of the new parliament
at Lisbon in February.
Nicolai Lenin, the Bolshevist pre-
mier at Moscow has been appointed
to head the soviet delegation to the
Genoa economic conference.
Bumors Of war between Mexico and
Guatemala are described by high
Mexican official ot Mexico City as
too ridiculous to deny" Seml-ofhcial
sources were positive In denying the
reports.
Sir Ernest H. Shackleton, British
explorer. died January ;, on board the
steamship Quest ON which ne was
making an Antarctic expedition. His
body arrived at Montevideo on a Nor
wesian ship.
British marines are being held in
readiness to land at Hankow to pro-
tect the salt administration office
against seizure by the forces of Gen
WI Pei-fu, who are said to be under
orders to occupy it.
A huge avalanche fell at the south
ern entrance Of the historic Simplon
tunnel, covering lAe railroad for so
yards to a depth Of several feet, says
Geneva dispatch.
Trade returns received nj Berlin for
the year 1921 show for the first time
since the war an excess Of exports
over imports.
Owing to the great number of rob.
berries and a murder case, the Irish
republican army proclaimed martial
law in the five parishes south of Tip
perary. Five arrests were made,
London reports.
Funeral services for viscount Bryce
former British ambassador to the
United States were held in the chapel
of the crematorium at Golder's Green.
near London, where the body was
cremated
A johannesburg dispatch says no.
tees were posted in the coal and gold
mines in the Rand district, announcing
that all strikers had been discharged
as a result of the deadlock In negotta-
tionS between the employers and the
miners.
Great Britain is To lend Austria
f2,5oo0o0 uoymally Sl2.500.o00 n
Austria agrees to British supervision
Of IFS expenditure, says n London dis
patch
4 cable dispatch from Rome saws 1t
is reported there thar fresh disorders
have broken out In cairo. Egypt. re-
sulting in 100 persons being killed and
raore than loo others injured.
The International Irish league. or
ganized a Paris hy the world congress
Of the Irish race. decided the principal
object Of The league must be 10 help
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-02-04

The request of the Bolivian govern
ment for representation in the forth
ling treaty Of Ancon conference In
Washington between Peru ana Chile
has been refused by President Hard
ing at Washington.
Notice was served on Republican
leaders Of the house at Washington by
representative Frea Of Wisconsin. a
Republican member Of the ways and
means committee, that he would fight
any attempt TO authorize sales tax
as a means Of raising revenue for a
soldiers bonus.
The Shantung controversy is settled
so 1ar as the Chinese and japanese
delegations at Washington are con
cerned. 1t was announced by Or. c.
H. Wang, one Of the senior Chinese
delegates. II is now up to the Peking
and Tokyo governments.
Aid Of the War. Navy Agriculture.
Treasury, Interior and Commerce
departments In providing work for the
unemployed was requested by Presi-
dent Harding in a letter addressed to
the heads of the departments at
Washington.
A declaration that railroad labor
and railroad corporations should share
In the deflation to bring prices of other
commodities in line with agriculture
was adopted by the national agrlcul-
tural conference at Washington.
President Harding at Washington
was aroused by Secretary Falls re-
port to the cabinet of reloans of United
States funds to farmers at usurious in
terest.
The national agricultural confer
ence at Washington agreed unani-
mously to petition congress to pass m
net creating "A permanent tariff adjust
ment board, separate from the pres
ent tariff commission.
Under a unanimous agreement the
bill for funding of the $1,000 100000
foreign debt OF the United States was
amended in the senate at Washington
10 provide for no less than 413 per
cent interest"
by vote Of $50 TO 40. the house
al Washington passed the Dyer anti
.ynchng bill. The measure now goes
TO the senate.
A final plenary session Of the arma-
ment conference by the middle of next
week was forecast ty an official Amer
lean spokesman at Washington. 1t Is
possible, he said. that 1t may come
earlier.
Assertions that the railroads were
returned To their owners after the peri
cd of government control in a broken
down" condition were denied by Wal
ker -. Hines in a statement at
Washington
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-02-04

Eau Claire-Six hundred and twenty
building permits were issued in 1921
as compared to $50 in 1920 and 400
in 1919, according to the annual re
popt Of Harry L. Fish, Eau Claire city
building Inspector The 1921 building
activities were largely confined to
residence building with comparatively
little work along industrial lines. This
has greatly relieved the shortage of
homes in the city, said Mr.. Fish, and
has been the principal factor in caus-
ing a slight reduction in rents. Houses
to rent can now be found without
trouble while a year or more ago
houses were never vacant long enough
to be advertised.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-02-04
Personal

James Johnson, sixty-four years old,
for 20 years president of the North
western Shoe company, died suddenly
at Milwaukee, while working at his
desk.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-02-04
STEPS FROM NAVY TO STAGE
Charles Hanford, Shakespeareian Ac-
tor Who Served as Chief Woman,
Returns to Footlights.

