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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-01-20
STOCK JUMPS
WHEN OIL. fOr>D

The company was organized in Sc
attic n couple - sears ago. with a
capitalization 81 $50 oau IN 5000 $40
suarcs. II htd eaHius .u ~ Dorado.
Ark proven ground an the oil men
cali u. The sale ~ stock continued
without any particular excitement.
until word waa brought In that oil
had been struck Then tn. stock
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-01-20

jumped 10 SIS. Some time later an.
other well was brought in--and the
stock jumped 60 ,iT.so.
And then--thinKa started 10 go
wrong. The OFFICERS stopped report.
ing 10 the stockholders. Rumora be.
gan 10 get Into circulation OF grave
trouble ut the field n waa an.
nounccd that no dividend could be
paid. ono officer wrote 20 all stock.
holders advising them that their
stock was worthless. and tina, they'd
better set 'oug
Ana finally q former director 81
tho company wrn;e 20 tho stockhoid-
err. kindly offering 10 take the Lu.
ellie stock OFF their hands and give
them shares In q dividend paying"
company IN exchange.
This last move aroused 20 much
suspicion that the presldeut-r.ouis
Williams. a lawyer with OFT IN the
l. c. Smith buildlne-weH prccd 10
call . meeting Friday night
EXPLANATIONS
AHE IN ORDER
Williams made an extensive ex.
plantation. lie put all tine blame on
H. l.. smith. secretary and treas.
ureF Of the company, who In at the
field as general manager. smith. he
said. had refused to max. any 70
porss TO him. lie had refused TO
send tho books TO Seattle. lie has
spent all tho company's money and
there was rarely more than 80 In the
trsasury--in spite Of the fact that.
according 20 his own figures. sii5. 900
had come in from oil rsies during
tho last year. Every day In every
way" tn other words. affairs got
worser and wors~r~
Williams got indignant when u
was suggested that he nigh, have
taken some action 10 remove smith
or force him TO give an accounting.
II won't be browbcat-' he shouted,
Il didn't como here to be insulted.
IL you don't understand my expiana'
ton you won't ever understand any.
thing"
lie said II would have been impos-
sible 10 remove Smith.
You don't know tho country he
Turn to Page 7. Column y
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-01-20
I.py NICOTINE

Maude sw.~tman comes out
against the cigaret bill
rha.ta stuff, Msude. we girls
have got to stick together.
bin has been introduced making
a gross nisdemeanor for two or
more persons to gather together with
painted. hooded or eolorcd faces
This seems to be very round
about way to abolish afternoon tea
parties.
rrs a pssy me oIse sky fasc Soes~r
amply 10 befflne On sfsd poker gsnsea
rnex can 'em cow county reprS
r~rsnssv~- because thsy are always
throwing the bull.
THE-pTr-DiFFERENCE
The difference between eow
county legislators and city ssEs--
lnfsrs l. that the COW county
men chew Granger Twist and
the city siickers chew Piper
Heid~ieck.
Governor Hart Is dipiomas--hs
chews both
IT'S always easy 10 tell an expert
.uced lawruaker - he never misses
when he shoots auid OF tobacco
behind the radiator.
ALA MODE
The governors reception was
held this week. Governor Hart
appeared In dress suit and .
new plug Of tobacco.
Hart asked for sn appropriation OF
sis 900 this year for entertainment
p,tr,osea. After seeing the kind OF
entertainment In vogue at the legis-
iatnre. we're In favor Of raising y
TO $4,000.
Esf. af that. Louie has to hdrc MS
chesrsBg tobacco.
part OF the $4,000 Is 70 80 to buy
the governor new automobile. why
IN neck doesn't he use the repubif
can steam rolier7
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-01-20
TRUCKS AND
AUTOMOBILES

Now is the time 10 invest in n
USED CAR or TRUCK. You
win find many bargains here
that viii surprise you.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-01-20

rrs pity me siue ssv iass Soes~'s
spply to beffino In sfsd poker esH'ea
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-03-17
County Board to Meet
Naxf WeJuas1sy

