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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-12-17

Edgerton---s> $4,000 structure built
upon a portion of the ruins vi the
plant destroyed by fire on July A.,
1921, with a 100000 loss, is nearing
completion at the Highway Trailer
Co. plant of Edgerton. The new
building lis f1reproof and will allow a
large increase in the production of
trailers, according to James Menhall,
president
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-12-17

Stevens Point-Frank Meronek, Of
Stevens Point, age SO, farm tenant and
father of IL children, was fatally in
jured when the car in which he was
riding, driven by Joseph Schultz,
crashed into a lumber wagon on a
country road near Arnott and rolled
over three times into the ditch.
Schultz escaped with minor bruises.
Charles Teski, seated on the wagon,
was unhurt. Meronek died 10 minutes
after being taken to the hospital.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-12-17

Delavan-Miss Bertha Balvoll, do
nestle employed by ]. ]. Phoenix,
president of the Bradley Knitting Co.,
Delavan, Lake Geneva, and Beloit, was
hurt in a spectacular auto accident.
Her machine was catapulted into a
mill pond when struck by another
machine driven by Emil Pinnow, Della
van. Miss Balyoll was rescued from
beneath the car.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-12-17

Cecil-Roger Roble, a farmer near
Cecil, had his right arm so badly
mangled in a feed cutter, which he
was operating, that 1t was necessary
to amputate the arm at the shoulder.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-12-17

Rhinelander Without a dissenting
vote the county board of Oneida coun-
ty, the first county in the United
States to have county agricultural
agent, voted to continue the services
of the agent and to rescind any action
taken at last January's meeting to
abolish this office.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-12-17

Prairie Farm-With the death Of
William Hager, Prairie Farm, the last
veteran of August Roemhild Post 237,
G. A. R., is gone. Mr.. Hager died at
the Wisconsin Veterans home. He
had been a resident of Barron county
for 81 years.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-12-17

HaywSrd-M1SSlng since NOV. 20,
Thomas l. Dawrant, owner of a cot
tage on Moose lake, near Hayward, is
believed to have been drowned while
crossing the lake on the ice. Dawrant
was last seen at the home of his
brother, Fred Dawrant, who also lives
on the lake shore.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-05-30
|FASAES.
or LINE NEWS
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American Legion charges Veter-
ans bureau with delaying care and
compensation of disabled veterans.
Germany apologies for raid on
Russian Soviet trade mission in Ber-
lin.
Agreement reached settling dis
pute over British miners wages.
President Coolidge's pardon of
Chicago saloon keeper was illegal.
Federal court rules.
Labor government of Great Brit
ain to put modified Henry George
land tax scheme into efefct.
Twelve thousand coal miners in
Pittston Wilkes Barre district
strike.
Sixty-two national bodies unite at
conference in Washington to fight
radicalsm.
Fifty-one Japanese brides reach
San Francisco in first rush to evade
Japanese immigration ban.
Ruhr miners reject arbitration
proposals made by Berlin govern
ment.
Japanning oven blows up at SYRIA
cuse typewriter plant; one killed, Is
hurt.
Six killed in trolley crash at Roa.
nOke, Ind.
Chief Justice Walter Clark OF
North Carolina, known for progress.
sive views on labor, dies of apo
plexy.
Senator Howell attacla manage
ment Of Farm Loan Board in Senate
speech.
First world motor transport con.
gress opens in Detroit.
transport workers on land and sel
in Australia decide to form one bis
guild.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-05-30
SENATE FAVORS FULL
CAMPAIGN PUBLICITY

Washington, D. C.-FSll publicity
of political contributions at intervals
of 10 days during the coming presi-
Dental and congressional campaigns
would be required under resolution
approved unanimously by the senate
by vote of So to 0. 1t has yet to be
acted upon by the house.
Besides calling for publicity during
the campaign, the measure would
make mandatory the publication of the
amount of any deficit at the end of
the campaign and public announce
ment thereafter monthly of the
amounts received from each contribu-
tor to wipe out the deficit.
1t would affect call committees,
local, state or national, and all per
sons or parties having any part or
share in the election or in the cam
paign for the election" of such of
ficials.
Every person offending against the
provisions of the proposed law would
be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor
and upon conviction would be i'm
prisoned for not more than one year
or fined not more than $4,000. or both
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-05-30

Twelve thousand persons march in
safety" parade in New York City.
Workers earnings show decline,
National Industrial Conference Board
reports.
Goodman Rich, a riveter, sets 30S
steel bolts in record time of 81 min
utes at Fairfield, Conn.
Timothy Healy reelected Presi-
dent of International Brotherhood of
Stationary Firemen at annual con-
vention in Newark, NJ j.
All theatrical managers fall in line
and sign agreement with Actors
Equity association.
Brick and clay workers sign new
agreement with employ
ers.
Prohibition officials paddock three
more New York City cabarets.
James A. Hood, miner, reigns in
Hollywood Castle, Edinburgh, as Lord
High Commissioner of Scotland.
Many persons hurt in Ruhr strike
disturbances.
4'ew York City trade reported hurt
by boycott of Ku Klux Khan in West.
Friends of Gov. Smith claim 400
votes assured for him in Democratic
convention.
New York State to send out bonus
checks to former soldiers at rate of
1000 a day.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-05-30

