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Indiana daily times., 1922-04-17

pected to make 1t reach a higher point
than has been recorded yet this year.
Flood conditions rival those of 1915
In magnitude and in amount Of property
damage.
Indiana daily times., 1922-04-17
WEATHER

Forecast for Indianapolis and vicinity
for the twenty four hours ending
p n. April Is. 1922:
Thunder showers this afternoon and
probably tonight; cooler tonight; Tues
day fair and cooler
III, fT.r-r
Indiana daily times., 1922-04-17
FOR THE KIDDIE'

Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy.
Watch For Them
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1922-04-07
Tobacco Notes

Stoley Nelson of Stoughton called in
the market Tuesday.
H. S. McGifin of Sparta was in Ed
gerton the first of the week.
The Holtan Leaf Tobacco company is
putting up very attractive packing of
northern leaf in their Stoughton ware
house.
0. Fl. Holtan, representative of Scot
ten Dillon in that city, was in Edgerton
day. He is running stemming crew
in Stoughton and expects to be busy
the entire summer.
The federal marketing department is
looking for the right sort of man in
southern Wisconsin to enter the service
of the department under the u. S.
warehousing act. A young man from
Edgerton is prominently mentioned.
Thursday last week tobacco growers,
bankers and business men held con-
ference with the Department of Mar
kets at Madison and formulated plans
for marketing organization and to-
bacco pool. If Is per cent Of the Wis
consin acreage can be secured before
June l, the organization will become
effective. Committees were named.
and the tobacco areas divided into four
districts of which Rock, Dane, Column
bia, Jefferson and Green counties rep
resent more than one-half of the 1921
acreage. Dane county and the section
in the north counties did not fall
strongly in line for such pool year
ago. This year vigorous campaign
will be put on to bring the entire to-
bacco growing territory into the organ
ization. Articles of incorporation have
been filed. The officers of the organ
ization are: Jens Davidson of Westby,
president; G. 0. Berg, Stoughton, vice
president; c. N. Pulley, Madison, Sec
rotary; Gunder Felland, Madison, treas
urer. Sixteen directors are named,
among them John Mussehl of Edgerton.
District president for the southern dis
trict is H. c. Hemingway of James
vile. E. j. Jennings of Viroqua is
named chairman of the warehousing
committee.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1922-04-07
EdgertOn Contributes Literally.

The sum of $685. Al was collected and
sent to the Russian Famine Relief fund
to be used to buy food, medicine and
clothing for the Volga Valley sufferers.
We sent our contribution to the Ameri-
can Friends Service committee (Quak-
ers) for distribution. Edgerton solic-
itors gathered $540.15, Albion commun-
ity, through Rev. and Mrs. Sayer's
help, S54.26, and Albion Paairie, through
Rev. d. J. Coach, $685. 90.
For this very splendid response on
the part of the people of Edgerton and
vicinity we are indebted to the faithful
work of the followinfi persons who
kindly gave of their time and efforts
to solicit contributions: Mrs. o. G..
Hansen, Mrs Will Dickinson, Miss
Hazel Conn, Mrs. w. S. Brown, Mrs.
VIM. Clifford, Mr.. D. C. Gle, Mrs. A.
Roethe, Esther Croft, Violet Park,
Harvey Ides, Emory Stindl, Mrs. B.
Perrigo, Erick Klemp, Mr.. Fred Holt
and teachers, Rev. c. L. Atkins. Mrs.
Broderick, Mrs. F. Lyon, Mrs. A. c..
Anderson, Miss c. Barrett. Hrs II.
Bunker, Mrs. S. Madden, Mrs. H. Hal
verson, Mrs. C. Lintvedt, Mrs. John
Marks, Mrs. Geo. Rea, Mrs. VIM. SYM
ons, Mrs. P. M Ellingson.
Each of the warehouses was solicited
by proprietor or foreman respectively,
viz: [. B. Earle, O. J. Jensen, C. E..
Sweeney, j. A. Jensen, w. Dickinson,
D. P. Devine, Andrew Mcintosh, T. A.
Ellingson.
In behalf of the committee, I wish to
express our hearty appreciation to each
one who helped accomplish this work
of kindness.
Boyd w. Kramer, Chairman.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1922-04-07
Merchants Guest Evening.

