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Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-05-10
Prize Winners in the Essay on
Tuberculosis.


The judges have awarded the fol-
lowing papers as winners in the
essay on, "The Cure and Prevention
of tuberculosis. This contest, it
will be recalled is an annual
contest given by DR.. Hosmer, of
Ashland, formerly of the Tri-
County Sanatarium at Bayfield,, to
the three counties, Ashland, Bay
field and Iron.
The contest carries with it, prizes
of $50 to each county for the best
essay in the 9Th, 18th and 8th grades,
Of rural, state graded and grades
below high school.
The pupil winning the prize is
not to keep the money, but under the
guidance of the teacher, is to pur-
chase some gift for his school or
room as the case may be.
The marking of the papers was
based on these points.
Punctuation--10.
Spelling-20.
Paragraph and Indentation-10.
English Unity, Conference Con-
ciseness) -25.
Thought Contests.
Penmanship and Neatness--10.
Rural Schools
9th grade winner No. 3, Hinkle
school.
Honorable mention No /, Mantle
wish school.
7th grade winner Iddela Peterson
Quincy school.
Honorable mention No. 5, Rein
school at Van Buskirk
9Th grade winner No. 3, Marjorie
Plateau, Epson school.
Honorable mention Leona Cam
eron, Quincy school and No. /, New
South Carey school,
State Graded Schools.
9th grade, No /, Signe Berg
Saxon State Graded school.
Honorable mention-Doris Jordan
Mercer State Graded school.
18th grade winner, Irene Stephen
Mercer State Graded school.
Honorable mention, Mary Marx
Mercer State Graded school.
9Th grade winner, Mary Simon
Saxon State Graded school.
Honorable mention, GordaI
Strehlow, Mercer State Graded
| school
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-05-10
Plum
PHILOSOPHY
By Uncle bud.

Uncle bud Says: "The fellow
who IS always looking for snaps
frequently gets caught in one.
The "shingle bob" doesn't look
half bad from the front; but from
the rear, Lord, help US"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-26
ALLEGED SLAYER
 OF AGED MOTHER INSANE NCI AIM UVUIHVU, IU UH1A A11Vx
Gulfport Man In Jail But Evidence Against Him
 Is Slight

GULFPORT, Miss, Nov. 25.- Hubert D. Montgomery, 45 years old, son of MrsS F. D. Montgomery, 70 year old woman who was found murdered at her home in Long Beach yesterday morning, is still being held in the coun- ty jail awaiting investigations of the Harrison county grand jury. When seen today Montgomery stoutly denied hay ing any Knowledge of his mothers death. He shows no signs of emotion and was willing to answer all questions, also expressing willingness to assist officers to ferret out the mystery.
 Officers making search of the home and adjoining premises have been un- able to find evidence of blunt instru ments used in committing the crime. Nothing definite has been found to duplicate the son. A hatchet, with blood stains end chicken feathers indicated that it had bene used to kill chickens as claimed by Montgomery, has been found, Tracks about the premises have
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-26
THE WEATHER

Extreme Northwest Florida, Alabama and Mississippi: Fair and warmer We'd nesday; Thursday unsettled, colder at night
 Virginia: Fair Wednesday: Thursday increasing cloudiness and warmer, fol- lowed by rain.
 North Carolina: Fair Wednesday,; Thursday increa sing cloudiness and warm CT followed by rain in west portion.
 South Carolina: Fair Wednesday; Thursday increasing cloudiness and warmer, followed by rain in northwest portion.
 Georgia: Fair Wednesday; Thursday increa sing cloudiness and warmer, follow ed by rain in north portion.
 Florida: Fair and slightly warmer Wednesday; Thursday Ialr.
 Tennessee and Kentucky: Fair and warmer Wednesday; Thursday rain and colder.
 Louisiana: Wednesday fair, warmer; Thursday partly cloudy. warmer m easi portion. ~ ,rr.-. Thursday partly cloudy. colder in west
 Oklahoma: Wednesday generally fair; Thursday fair, colder.
 East Texas: Wednesday partly clouoy. warmer in east portion: Thursday party cloudy colder in north and west portions.
 West Texas: Wednesday fair; ThursoaS fair, colder.
 Summary of observations made at sta lions of the United States weather pureau, a.t during the "A hours ending at D. m. SoIh meridian time. Tuesday, November -''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-26
NEWS STAND HAS FIRE