The spring meeting Of the county
board of supervisors viii be held at
the clerks office next Wednesday,
March 81. The board has not held
a meeting since Dec. 81.
It is expected that important
matters will come up at the meeting
next Wednesday, including adoption
Of a schedule of highway work for
The coming season. A tentative
plan of road work has already been
worked out by the road and bridge
committee and awaits the approval
of the board of supervisors.
The salary committee held a meet
ing this week and will report at the
meeting next Wednesday. Whether
any changes in the salaries of the
county officers will be made will be
decided at this meeting.
An important item in connection
with road work in the county this
year will be the hiring of patrolmen
for the two federal trunk highways
in the county, No. 10 and No. n.
This matter will be taken care of at
a meeting of the road and bridge
committee to be held next Saturday,
March p, when applications will be
considered. Quite a number of APP
plications have been filed with the
county clerk.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-03-17
New Bridge Would Eliminate
Snake Traii" al Odanah.

The proposed new Odanah bridge
which eliminates the necessity of
winding through the village Of
Odanah in an auto and crossing the
Northwestern tracks three times on
the way to Hurley will in all pro-
liability be 0. KID by the war de-
partment.
At q hearing held this afternoon
at the court house Mayor f. H..
Marks Of the y. S. Engineers Of
flee at Duluth, representing the
War Department, heard arguments
at the conclusion e which he stat
ed that he could see no tenable OBJ
lection to the new bridge from the
standpoint Of navigation, and would
make his report to the war depart
nent to that effect Sanction Of
the change In the location Of the
bridge across the Bad River should
be received in the course Of few
weeks.
The new bridge viii cross the
river nearer its mouth Autoists
entering Odanah from Ashland viii
cross the Northwestern tracks at the
railroad bridge, as at present Then
they will continue from the Sisters
school corner straight on east until
they cross the river. It will no
longer be necessary 10 wind through
the village
County Highway Commissioner
Dillon said that work or the new
bridge could not start before next
winter, as the piling must be driven
when the ice Is III good condition
Ashland Press
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-03-17
What the University Of Wisconsin
is Accomplishing.

Madison-Campus work at the
university increased fifty-one per-
cent IN the last ten years while there
was an increase in public service of
1876 percent, President Edward
Birge, of the university asserted
Wednesday afternoon, appearing be-
fore the finance committee Of the
statc legislature on behalf of
building program budget of ST.
650,500.
No increase for the operating ex-
pense Of the university was asked.
"Thc most noteworthy change in
university work during the past
twenty years has been the recogni-
ton Of the need for closer connec-
tions between the university and
people and the provision for such
connection through extension work
both in agriculture and in other re
lations has been made" President
Birge said.
Speaking generally, public ser
vice grew more than three times as
rapidly as campus service from 1901
to 1921, and nearly three times as
fast from 1917 to 1921
"By far the greatest part of this
remarkable growth Of new services
has been in Extension"
Il must be remembered that most
of the growth of the campus staff
has been made necessary by the
growth Of the number Of students,
but the growth Of The public service
staff has been in response to the call
of the public for services which were
hardly at all recognized in 1901 and
only partially recognized in 1911
The second decade of the century
has been one Of consolidation rather
than Of development The STIR ng
fact has beeo the growth in number
of Students VINO, since the war. are
present in much larger number rel
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-03-17
AUTOMOBILE LEGISLATION
FIRST IN POPULARITY
Proposed Laws to Govern Use of
Automobiles Has Center of
Lawmaking Stage.