Friday this week the neighborhood
folks will gather in Edgerton to be the
guests of the Edgerton merchants at a
window unwilling, free picture show
and free dance in Academy hall where
the Edgerton Concert band will furnish
the music.
The merchants will make an effort to
put exhibits in their show windows to
please and interest the public. At 7:3O
the shades will go up, and the windows
will be brilliantly Illuminated. The
band will play concert of it's best
music at different points on the main
business streets. The stores will not
be open for business that night, but
they will show in as attractive and as
impressive manner as space and con-
ditions will permit, what Edgerton
merchants are doing to serve the pub
lie. Weather conditions permitting,
there is sure to be big turnout Friday
afternoon and evening.
The programs offered by the Rialto
are selected because they are both in
teresting and instructive. STANLEY in
Africa" is graphic presentation of
the great explorer and his work in let
ting the light of civilization into the
darkest of Africa.
The Reporter joins the Edgerton bus
ness men in extending to you hearty
welcome.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1922-04-07
Clever Work of Enforcement Officers.


Two Chicago prohibition officers have
been in Edgerton since last Thursday.
A large box securely done up with iron
bands and all, landed at the Edgerton
freight depot at about the same time,
the enforcement officials having traced
the innocent looking package from Chi
cago. It. was consigned to one HI. L..
Burgerson, Edgerton, and the shipper s
name was H. H. Rubberized Speciality
Company, Chicago, and the consign-
ment designated as rubber coats.
The shipment held no rubber coats,
nor anything rubberized, but "a gallons
of pure, blue flame alcohol, neatly done
up in one gallon tin containers of the
kind used for maple syrup, and packed
three in each of four cartons.
The officers opened the box and in
spected the contents, packed it back
and made it ready for shipment to Chi
cago Wednesday this week. They have
been around town since last Thursday
expecting that the party to whom the
precious fluid was shipped would appear
to claim the goods. One of the officers
said they had very little sleep since
coming to Edgerton. They rather ex-
pected that the parties would have tried
to break into the depot at night to make
the haul; but nothing has happened;
neither has there been any inquiry at
the postoffice. They smelt the rat, and
are laying low.
The officers had hoped to capture the
Edgerton party in order to get evidence
as to the source of shipment. But so
far no clue has developed. The officers
must be given credit for being on the
job and keeping in close touch with
every parcel shipped out Of the city.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1922-04-07
Koshkonong Lutheran Assembly.

Representatives of the Stoughton,
Cooksville, West and East Koshkonong,
RockdaIe and Edgerton congregations
met in the public library building,
Stoughton, Friday last week to make
plans for the meeting of the assembly
this summer. The first assembly was
held at Albion on the old academy cam
pus last summer on the 14th of July.
In point of attendance the meeting was
a success. For the coming gathering
the representatives who met at Slough
ton worked out somewhat more elabor-
ate plans, and even the nature of the
annual festival may turn into somewhat
new channels While it is to have the
nature of a neighborhood picnic, the
program will include exercises that will
appeal to more than the social interests
Of the people coming.
The Stoughton meeting heard draft
for proposed constitution and bylaws
and according to this draft there are
to be two addresses delivered at each
assembly, one of which is to deal with
settlement history of the Koshkonong
section of this state, another to be
given by some nationally known man
or woman on a timely subject. Music,
especially chorus singing, is to be a
feature. For the coming assembly,
which is to be held at Albion day be-
tween the 18th and Goth of July this
summer, the committee on speakers
was instructed to secure William Jen-
nings Bryan as one of the speakers.
In connection with the assembly idea
is also definite plan to raise funds for
memorial monument to be placed on
the Juve farm in the town of Pleasant
Springs, concentrating the first Luth-
eran service held there Sept. 2, 1874.
1t is also the intention to include in the
work to be sponsored by the assembly
to collect material for pioneer history
of the Koshkonong settlement.
The old officers of the organization
were reelected. They are: John Hol-
tan, Stoughton, president; c. 0. Tel
lefson, Rockdale, vice president; G. A.
Hoen, Edgerton, secretary; Lars Lien
Jr., town of Albion, treasurer. There
is board of directors having one mem
Der from each congregation belonging
to the association. There are IA con-
gregations participating, including
territory within the boundaries of lines
drawn from Cambridge to Deer1eld and
McF arland, Stoughton and Cooksville,
east to Edgerton and a line north
through Jefferson county to Cambridge.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1922-04-07
Norwegian Lutheran Church
English services at 100.