WASHINGTON, d. c., May 20
The textile industry is the biggest
boss" in the United States.
Employing an average of 1911 900
men and women, this industry has a
longer payroll than any group Of
plants in any other line of manu-
featuring, according to the United
States Census Bureau.
The steel industry ranks second in
the Census Bureaus data with an
average of 1,5S6,O0O workers on its
payroll. Lumber stands third with
839 900 workers, meat packing fourth
with 6S5, 900 persons and railroad re-
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-05-30
Gulf States storm Fatal to rhirty-flve

Gulf States Storm Fatal to Thirty-five.
Augusta, Ga.-A series of tornadoes
sweeping through Mississippi, Ala.
bama and Louisiana Monday night
and early Tuesday took toll of thirty
five lives and caused injury to up
wards of seventy persons and wrought
thousands of dollars damage to farms
and buildings, according to advices
reaching here.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-05-30

pair shops with an average of $4,000
employees.
Plants working with non-ferrous
metals form a group at the end of
the list of the nations ten largest en-
ployers. Approximately $4,000 work.
ers are listed on the payrolls of
plants in this group.
The automobile industry. of which
the product now has probably a
greater value than that of any other
line of manufacturing, stands seventh
on the list of number of employees.
Printing ranks just ahead of automo-
biles.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-05-30
WENATCHEE CENTRAL
COUNCIL ORGANIZED
Continued from Page one)

and the work of the central labor
council will again be actively under
taken.
Spokane Holding It's Own
President Short also visited Spo-
kane for several days last week and
while there addressed the central la
Dor council. The labor movement in
Spokane is still holding its position
of prestige and influence in the COM
munity, but is being retarded in its
further progress by the spirit of de-
preston that in a certain measure
has influenced the entire community
largely because of the fear of gen
eral crop failure resulting from the
drought in that vicinity. A good,
heavy rainfall would assure a boun-
teous crop and would Immediately
revive the business life of Spokane.
Yakima Elects Officers
On Thursday night of last week
the representatives of the various
local unions in Yakima met with
President Short and re-organized
the central labor council and elected
an entire new set of officers. 1. M.
Durrell of the Typographical Union
was elected president; Bert Sneed of
the BARRIERS was elected vice-presi-
dent; Frank De Vail of the Culinary
Workers was elected secretary and
Arthur c. Pierce of the Musicians.
was elected treasurer. The new coun-
Gil will meet every Thursday night
in the Musicians hall.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-05-30

FREE CONSULTATION
Special Attention to Difficult Cases
DIR. H. E. Jones, Sanipractic Physician
217 E. Heron ST., Aberdeen
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-05-30

and the work of the central labor
council will again be actively under
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-05
SECRECY AND CROSSINGS

To veil with secrecy deliberations on matters affecting the public welfare is characteristic of public and semi-public bodies in Birmingham. This is the case with respect to the discussions of grade crossing separation which are now in progress between the city commission and the chamber of commerce. The chamber may be as secret as it chooses to be with respect to discussions within its body. But the city commission, as a public body representing the people of a great metropolis, has no right to deal secretly on public matters.
 It is very apparent that the railroads are behind the opposition to the separa- ton of the grades on Twentieth street Yet there is no more important or con- gested crossing in the city. There is no crossing that more imperatively demands that the private shall give way to the public purpose. There is no insurmount- able or even vexing engineering or con- struction difficulty in the way of grade separation at this point. The railroad merely desires that it's station shall be flush with the street and fears that grade separation will conflict with this desire. A few steps one way or the other mean less to the public than that the great artery of traffic shall be unim- peded. Twentieth street is the great through street, the thoroughfare on which traffic travels southward through Bir- mingham. It is right at the center of down. town activities, and it is inconceivable that any argument put forward by the railroads could swerve the city govern ment from it's duty to the people.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-05
JOSEPH CONRAD