Madison-Automobile legislation
has supplanted hunting bills for
popularity in the legislature.
Before the advent of the conserva-
ton commission there was a BIZ
annuai harvest of more than humid
red bills governing all branches Of
game hunting and trapping. At
this session proposed automobile
laws hold the center of the lawmak-
ing stage.
Most important of the automobile
measures are the tax bills that
woulc, raise about $11,50O, 1000 on
the gasoline driven vehicles of
Wisconsin, This money would be
used for the extention of the state
trunk highway system and for the
maintenance of old roads. The sum
of Se,000,000 would be raised by a
tax graduated according to the
weight of cars and horse power.
The remainder of the sum would
come from tax of two cents a
gallon on gasoline One of the
advantages of the gasoline tax is
claimed to be the fact that it would
get revenue from tourists to pay
their share of the damage that they
10 to the highways of the state
while they are within its borders.
There is bill before the legisla-
ture now to stop practically every
form of abuse or accident that can
occur through the use of the auto
mobiles. Most of the bills would
prevent accidents, according to the
authors
The Mark bill that was killed early
in the session was an exception to
the rule and would have provided an
increase in speed limit in the
country from 80 to 35 miles an
hour
The Nein bill would require auto
mobiles to stop at railroad cross
ings as street cars do now.
The Koch bill would require all
pedestrians to walk on the left side
of roads.
The Zimmerman bill would have
the state supply license plates stem
ciled on glass with q light behind the
transparent numbers on the plates.
The Peterson bill would license all
chauffeurs and the Laffey bill; would
license all drivers of automobiles
and would also provide that they
would have their finger prints and
photographs registered
The Eber bill would require all
automobile owners to have certificat-
es OF ownership registered with the
secretary of state.
Failure to stop after damaging
person or property would entail a
penalty of as high as so days in Jail
under the terms of one bill and an
Other would provide that after ac-
cident an automobile driver would be
required to report to the nearest
police station. Still another bill
would provide a penalty from six
months to 10 years imprisonment for
failure to stop after an accident.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-03-17
INTEREST INCREASES AS ELEC-
TON DRAWS NEAR
With Four Candidates for Municipal
Judge This Contest Il Expected
to Furnish the Fun.

With election two weeks from next
Tuesday the county political pot
should soon reach the pr0verbial
boiling point. Despite the fact that
there are four candidates for the
office of Judge of the municipal
court-and this Is the first time
there have been so many aspirants
for the job--the old kettle may be
said to be only simmering so far.
If there is going to be any more
than ordinary interest in the coming
election, outside Of the contests for
townships offices, 1t will have to be
furnished by the municipal judgeship
scrap, this being the only office for
which there is contest, although a
justice of the supreme court,
judge of the circuit court and
county superintendent of schools will
be chosen.
But with three old-timers in the
fray things political should be stir
ring. Judge Thomas won his spurs
in many political scraps and he still
knows how to play the game, al
though he is not a. young in years
as he used to be. why back
when" Hurley was wild and woolly
J. c. Flanagan entered politics and
has been in almost ever since. He
has system all his own and that it is
a good one is attested by the fact
that ne held public office for many
years. including four years in the
office he now seeks. And then
there is Mayor Lennon. He has
not been very slow politically either
in the past, and while he has not al
ways won he usually makes the fell
low ahead of him break the record
It's The first venture into politics for
Attorney James Flandrena, who is
still comparatively young in years.
Some say he has got lots Of nerve to
mix up with those old-timers, but
jim says you can't have a good race
unless there is some young blood in
the field.
Town of Kimball Candidates.
No doubt in many of the town
ships IN the county there will be in
teresting contests. Caucuses are
being held for nominating candidates
IN some towns, while in others as
pirants for offices use the nomina-
ton paper method.
At recent caucus the town Of
Kimball chose candidates as follows:
Supervisors Alfred Knartinen,
Matt XVI, David Bernardo, and
Matt Pelto.
Clerk Evar Hariu and John G
Becker
Treasurer Kompsi and
John Nikula.
Assessor Frank Leach.
Justice of the Peace-Herman Hill
and John Hermauson.
Constables Herman Harju and
lyar kaarL
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-03-17
PLAN TO TEACH SAFETY
ON ROADS
School Children VIII Be Addressed
on the Rules of the Roads to
Prevent Accidents.

A plan of education for the pro
lection of pedestrians on highways
has been outlined by the super
intendent of schools and the high
way commissioner of Ashland coun-
~ and will be presented to school
children during the coming few
months, according to the Glidden
Enterprise.
The county superintendent and the
highway commissioner win address
the children of the schools at differ
ent times upon the subject. 1t is
believed that it may help to avoid
accidents, many of which occur
through ignorance Of the rules of
the road and other protective meas
ures on the highways
The following are the accepted
rules Of the road, upon which their
educational campaign will be based /;
l. All persons shall have the right
Of way over all vehicles approaching
Them from the left
2. The speed limit passing schools,
tAAA Hu6h par MS cemeteries county
or state hospital grounds is eight 49,
miles per hour.
3. In Incorporated villages or
cities the speed limit is fifteen (l5)
miles per hour.
A. On all public highways in the
county the speed limit is thirty 800
miles per hour
5 The operators of cars must stop
while the street car is taking on
passengers or discharging them at
the street or highway intersection.
g. Cars must have muffler and
proper lights,
T. Ia passing cars going in the
came direction a speed limit Of ten
Q0) miles an hour should be OBJ
served.
s. Cars travelling in opposite di-
rections, and especially in passing
a car on the left of the highway, ten
I0) miles per hour is the speed
limit
8. Keep to the right or left Of the
center Of the beaten track Of the
highway.
10 School children should walk on
the left side Of the road, a1d step
off the highway to let a car coming
towards them pass.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-03-17
LIGHT FINGERED
SHOPPERS NABBED
Two lronwood Women Caught With
the Goods and Pay Fines in
Judge Thomas Court.
OPERATE IN PAUL's STORE
Dress Goods and Various Articles
Concealed in Bags and in Their
Clothing

