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Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1924-08-01
Unusual Political Situation Makes Pos
sible a Final Presidential Choice by
Senate Of Either Bryan or Dawes. An
Outline of the Workings of Our Elec-
ton Machinery When an Electoral
Majority Is Not Won.

TeCkOucU Win.
Anyone familiar with the line up
in the House last year can see how
likely It IL that neither Davis nor
Coolidge would be able to obtain 4
majority vote In the House in Feb
ruary. A deadlock IL quite on the
cards-a repetition Of the Demo-
cratic National Convention, perhaps
until March =. 1925. At that time
the new House comes into being.
but THE NEW HOUSE HAS MOTH
ING TO DO WITH THE CHOICE
OF A PRESIDENT.
In the event Of 4 dead lock until
tht disintegration of the present
House the duty would pass to the
Senate, and here IL must be remem
bered that THE SENATE VOTES
ONLY FOk THE vICE-PREsI-
DENT AND NOT FOR THE PRESI-
DENT. II the country stands with
out \ President. then that office. be-
ing vacant. msst be filled by the
man chosen as vice-President by the
Senate.
At this point We read another
elimination. The Senate 10 limited
to vote for the two highest candi-
dates. So the likelihood is the choice
would lie between General Dawes
and Governor Bryan.
Different In Srnase.
Now We come to the Senate vote.
The Senate does not vote by states
like the House. The Senators vote
as individuals, and majority vote
decides. The Senate membership
being SO. - votes would elect 4
vice-President. who would immedi-
ately succeed to the Presidency. jus;
as Coolidge succeeded Harding as
soon as the vacancy occurred.
In the present Senate there are
%3 Democrats. 81 Republicans and
Fstmer Laborites! These figures
would appear to ensure the election
Of Dawes. providing there Is no
change In the character OF the SEN
ate as result OF the November
elections. and providing always that
La Toilette would not switch =
number Of Republican Senators from
the Coolidge Dawes ticket and pro.
cure votes for Bryan. The margin
10 narrow. and La Toilette might
easily be the deciding factor.
One need only 90 back to 1916
TO zee how delicate ix the present
situation. In that year the electoral
college stood :77 for Wilson and
:s\ for Hughes. A third party can.
didste controlling. for example. the
- electoral votes Of California.
would have thrown the election into
the House. How many electoral
votes Ia Toilette will control - .
result Of the coming electioa 10
something for political writer's to
figure on. II may be something for
the two dominant parties to con-
slider seriously.
La Toilette supporters are claim
ing he will carry between eight aAA
sixteen states. II he carries only
Wisconsin. Minnesota. North Da.
kota. South Dakota and Montana.
such result would likely prevent
either Coolidge OF Davis from win
ming the necessary majority OF :ss
electoral votes necessary 10 elect
the President. Even the electoral
vote Of any one state might prevent
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1924-08-01