similar position with that organiza tiOn there.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-26

so far indicated that Mrs. Montgomery left the home, went into the yard and returned by way of the kitchen.
 Investigations will continue in an ef- fort to find some clue whereby the mystery will be solved. Friends of the family claim that they were highly re- spected and during their time of resi- dence in New Orleans were held in high esteem and prominently connected socially. The family physician in a statement said that Hubert Montgomery was believed to have been somewhat deranged showing slight evidence of emotional disturbance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-26
FEDERAL BENCH
 VACANCY MAY GO m MHNSTNNTppTAN
 AV 1kAAAIAsAA>HAH -
Coolidge Expected To Ap- point Democrat To The
 Court Of Appeals

JACKSON, Miss, Nov. 25.-Judge Edwin B. Holmes, federal judge for the Mississippi district, is being mentioned as a possible successor of Judge Alex c. King, as judge of the United States circuit court of appeals at New Or leans. Another serious contender IS Federal Judge Rufus B. Foster of Louisiana. There is report that Presl- dent Coolidge will appoint a democrat to the office. The district includes Georgia, Alabama, Florida. Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas and the Canal Zone.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-26
RUssOM WANTS ASSISTANT
Coroner Says Work Of Office Is Be
 coming Too Heavy

Because of the increasing number of homicides and other violent and sud- den deaths in Jefferson county, Coroner J. D. Russum asked the board of revenue Tuesday to provide him with an assistant. Without an assistant, it will be impossible to administer the of flee properly, the coroner declared.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-26
LOCAL DATA


 For the 24 hours ending at p. m., Tuesday, November 25.
 Highest temperature .............. 49 Lowest temperature .......... 29 Mean temperature ............... 39 Normal temperature .............. 51 uary ...................:. 236 Rainfall .................... Total rainfall since January 1 .... 36. 13 Deficiency in rainfall since January .................. s.14 Relative humidity, a.. m., ....... 62 l2 noon ............. ......'''. 70 D. m., .................... 40 Dry thermometer. a. m., ........ 30 12 noon ..................... AT p. Ill., 4l Wet thermometer, a. m., ........ 26 12 noon .................... 35 7p m., ................... G3
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-26
BURGLARS MAKE HAUL
Home Furniture Company Robbed Of
 About $500

After apparently gaining admittance with a pass key and working the com bination of the safe of the Home Furniture company, 2O0S Fourth ave nue, north, Monday night, burglars made their escape with $500, accord ing to reports at police headquarters Tuesday morning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-26

carrying concealed weapons and of dis charging fire arms in the city limits. O. N.. Vaughn, employed by the Hercules Powder company, and Haynes brother in-law is at the home of his sister in this city recovering from bullet wound in the leg, said to have been fired by Haynes during dispute Sunday night. Vaughn's condition is not serious.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-26
TRANSFERRED TO SELMA

John T. Lamkin, well known in Hat. tiesburg Masonic and fraternal circles and at regular intervals for the last 12 years, agent for the Southern Express company in this city, has been transfer red to Selma, Ala, where he will occupy
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-26
KNOCKED OFF TRAIN

R. 0. Evans, p, son of Mrs. A. J. Evans of Meridian, was brought to local hospital suffering from serious ln- iuries of having been knocked from an Alabama and Vicksburg train near Ed- wards, Miss, late Sunday by a signal block.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-26
CITY INSTALLS PUMP Water Supply At Meridian To B'
 Reftered

MERIDIAN, Miss, Nov. 25.-(Spe- cial)-A pump costing $3O,565 is being installed by the city at the municipal water works pumping station. When the pump is placed into service the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-26

Sunday night blaze wasS discovered in the news stand on the ground floor of the Carter office building, in which all of the papers and books were destroy ed, with very light damage to the building.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-26
ONE SHOT, ONE KILLED
Carrying Weapon and Shooting Is
 Charged

HATTIESBURG, Miss, Nov. 25.- (SpeciaD-C. M. Haynes, former em- ploye of the Newman Lumber company and Hercules Powder company of this city, and well connected in this section of Mississippi, is locked up in the For rest county jail today on a charge of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-26
pumping capacity at present will bs doubled, the city already owning pump of equal size.
I. JEFF BROWN

The funeral service for J. Jeff Brown, who died at his home at Bailey Sunday, was held yesterday afternoon at Mount Carmel church, the Rev. Eugene v. Stevens officiating.
The Connecticut labor news., 1924-09-06
JIM" COUZENS ASKS KRESGE TO PAY HIS
 GIRLS LIVING WAGE
Suggests It Would Be Better Than Gathering Funds for
 Rescue Home."