Hurley merchants have not been
molested by shoplifters for some
time. so far as known, and il is not
very often that the hght-fingered
art is practiced here, it being am art
usually confined TO the cities.
But last Saturday what is believed
to be genuine followers of the art
invaded Paul's store. That's where
they made a mistake. for many of
the attendants on customers at this
well-known store have had years of
experience and have been trained to
keep one eye open for Just such
persons,
Attracted by the alluring display
of many useful and ornamental
articles in the basement the twain
evidently thought it would be fine
place to operate That they had
made good start was brought to.
light when they we're searched, for
goods to the amount Of about $50
were recovered. The police were
notified and Chief Frank Dardas
marched them to Jail
lr municipal court Mrs. Fannie
Kanon and Mrs. Ella Yoke. of Iron
wood, each paid fine of $50 and
costs,
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-03-17

week, with ten-hour day permis-
sible. Following its recent action
limiting the hours of work for all
employees in industry to eight in any
enc day, the assembly set a limit of
IA hours week on women workers.
Would Repeal Esch- Cummins Law.
Repeal of the Esch-Cummins rail-
road law was urged by the senate
today when the adoption of the
Titus resolution memorializing con-
gress towipe the act from the federal
statute books. A similar resolution
had already been adopted by the as
sembly.
Necessary funds for the immedi-
ate execution of the highway build
ing program of the state highway
commission We're assured today by
action Of the assembly in concurring
in the senate $1,50O,000 appropria-
ton bill The bill now goes to
Governor Blaine, who is certain to
approve it. The vote on con
currence was practically unanimous.
In addition to making the appro-
priation, the bin abolishes the re-
quirement that counties meet APP
preparations for road purposes made
by the state and federal government
and provides that hereafter the en-
tire amount shall be supplied
through state and federal allotment
OH a fifty-fifty basis.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-03-17

If you are contented with your
lot you are very old or very
worthless
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-03-17
unsightlY Features

A good many homes could be
Tremendously improved if only peo-
PIE would look their places over
critically and correct unsightly
features. Frequently there will
he some tree or shrub or vine that
IS half dead or scraggly, and which
gives q touch of decay to the place.
Or there may be some fence that is
leaning over sideways or some out
building that has a tumble down roof
or walls
Any such feature as that gives a
blight to a place that might other
wise lock well A little work spent
in removing or repairing such an
unsigbtiy object, viii tone up the
whole place and make it look once
moro up to date and a credit to the
owner.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-03-17
IOULD CONTROL
COAL MINES
onsin Assembly Adopts Resolu-
o. Fayoring Government Con-
troll of Coal Mines.
SHORTAGE OF SUPPLY
bee Of Coal Supply in Wiscon-
IN and Other States Laid to
Private Ownership.

