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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1922-02-16

r1He SOluleTS UOIluS Jill Will NC IT,
ported to Congress, and it is likely
to pass. It is not expected that
President Harding will veto it; but he
will insist that no responsibility for
its enactment shall rest upon his Ad-
ministration.
Congress has given up the idea
of linking the bill with the allied
debt. Bond issues have been con-
sidered, but this method of financing
the measure seems to be unpopular.
Chairman Fordney, in statement
following recent meeting of the
Ways and Means Committee, admit
ed that all forms of taxation in con-
nection with the bonus We're discuss
ed, with the exception of taxing
China and JAPAN" he added.
A formidable form of opposition
to the bonus bill is found in some
of the farmers organizations, and
some of the leaders have protested
to Congress against any more taxes.
UNCLE SAME IN
ROLE OF PHYSICIAN
You will always find the railroads
and the farmers sitting on the door
step of Uncle Sam waiting for Office
hours again. Both the railroads and
the farmers are always saying to
Uncle Sam, that if you will do $50
and so" we will be all right. This
has been going ON for at least a
generation with the result that it
has proved that Uncle Sam is poor
physician. His patients are saliv-
ated, their joints creak, and they look
as though any more medicine might
kill them. A few months ago the
Administration pointed out that the
only way he country could recover
from its financial hiccoughs was
through measures to finance the rail
roads. More than seven hundred
millions of dollars has been paid to
the railroads in connection with their
period of public control, and this
small sugar-coated pill has appar-
emily had no effect on the patient.
The farmers have captured enough
of Congress to actually hold an effec-
tive balance of powder, and to enable
them to write laws just about as
they wish. One day they have mar
keting measures, the next day they
regulate the packers, the Federal Re-
serve Board and the Federal high
ways. Uncle Sam as a physicist
gives them everything they ask for.
But it all seems of no avail.
For a good many years a large
group of strong minded men have
preached the doctrine that constant
Legislative interference would eventu-
ally kill any of Uncle Sans patients.
The farmers and the railroads seem
to be striking evidences of the proof
of this belief. Even Senators are
recommending to the sick industries
of the country that they "try the
economic law" insead Of the legisla-
tive palliative. They point out that
fixed rates and definitely prescribed
methods of conducting the railroads
amounts to nothing less than price
fixing even though it is termed
government control" They also
indicate that beginning of the agri-
cultural upset, because it produced
an artificial boom in land values and
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1922-02-16
ARMAMENT CONFERENCE


The Conference on the Limitation
Of Armament has ended, and every
body went back home rather happy
over the results. The speech of
President Harding at the closing SEES
sion was q summing UP of results
that he pronounced wholly satisfac-
tory. His statement with regard
to armed preparedness ranks with
the famous ''too proud to fight" ut
terance of his predecessor. But he
got away with the declaration that al
though he once believed in armed pre-
paredness- that 81 have now come to
believe that there is better pre-
paredness in a public mind and q
world opinion. made ready to grant
justice precisely as it exasts it." AS
was 10 be expected, he explained next
day, that he favors keeping up the
Army and Navy to high state OF
efficiency.
Those who talked "peace" when
the word almost gave many people
symptoms of apoplexy, are apt to
take q good deal of satisfaction out
Of President Harding's reference to
the possibilities of agreements among
nations by the process Of having the
peace table arranger before instead
Of after the fighting. Speaking to
the departing delegates at the Ar
mament Conference, he said: mo
intrigue, no offensive or defensive al
Kance, no inducements have wrought
your agreements, but reasoning with
each other to common understanding,
The very atmosphere shamed nation
al selfshness into retreat. View
points were exchanged, differences
composed, and you came 30 understand
how common, after all, are human as
pirations; how alike, indeed, and how
easily reconcilable, are our national
aspirations"
It is announced that the Senate
will proceed to ratify these treaties
as speedily as possible. While there
will be opposition there are no in
cications at this time of the proba-
bility Of a protracted struggle being
staged.
THE PRESIDENT AND
THE BONUS
President Harding took the re-
sponsibility last year of postponing
the soldiers bonus bill. Leaders in
Congress have joined with the Amer
lean Legion and the powerful politi-
cal interests Of the country in urg-
ing the President to come out in sup
port Of the bonus at this time. To
all these enteraties, Mr.. Harding has
answered Congress: "Raise the
money, If you vote this bonus" The
leaders therupon have made repeat
cd trips to the White House to ask
the President chow can we raise it -
'That's for you 10 say" has been the
essence of the answer, on each and
every occasion.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1922-02-16
BAYFIELD,
From the Bayfield, Press