brings them into the world % at
-orn Tor . little while and then b.
eaten BY their "supsriors," . sys-
Iem TINT keeps eight millioos ef
them out Of the world when ~
price Of corn happens to 10 mt
What i the exact dt6srenee e.
tween 5000. 900 pigs and ths san1s
aumber Of humans3
Next IN importance to INTEL
LlGENCE comes POWER. Every
thing we have comes 1ro0 power
intelligantly directed. The World
Power Con3sFsnee h London, dis
cussinS Tie possibility Of harness.
ing wind. waves, tides, sunlight,
natural steam and bot wells and
unusued possibilities Of alcohol pro-
ductioo, = . most important gath
eF3ng.
Prince Cent? says ~. United
States Of America could gst more
power from its bot springs In Cali
fornia, ~ Yellowstone, valley
II Tsa Thousand Smokes" n
Alaska, &C., thoA -fNm o1l eur
WATERFALLS. And think Il unused
heat, dssp under gFound.
Sir Charles Bedford aays alee.
hol froA waste veGstahls matter
would provide more powsr tAan
gasoline, Whsn On b exAaustsd.
kice straw wasted h lndin eogld
producs enough a3eohel - squal
In power ~ aanual pso1netioe ok
petrolsum.
This epytA = . driving whssl ~
Il d silly 70 think tant ~ epua
ever run sAost - peWss, hving -
. drivhe Wheol r.
The atasape = eitnb NJ Hvsssst
Il abandoned fee this yeas. ~
With tAe letss.ss - l:secvssssss
trying and they vtn fsaeA ~ ~.
Thsy ~ Ind tAsee ~ AusSn
bodiss Of Aallsey md Esvias, twe
Of tAs sxpedlt3e9 lAot ooea - tAsy
entered . Asavy e3eod n . drive 1ss
RstSsr . rsnaatse s,avs, n the
frsssine eold Of ~ highest spsA
On earth. 6o0s Day sightssses b
flying nseAiAss VIII Iook at .
stoae, "eovssing Tie dsaA bodies
Of tAs A1t tWo nsa that sves
climbed ~ here" and ehildrsa h
TIE sighfseeing Aier win ash,
Why d4 thsy climb up. instead
Five ysass ago George Esstman
It Rochester, allowed 5000 en-.
plqyss of his Eastman Kodak Com.
paKy 70 subscribe for stock in the
company st par. Last week the
employss gee tAsar stock, weeth
~, ,0ooo 100.
Thsy iaA Just half tAat price fss
= originally. naking 4 profit oi
100 Per cent That's . good way
b sneourags good work and inter-
~ Wogkeg1 h tAsir 3oeA
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1924-08-01
RIO ORANJbe ENOlNEIR
vICflM Or llEA1T rAlLCRSI

Charles A. Hsnkie. an engineer o.
the Rio Orandc who made bis home
N saiida was found dead q
Sarsents on Juiy 81. Coronsr Ksyss
snd Sheriff Psul Of Sasuachs eoun.
" were called 70 Sarsssts 70 II.
vss.isass. DsatA vas said 70 ~ Aus
10 heart failuse. The dscsassA vos
81 yeaSS ~. f...-t.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-10-30
TRAFFIC IN THE PANAMA CANAL

Knowing the interest that most pc
pie take in subjects of worldwide i'm
portance and believing that the per
Torrance of their own canal will be of
special interest to them, take pleas
ure in calling attention to figures re-
Gently compiled with relation to the
April, 1924, traffic, as follows:
One of the outstanding features of
the months business is that United
States vessels carried more tons of
cargo through the Canal than did the
combined ships of all other nations of
| the world, and out of total of 403
ships passing through the Canal, 232
belonged to Uncle Sam.
| The months tonnage is the largest
on record for April, being nearly twice
| that for April, 1922 About two mil
lion tons of cargo transited the Canal
for which tolls amounting to nearly
| two million dollars were paid
Lumber shipments from the Pacific
Coast of the United States exceeded
all previous records. The shipments
of iron ore from Chile also broke all
previous records for month. Wheat
in transit from the Pacific to the At
lantic, totaled nearly one hundred and
seventy-five thousand tons during the
month, the greatest quantity so far
shipped during month.
Great Britain, aside from the United
States, led in number of ships through
the Canal, with 100; then came Japan,
with IA and Germany with ~;
French and Peruvian vessels number
ed each; while Holland and Norway
each had 6; the remaining 10 vessels
were divided among Denmark, Italy,
Panama, Chile, Eweden, Columbia,
| Danzig and Spain.
The Panama Canal has always
made a special point of not delaying
vessels unduly. A case illustrating
this is that of the S. S. Ionic, bound
from Auckland to London. which en-
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-10-30
THE WATER WITCH

A review of new book by DR.. J. j.
Gaines who is a regular weekly con-
tributor to this newspaper with his
Uncle John" prose poem.
Leading his volume of verse with
"The Water Witch" Dr. John Joseph
Gaines, known to so many country
newspaper readers as "Uncle john
has finally put between covers a coli
lection of rhymes in the Missouri
vernacular that will fire the emotions
of those who appreciate homely
thought in their literary diet. Once in
great while the authors metre is
like King Richards times, a bit out of
Joint but forgives such infraction and
remember rather the broad spirit of
human impulse to which they are of
fered as sacrifice.
Quite properly the Water Witch
leads the list of verses penned by the
Missourian, yet throughout the vol
ume here and there are stray lines
NNNANN
average of merit found in these more
pretentious verses. Some of the scat
tered lines mark the western writer
asa man of more than usual imagin
alton. Nothing in the book is finer
than the opening stanza of his Mis-
souri, Sweets
When the maple sap comes creep
in thro the forest monarch's veins
At the bashful invitation of the
sun,
Most any rural jurist-with thimble-
full of brains,
Could tell We the millennium's begun"
The majesty of nature has rarely
been so quantity, so tersely and so
daringly carried to the mind in a
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-10-30