English services at HOO.
Sunday school at 1000.
Luther League in the evening.
Confirmation class on Saturday, l 80.
Thursday evening at 7:3O communion
services in the English language.
Easter Sunday at 1000 English serv-
ices; at IL 100 Norwegian services.
Ladies society April 6 in church par
Tors, entertained by Mesdames Peter
Edwardson, Emil Edwardson, Anton
Olson. Peter Helgestad and Peter
Mathison.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1922-04-07

Mr.. Fred North is severely ill a
his home with an attack of pneumonia.
Dan Quigley was up from Freeport
for a short visit with relatives Wednes-
day.
Mrs. Emil Schumacher is at Lock
wood hospital recovering nicely from a
recent operation.
Next Thursday afternoon. April Is,
at 2:3O, the Daughters of the King of
the Congregational church will meet at
the home of Mrs. Ann Ebbott.
Special communication of Fulton
Lodge No. 50 A. F. & A. M. 80 p. m.
Thursday, April 18TH Work in M. M.
degree. Supper served $50 p. m.
The Bethany Circle will be enter
tanned at the home of Miss Alma Veum,
April 10th, by Misses Nora Lien and
Alma Veum.
Mr.. Frank w. Flurer of Roundup,
Mont, writes as he mails his check to
renew his subscription to The Reporter:
81 do like to get the Edgerton news.
We have had an unusually cold winter,
lots of snow, but the stock is looking
good in this locality as we had lots of
feed last fall We have fine weather
now"
St Paul has cooperative live
stock commission company; St. Louis
has another; now third is organized
for Chicago. These commission asso-
Citations receive and sell live stock in
these markets at less commission than
the old line commission houses, saving
money to the shippers. They handle
live stock both for cooperative ship
ping associations and for individual
shippers. The Chicago headquarters
| will be at the Chicago stockyards. The
associations mentioned have been or
ganized upon the recommendations of
| the Farm Bureau Marketing committee
of fifteen.
"A wire from Chicago Wednesday
carried the news that T. B. Earle, who
is at the Augustana hospital in Chicago
in the care of surgeons, had blood
TRANSMISSION Tuesday, taking pint of
blood. The result seemed satisfactory,
and if he is found in proper condition
an operation will be performed We'd
nesday evening or Thursday morning.
The numerous friends of Mr.. Earle are
anxiously waiting to hear that the OPP
GRAFTON is successful and that he is on
the road to recovery. Mrs. Earle has
also been ill for number of days. She
again has had serious time of it. She
has the sympathy of the whole COM
munity and sincere wishes for speedy
recovery.
The Ripon College Glee Club gave
a concert in the high school assembly
room Monday evening to packed
house. The club sings solid program
and sings it very we'll. The Edgerton
audience received the young men warm
ly and was unstinted in its applause
which was responded to on the part of
the singers with number of encores.
The manager, Samuel N. Packard, made
neat little speech during the inter-
mission, saying pleasant word for his
and other small colleges, presenting the
| advantages to the high school graduate
of entering small college rather than
one of the large universities where he
| finds it hard to establish contact with
student life and the members of the
faculty. The club has % concerts on
its tour, Edgerton being half way be-
tween the beginning and the end of the
circuit. Elizabeth B. Bintliff, M. A.,
is the directress of the club
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1922-04-07
VILLAGE OF ROCKDALE.

President, c. o. Tellefson; trustee,
Henry Tellefson; clerk, Wesley Tellef-
son; treasurer, John Norgord; assessor,
j. c. Holm; justice, Ole Anderson; con-
stable, Roland Turnbull; for supreme
judge, Jones 80, Kleist 6; for superior
senior judge, Hoppman AZ, Finney 3;
junior, Warner Fl, Casson S, Reynolds
2, Stolen 16.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1922-04-07
TOWN OF ALBION.

Mr.. ]. ]. Noble, town clerk, reports
that he is re- elected. Joseph johnson
and Chas. Martin were elected super
visors; HI. E. Lille, treasurer; Elias
Simonson, assessor. The chairman
holds over, Carl Lien.
For chief justice Burr Jones received
81 votes and Kleist 20.
Senior superior judge, Hoppman 103,
Finney A; junior judge, Stolen SO,
Warner "a, Casson 10, Reynolds Is.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1922-04-07
TOWN OF CHRISTIANA.

Supervisor, Joseph Berg; supreme
judge, Jones 70, Kliest 2; senior super
ior court, Hoppman SO, Finney %; jun
Tor, Warner AZ, Casson 4, Reynolds 8,
Stolen SO.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1922-04-07
TOWN OF SUMNER.