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Mrs. Homer Coulter and two chill
dren, of Ashland spent Saturday last
visiting at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
j. P. Lambert.
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Miss Bertha Bell, of Ashland, was
aguest at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Don C. Bell On First street, several
days this week.
o. M. Nygaard has moved his hard
ware store into the quarters former
ly occupied by Coma Bros pool and
billiard parlor. Mr.. Nygaard has
enlarged his stock and now has
very complete hardware establish
Iment.
4
Word from Milwaukee is to the eff
feet tat Mrs. A. III. Wilkinson has
been elected to the Office of State
Treasurer for the Wisconsin State
Conference of Social Workers. Local
friends join us in extending her con-
gratulations upon this honor. which
has been given her.
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Miss Estabrook, of Washburn, in
charge of Bayfield, County Red Cross
activity, was in the city transacting
business Wednesday.
Mrs. j. A. Anderson and two chill
dren returned Sunday from Ashland,
where they visited a couple of days
with Mrs. Anderson's parents.
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William Knight left Monday for
Milwaukee, where he was joined by
his daughter Miss Anna, and they
proceeded to Miami, Florida, to re-
main two months. Miss Anna holds
position in the Internal Revenue
office under A. H. Wilkinson and has
been given leave of absence.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1922-02-16

farm lands. The new necessities
could not be met through the simple
process Of farming the land. Dur
ing the boom the land spectators
farmed each other; but when price,
fixing ceased the foreign demand for
grains and products fell off the bot
tom dropped out of the whole situa
ton, and all the tinkering that Con
gress could do has not stopped the
leaks.
The cotton growers of the South
have been hard hit, and have rushed
to Washington for relief. They too,
have been disappointed.
Cuba had a boom in sugar, al!
when it's bubble broke the Island was
bankrupt. Cuba rushed on to Wash
ington and met with considerable en-
enlargement in borrowing itself out
of debt" But Cuba isn't through,
and the American Sugar Refining Com
pany, which has manipulated sugar
weighs and measures for great
many years, appears to be among
those hit, inasmuch as it discontinued
paving dividends.
Big leather interests report losses
of millions of dollars during the past
year. The fertilizer companies are
fighting for dear life.
Somebody in Analysing industrial
conditions has wisely commented that
"there is no shortage in misfortune"
But it is a safe prophesy to say that
those who recover first will be the
industries and concerns that have
the privileges of figuring out their
own methods of beating back, and
in the processes of which they en-
counter the least amount of contact
with the remedies prescribed by
Doctor Uncle Sam.
GREATEST OF LAYMEN
PREACHERS
William Jennings Bryan is deliver
ing as many sermons nowadays as
the average minister of the Gospel,
and many of them are given in
Washington churches. In addition
he is writing Sunday School lessons
to a syndicate that is doing a land
Office business selling the feature to
newspapers throughout the country.
Friends of Mr.. Bryan say that he is
now performing his greatest service
for humanity. Incidentally, the
Commorner never enjoyed greater pop
ularity than at present. He has tax
en- up is residence in Florida, and
the political straws appear to indi-
cate that the Senatorial winds are
blowing strong in his direction.
OVER SEVEN MILLION
HOMES WIRED
The Society for Electrical Develop
ment has determined the number of
houses that are wired in the United
States to be 7,636,469 Thirteen mil
lion homes are reached by electrical
service as against 8,145,126 that
are not reached by any such service.
Fourteen thousand communities are
reported as being connected by CEN
trail station lines.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1922-02-16

Miss Dora Pope, Of Sacramento,
CAL, is visiting at the home of her
uncle, Ed. Ellingson.
The Lamar register., 1922-03-29
RESERVOIRS CLAIM
MORE VICTIMS
Two Men Drowned Last Friday Night
In Upper Section of Queen
Reservoir.

