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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1922-05-04
new SCHEDULE
OF WAGES
SCHOOL BOARD SETS NEW
FIGURE FOR TEACHERS
Cut Amounts to About 20%o Re-
ductiOn Over Wages Paid Last
Year. Several! Departments
to be Discontinued.

Teachers wages in the city OF
Washburn were considerably reduced
at meeting of the Board of Educa-
cation held on May 1st. The cut
approximates 2086 of the wages paid
during the past year.
1T is also understood that the
Domestic Science, Agricultural de-
partment and Manual Training will
be discontinued during the coming
year, although final decision on this
was not made. te
The following is the schedule of
wages as set by the school board:
Grade teachers (Normal) no ex-
perience $3.50.
Grade teachers, 2 years experience
$500.
Grade teachers years experience
1920.
Junior High School, years ex-
perience $1,000.
High School teachers, inexperienc-
ed $105O. 0
High School teachers, 2 years ex-
perience $1100.
Agricultural teacher, experienced
$3.50.
Teachers training teacher, ex-
perienced $1400.
High School Principal $1,000.
Superintendent $250O.
The Board agreed not to hire
number of teachers in the schools,
while a number have notified the
Board they will not accept a position
next year.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1922-05-04
CARD OF THANKS

take this means of showing my
appreciation and gratitude to Mr..
F. T. Beers, manager Of the Du Pont
Co., for donating to me the Hadley
house located at Barksdale, my house
having been recently destroyed by
fire. The house will be moved from
its present location to my farm four
miles from Barksdale, and the NOV
ing will be opened at once for bids
to any house mover.
Mr.. and MRS. HERMAN KLUGE,
and Children.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1922-05-04
ANOTHER WASTE
OF CITY FUNDS
BILL FILED WITH CITY HAS
BEEN PIGEONHOLED
$523.O4 Claim Has Been Held
From the Attention of the
City Council. What Did We
Get?

A claim against the city of Wash.
burn amounting to $523.04, which
has been filed with the city for some
time but which has been pigeonho1ed
and has been kept from the attention
of the city council up to the present
time has just been unearthed. This
claim against the city council was
filed by Dabney H. Maury of Chicago,
and is a claim for engineering work
done by this firm in the appraisal of
the plant and equipment of the
Washburn Water Works company.
Perhaps the present city council
fails to remember that this firm was
engaged as city engineers for the
city of Washburn at meeting held
Jan. 21st, 1921, at the same time
Raglan e. Pierce were engaged as
city accountants.
Just what work Maury did for the
city of Washburn has not been learn
ed, but it is said that representa-
tive was here some time ago to look
things over, and it was the intention
to use the testimony in the Water
Works Company hearing in their ap-
plication for a raise in rates. At the
time it was claimed that the city
could not afford to have this expert
come here and deliver his expert
testimony, and instead Mr.. Raglan
of Minneapolis was here ogive tes-
timony, for which the city paid a
claim of about $500. The water
company got the raise.
The claim of the Chicago engineer,
it is learned, has been here for some
time, in fact previous to the spring
election, but for some mysterious
reason has been in a pigeon hole
where it mas idly reposed until un-
earthed this week.
The claim calls for $523.04 for
work done for the city and now that
the Times has discovered the claim
perhaps it may be brought to the
councils attention.
If the council has to pay this
claim the general fund will be short
just just that much.
The bills yet to be presented, and
which mind you will not be in any
small sum, will include the services
of McGovern G. McGovern of Milwau-
kee, attorneys for the city hired by
the council, and John J. Fisher of
bayfield,, also an attorney for the
city, whose claims for some reason
have not as yet been presented.
These experts have cost the city
some real money.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1922-05-04
A FINE BALL.

