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Evening star., 1924-07-24
WHEAT RISE SAVES
KANSAS FARMERS
Growers Faced Bankruptcy
at Sowing Time Because of
Big Seed Shortage.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associa ted Press.
CHICAGO, July 24.---In connection
with yesterdays big advance OF
prices in wheat il is said prosperity
has again smiled on Western Kansas
farmers. who ten months ago were
impoverished by u seed wheat short
age. BY reason Of drought, farmers
of fourteen Western Kansas counties
had found themselves in dire need OF
seed for the approaching season Of
sowing. An appeal for funds was
made to the Chicago Board Of Trade
Members of that association immedi-
ately advanced $25. 900 and then form
ed a committee and succeeded in
raising an additional fund OF $50, 900
among commercial organizations al
lied with the grain trade.
Reports Most Encouraxfnx.
A curious phase Of the situation lay
in the fact that the district in dis
tress included that section which is
represented in Congress by Repre-
sentative Tincher co-author Of the
capper Tincher law, which was the
forcrunner OF the grain futures act
The district which was aided by
Board Of Trade funds, represents
7.369.747 acres and In 1914 produced
16.53o.S6S bushels of wheat. according
to grain statisticianS In Chicago
Reports from the district which
Evening star., 1924-07-24

Queen Marie Of Rumania is an ex.
pert musician and has no equal in
Europe at the piano.
Evening star., 1924-07-24
MERGER NEGOTIATIONS
HINTED By OIL FIRMS
FAn-American Soon to Announce
1ove-AlHs Chalmers Orders.
Other Notes.
BY the Associated Prpss.

BY the Associated Prsss
NEW YORK. July 24.-The financial
district Is expecting important devel-
opments In the oil Industry next week
with Pan-American Petroleum as the
big factor in combination Of oil
companies In which the Cosden prop.
critics are sail to be included. While
omcial confirmation Is unobtainable,
the sprfghtly upward move Of Pan
American issues yesterday is believed
to have been based on the reported
merger negotiations.
The Allis Chalmers Manufacturing
Company on July 1 had untitled
orders aggregating $11,04S. .00O
against $10.935.0 900, a month previ-
ously. The companyis record high
orders amount to $13.0O0,000 on July
/ last year, in line with the losses
shown by General Electric, Westing-
house Electric and other companies
small decline is expected as OF
August 1. Operations are now at
about 80 per cent.
The Southern Pacific earned sur
Evening star., 1924-07-24
TOURIST TRAFFIC HEAVY

SAN FRANCISCO, July "a (Spe-
ciaD Increased passenger traffic on
ship lines plying between Atlantic
and Pacific Coast ports via the
Panama Canal indicates that a good
share Of California's Fall and Winter
tourists will come by water route.
Several ships arriving here recently
from New York have carried full
passenger lists
Evening star., 1924-07-24

was In such distress q year ago are
most encouraging" declared Samuel
p. Arnot. executive vice president Of
the Chicago Board Of Trade, when
asked concerning the Kansas situa-
tion.
Farmers Now Happy.
These reports indicate that farm
ers who were on the verge OF losing
their farms a year ago are now
happy and hold bright hopes for the
future.
Farmers are finding that the law
OF supply and demand, and sound
economics, rather than legislation
experiments. are solving their prob
lens. Today the American farmer
seems to be on the high road to pros
perity and his buying power probably
VIII be felt next autumn"
Evening star., 1924-07-24

Mrs. Henry Landes. acting mayor
of Seattle, Wash, taking advantage
Of the absence of the mayor. gave
the police department "a hours to
"'""'' IN the city of bootlegging and
rambling.
Evening star., 1924-07-24
BUILDING BOOM IN SOUTH.

Nearly every town in this State
has a large building program in
process. Contracts let in the last
month totaled $10,800, 900, an increase
OF SO per cent compared with last
year The Masonic Order has voted
to erect a temple here at cost of
$4,000. 900. and work has dstarted on
q 10000 addition to the Roose-
Welt Hotel.
Evening star., 1924-07-24

In January alone this country OK
ported nearly 100000 pounds OF radio
apparatus, worth $331S49
Evening star., 1924-07-24
FEWER IDLE IN BRITAIN:
SAVINGS SHOW GAINS
Purchasing Power of Working.
mans Money Reveals Steady
Improvement.