To doff the robes of King Lear for
the blue wool of the COB was no exer-
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-02-04

Madison-The industrial commits
sion announced that revised orders
establishing new requirements for san
itation in places of employment where
dust. smoke. gas, or industrial poi
sons are present, have been published
and put into effect. These require
that employers provide ventilating or
exhaust systems in all places of en-
ployment where air conditions might
cause injury.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-02-04

Narinette - Mrs Julia Lynch OF
Marinette. is suing the City Water Co.
for $4,000 damage as result Of in
5uries received when she slipped and
fen on an Icy walk. Her husband.
Thomas Lynch. is suing the company
for $4,000 "for loss Of services and
comfort of his wife.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-02-04

Oshkosh The WinnebaEo county
agricultural committee has decided
to re-enEaEe Gustav u. Sell AS county
agricultural agent for Two years, ~
$1,000 8 year.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-02-04
Gle
AMERICAN
@!L-:Gk)N@
Copy for tA.s Department supplied oS
the American Legion News Service)
Ex-sERvICE MEMS HOSPITAL
Or. Albert WehenkeI Heads Detroit
Institutlon-All Employees Have
Been In Service.

The only hospital in the country
operated by ex-service men for the
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-02-04

Green Bay-Brown county with 251
points. won county honors in the stat-
grain show at Green Bay. La Crosse
county was second, with 162 points
Shawano county third. with 124. and
Marathon county fourth. with IS
points. Last year, la Crosse county
won.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-02-04

GAINESVILLE - Tobacco growers of
Rock county who have found no ready
market for their crops the last two
years are going to grow alfalfa or
some other crop next gear. judging
from the sentiment e,t9ressed BY
member OF the Rock County Tobacco
Growers association at the annual
meeting in GAINESVILLE. Many farm
ors are being forced to sell at 5 cents
pound because they must raise
funds to pay their taxes.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-02-04

Rice Lake-A return to the alder
manic form of city government is
sought in a petition filed at Rice Lake
by voters dissatisfied with the present
form of commission government.
Rice lake has been operating under
the mmission form of government
for a number of years, and while in
the main it appears this has been sat
isfactory, the elections always have
been spirited and there is great deal
of political rivalry.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-02-04
inannrtan. 70 nnn,hara

Better TO be called an impractical
idealist by the present generation than
a fool by the next one
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-02-04

Madison - Gasoline VIII provide
funds for building Wisconsin roads in
addition to running its automobiles,
should the 1928 legislature enact into
law the proposal submitted to T. J.
Cunningham, supervisor of oil inspec-
tors, by committee of his deputies,
This proposal, in the form of bill
for Introduction into the legislature,
calls for a l cent tax on each of the
125,000,000 gallons of gasoline sold in
the state annually. Revenue of ST.
100000 would result, to go into the
general fund for use in highway con
struction and maintenance.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-02-04

Janesyille-There is no such thing
as an age For retirement in the farm
ing business. according to William H.
Howard. GAINESVILLE, who will be So
years old in May, and who still runs
a farm. Mr. Howard rides out to the
place nearly every day to direct the
work Last November he purchased
1000 head of Montana sheep and re
Gently made two shipments to the
Chicago market
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-02-04

Stevens Point--The jury in the $25,
600 SANDER suit of the Rev. N. F. Kile
against Carl and Anton Anderson and
Marcus Hanson, members of the New
Hope Lutheran congregation at Ste
yens Point, returned a verdict of $500
against the Anderson brothers and
discharged Hanson. The suit grew
out Of charges Of immortality alleged
to have been made by the defendants
against the minister These accusa,
lions were declared by the Rev Mr..
Kile to have led to his dismissal from
the church.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-02-04

Madison Seventeen absolute par
dons were granted by Gov. j. J. Blaine
during his first year in Office, a report
compiled shows. In three Of these in
stances executive clemency was ex-
tended to prisoners serving life sen
tence for murder in the first degree
Conditional pardons were granted in
SO cases and combinations of sen
tence in IA. out OF total of 129 ap-
plications heard by the executive and
acted on.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-02-04

l5anosha -kenosha, by a~majority Of
S-2 votes discarded the alderuanic
form OF government and adopted the
city manager form in special cleo
Gon The vote for the change was
21I0 to 2,S9s.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-02-04

Barron Merchants of Barron have
agreed to not sell butter substitutes
for a year because of the requests
made by farmers near there The
farmers have asked that the people
of Barron eat creamery and dairy but
ter made in the county and thus aid
the farmers and also home industry
The merchants have asked farmers to
refrain from buying butter substitutes
after they have sold their own made
butter
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-02-04

Green Bay-A COW belonging to
James KiIha. cattle man Of GIenmore,
Brown county. has given 18th 80 q
freak ealf which is attracting much
interest The calf is fully developed
except that its LEGS were only FIVE
inches in lenEth
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-02-04

Madison Increase in the number of
bee colonies in Wisconsin was noted
during the last year, the state depart
ment of agriculture reported. There
We're 121.000 colonies in 1921. compar-
ed to 100000 in 1920 and $4,000 in
1910. The value of colonies made a
substantial increase. according to the
department, from $3.50 in 1920 to
S1120 in 1921, compared to IS in 1919
and 1917 in 1910. Their total farm
value was set at more than S1,O0O,000
The department said that the cam
paign to eradicate bee diseases had
encouraged apiarists to increase the
size and quality of their colonies.