metre that smacks of Gilbert and
makes one wonder if a satire is con.
cealed within the lines.
The story of Jehu Sifers with his
'divinin" rod leading the parched Mis-
sourians to the site of water is de-
lightfully quaint One holds his breath
in expectancy as the water hunters
dig, and feels the great relief as he
reads:
1--WE went through forty foot of rock
am seven of sandy shell
When Ezry Peters hollered up, she's
here as sure as hell"
How could such an enterprise fail
when:
"Old Jehu Sifers was the man, refeN
red to heretofore;
He's water witched it, fust an Lass
fer forty year or more
Dr. Gaines knows his Missouri. HQ
knows her thought, he knows her Ian
guage, he is part of her soul. He
breathes a love of nature and of hui
manity in every line OF his work.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-10-30
FIVE YEARS AGO

Mrs. Chas. Wolfer and son Fred
and Geo. Stott of Milwaukee arrived
to take possession of the Hotel Mil
waukee.
AL We'll went to Chicago.
j. r. Nemacheck went to Clinton
vile.
Mrs. L. J. Kuehne and daughter
were visiting at Appleton
Mrs. T., E. Doyle of New York was
the guest of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
N. A. Garrison.
Mrs. Emil Dostal of Manistique,
Mich, was visiting her parents Mr..
and Mrs. A. H. Stevens.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-10-30

After the hop at BarTancas, woke
early next morning. The group OF
easement windows that faced me were
changed into one great splotch OF
blue-like stained church-glass win
dows. Slipping into my negligee ran
over and looked out at the resurrec
ton of the morning. 1t was the time
of day when all little things are stir
ring | could hear the first shy twit
tering of the birds in the tropical OLE
ander trees that reached UP to the
| window; their tops all ending in clus-
ters of shee-pink blossoms. Leaning
out | caught one in my fingers and
| the tug at it's stem aroused it's COM
| panion flowers who sent up sea OF
fragrance and drank in their sweet
ness.
1t was chilly, my chiffon negligee
was too thin for the early morning. |
| looked about for something with more
warmth to put about my shoulders and
| seeing my evening cape on chair
| where | had flung it few hours
earlier, wrapped it around me snugly
and settling down in the silken pill
| lows of the window seat, resumed my
dreaming. Everything out of doors
was SO fresh and lovely, the sparkling
dewdrops making the bladeS of grass
and trees replendent. Suddenly was
conscious of an intruding odor-that
was not the dainty fragrance of the
oleander-no, it was stale and heavy
1t came from the remains of several
cigarettes in a nearby receiver.
They seemed to have no part in
the picture and l flung them far out
of the window. But somehow the spell
was broken and thoughts of the dance
came surging. | remembered Warren
Fisher and felt wave of embarrass-
ment. After his wife had treated me
so cool, | lost interest in the party.
1t wasn't that cared about his being
married, for | realized that the at
traction | had felt for him was super
ficial, but | resented being placed in
the position of having Mrs. Fisher
think | was mad about her cookbook
ing husband Well, / was not mad
about him had not been mad about
him, and never would be-, for that
matter.
Right at that moment there was
only one person | wanted to see. That
was Curtiss Wright, and with the
thought OF him | became very lonely
He was so different from the other
men with their "hot-lines,' as Ellie
called them. If he ever fell in love
with girl it would be the big love
of his life, the one real, living, throb-
bling adventure, and he'd be true to
her in thought and deed-not flirt
like Warren Fisher. And yet-he
hated flappers. | wondered if | had
been reared in a different environ
ment if | could have been the dream
girl he wanted.
If my mother had lived would not
have been flapper She was ~attrac.
tive and charming, and could be friv-
olous, and yet she had depth of
mind unlike most of my friends
mothers and yearning for mental at
tainment. She had wanted me to be
accomplished and urged me to study
art and go on with my music. With
your mind full of interesting and
beautiful things you WON'T be caught
in the maelstrom that's coming. ~
could hear her saying. wondered if
she meant jazz, and cocktail parties
and petting. If she had not been taken
away maybe | would have been Cur
tiss Wright's first love. And with his
name on my BREATH slipped down
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-10-30
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO

A daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Adams.
Jack Brady left for Portland, Ore
gon to do cruising for G.. F. Sanborn.
Carl Zimpelmann, the four year old
son of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Zimplemann
broke his collar bone by falling off
their porch.
Miss Eliesa Miehack went to Chi
cago to spend the winter.
j. A. Walsh was over from Crandon
Mrs. John Zimpelmann and daugh-
ter returned from a visit in Milwau-
kee.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-10-30
,.eSallie's {isssEsE:s az;
Temptations
Copyright 1924-By Gladys Baker)
I'm WHICH SHE is PIouEDp
Copyright 1924-By Gladys Baker)

into the pillows and in few moments
was doing.
Late that afternoon, still more or
less subdued from my thoughts of
the morning, l wandered away from
the rest of the crowd and sat alone
on the terrace overlooking the unruf-
fled surface of the azure water Cato
one of the japanese servants, brought
me telegram and square box from
the florists | opened the wire.
When a woman has man in for
Sunday night supper she's nothing
short of Designing Marjorie.
1t was just like Mari to do that
She didn't realize how had begun to
feel about the silly Bet we had made
in the beginning and | understood the
spirit of fun in which she has sent it.
| re-read the words; dull, slow emo
ton surged over me and | realized
that / hated Anne Coddington. For
| the first time in my life was jealous
SO they had been together Sunday
night-Anne and Curtiss peo-
pie would begin linking their names
together. l was piqued and my rage
mounted higher and higher.
tore the string from the box and it
was full of orchids. The card was flip
pant.
Am completely surrounded by the
Germans Otherwise l would be as
near as these flowers which beseech
you to wear this evening. Other days
stretch forth with promise. Th
thought is distant, but it brings
warmth to lonely heart Warren
THE Germans meant his wife
| had been told that he had married
her for her money and that she watch.
ed him with suspicion. They were
spending the winter at one of the pref
ty homes on the bay-shore and his es
capades were the talk of Pensacola
'The Germans"--I smiled and reread
the last part of the message Since
hearing about Anne and Curtiss
Wright | liked Warren Fisher What
difference did it make if he did flirt
He made love exquisitely. "Curtiss
Wright could take unpopular Anne
Coddington and go to the devil" II
murmured, and skipped back into the
living room where Ellie was moving
about making light shine softly from
lovely lamps in far corners.
.Where've you been, Sallie? Not
incoming. She called to me gaily; the
boys are in from the links and have
been screaming for the life of the
party. Here they are now"
And with their arrival came Cato
with his magical tray of cocktails and
in few moments the room resounded
With good natured small-talk and
laughter.
Its a good thing Mother and Dad
are in Cuba, laughed Ellie as one of
the boys. who had been drinking a /
lot. began swapping the fragile stems
VI IuC 6iuoo.
Hope they like the climate SO well
they'll stay there f'reyer,' responded
the destroyer
Here's hoping they won't come
back before mornin won't come back
before mornin'," another began singing
And still another: "Tell you what
let's do, let's all stay up all night,
shoot craps, play poker and have a
reg'lar all night party Well go into
town for ham am when day is dawn
ing
1--WE better idea than that" Judith
Mclean suggested. It's wilder Judith
couldn't drink very much and |
noticed her eyes were starry.
rNsI 4
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-10-30
TEN YEARS AGO

John Hanson and family were over
from Woodruff
Albert We'll went to Rhinelander.
Mr. and Mrs. Hunter Case were
down from Phelps.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Carter began
housekeeping in the Thompson resi-
dence.
John and Joe Adams of Lacrosse
were visiting relatives here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Converse of
Bellingham Wash, were visiting
their daughter Mrs. A. w. Thorpe
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-10-30

tered the Canal at 6.21 a. M, May 9th
completed the transit at LOS p M,
tied up at the Cristobal Coaling Plant
and began bunkering at 1:20 p. m.
took 8S1 tons and 2,160 pounds of coal
in one hour, and cleared for sea again
at 2:45 p. m. on the same day. That's
the way we do things at the Panama
Canal-R. s. Carter in Adventure
Magazine for October
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-10-30
TWENTY YEARS AGO