Special Dispa tch to The Star
NEW YORK, July 24-According to
British trade union figures rs per
cent Of their members were unem-
ployed on April 1 of this year This
is the fifth month showing a decrease
in the percentage of unemployment
According to advices received by the
Bankers Trust Co. this compared
with maximum of II per cent of
unemployment in May 1922. and with
percentage of just over per cent
for the year 1913.
The purchasing power Of the work
ingman's pound has steadily i'm
proved since 1920. In that year the
working mans pound would buy only
1927 per cent of what it would buy
in 1913. In 1921 it would buy 442y
per cent. in 1922 54.76 per cent, and
in 1928 $3.50 per cent. In the first
quarter OF 1924 there was a slight
falling off in this respect. the pound
in that quarter being worth only 56.59
per cent to the workingman.
notwithstanding the business de-
preston in Great Britain and the
unusual number OF working people
unemployed, the savings of the peo-
pie have steadily increased during
the postwar period. as shown by the
returns Of the post Office savings
banks, the trustee savings banks and
the amounts of government securi-
ties held by these agencies for the
people. and the investments OF the
people in treasury savings certifi-
Gates. these being ale successors Of
the war savings certificates.
Evening star., 1924-07-24

plus Of S5,s5s,772 in the four months
ended April 80. after taxes and
charges. Net operating income was
&10.431.22s, total income $13,6S3,7s7,
and railway operating revenues
$e6, 1866.
Evening star., 1924-07-24
FINANCIAL NOTES.

Colorado Fuel and Iron Co. reports
deficit of $27,304 after depreciation
for the quarter ended June 30. against
surplus Of $49S051 in the correspond
iEg period last year. Gross receipts
dropped to $10,S51.97S from s12. 1895 5
a year ago.
Net operating income of Ch.ca go
and Alton for the first half of 1924
dropped to $1,86e.32O from $2,3S9,524
a year ago. June net was $685., ,063,
against $a25,42 in June, 1923.
Stmms Petroleum Co. had net profit
or ~ 1854, 1865 in the first half of 1924.
equal to $2.47 a share on the capital
stock, compared with earnings OF 92
cents a share year ago. Current
assets were $4.573,122 and current liza
bilities $372S26
Evening star., 1924-07-24
FIRST BALE OF COTTON ! |
BRINGS so CENTS POUND

By the Associated Press
SAVANNAH. Ga. July 24.-The first
bale OF cotton of the 1924 crop In the
Southeast was sold at auction here
late yesterday. The bale weighed $50
pounds and brought so cents a pound.
The cotton was raised at Webster,
Fla, from an improved, de-linted seed
imported from North Carolina, II was
said. and was classed by the classifi-
cation committee of the local cotton
exchange as "middling with a fair
average preparation for q new bale"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-06-26
FITTING BANKERS
FOR THEIR WORK

Financial conditions are rapidly In
creasing the demand for trained men
and women. This demand is met by
the American Institute of Banking.
the educational section of the Amer.
lean. Bankers Association, organized
in 1900. It was originally an associa'
ton of clerks, but since 1908 its mem.
bership has included bank directors.
officers and clerks. From few hun
dred the institutes membership has
grown steadily to figure IL excess OF
fifty-two thousand 1t is not conduct.
ed for profit. It has chapters in more
than one hundred and fifty OF the
country's largest cities. Its class en-
rollment of nearly thirty thousand is
greater than the combined registra-
ton of Harvard. Yale. Princeton,
Cornell, the University of Chicago and
the naval and military academies at
Annapolis and West Point. 1t offers
instruction in banking practice. eco
nomics, commercial law. negotiable
instruments, credits. accounting,
bonds and investments, public speak
ing, and kindred subjects designed to
fit the banker for his work and enable
him to fill well his place in his COM
munity Clarence r. CLANCY, Pres1-
dent American Institute of Banking.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-06-26
FARMER-LABOR PARTY