The Carnation ball given under the
auspices of the knights Of Pythias
lodge Of this city at the Du Pont
Club on Monday evening proved to
be the best event ever given by this
order, and the large hall was crowd
ed to over flowing, many coming here
from Ashland and bayfield, to attend.
The hall was beautifully decorated
for the occasion and each Of the
dancers were given beautiful carna-
tions to wear, while the flowers
formed part of decorations. The
ball was success in every way and
much credit is due the committee for
the manner in which it was arrang-
ed.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1922-05-04
GENERAL MEETING

A general meeting of all the
Parent-teachers Associations of the
city will be held at the Walker High
School on Monday, May 9Th, at 8
p. M. to which everyone is invited to
attend.
DR.. Ganfeld, President of Carroll
college, will be here to deliver an ad-
dress. He is an exceptionally fine
talker and everyone should turn out
to hear HIM.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1922-05-04
MEAsnRING UP THE JOB

In the past thirty days employment
figures have shown decided and
continued upward trend in all Sec
tions of the country. A Bulletin
from the Presidents Conference on
Unemployment Service, states that
for every 100 jobs now available
there are now 100 applicants as
against 226 in January. In other
words, where there was work for only
A per cent of the seekers three
months ago, there are. now jobs Tor
62 per cent. @
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1922-05-04

A picnic supper was given by the
Order of Eastern Star for the mem
bers of the order and their families
on Tuesday. evening of this week
A picnic supper was served at 6
o'clock an dthis was followed by
games for the children and grown
ups. 1t was a delightful affair and
fully enjoyed by all present.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1922-05-04

Mrs. T. A. Oscar, who has been
spending the winter months visiting
relatives at Chicago and Madison,
returned home on Monday evening
and will make her home here during
the summer season.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1922-05-04

Total receipts ---------$55,17 ,171.67
The above figures are as shown by
the books in my Office.
Signed GEO. A. WHITE,
City Clerk.
In order to clean up all business of
the previous school board the funds
at the close of the school year last
year showed an overdraft of $3326.51.
Mr.. White also verifes this state
ment.
The present school board claims
that they had saddled unto them by
the former school boards bills that
run up into thousand or more dol
lars.
Here are the bills which they claim
were saddled unto them:
Standard Oil Co., date of
invoice Aug. 9, 1921 -------- 7.35
Standard Oil Co., date of
invoice July II, 1921 ------- 1870
Baker Paper Co., August
1, 1921 218.50
Northwestern Supply Co.,
April z, 1921 ------------- 14.9O
Baker Paper Co., Aug. 4, 1921 $500
Wi. Telephone Co., Aug. 1, 1921 1920
Literary Digest, June, 1921 = 400
Remington Typewriter Co.
May 81, 1921 -------------- 165.0O
West Disinfecting Co.,
Feb. "a, 1921 ------------- 1925
The above bill shows notation to
the effect that it is due and payable
Dec. l, 1922, and this is the only bill
that was on file at the close of the
last school year.
]. B. Lippincott & Co.,
Aug. 10, 1921 ------------- 1908
United Chemical Co.,
Aug. IL, 1921 ------------- 1925
Grand Rapids Herald Re-
view, Jan. %, 1922 ---------- 4.2C
Associated Manufacturers
Co., June q, 1921 ---------- 155Ol
Total ------------------ "a o.
The above were bills either CT
hand or coming in after l assumed
Office.
GEO. A. WHITE,
City Clerk.
Now let US see what these bil'
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1922-05-04
REFUSE TO BELIEVE THEIR
OWN FIGURES
Trying to Shift Responsibility
For Enormous Expenditure
of Funds During the Present
Year.

President E. Bryan of the Schoo
Board is going up and down the
street wildly waving his hands anc
trying to shift the responsibility Of
the showing of the figures of his owr
Board relative to the cost of running
the city schools during the past
year, as compared with the figures
of year ago, and he is trying to
make people believe that the Times
erred in its figures of week ago,
He is being backed up by Fred An
derson, Alderman of the 9Th ward
and also member of the School
Board. Both of these gentlemen re-
fuse to be shown by their own re-
cords, but charge the Times with
endeavoring to mislead the tax
payers of Washburn.
Before the entire city council the
Times representative invited both
Bryan and Anderson into the City
Clerks office to prove the truth of
the statements, but both refused to
be shown but would rather go about
crying that the Times lied, without
any information whatever for their
statements.
[ Last week the Times charged that
the present s.hool board would show
an overdraft of upwards of $4,000
at the close of the present school
year, despite the fact that the pre-
sent school board had more funds
on which to run the schools than
their predecessors. We repeat the
statement again this week and back
up the charge with a signed state
ment of the City Clerk proving our
assertions.
During 1920-21 the receipts of the
school board were as follows:
Amount levied for school
purposes (direct levy) ---$41, ,438 90
Amount received as coun-
Amount received as state
aid lUOl .43
Tuitions received ---- 1921 90
State school apportioment 5292.14
Total receipts ---------$55,1 ,17l.67
The above figures are as shown by
the books in my Office.
Signed GEO. A. WHITE,
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1922-05-04

Total receipts ------$55,1 ,171.67
The above figures are as shown by
the books in my office.
Signed GEO. A. WHITE,
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-08-26
ORDINANCE NO. sl2.