Chairman, Edw. Altpeter; clerk, C.
M. Kirby; assessor, VIM. Bunting; JUS
tice of peace, C. Tellefson; constables,
VIM. Trick, Gail Marsden, Gust Hove,
Willis Kruckenberg; treasurer, Edw.
Dinkert.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1922-04-07
Election Returns.
CITY OF EDGERToN.

A rather pleasant day; but not a
pleasant place to vote. Edgerton needs
little cleaning up as far as the con-
dition of the voting place is concered.
The ladies who voted Tuesday thought
that the Edgerton fathers are poor
housekeepers judging by the appear
ance of the stairway and the condition
of that unspeakable ingram carpet.
Mrs. Alfred Anderson looked for the
job, but Harry Ash won out; it will
now be up to him to see that the City
hall is given the once over in the spring
cleaning
The total vote cast was Isl as COM
pared with 735 cast at the spring cleo
tion year ago. Below are the returns:
Mayor
G. G.. Biederman. 585
Treasurer
Edison Ogden. 412
A. IL. Jenson. 1913
Assessor
A. ). Flagg. -. .617
Justice of Peace, 2 years
Joe Hruska. ...... .4O9
u. w. North. 2o3
Justice of Peace, year
frank Williams. ..................3 93
D. c. Gle. ................... .273
Constables-
Y. b. Geary lst Ward
VIM. O'Leary. .............2n End Ward
w. j. Fike. 3rd Ward
Alderman First Ward
Harry Ash ..:............: 238
Mrs Grace Anderson. ...... 81
Alderman Second Ward
Ed. Grassman. 161
N. E. Nelson 96
Alderman Third Ward
Ferd Gessert 81
A. E. Bartz. &c
George Stricken. %
Justice Supreme Court
Duff JOIl6S O4O
John c.. Kleist. TIA
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1922-11-25
HAVE NO RIGHTS:
OF CITIZENSHIP
Supreme Court Decision Is Bar
to lapaneSe,

The United States supreme court
has ruled that Japanese are ineli-
gible to citizenship.
The court stated that Sin all Of
the naturalization. acts from 1890 to
1906 the privilege of naturalization
was confined to white persons with
the addition in 1870 of those of A.
rican nativity and descent), although
the, exact wording. of the various
statutes was not always the same"
Declaring that it is the duty of
the court Ito give effect to the in
tent of congress-" the opinion pro-
ceeded to determine the intent "by
giving the words their natural sig
nificance."
The court intimated that it agreed
with counsel for the japanese when
reference was made to 1.-The culture
and Enlightenment Of the Japanese
people,"
The court said there was no sug-
gestion of individual unworthiness
or racial inferiority in the decision.
I'VE have no function in the matter
'other than to ascertain the will of
congress and declare it," said the
court.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1922-11-25

tinction when it set aside the fed
eral child labor act of 1916, which
prohibited the products Of child la
Dor entering Interstate commerce in
that case (Hammer versus Dagen-
hart) the court said:
1.-THE making Of goods and the
mining Of coal are not Interstate
commerce, nor does the fact that
tnese things are to be afterwards
shipped or used in Interstate COM
merce make their production a part
thereof"
In the case Of Coe versus Enrol
Q16 U. S., SID the supreme court
also drew a sharp line between pro-
duction and transportation. This case
revolved around the right of a state
to tax logs intended for export. The
court said that while the logs were
intended for export the owner has
a perfect right to change his mind,
land until actually put in motion,
for some place out of the state, or
committed to the carrier for trans
they not be regarded as still remain
Ing part of the general mass of
property in the state? j,
The court further stated that "un-
til actually launched on it's way to
another state, or committed to a
common carrier for transportation
to such state, it's destination is not
fixed and certain"
In these cases the supreme court
takes a position in sharp contra st
TO the court of appeals, which rules
tnat because a strike makes it i'm
possible for an employer to manu-
1acture articles intended for inter-
state commerce, that this strike is
violation of law.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1922-11-25
STRIKES WOULD BE 0UTLAWED
BY FEDERAL COURTS DECISION