Ill dison-The assembly this morn
Nj 6opted by vote of 76 to 8 the
nbs lutte joint resolution by As
81 rman Weber of Milwaukee,
yenr the United States congress to
M such legislation "as may be
"a ssary to secure government
'wn ership and operation of all coal
osu in order to supply the people
z rs nation with coal at reasonable
HI
he resolution adopted by the as
em BIN declares that serious short
Iee| of the supply of coal in Wis
nj b and in other states, is on ac-
cd of the private ownership of the
al mines for profit, which has
TAI time to time caused cessation
Y me of the most important in
Iustries Of the country, resulting in
.xot 5tant prices and a great deal of
Iufb suffering"
Slating that it is necessary that
hefe be an adequate supply of coal
he resolution declares that con-
res in order to insure domestic
rah ouility and promote the general
qei5are of the people is hereby
IrUt to enact such legislation as
nal be necessary to secure govern
nen ownership and operation of all
loa mines"
Reconsider Mark Bill.
H. wet forces in the assembly
odsy made a successful counter to
Iry victories by obtaining re-
ons Iteration of the vote on which
he Mark bill, removing restrictions
toRl saloons, was indefinitely post
,oned last week. The vote was "a
.
Alter reconsideration Assembly
naf Herman Sachtjen, Madison, Of
ers a sub-amendment and the
nee ure went over under the rules
. the next calendar day. This
une ldment permits the return of
la& to Wisconsin saloons, but re-
aiE the restriction against screens
i'd blinds.
III vets were unwilling to stand
of return of all saloon appurten-
nc and in order to muster enough
ore votes to get passage of their
nessde, have compromised on
'me ndment to the Severson law to
lenn' the returns of the standing
Eight Hour Day for Women.
Fotty-four hour week with an
'igf hour day for women was fav-
rel by the assembly today when it
eel to engrossment a bill by AS
en 6yman Olsen, cutting the hours
4 york for women employees.
his measure came before the
own house with the committee of
luh Ike welfare recommendation for
pa mite postponement. The as
IsH y refused indefinite pospone-
nsf and then engrossed the bill.
present working hours of
Fehen are limited to So in any one
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-03-17

The man who is always in
hurry to get somewhere seems
lust as much in hurry to get away.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-03-17

Some people think country life
calls for too much hard work, but so
far as heard from no one anywhere
is making any efforts to hire loafers.
After maintaining schools that
educate their children for city life,
many rural communities wonder why
these young people go to the cities.
What many places need is fewer
hammers knocking the home town
and more hammers repairing the
dilapidated places.
If everybody "has it in" for you,
that's no reason why you should
take it out on somebody else.
Advertise in the News.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-03-17

A good many people who think
they are about 70 accomplish
WONDERS are setting on celIuloid
eggs.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-03-17

All Of US would be willing to
make sacrifices If they didn't cost
anything.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-03-17

atively to the faculty than in 1911.
1T would require 124 additional
full time teachers to give the teach
ing staff the same percentage OF the
number Of students that it had in
1911"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-06-22
VOISTEAD ACT

Do you really understand angles of the prohibition
amendment and the Volsteld Actespecally the possibility
Of ever being able again to buy real liquor in country?
Do you know that whisky could be sold rather openly
again?
i A. W. IaTerty who served Congress from 1911 to 1915
has been looking into this prohibition thing He learns
In the first place, to knock out the prohibition amend
would require exactly the action necessary
aach it Constitution Thered have to be two
thirds majority both houses of Congress. Then hered
have to be in both houses of the Legislature OF at
least sc states
After these "a legislative bodies voted to unamend the
Constitution decidedly imaginary case) at least 6 state
governors and the president would have to sign.
Then the Supreme Court probably would decide that it's
unconstitutional to unamend the Constitution.
Lafferty points that "The drys mistaken in one
thing The Eighteenth Amendment does not prohibit every
thing under the 1t only prohibits the of intoxi
eating liquors for BEVERAGE purposes.
Liquors not Intoxicating may still be sold freely if per-
mission shall be granted by majority in Congress-
and Congress may fix any reasonable alcoholic content
above the present one-half of | per cent.
That's generally understood The Volstead Act, which IS
merely the piece of legislation that nerpres and enforces
the prohibition amendment is subject change Congress
might restore beer and wines with alcoholic content
cent higher just long as clssed such content
legally Notwithstanding 1t probably wouldn't go that
areaction against prohibition We Americans are mid
deof-the road in anything We run to extremes, way
the other.
!; The Supreme Court of course might check Congress.
Lafery believes that Congress, under the Vostead
Act has prohibited things intended to be prohibited
by the Eighteenth Amendment"
He makes the very interesting point that with con-
gressiona PERMISSION it would not be contrary to the pro
bition amendment to SELL. INTOXICATING LIQUORS
FREELY FOR MEDICAL PURPOSES.
There interesting possibilities in this wetdry fight
Apparently with the necessary consent by Congress- whisky
could be sold openly again in drug stores "for medicinal
purposes 1t might not be necessary to have prescrp
lions The professional vets know this. 1t is the loophole
characteristic of all our laws.