The average voter undoubtedly, gathered from re-
ports of the FarerLabor party convention held IN ST
Paul last week. that it organization mainly Tor the
purpose of destroying all OF the best things IN national
government and substituting communlsc rule That would
in time result in no government at ALL Senator LaFOlette
added strength to this understanding by his
ment before the meeting that he would refuse nomna
ton for president upon that ticket account OF It's pro-
fessed principles When any political movement or issue
receives the public dsapprova of the senior senator from
Wisconsin, most of his constituents would naturally gath
that it must be pretty bad as ne has been noted Tor
radical policies for years
This week. had the pleasure of talking with one OF
the delegates the convention from the state OF Wash
ngton where the party originated We surprised to
learn from him that in that state the members comprise
the best class of people there very lar from ben or a
proving of communistc anarchstc ideas and that as
applied locally it has been of much benefit In the coopera
tive plan of purchasing and selling We read Tor the frst
time the platform adopted by the convention and must
say that did not strike in as platform that
any law abiding citizen of the United States could not &C
cept If they willing to be pioneers IN movement
that will necessarily take several years to develop into
one of the major political parties The conclusion that
this delegate had arrived at IN regard to Senator af
ette that he not in the least afraid OF the prn
cpes advocated by the party and convention as Deng
bad for the country at large but that he deemed eX
pedient in he should be candidate Tor the pres
dency not cancel his affiliations with the republican
party from which he would draw votes with the
chances strongly possible that he would also draw heavily
from the Farmer-Labor vote without being In any way
bound to it at present. while it an infant and unport
ant factor in politics. This delegate, Mr.. Garrison was
man above the ordinary in education and mtelgence ana
has made extensive study of economic conditions IN
this country and in Europe and is able to maI MS views
interesting manner and is an entirely IIerent type
of man than would have expected to be sent as dele
cate to political convention of the kind that we had sup
posed was held in ST. Paul.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-06-26
ELECTION SIGNS

Evidences that it is presidential campaign year,
are noted nearly every day in reading of labor employing
concerns reducing the number the payroll or in re
duction of working days Some of it be ascrbed to
over production and slackened demand from various
causes but primarily it from the uncertainty felt
by many every time that president is elected and the
possibility that change from republican to democratic
rule or visa versa may be affected is good
argument favor of extending the presidential term as
it would that the country would not be confronted
so often with slowing up business and general panic
ky feeling exists under the present four term
it's close and generally during the first OF the new
term regardless of what party is in power.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-06-26
TEN YEARS AGO

D. E. Riordan was over from Wau-
sau.
Miss Beatrice Thrun arrived from
Neenah where she had been teaching
for a year.
Geo. Fuller went to Fond du Lac to
attend the funeral of niece.
Mrs N. A. Colman and son arrived
from Portland, Oregon to spend the
summer
Miss Lizzie Blong was visiting her
parents at Phelps.
P. j. Gaffney returned from trip
to Milwaukee.
Glen Dyer returned from AIilwau-
kee where he graduated from the Nor
NAL.
Mrs Jas. White returned from a
visit at Wausau.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-06-26
A~GG7 azadz71z31e6kznz(1s
e. Ou puIpts are work clothes. Each of us live
/ kind of a every day.
WHY AN EDITORIAL PAGE
BY Marcy B. DarnalI

D
Given editor with the capacity for straight think
ing and fearless writing the editorial is OF the
valuable assets of local newspaper 1t the editor
be narrow-nded prejudced spneess, he had better
not write editorials at all.
BY fearless writing lis not meant the attacking OF IN
stitutons or individuals for the sake of gaining noorey
or playing to the gallery 1t requires to con-
denim that which is unpopular or defenseless.
True fearlessness the part of smal-toWn editor
consists rather in vocng his honest opinions matters
affecting his community whether they coincide with tne
prevailing public sentiment not.
IF you want your editorial page to be read, must
put something into it which will make your readers think
If you do not they will quit reading it altogether
poor excuse may be better than none, but weak color
less editorial page is worse than none.
It easy however, to go to the other extreme. Some
editors appear think it necessary to Jump on some
thing somebody every ISSUE with without provoc
alton Soon pays attention to their rawlings and
when real issue arises they find themselves without IN
fluence.
To make real editorial page you must first know
your facts second reach reasonable conclusions there
from and third your conclusions with absolute hon
esty and feaessnes regardless Of who may or may not
agree with them.
Such a page will command respect, which is more i'm
portant than temporary popularity Ii you can conduct
such page and are not doing it, you overlooking the
most important part of your job and egecng great
est opportunity for community servce-Edor Florence
Alabama Herald
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-06-26