AN ORDINANCE TO BE ENTITLED AN
ORDINANCE DECLARING THE CITY OF
LAKELAND TO BE A BIRD SANCTUARY
AND PROHIBITING THE KILLING, MANNING
lNJuRlNG, OR CAPTURING OF CERTAIN
BIRDS in THE CITY LIMITS OF LAKELAND
AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES" RELATED
THERETO.
BE IT ORDAINED by the city commission
Of the City Of Lakeland:
Section l.
1t shall be unlawful for any person to Kill,
MAIN, injure or capture any song, plumage
or insectivorous bird within. the city limits
Of the City Of Lakeland. either by the use
Of firearms, air-guns, sling shots, traps,
SHARES, missiles or by any other means.
Section ii.
1t shall likewise be unlawful for any per-
sons within the city limits Of the City Of
mentioned in Section ! or to wentonly des-
troy the eggs Of any such birds.
Section III.
The purpose of this ordinance Is TO fully
protect song, pumage and lnsectiyorous bros
| in the City of Lakelaud from destruction or
capture and with the intent of carrying out
such purpose the city Of Lakeland is hereby
declared to be a bird sanctuary.
Section ".
Any person violating any Of the provisions
Of this ordinance shall, upon conviction. be
! fined not to exceed fifty dollars or to impris.
onment not to exceed thirty days or both 10
the discretion Of the court.
Section v.
All ordinances or parts of ordinances in con.
fllct herewith are herby repealed.
Approved and passed July II, 1922.
H. c. PETTEwAY, Mayor.
ATTEST: II. l.. SwATTS. City Clerk.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-08-26

When you think of Switzerland you think of the Nc
Cormicks Poor deluded Mathilde is somewhere in the
vicinity of her beloved Max Oscr while Papa McCor-
mick is on a honeymoon with his second wife in the
Swiss Alps But after all is said and DONE why
should the rest of the world worry. 1t is of
business although may think we have right to be-
come somewhat mfAed because certain Americans whose
fortune has come from the pockets of the farmers of this
country and Canada decide that of that fortune
shall be spent in foreign lands. Under present cond
tons that is their own affair and there stpula
lions in the contracts made when the farmer bought his
mower OF his binder. that the profits of the sale should
remain here at home in America and be spent for the
benefit of American institutions. Of schools
have plenty of funds and we have lack of cash fol
good roads and all the other advances that mark our
progress so why worry if few palry millions levied
against the agricultural interests of the land be left with
the hotels and stores Of European cesp Enough of the
McCormicks.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-08-26

With the approach of autumn interest increases in the
crop prospects in the Old World. Everywhere there
comes the story of bounful harvest In northern Rus
sia where winter sets in shortly after the first of Sepem
ber the gain fields yielded returns while in the
southern region around the Black Sea and the Caspian
Sea- harvesting operations are in progress with
ports indicating the greatest grain crop since 1914 the
year Of the outbreak of the world war when the grain
fields stood untouched save for the small of labor
performed by faithful who tried to take the places
of the men who had gone off to suffer and to die Time
heals all wounds and things right the boys of twelve,
thirteen and fourteen who of too young TO
be drafted the service of the Gar old enoug
and strong enough to reap the harvest that food
sufficient and 10 spare for millions who have been on
short rations for many years. hat which is true of
Russia is also true Of Roumana, Bulgaria, Serbia Mon
tenegro Greece and all the near-Easem countries The
obligation resting upon the OF the world feed the
hungry and cothe the naked will now be lifted so far
as these countries concerned that attention be
turned to the needy elsewhere country that pros
percus and with ample food supplies 10 last throug hout
the winter months far les likely give trouble to its
neghbors than enc that ha starved and without hope
We may well count The present conditions these hither
to stricken countries, as for sincere thanks and
rejoicing.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-08-26
MODELS FOR COTTON FABRICS