Detroit, Sept Of you had a
 daughter would you want her to work
 for $752 a week? Senator Jim" Couz- ems plunked that question 70 $. s. Kresge, the Five and Ten-Cent store magnate and up to date Kresge has
 not replied.
 It calne about in this way. Kresge runs number of stores in Detroit and
 throughout the country. The average
 wage paid Kresge's girl employees is S7.52 a week. Recently he became in
 terested in a rescue home for unfortu-
 nate girls and he wrote Couzens asking
 for a $1,000 contribution.
 Couzens came back with a check for ing letter to Kresge:
 T do not know whether you have daughters, but I do know if you had any you would not want 10 see them working for S7.52 a week The report which you gave me as to the wages paid to the girls in (the five and ten cent store, Woodward and State, shows the average wage received 10 be %.52 a week. If that is the average, what is the minimum? It is really the mini mum that counts because the tndivld- ual getting the minimum has to live just as well as the girl who gets the or average.
 You say you try to get girls who live with their parents and do not have to pay for room and board, as do a good many others who are otherwise Just why should parents contribute to the support Of tHeir daughters working in five and ten cent stores? Just why should you and your receive any benefit by girls who live at home?
 "The s. s. Kresge Co.,, makes lots -of money, otherwise it would not be ask ing S265 share for common stock and $111 for preferred stock. l would much prefer talkwing this over with you than to write letter and if you wish I will come to your office or you can come to mine, for 1 think you can do much more for girls and women by paying them better wages than you can by subscribing $1OOO to rescue them af ter they have gotten into trouble.
 q trust you will take this in the proper spirit, as I am deeply interested in the subject as anyone could be. | do not want to criticize, but want you to see the light, for I am convinced when you do you will look at the mat ter as I do."
 The Republican machine would like to beat Couzens for Senator in the pri- maries which will be held September 9l but from present indications he will win out handsomely.
The Connecticut labor news., 1924-09-06
INJUNCTION AGAINST CHICAGO UNIONS MENACES VERY HEART OF ORGANIZED LABOR

The bill of complaint did not charge any acts Of violence or threats of vio- fence, or injury to persons or property. The substance of the charge was that the union electricians would walk off the job when the Western Unions non union electricians came on the job, and that in one instance the seven or eight other trades also quit work for one day.
 The real point in contest was whether or not the court should restrain the unions from enforcing their long-estab- lished policy, that they would not work alongside of non-union men in the same trade. The court entered and injunc- ton restraining them from violence, threats of violence damage to property, interference with business, and similar matters concerning which there was no charge whatever in the bill of complaint that such acts had been committed
 There were some affidavits presented that III some half dozen instances, run ming over period of two years, there had been some slight damage to the company's property, but no one knew who had done this damage. Only two trifing instances had occurred during the past ten months, but the bill of complaint did not make any charge of such acts whatever
 Hope Thompson, who has been at torney for the Chicago Carpenter local unions for the last ten years, and who at present is an independent candidate for states attorney of Cook County, is handling the case for the unions in vOlved.
The Connecticut labor news., 1924-09-06
Pan-American Labor
 Will Meet in Mexico

Washington, Sept. 6--The execu- tive committee of the Pan-American Federation of Labor has issued call for the next convention, to be held in Mexico City, December 5 next
 The last convention voted to meet in Guatamela, but the call states that con- ditions in Guatemala make 1t impos- sible for our next convention to be held i'll that country"
 The call cites the election of General Gales, labor candidate for the Mexican presidency, and the December l inaug- uration of General Gales, thus making it appropriate for the convention to be held at that time, that representatives of all Latin-American labor may re- joice with the workers Of Mexico.
The Connecticut labor news., 1924-09-06
Says United Fruit Company Obtained U. s. Government
 Aid In Defeating Workers