Two names were added to the long
death toll Of the big reservoir system
north of Lamar on last Friday night.
Several victims were claimed the first
season water was turned in and each
year since has added from one to sew
eral names to the list. A party of
four people went to the upper section
of the Queen reservoir last Friday
evening including Benjamin Ransome
living north Of the reservoir in Kiowa
county, I. f. Vernon, who lived with
his family about twenty miles south of
Caddoa. a nephew of the latter and a
man who worked for Mr. Ransome.
Ransome and Vernon were out in a
small boat just after dark when the
high wind struck the lake and the
waves began to pile up in regular
swells. It was go dark that the men
on the shore could see nothing but
the lantern which had been placed in
the boat. Suddenly the lantern dis
appeared and the watchers on the
shore heard yells. The boat must have
turned over and the occupants thrown
into the water were not able to do
much in the way of swimming with the
heavy clothing they were wearing. By
the time help was secured all was
quiet and nothing could be done in the
way of attempting to locate the bodies
of the victims before daylight. Plenty
of volunteers came to help as soon as
the news spread, and they worked all
day Saturday and Sunday and it was
not until near noon on Monday that
the bodies were finally recovered.
They were not much marked and show
ed no signs of much of a struggle af-
ter they were thrown into the water.
Both Of the victims were men of
families and had been residents Of this
section for some years. They were
substantial citizens and respected by
al, who knew them. The body of Mr..
Ransome was taken to Eads for pre-
paration and buried there. The body
of Mr.. Vernon was brought to the Hog
gait & Kibbey mortuary and prepar-
ed and taken to his home south Of
Caddoa for funeral and interment in
the cemetery at that place.
The Lamar register., 1922-03-29
FLOOD BILL
Main Excuse for Extra Session VIII
Not Have Easy Sailing.

The main excuse for the extra ses-
will soon be called is the so-called
flood bill asked for by certain Pueblo
citizens. The extra session will be a
long and expensive affair for the talk
of adjourning in one weeks time is
all poppy cock to throw dust in the
eyes of the public. The bill as drawn
will not pass. 1t was patterned after
bill drawn to cover an entirely diff
ferent situation, and by men who had
no knowledge of the use of the wa
ters of river for irrigation purposes.
1t gives absolutely autocratic powers
greater than those formerly possessed
by Kaiser Bill to men who are not
elected by the people but appointed
by district judge and after appoint
ment they have permanent jobs and
are responsible to no one but them
selves. They can tax and spend the
money as they see fit, and tamper with
and divert the waters of the Arkansas
river to suit their own pleasure. The
bill will not pass at all in its present
form, and in any similar form will
only pass after a long drawn out de-
termined fight. That Pueblo itself is
not united behind the bill is evident
from the fact that the most violent at
tacks on its vicious provisions comes
from papers in that city and part of
the Pueblo Legislative delegation have
announced their intention to fight it.
For the good of the state treasury and
the interests of the people the bill
should be allowed to lay over for the
consideration Of the Legislature elect
ed this fall which meets in January
The provisions Of the bill will then
be an issue of the campaign and the
people will have an opportunity to ex-
press their wishes.
The Lamar register., 1922-03-29
NEW SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT
Supt. E. c. Dilley Retires and E. J.
knight of Colorado Springs
Appointed.

The board of directors of the Lamar
high school district after consulting
with large number Of applicants for
the position have appointed E. j..
Knight of Colorado Springs as super
intendent of the Lamar schools to fill
the vacancy caused by the retirement
Of Supt. E. C. Dilley, who has been
at the head of the Lamar schools for
the past two years. The new appoint
ment will take effect at the end of the
present school year Mr.. Dilley has
been connected with the Lamar schools
for several years as principal of the
high school and then superintendent.
He has made many warm friends in
our city who will regret to see him
leave.
Mr.. Knight, the newly appointed
superintendent, is a school man Of
high standing and at present holding
the position Of assistant superintend-
ent Of the Colorado Springs city
schools. He had been superintendent
of schools at Girard, Kansas. for sew
eral years before going to Colorado
Springs and is man Of high stand
ing in his profession. His ability and
experience will be Of great value to
our schools.
The Lamar register., 1922-03-29
GOVERNOR ADAMS HERE
Will be Guest Of 32d Degree Masons
at Banquet Thursday Evening
and Address all Masons and
Ladies' Later.