The day of tire frilly frock has re-
turned and there are many lovely
designs to lure one away from the
severe models Of familiar type. The
first dress pictured is in novelty wolfe
trimmed with plated net. The deep
collar is of plain net and widens as it
nears the belt Satin ribbon forms the
sash. Medium size requires SO yards
36-inch voile and l. II yard net.
Bingham, that aristocrat Of cottons,
forms an alliance with organdy to
achieve the striking model to the right.
'fhe large, side-closing collar is pic
turesquc and particularly suited to the
summer fabrics. Medium size requires
3ss yards check and ~ yard 36-inch
plain material.
First Model: Pictorial Review Dress
No. 1912, Sizes, II to 20 years.
Price, IS cents.
Second Model: Dress No. 1910.
Sizes, "a to 10 inchce abust. Price,
s. cents. E;Asa -..A--..... 4..-a.-
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-08-26
JAIL FOR BOOZE DRIVERS

Jacksonville, Aug. 2i.-NIayor John
W Martin announced today he would
sign tomorrow an ordinance making it
mandatory. upon municipal Judges to
give jail sentences in cases where per-
sons arrested for driving an automo-
BILE white under the influence of liquor
are found guilty. 1t will be impossible
in the future TO assess fines eXcep.
for the first Two offenses.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-08-26
Ripping Rhymes
By WALT MASON.
BE SURE

Before you lift your voice in song be that you
sing, neighbors, when you're going strong, all
kinds of bricks may fling. For it is i'll to Stay tune
with voice that doesn't track recalling dogs that bay
the moon until the wekins crack. The fake Carusos
Of this land much tribulation bring when with their
maps ajar, they stand imagining they sing When l
young thought my voice like seraphs lutte,
designed to make the world rejoice and bring scads
to boot. And when had the least I'd lubreate
my gears and turn flood of music loose charm the
peoples l chaned luscious lays and sweet, Of
youth and love and home and eggs that long
soete were broken on my dome And chunks of coal
that bruised my Stats from windows high thrown,
and cauliowers and crooks and and broken slabs
of And thus the truth, so ghastly raw at last
in pain l grasped; my voice was like crosscut saw
when it is rudely rasped From that day forth would
not life voice in golden song sing when one has
not the gift is vllainous1y wrong
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-08-26

1t would have been JOY and delight to have been
able toni ht TO chronicle the end of the shopmens strike
A return to work Of the hundreds Of thousands of
now idle would be hailed with pleasure by all the coun
n.y. But the end not yet. Fridays Developments in
dictated a serious widening Of the breach between the
shopmen and the railroad executives the seniority
question The railroad heads have taken firm and de-
ermned stand against the reinstatement Ct the strikers
with full seniority rights and privileges. The shopmen
say that is the only way in which they their
abors so there you have the situation in a nutshell. Can
ddly it locks bad and should give cause for thoughtful
concern on the part of all citizens 1t may not yet be
too late fer the wiser heads get together and try to work
out some plan for and blaze way toward perma-
nent settlement We should net give up hope; there
must be a way out
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-08-26

Germany and France and Great Britain having
terrible time reaching conclusions to what best to
be done in that matter CT reparations Germany is
deayoring to side-step rnt to France of those pre-
war personal debts but stands pat and says that
Germany must come acros, AS result of this situation
the German markets are all shot to pieces and German
credit is at low ebb. Just now the German mark is
scarcely worth anything outside of Germany and unless
something is done and speedily, trouble certain
to come. But that is the affair of the Allies but the
sooner they decide what to do and how to do it. the
better it will be for all the rest of the world because
long as Germany uIer the lash the foreign markets
are bound to be upset and foreign trade more less
demoralized Germany ought be forced to pay what
ever should in all fairness and justice be paid and then
compelled to go to work and redeem herself in the eyes
Of humanity
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-08-26
Member Of the Associated Press.
SATURDAY NIGHT

MAEsss Ia q - -
With peace apparently firmly established in China
the world can now afford to allow the Chinese to work
out their own purely local problems, lending such CO.
operation and assistance as the Chinese government may
desire. All other nations can we'll afford to take fra
tenal interest in the We fare of this wonderful people
recognizing the fact tha has latent possibilities
beyond the dreams of any binary person and unknown
even to the average Chaaman. Ii has been the shrewd
European who has had an nklng of what lies hidden in
forest and nine untold wealth that ought to be developed
tor the benefit Of the Chinese and not for outside
interest Ii has been this program of scfseeking that
has brought much of the trouble to the great republic
But Dr. Sun Vat Sen and General WI Pei Fu hav-
ing kissed and made up there ought 10 be renewed
commerce among the Chinese in the development OF at
least portion of the counrys wealth.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-08-26
WHAT, IN EUSTIS!
(llustis Lake Region. }