When Joseph Conrad died there ended a life unique in literary annals. Born of Polish parents and with no early ad- vantages of formal education, he shipped as sailor at the age of seventeen and thus began the life that for twenty years was to gather for him the material for his matchless tales of the sea. He was success in his sea profession as he was in literature, rising soon to the rank of captain. His early life was one of wan dering about among all manner of ports and amidst all manner of experiences. It was not until nearly forty that he realized he must record the inspiration of his wanderings. His nautical life was not different perhaps from that of many another of his day who went down to the sea in ships. The difference was in Con- rad himself. He was possessed of the genius that impelled him to mint his ex- periences into the golden coin of 8 deathless literature of adventure.
 Although only time can tell whether authors shall be immortal or not, there is that imperishable spirit breathing through the works of Conrad that fore tells his permanence among great fic- tional writers. The great epics of all time are eternal because they are the IeNeAdCIon OI HIe lCSelI, WneCner the llfe of an individual, of an era or of race. Conrad's works are revelation, not only of his own emotions and experiences, but also of the time in which he lived and of the group of seafarers of whom he is the chronicler and the interpreter. It is for tunate for the world that one so gifted with the ability to feel and the power te express his feelings should have had his career laid among those whose lives are so romantic and yet so little known to the literary landlubbers who thrill to the touch of Conrad The man is dead, but his genius still. shines and the world will long enjoy its products.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-05
Brief Nature Studies
By J. OTIS SWIFT

From the Bear Path skirting the base of the high limetsone cliffs of the Indian Ladder of the Helderbergs, John Boyd Thacher State Park, fifteen miles southwest of Albany, the talus of broken stone slopes away east ward in the great bowl of the Vale of Tawa- sentha. The sidehill is heavily wooded. The path hugh the foot of the Palisades, some times under great canopies of overhanginG rock towering above the valley nows but once the bottom of the Silurian seas of long ago.
 Among the ferns, shrubs and Towering wild plants roofing in the debris, shady lime stone and black glossy chert broken from the cliffs, the red baneberry, herb Christopher or cohosh, Actea rubra, with less sharply pointed leaves than the white baneberry, and stiff clusters of round cOral-fed berries on slim pedicels. shine in the cool, green twilight of the forest.
 Earlier in the season this variety found northward has roundish racemes of white feathery flowers. Indians who came here from their camps on Norman's Kill for flint left hammer-stones and pecking implements among the rubbish under the cliffs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-05
LABOR LEADERS DECETvED

In endorsing the third-party ticket, the leaders of organized labor, while wrongly accusing the Democrats of in- sincerity, make the equally grave error of crediting the LaFollette-Wheeler com bination with sincerity. It is believed that if genuine sincerity had marked the career of MT, LaFollette he would by this time, with his great personal gifts of persuasive oratory, have been the real leader of the Republican party and that party would not now be given over to special privilege and predatory control. If MT. LaFollette, either by reason of native ability or steadfastness of pur- pose, had deserved to lead he would now be the Republican candidate for presi- dent and not political maverick. For thirty years he has been prominent in congress, and in all that time he could have left such an indelible impress on the laws of the land and the policy of his party that his party would have had no option but to recognize him as its stand ard-bearer. But MT. LaFollette has spent his thirty years in crying "wolf," and in conducting guerilla and obstructive forays upon his party's program. He has at no time led a constructive rally to a consistent public program. He has fooled the people of his own state; he has fooled many outside of his own state and now ne is about to fool the leaders of organized labor. He has sought his own political advancement regardless of every other consideration. Having thus bent his great natural endowments of oratory and persuasion to his political ambition, how may he now win to his support the people of America?
 Having erred in judgment of the man, the leaders of labor have erred also in practical politics. Granting that Mir. LaFollette should, by the house vote, be elected president, possibility exceeding ly remote. how would that be any assur- ance of his ability to bend congress to his program? The Republican organiza tion, with its numerical mojority, was unable to control congress. It is doubly certain that the irregulars, in great nu- merical minority, will be unable to foist the LaFollette will upon congress. The election of LaFollette, therefore, would
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-05
Watching The Parade
By JOHN PILGRIM

There should be a moral to this soory, but the only one can think of was used great many ears ago.
 Cast thy bread upon the waters and it shall return after many days" r Young Thomson was ticket-seller in a small theatre in our town. Not much of a ticket-seller, perhaps. At any rate he stole some money and ran away. Months after ward the man who had been his superior met him on the streets of Hollywood. q
 Back home." he said ''they would be glad if dropped lem wire"
 'You wouldn't do that" said the runaway, turning pale.
 .No," said the other But if you are out of work-and you look it-I have job wait ing for you"
 Maybe he had faith in the kid. Maybe he thought he had simply been tempted beyond his strength, for he knew something of the circumstances of the theft. Maybe he is a man who is always willing to give down and outer one more try. Anyhow, the young ster made good. Eventually his patton lost sight of him. few weeks ago they met again on the streets of New York.
 "Fve had hard luck" said the former pat ron. Put my money in an enterprise that flopped. I'm looking for a job"
 The kid said he had one waiting. Fright ened by his one escape he had stfaightened so straight that he had almost warped. He hadsput his back into his work, and began to climb the ladder. Out west it sometimes hap pens-iust as it does in the east--that for tune is just around the corner. He developed special talents, got hold of some money, null tiplied it, and now is rich and influential, although his hair is not yet gray.
 And the job he gave his old patron put him back on his feet. Now he is turning the cor ner But do not know just what the moral is except the old. old one:
 Cast thy bread upon the waters,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-05
Forum Of The People
As to undsrwood,s Defeat