Harry Franks was down from State
Line
Jonas Radcliffe was over from Min
ocqua.
L. E. McGill OF Ladysmith was in
town.
Mrs N. A. Colman was called to
Berlin by the death of her father.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-10-30
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO

Abel ST. Louis went to Amigo.
DE. Riordan was in Milwaukee.
Jas. scheff bought team of ponies
from S. w Smith.
S. j. Smiley returned from visit
at Appleton.
DR.. and Mrs. w. d. Neville were
visiting at Rhinelaader.
Mrs. N. M. Emmons returned from
Chicago.
Louis Denton came up from Mil
waukee to visit his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. E. Riordan, Mr.. and
Mrs. G. F. Sanborn and the Misses
Frances and Debbie Slattery, Frances
Diamond Julia Dockery and Viola
Everett attended dance at Monico.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-10-30

Il told Dick he was getting better
looking every day and he said that
was habit he had every year shortly
before Xmas
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-10-30
Ed pllRRnY,s PHlLos

Many of these young men who go in
for the javelin throw at college take
after their old man except that they
substitute javelin for flat iron
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-10-30
Why LAY HIGH TAXES ENTIRELY TO POLITICS

The by that the of the
in Wisconsin during the past twenty-five is
primarily the reform first of Senator La
Toilette when the Blaine admins
strike
While the figures for the total expenditures
approximately correct
indicate that the do of the
costing them In fact they only keeping with the general
change living with twenty-five
many taxpayers be aboishng the
commissions the industrial commission
commission department markets. though
that comparatively hngAny talk of reduction the
education health highways
raise that would be pretty those
who responsible the reductions The truth the
matter that this demands all that getting will
continue demand and the necessities of fe
things considered
the rich if known at all twenty-five
Twenty-Five resident of Eagle River would
they live day
their children high school type
known in a half dozen Wisconsin cities at that time
Today, in the state accustomed the
movies radios other features
daily life and they have become that but would
to do without them.
The rule applies state expenditures, and
who the state of Wisconsin back
the kerosene miles hour highways
five and we'd be sorry if it did.
BY the way many those who busy aributng
the political machine' of LaFoette and Blaine
geticaly boosting that if carried Tuesday will
make the machine its methods
1850 keeping
of the proposition enable
The that will be required that profitable
basis would constitute pretty large sized political machine in
paying the twenty-five years
from now, will, we believe, readily admit at that time
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-10-30
From Review Files
THIRTY YEARS AGO

A lodge of Good Templars was or
ganized at Three Lakes.
. Walter starett returned from a trip
on the road for the Gerry Lbr Co.
T. B. and Jas. Walsh were up from
Madison where they were attending
the University.
F. P. Clure returned from Kansas
City.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-10-30
WHO WILL BE THE CHOICE

another the Review the result Of the 1924
denta election will undoubtedly be known What the result will
be- TO be extremely uncertain
presidential campaign knowledge has been de-
manifested probably because is conceded that
landslide of given
this political
career.
thing may responsible the lack of
disgust felt the disclosures
corruption high officials that has char
the
without doubt the most commanding
presidential candidates. both ability
perence governmental affairs could POSSIBLE
receiving 66 electoral votes to place him
n presidential would certainly vote for him.
With certain that instead OF the
the electoral college,
deadlock
may expected until
the politics will entirely dominate whatever choice made
prefer Coolidge rather than
the ALL and that that
admirer of the presidents running mate either
do faith in President Coolidge a
simple of his the
fe that he would look after their inter-
well if elected for another term.
conditions
of protest against
which according outlook all that vote for
him
certainly will matter of
first likely the presidential
will lifetime that
President Coolidge in the chair
possibly
the
is thing from
year. particularly per-
will Fastening
presidents they should be under
republican form of government
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-10-30

The referee has just one rule,
He uses in football,
To penalize our own home team,
En- tho the heavens fall