(Eusts Lake Regi0n)
Under the recent ordinance pa 3sed by the city coun-
Gill; weeds and grass Will not he permitted to flourish
on thoroughiares in former years. II property
derelict in keeping their lawns and park
ways moved the city authorities will have the work
performed and take lien the property for payment
of expenses incurred--Eustis Lake Region.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-08-26

Turning to things at home and near home, mention
should rot be overlooked of the display of public spirit
on the part CT the voters of Plant City who, Tuesday,
voted in favor of a bond issue of $60,000 the money
to be used for The erection of primary school, But
it is not so much the actual carrying of the bond election
as it the standing of the vote indicated by the cleo
hcn returns. The actual figures were 1903 to 3. That
tells story of Tightening citizenship worthy of being
recorded in every newspaper in the land While grant
ing that every has right to his her opinions, in
matter such as this. with the welfare of the children of
the community stake, the three who cast adverse votes
ought to feel somewhat ashamed Of their attitude on
question that called for the setting aside of self for the
benefit of the boys and girls of Plant City.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-08-26

If you haven't cut the weeds, do it now;
Lakeland needs cleaning up stern and bow;
You can help to make life happy,
AXE your scythe and make it snappy,
Cut the weeds and trim the lawn-you know howl!
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-08-26

Ireland is under cloud of sadness, sadness shared
by all the world The body Of Michael Collins, Free
State leader lies in state in Dublin while thousands OF
sorrowul pass the bier. bemoanng the loss of fear
less leader and wondering who is take his place. On
Monday he will be borne to his last resting place in the
same burial ground where lies his former friend and
patriot, Arthur Griffith whose body was laid away not
much more than week ago with Michael Collins among
the chief mourners Little did anyone dream that an
assassins bullet would strike him down and that he
would be the next give up his life and all that he held
most dear for his country. Already ii is said that the
martyrdom of Michael Collins may yet bring the Irish
to their senses.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-08-26

Somebody mentioned the fact that the Lakeland XII
vans Club has real baseball team If reports are true.
this same team that has defeated all Corners up to date
has Just added to its aurels by overcoming their sister
kwanians in Barlow 1t seems shame to go over
INTO a neighbours back yard and trim him to FRAGILE"
to use baseball venacular, but in this instance had 10
be DONE But seriously this little series of home games
has done than any other thing to bring together
the representative of the city and to still further
strengthen the ties of good will and friendship existing
between Lakeland and Barlow. If the Kiwanans had
lost instead of won every game, they would still have
large margin of credit due them for the promotion Ct
good fellowship
Evening journal., 1922-06-09
MAS0NS READY TO
LAY CORNER STONE

..fn Interesting program will mark
the laying Of the corner stone OF
THE addition TO the Masonic Home
Of Delaware. by the Grand Lodge
tomorrow afternoon. The cere-
nypnies viii take place at $50
O'Clock The program will be: Hymn,
The Masonic Band and the Assem-
bly,. Mr.. Charles NJ. Banks, direc-
tot; invocation. The Grand Chap
lain, Rev. r. W. Trapnell. d. D.;
hymn. The Masonic Band and the
A Assembly; laying the conversions,
hE the Grand Lodge; music, quar-
tctte; Festival TeDeum," Dudley
Kick, Mrs. Lewis, soprano; Mrs.
Sacks, alto; Mr. Ayres, tenor; Mr.
Mason, bass; Introduction of speak
eri the grand master. Rev Geo. c.
Williams, d. D.; address, Rt. Rev.
Philip Cook, ID. D., bishop OF the
Episcopal church or Delaware:
n1psic. quartette. Praise We the
Father" Gounod; Introduction OF
SPEAKER. the grand master, Rev. A.
Bayiand Fitz Gerald. D. D., pastor
FIRST Methodist church, Newark. N.
" hymn, the Masonic Band and
thf Assembly; benediction, the
grand chaplain; knights Templar
drill, st. Johns Commandery.