In divided opinion the federal
court Of appeals at Kansas City has
ruled that when a strike interferes
with the manufacture Of articles in
tended for interstate commerce,
such strike is illegal. In a minority
opinion Judge Stone declared, in ef-
feet, that If the decision is upheld
I it will outlaw every strike.
The decision is made in the case
OF several st. Louis leather manu-
facturers and their organized leath-
err workers, who suspended work
when they were refused wage scale
and improved working conditions.
Teh strike was so effective that the
employers asked Federal, District
Judge Wade to issue an Injunction
against picketing on the ground that
the strikers were interfering& with
interstate commerce. The court re-
fused but later issued the Injunction
The United Leather Workers In
terhational union aided their st.
Louis members in appealing the de-
cision to the federal court of ap-
peals, which now sustains Judge
Wade. In upholding the lower
court, Judge Sanborn said:
Manufacture of articles contract
ed or intended to go into interstate
commerce constitutes part of same.
That where the purpose of the con-
sp1racy Is to prevent the manufac-
ture of such articles. the inevitable
effect is to interfere with interstate
commerce."
The leather workers announce they
Will appeal this decision to the Unit
ed States supreme court, which has
repeatedly made a clear distinction
between production and transporter
tom
The supreme court made this dis
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1922-11-25

the school board. always selected
with view Of protecting the COM
pany's interests. The church comes
in for. its share Of company domin-
alton, and the. state legislature is
another favorite roosting place for
emissaries of the company. This in
dustrial and political com bination
is guaranteed to arrest normal ac-
tivities Of luck1ess Inhabitants Of
the company town. 49,,
" THE coin Of the realm in a COM
pany town is the coupon book, or
tin money bearing the name of the
company. It is not negotiable out
side of the Kingdom Us of tin
money is so widespread in some Of
the southern lumber sections that
United States money is not .recog-
nized. ~.
:; Real labor organizations are out
Of style in a company town. The
only organization assured well
come is the brand that is hopeless,
useless. spineless and reactionary.
1t must be ready made, hand
picked and bear the company's trade
mark" "
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1922-11-25
cRlMllllL JURISDICTION
EXTENDS TO HIGH SEAS

The criminal jurisdiction OF the
United States extends to offenses
against its laws committed by Amer
lean citizens upon the high. seas, the
United States supreme, court held in
a case brought by the government
against Raymond H. Bowman. The
case is regarded by counsel of i'm
portant phases of many statutes.
Bowman was the chief engineer
on the shipping board steamship
Dio and was indicted with others in
Brazil on charges Of conspiracy to
defraud the government in the pur-
chase Of fuel Oil. =; ~: It,. Z.
The supreme court :. upheld the
governments: contention that If the
ruling of the lower court was not
set aside federal criminal statutes
could be violated with impunity by
persons going outside the three
mile limit.
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lumber BAR0n 5 4 P0SEb
BY ORGANIZED timber WORKERS

Strenuous publicity efforts are be-
ing made by r. A. Long,i Pacific
coast lumber king and head Of the
Long Bell lumber company, to ,coun-
teract the propaganda of the Tim
Der Workers union, which is ex-
posing hts anti-union tactics, his
paternaiism and his company
The timber workers point to Weed,
Cal, as sample Of Mr.. Longs in
terest in the workers. To get rid
OF the union the manager of the
weed mills organized a plant coun-
Gill; which, he explained, was done
to extend the hand Of fellowship"
That was in March, last year. A
wage cut Of 81 day was imme-
dlately enforced. Ten days later an
other cut Of 40 cents a day was
made.
This plant council" said Harry
w. Call, secretary-treasurer of the
International Union of Timber
Workers. was composed of the de-
partment superintend. nts and one
enploye from each department., ap-
pointed by his superintendent, to
serve for a period of not less than
80 days. All employees must submit
their grievances in writing to this
delegate, who in turn, presents
them to the monthly meeting of
the council, the meeting being COM
posed of the superintendent of the
various departments
ITO the company was reserved the
last word. If the company was not
in the mood to concede changes, it
would veto the proceedings, and
there was no court of appeal.
For the company the plant coun-
civ worked. For the workers it has
meant a succession of raids on their
pay checks and working conditions
which were already too bad for hui
man endurance. The trouble at Weed
has never been righted. Long hours
There is no liberty.
when a worker accepts employ
ment at Weed he is given a num-
ber' or brass check and is charged
81. If he loses the check the COM
pany appropriates the, dollar. Since
the plant council was formed the
state has been compelled to enforce
the minimum wage law for women,
who were paid 81 cents a day less
than the law provides.
Weed is a typical Long-Bell COM
pany town. The company owns the
mills, logging camps, stores, bank,
hotels, restaurants and hospital. The
United States post office and recrea-
ton hall are on company land.
I'm company town the company's
domination does not stop on the
job. In most cases the mayor is a
stakeholder and high official of the
companq. He appoints the chief of
police who is invariably a company
henchman, who in turn selects the
deputies, or thugs, as they are most
always found to be, and who en-
force law and order Then comes