By International Labor News Service.
 Washington, D. C., Sept 6-That the United States Government, through the Navy, helped the United Fruit Com pany to break up a unlon of banana plantation workers in Honduras, IS the charge made by Solomon de la Selva, who is in Washington as special rep resentative of the Nicaraguan Fedora ton of Labor The charges are made i'll the following statement written by MT. de la Selva for International Labor News Service:
 The United Fruit Co.,, which fur nishes most of the bananas imported in to this country is so patriotic that when 1t feels its vast properties and holdings in the Carribean countries of Latin American the least way endangered, it does not hesitate to call on the U. $. Government for aid. Nevertheless whenever it finds 1t to its advantages 1t has no hesitation in chartering its ships (the Great White Fleet) under the British flag.
 Tn the Atlantic coast of Honduras, one of the little Central American re- publics, the companys owns large plan tations. It used to employ native la bor until very short time ago, at star vation wages The natives went around half naked, lived in miserable huts, re- ceived no education of any kind, had seven out of their every ten children die young because of malnutrition, gen era1 bad hygiene and lack of proper care.
 These natives of Honduras serving the United Fruit Company bought they had been born for that: life was that way; death was its goal and only rem edy. But then they heard of the Pan American Federation of Labor, of the American Federation of Labor, of the Mexican Federation of Labor, of trade 1 unions, of labor organizations and what could accomplish. It sounded too good to be true, but cer- tainly there could be no harm in trying it.
 The most hopeful and forward of those natives set about creating work CTS unions. It was most difficult task. Sometimes they didn't have any one who could read and write 10 put at the head of local But they had will
The Connecticut labor news., 1924-09-06
LABOR OF BOTH AMERICAS TO MEET IN CONVENTION
 IN MEXICO CITY DEC.

By International Labor News Service. official call for the next convention Of the Pan-American Federation of Labor, to be held in Mexico City Dec. }, 19- 24, has been forwarded to the trade union organization of all nations of North and South America The cal was issued by the Executive Committee of the PanAmerican Federation of La bor, Samuel Gompers, chairman Ches- ter NJ. Wright, English language secre- tary; Canuto A. Vargas, Spanish Ian guage secretary, James Lord, treasurer.
 By vote of the last convention, the 1924 meeting was to have been held in Guatemala. It is set forth that con ditions in Guatemala make 1t impossible for our next convention to be held in that country"
 It is set forth that "in view of that fact and in view of the further fact that an opportunity presents itself to he extremely helpful to the organized workers of Mexico," it is advisable "fron2 every point of view'' that the convention be held in Mexico City.
 The convention call cites the election of Gen. Plutarco Elias Gales, labor can didate for the presidency, and the Dec l inauguration as making 1t appropriate for the convention to be held at the time of inauguration so that represen- tatives of all Latin-American labor may rejoice with the workers of Mexico.
The Connecticut labor news., 1924-09-06
Writ Forbids Union Men to Refuse to Work On Jobs With NOn-UniOnists.

Chicago, Sept. 6-The temporary in junction obtained by the firm of which Roy o. West, secretary of the Republi- can National Committee and attorney for the Western Union Telegraph Com pany, IS member, against five Chicago building trades unions, is without pre- cedent in the United States The tenn porary restraining order was issued by Judge James H. Wilkerson of the Fed eral District Court here. An appeal has been taken to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals and a hearing on the case will be had at the October term of the latter Court
 Judge Wilkerson, 1t will be recalled, is the much advertised Injunction judge" who was appointed to the Fed eral bench during the early part of the term of Harry M Daugherty as Attor- ney General of the United States, and who later, at the behest of Daugherty issued the notorious injunction against the railroad shop crafts unions.
 The injunction as issued by Judge Wilkerson is directly contrary to the decisions of the Supreme Court of the United States, the Supreme Court of Illinois and of the courts of practically every other state in the Union. Ii strikes at the very heart of organized labor in that 1t restains union workmen from quitting work when nOn-un1On men come on the job. If such an injunc- ton should be held to be gosd law, then practically every principle of organized labor is subject to attack on the same ground
The Connecticut labor news., 1924-09-06