No shadder of excuse to make
-sobbin' as if yer heart would
break, sobbed out yer woes in
her dear lap-a mighty contrite
little chap. That dirty face
against her breast, thousand
vagrancies confessed. What
soothin' power in that tone,-
There, there, dear heart-it's
all-all gone!"
She patted We with soft caress,
and quieted yer child-distress,
and, rocked We back an forth the
while, and fed We with her
heavenly smile. o, how yer
little heart would turn an nestle
near that heart of bern! All
frettin' ceased forgiveness
won There, there, dear child,
it's all-all gonep
So, when, in after years We
erred,-when unkind fate or
weakness led to dire disaster
hope transferred by dread
despair that racked yer head -
then-then, sad heart, is when
you learn the solace Of them
words of her'n,-you seemed TO
hear 'em through the tears
though she's been gone these
many years!
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-06-26
SIMPLIFIEs THE SITUATION

With the withdrawal of Merlin Hull and Andrew
Kreutzer as republican candidates for the nomination
for the chances for A. Hrst considerably
improved and he may be able to give Governor Blaine
close race The latter has the advantage of strong
organization and wide personal acquaintance throughout
the state which will tend to offset any advantage gained
by Mr. Hrst in the reduction of candidates think
will be demonstrated at the September primaries.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-06-26
Ask Ma-She Knows!

GUEST understand you have an
old city ordinance here which prohib-
it's man kissing his wife on Sunday.
What is the penalty?
Hubby Why-er-
Wife (quick like)-No husband has
as yet ever been arrested on that
charge.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-06-26
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO

Herman Rade Jr. shot large wolf
north of town.
Miss Ida Slattery went to Rhinelan-
der.
John Gudegast left for trip to
Alberta, Canada.
Mrs. LaBar and son Clyde of lola
were guests at the VIM. Murphy home
Chas. Wiegand was over from Wood
ruff
Mr.. and Mrs Grant Cook returned
from visit at Appleton.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-06-26

Mr. and Mrs. N. A. Colmap were at
Wausau
Mrs. JOS. Elliott went to Cass Lake
Mimi, to join her husband there.
Mrs. J. H. Bolte and daughter Katie
left for a visit at GAINESVILLE.
Miss Gene Dickinson was over from
Wabeno
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-06-26
From Review Files
THIRTY YEARS AGO
ed Mcintyre went to Wausau.

Fred Mcintyre went to Wausau.
John Scott of Even, Mich, was
guest of the Macleod family.
DR.. G. H. Haddy went to Marshfield
Jas. Oberholtzer returned from a
trip to Madison.
Mrs Alex Higgins was visiting at
Wausau
Jas. Flood returned from trip to
Chicago
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO
Jas. Walsh was at Three Lakes.
M. Richmond went to Rhinelander.
Finn Lawler went to Chippewa Falls
w. J. Walsh returned from Chicago
Robt. Felt arrived from Milwaukee
to look over the prospects for going
into business here.
Jay Cook returned from visit at
Shiocton and New London
Mr.. and Mrs N NJ Emmons left for
a visit at Barron and Minneapolis.
Mrs Amos Radcliffe left to visit
relatives at Glare, Michigan.
TWENTY YEARS AGO :
Herman Korth went to Wittenberg.
Jas. Oberholtzer was visitor at
Madison.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-06-26
Garage Chatter

Air Pump You look hollow chested
and thin What seems to be the
trouble?
Inner Tube (wearily) -Income Tax.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-06-26
Purdy's PhiIos

My entrant for the LATEST man in
the world is Bill Spivens, who bought
Lizzie so he wouldn't have to shake
the ashes off his cigar.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-06-26

Better half a loaf than no bread
Camden.
Be wisely worldly but not worldly
wise Quarles.
Blood is thicker than water Scott
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-14
DIR. ABRAMS is
DEAD IN S. F.;
LEFT FORTUNE
By United Press Leased Wire