To the Editor of The Age-Herald
 The editorial that appeared in the Sunday issue of The Age-Herald in regard to the late Democratic convention and Underwood's failure to get the nomination is clear-cut and to the point. I have nothing to add to that article-as it covers the ground completely but might add that there might be some mitigating circumstances that were over looked. Circumstances that may have stood in the way of Alabama' getting in the lime. light as the state to furnish "a candidate for the presidency.
 Take Alabama, it's own dear self for ex- ample Underwood's friends dominated the legislature and had Ia freak primary ordered. A primary so foreign to all Democratic ideas that the majority of the citizens of the state were ready to revolt. Thousands of loyal Democrats never went to the polls in the March primary. Then-to top the whole thing-"The South's Greatest Newspaper" came out for Underwood. When that paper gets behind any man and advocates his cleo tion. the average citizen begins to hunt for the smoke in the woodpile.
 McAdoo had a following in Alabama. do not think he could have won over Under wood had he been given a chance. The fact that he was barred from our primary created the belief that he could have won. The South ern states were for McAdoo in sympathy. The barring him from Alabama had the ef feet of strengthening this sympathy and caused him to win in states that Underwood could. possibly. have carried. The winning of McAdoo in his native state and the loss of Underwood's native state made the other Southern states antagonistic to Underwood.
 There was an under-current of opinion that Underwood was dominated by the corporate interests; also, that, in spite of his declara- tion that he stood for the enforcement of the prohibition laws, he was really for personal liberty. Indeed it was claimed that Under wood had never voted dry on any question. Add to this fact that the word gratitude is unknown in Underwood's vocabulary and you have a few of the mitigating circum- stances that played large part in the recent Democratic convention.
 At any rate, Alabama is the gainer in the long run. We lost the coveted honor of fur nishing the Democratic nominee for chief executive of our glorious nation, but we can hold up our heads and show the cock-eyed world that Alabama sent to that convention the greatest voice that ever made the welkin ring in any national convention. A voice that rang out strong and full for 102 times and told the world that one man in Alabama want ed Underwood for president.
 w. H. PARKER. | Rirmineham Ala
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-05

Iso that the law aimed at Darwin would not be pointed in the opposite direction. The law is good as far as it goes, but
 the legislators have not gone far enough.
 By all means should there be a law for
 bidding the farmers and stock breeders of the state from practicing the princi- ples- of evolution in the breeding of ami. mals and the, improvement of plant va rieties. If the students are to be pro- tected from such teaching in the schools, only to be exposed to graphic illustration of the principles of selection and evolu- tionary improvement every time they visit farm, the effort will be wasted. To put brakes on the budding intelli- gence is not enough. Practical applica- tion of the forbidden principles to ami nal and plant improvement should be likewise prohibited.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-05
PERHAPS IT IS THE HEAT

The legislators of Georgia are opposed %6OnkSys mon also attnsk DsFTn' fa4
 the first pHenise they agree with Dar- did not hold that men descended from monkeys. How thea can they be both for and against Darwin? To be sure, incon- trade. But as to lis monkey business, it appears that the legislators should dele gate at least one member to read Oar win, or to ask somebody abcut Darwin,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-05
Go Into Politics
By JOHN CARLYLE

Have you ever sat in the gallery of the house of representatives or the senate for that matter-and looked down thoughtfully on the men in the seats of service below?
 If you have, you have had a disillusioning experience. Those are hard words, but they must be said
 After a half days careful examination of the performance, you shake your head sadly and say:
 q wonder how they get there"
 That doesn't go for all congressman or all senators. There are able and honest and al truistic men in both bodies. In fact, most of them are honest, many altruistic, a few able.
 Politics, like many other things, that may turn out good or bad, begins at home. It be- gins with the attitude of the folks we live with.
 Of all the advice a young man gets, he hears nothing oftener than this
 Stay out of politics Politics is dirty Pol itics is low. Politics is no place for you"
 And that is why we are disillusioned, dis appointed, even shocked when we sit in the gallery and look down on congress.
 Too many young men take that advice. Too many young men do stay out of pol itics.
 Too many young men have been taught to fear the turbulency and turmoil of public life. They don't dare enter the lists under the public eye. They fear the give and take of life in the open. life fighting for principle and for public action.
 This country suffers from incompetents in public office Yet we cry out to young fellows who give promise of having think tanks that function to ''stay out of politics. Politics offers a career of the widest most definite usefulness. It offers the double op- portunity of service and honor. What career can offer more?
 Young man, go in. Go in to stay and go in to do.