Ex-Governor Alva Adams, Inspector
General for the 33rd Degree of Scot
ish Rite Masonry in Colorado, will be
the guest of the Scottish Rite Masons
of Lamar at a banquet at the temple
banquet rooms on Thursday evening
of this week. There are now firty-
two 32d Degree Masons in the La
mar territory, and there will be a
large turn out for the banquet in hon
or of the Inspector General.
At 7:3O the lodge room will be
thrown open to all Masons of whatever
degree and their ladies to hear a lee
ture by Governor Adams on Ameri-
canization. The Governor is noted all
over the state and the west as an able
and eloquent talker and his lecture on
this subject has attracted particular
attention. There will be fine music
al program given also.
The Lamar register., 1922-03-29
REGISTER SAVED THE DAY
L. 4. Taxpayer Says He Crawled Out
of an Embarrassing Situation
by Aid of The Register.

Mr.. Editor
| will have to tell you real funny
incident that happened to me recently
on a visit to my old home town. l
was in real tight corner but the
Register proved to be friend in time
of need. My old home town is place
of about fifteen hundred people and
has dozens of old substantial business
men who are really wealthy. When
started back on this trip just carried
with me several of my Lamar tax re-
ceipts for the past few years, and
very casually left them where some
of the town gossips could give them
the once over. In less than no time
flat the town was seething with the
wonderful news that F. z. had gone
out west and struck il rich and was
now a real millionaire. OF course
just kept still and said nothing. Every
body began to look at me in a most
respectful manner and / was certain
ly feeling my oats right. 1t was too
soft, however, to last and it sure was
a sumner to me when a delegation of
the leading citizens came to interview
me and told me that coming as | did
from live progressive western city
Ike Lamar | must feel they were back
numbers because their town streets
were not paved. They said they had
been agitating it for several years and
had issued the bonds but were unable
20 place them during the tight money
period. Now that things were easier
they were going ahead at once and
would let me have the entire issue of
bonds at five per cent discount and
name their handsome new boulevard
for me. You can imagine how en-
barrassed was knowing that would
have to beat my check for return fare
home and fix it with the bank. Just
as all seemed lost / remembered that
my copy of The Register was in my
pocket and pulled it out and showed
them where one of our public spirited
citizens was foreclosing n five thous-
and dollar mortgage drawing fifteen
per cent interest. They admitted at
once that of course could not afford
to invest in their securities when such
opportunities were open. / had to
hurry out of town to keep them from
swamping me with funds that they
wanted me to invest in such paper for
them.
That these high taxes have neither
excuse or even consolation is now the
firm conviction Of
f. z. TAXPAYER.
The Lamar register., 1922-03-29
AGAIN WIN HONORS
Local Cow Testing Association Con.
times to Hold a Leading
Place.

First place for high COW in the state
was again taken by Prowers county
dairymen in February. Pearl Mooie
Douglas, owned by Harry Heath, was
the high one with record of 92.5
pounds of butterfat and 237l pounds
of milk. In the report of AZ associa-
tions in nine western states with Il
total of twenty thousand cows the
Green Mountain Dairy of Lamar ranks
second for herds over fifteen cows and
Guy Gilbert takes seventh place for
herds under fifteen cows. The local
association leads the state in both av-
erage pounds of milk and butterfat,
and as Colorado ranks third in the list
of western states in this respect it
will be seen that our local dairymen
are right close up to the top.
The Lamar register., 1922-03-29
LAMAR OFFICERS GOT HIM
Sheriff Simpson and Deputy Creaghe
Get Much Wanted Young Man.