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 14.-Dr.
Albert Abrams, San Francisco ply
sician, who started the medical
world three years ago with the as
sertion that lie coul determine the
parentage of achild by electrical
vibration of drop of blood in a
machine of his own invention, died
here last night of bronchial pneu-
monia.
According to Doctors Harry Wir-
l;ch, San Francisco, and Fred L.
Moore, Portland, Ore, who attended
DR.. Abrams in his last illness, death
was fastened by worry over attacks
launched in various parts OF the
United States against his schooi of
medicine.
DR.. Abrams died at the age OF 81,
Just when he was at what his
friends believed to be the pinnacle
OF his career.
He believed that the outstanding
achievement of his career was his
discovery of what he called the
"cleetric method of detecting and
treating disease.
DIR. Abrams leaves an estate of So
100000. Several SISTERS, one broth
er and several nephews will share it.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-14
KELS' FIRST WIFE
FILES SUIT FOR
PART OF ESTATE
By United Press Leased Wire

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Jan. a.
Suit to restrain the payment OF
$1O5,O00 insurance carried by Alex
Kels, Lodi, Cal, butcher, vino was
hanged for the murder of laborer,
to his second wife and heirs ny that
marriage, was filed in court here
TODAY. The suit was started on
behalf of Armande Andrew Kels,
who said he is a son of the slayer
bv his first wife. The first wife
and her son live in Kansas City, ac-
cording to the suit.
Kels confessed numbering the lab
o4er and planting the body to ap-
pear as his own so that his wife
might collect the insurance.
According to the petition IN the
suit, the first Mrs. kels was n
vaudeville actress touring the coun'
tiv under the name Cf Princess
Whitccloud, obtained divorce III
Stockton, Cal, and has custody of
the one child, Armande, now III
wears of age, whom she believes Is
entitled to ut least Il portion OF
the insurance money.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-14
Eight Men Are Rounded Up in Cotton Thief Cleanup
BELIEVE GANG
BEHIND RAIDS
IS BROKEN UP
Hid Cotton Near Line I'm
til 1t Could Be Taken
Across

Following n series of complaints
regarding activities of cotton thieves
along the Mexican border, Sheriff
Gillett, in determined effort to
break up the gang which he believ-
ed was operating i'll the section, sent
Deputy Sheriffs Oswalt and Estes
to the line Saturday with instruc-
tions to round up the threves.
The officers succeeded in taking
eight men into custody on charges
Of stealing cotton from Supervisor
George PulIiam. Three of the men
were subsequently released, the
others being held at the county jail.
They gave their names as Marcelino,
Nicholas, Francisco and Sethilino
Ponce, and Philllpo Grevolla. The
Ponce brothers have been under sus
picion for some time.
Several bales of cotton were found
in the wagon which they were driv
ing and they also admitted the theft
Of the horses drawing the wagon.
Line Riders Cooperate
showed that the gang gathered up
cotton which had already been pick
ed and hid it near the line until Il
favorable opportunity enabled them
to take it across the line into Mex
leo, where it would be ginned.
The Mexican line riders are coop
Grating with the local officers i'll an
effort to break up the illegal ae-
tivities at the border, but owing to
the large extent of the territory that
must be covered the Officers are
handicapped.
With the arrest of the Ponce broth
| ers, who have been living i'll house
close to the line, Sheriff Gillett be
lieves the ringleaders of the band
are in custody and that there VIII
be cessation of thievery along the
border. The arrest of the men, he
said, was due to the good work of
Oswalt, who kept close watch of the
men for several days last week, and
learned the place where they hid the
cotton, and the point at which it
was transported across the border.
1t is said the cotton thefts will
run up into several thousand dollars
in value.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-14
NEW LICENSES
REACH. OFFICE
OF AUTO CLUB

Automobile licenses for 1924 are
beginning to show up in Ell Ccntro,
Il consignment of new license plates
having been received thls morning
at the local office of the Automo-
bile Club, for distribution to mem,
bers of the club. Manager G.. G..
Tucker helped himself to the first
plate.
Another new license seen about
town was on the ear of j. c. Bogue,
who resigned from the local police
force Saturday and left today for
Glendale where he will make his flu
ture home.
The new plates present a npch
more attractive appearance than the
1923 plates. The background is a
pleasing shade of green, while the
numbers are whlte. The words "Cal
24' are placed at the left of the
numbers. The latter, above l,OO0,-
600, will have "A star similar to the
one used on the 1923 license.
From now on, the 1924 licenses
will gradually replace the old ones.
Few will regret the passing of the
latter, for though 1923 saw the ap'
pearance of the star, dcnotmg the
million mark, the funereal appear
ance of the plates was not very
pleasing to ear owners.