l92O) in the United States These re- ports will show that the bank has had steady prosperous growth, with more than 15,0OO depositors now doing busi- ness with and intrusting savings with the bank It has 1000 commercial checking accounts. Regular dividends have been paid on all stock issues since the first year.
 One of the subjects to be discussed and probably adopted at the convention will be the establishment of a perma- nent insurance department of the asso- ciation and its membership.
 J. T. Brownie, president of the Amalgamated Engineers Union of England, an organization similar to the Machinists in this country, will be a fraternal delegate to the convention and deliver an address.
 E. E. Ripley, an eminent electrical engineer of Schnectady, N. Y, IS also scheduled to address the convention on the subject of Man Power as Com pared With Machine Power" MT. Rip ley will illustrate his talk with graphic charts and stereopticon pictures made by him in his various studies and inves- legations.
 Local lodges of Detroit have ar ranged a splendid program of enter tainment for the delegates and their wives
The Connecticut labor news., 1924-09-06

and an organization resulted. And being organized they acted collectively in ask ing the company for wages a trihe bet ter than fifteen to twenty cents a day of twelve to sixteen hours from before dawn until after sunset in the wasp and mosquito-infested swamps where the banana grows.
 They expected to get a little better ment but what they got was a general discharge They were all fired and the British-hagged ships of the United Fruit Company imported into Hondu- ras an eager, anxious-to-Work popula- ton from the West Indies that were willing to labor for less than twenty cents day.
 The natives of Honduras threatened to fight 1t out with the newcomer. Nat urally, the Company regarded its pro- perty in jeopardy The American Con- sul at Ceiba, Honduras, sent a call to the Navy, and an American ship, the Galveston, was hurried to the scene of events The official reports has 1t that quiet prevailed when the marines ar rived"
 Nothing could be truer. Quiet did prevail indeed. The natives had fled, into the interior. The
 JO1- Workers is no more. The leaders of the Ceiba labor movement have fled the and are hiking across Guate- nala towards Mexico. The Honduras workers will probably have lot to tell when the Pan-American Labor Fedora ton Convention meets in Mexico City next December.
The Connecticut labor news., 1924-09-06
MACHINISTS WILL
 MEET AT DETROIT
 MONDAY, SEPT. l5
Reports of Grand Lodge Officers to Show Progress; Law
 Changes Proposed.

The seventeenth general convention of the International Associa ton of Ma chinists will open at Detroit on NOnd- ay, September 15. Grand lodge head quarters will be at the Fuller hotel, and the daily business sessions are to be III the assembly hall on the top floor of the same building. With the large amount of important business on the program, it is expected the convention session will extend for two weeks or more.
 The laws of the I. A. M. provide that every four years the general member ship shall take a referendum vote on the question of whether a convention shall be held that year, hence the De- troit meeting is the result of favor able referendum vote. Had a majority voted against holding a convention the question would not have come up again for four years.
 International officers of the associa- ton are elected by referendum vote for four-year terms. The present officers were so elected in 1922 and will con- tinue in office until 1926
 The last convention of the associa- ton was held at Rochester, N. Y, in September, 1920.
 Local lodges and members have sub mitted numerous propositions for changes or amendments to the grand lodge laws. These are being printed for information of the membership and del egates and will be turned over to the laws committee for study and report to the convention. All new laws and amendments adopted by the convention must be approvade by majority refer becoming effective.
 ''Reports of the grand lodge officers to the convention show that the asso- ciation has made good progress during the past year." said E. C. Davison, gen eral secretary-treasurer. Our finances have returned to a normal condition af- ter being almost depleted during the shopmen's strike. Our reports also will show splendid results of the Baltimore & Ohio cooperative plan of shop work, and an increasing interest in this move ment"
 International President William H. Johnston predicted that the Detroit convention would prove to be one of the most important in the history of the association.
 Our conventions are broad in scope and deal with a wide range of indus trial matters" said he "In addition to the United States and Canada, we have local lodges i'll Mexico, Hawaii and Porto Rico, and delegates are expected to represent them at Detroit"
 An interesting feature of the officers reports will deal with the Mount Yer non Savings Bank of Washington, To- cated in the Machinsts' building, owned | and operated by the I. A. NJ. and the 1 first labor bank to be established (Nay, |