A fine Buick sedan belonging to
Rufus Phillips, president of the First
National Bank at La Junta, was stolen
from in front of the Baptist church
there while Mr.. and Mrs. Phillips were
At services on Sunday evening and of
ficers Immediately starting looking for
the car and thief. Early Monday
morning the tire shop of j. II. Ecklcs
or North Main street in Lamar was
burglarized and four tires and a num-
ber of tubes taken.
Sheriff Simpson and Undersheriif
Creaghc at once started out in search
for the property anl burglar They
located several of the tires at different
farmers places where they had been
purchased and nc at each place they
were told that TIE man who sold them
was driving n Buick sedan il soon be-
came evident that the same man COM
mitted both crimes They followed un-
til they captured him down in Kansas
and drove in this afternoon with the
car and prisoner. He is now in Jail
and proved to be just a young man
giving the name of f. c. Lyons, but
his real name is j. X. Clayton. His
home is in Clinton, Iowa. He has con-
fessed to both crimes and now stands
practically convicted of grand larceny
in Otero county, burglary in Prowers
county, and with a possible federal
charge for transporting stolen car
across the line into another state If
he has to serve sentences separately
for all these crimes he will be an old
man when he gets through. Sheriff
Simpson will take him and the car to
La Junta tomorrow and turn them ov-
er to the officers there.
The Lamar register., 1922-03-29
TEACHERS ASSOCIATION
Largest Meeting in History Of Associa-
iion Held Last Friday and
Saturday.

Over one hundred of Prowers coun-
tvs staff of teachers were present in
Lamar Last Friday and Saturday for
the sessions of the Prowers County
Teachers Association. They came
from all sections of the county and
all entered into the work and discus
sions of the various programs that had
been arranged.
The work of the Friday morning
program was divided up into sections
for different divisions of the school
work and were held in various rooms
Of the high school building. The ban
quet on Friday evening was held at
$3.50 at the basement of the NJ. T..
church and was served by the ladies of
that church. The remaining sessions
were all held in the high school audi
torium and all the teachers took part
On Saturday morning the officers
for the coming year were elected and
Mrs. Minnie Utter was again chosen
president Mrs. ID. c. Poole of the
Koen school was elected vice president,
and o. X. Joseph OF the school at the
West Farm was elected secretary and
treasurer. A number of school child
ren were present also and took part
in number Of contests in spelling,
mathematics, orations and other
branches.
Seventy-five teachers were present
at the banquet where a delicious menu
was served and afterwards a fine pro-
gram Of short addresses was given.
The Lamar register., 1922-03-29
Masonic Meeting.

A largely attended assembly of Ori-
entail Council No. 10, R. & S. NJ, was
held at the Masonic Temple on Tues
day evening. A short business ses-
sion was held at $3.50 after which a
fine supper was served in the club
room. Beginning at Z o'clock the r.
NJ. degree was conferred on a class of
eleven and the S. NJ. degree on a class
of fourteen. A social session was held
following the ceremonies.
The Lamar register., 1922-03-29
LAMAR COMPANY
BRANCHES OUT
kriswoOd Company Will Operate on
Larger Plan the Coming
Season.

The Kriswood Fixture Co, which has
been recently organized to take over
the business of selling the Kriswood
fixtures for garages carried on the
past year by r. l.. Christy and C. II.
Wooden in small way. The patent
fixtures manufactured by this organ
ization are proving very popular with
the trade and the new company will
push the manufacture and sale of these
special features of garage equipment
The management of the business is in
the hands of r. l.. Christy, inventor
and designer of the special fixtures
and the sales department will be un-
der the direction of Chas. II. Wooden.
Mr.. Wooden expects to leave the first
of next week to start the campaign
and put several travelling men on the
road for the purpose OF conducting a
systematic sales drive over a number
Of states this spring and summer. The
fixtures have proven very popular
wherever used since being put on the
market over a year ago but owing to
limited output there has been little
attempt to push the sales. Now, how
ever, there will be no trouble in Sc
curing stock and it is expected to push
the matter of putting the fixtures on
the market. The G. II. Brown Mfg.
Lumber Co. are attending to the
manufacturing end of the business at
present. The company just organized
is composed of a number Of Lamar
men and they will handle other lines
of garage decorative and advertising
supplies as well as the Kriswood fix
lures. The company will also conduct
a sales campaign for Ornaback tab
bing compound, another Lamar pro-
duct, which has proven one of the most
popular articles for printers ever plac-
ed on the market. It Is manufactured
by the Ornaback Process Co. and has
also been on the market only about
one year but has by its merits built up
fine business already. Present in
dications are that the Increasing sales
Of both Of these popular Lamar pro-
ducts, Kriswood and Ornaback, will
soon require building Of their own
manufacturing plants.