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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-07
Hop to Jazz Party Platforms

ONE way for the old parties to shorten their platforms
" next year is to quit viewing with alarm and point
ing with pride To quit knocking and Dragging.
1t will help whole lot if the platforms short,
plain and explicit-sayng what they and meaning
what they say
We would like to be able to read both platforms and
then know just what the difference is between repub
lican and democrat Does either of the parties stand
Forget what dead democratic and republican
crosses did before they died Let EN- rest in peace.
What want to know is what difference it is going to
make to Tom, Dick and Harry whether elect repub
licans democrats next year.
What is democrat? What is a republican? Tell
ordinary actually know whether he is
thing or the other, neither-and why.
jumped from York window trying commit
suicide crashed into automobile So live
automobile hits hit automobile. What's
fIs
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-07
SMILES

A woman who gave her husband
bum cigars Tor Christmas tells uH
there arc 7fl new swear words.
You can tako an old Christmas
horn aud use Il for a funnel Y sou
ever need a funnel.
Candy may 10 gradually worn Off
the seat 81 tho trousers by putting
sandpapcr In tho chairs.
Our government Il experimenting
with hogs. Yes, real hogs. MOI Of
fice.seekcrs.
Department OF agriculture Is trying
10 teach boss 70 bring home The ha-
con with more lean.
one,soyentscnth o. tho worlds Pc
plo 1.-Two In the United States. and
should BE- Elad of Z,
Tho United siates spends more on
education than tho rest OF tho world.
set has 10 li,tie.
Largest diamond in Tho world "a
worth 500 600. but small ono may
30 priced more highly.
China Is behind tho times A
Picking woman lived with her hubby
60 years before shooting him.
A rcpor. that Cleveland win lose
her presidential convention due 70 a
liquor shortage Is untrue.
weather IL all matter of habit.
when Il drops down to % In Africa
they start shiyerinE.
A thermometer can't read the
weather mans forecasts,
women shoppers think every win.
dow needs looking into.
Automatic music uoA's may -"
fixed with a good Ak.
About the only prices that have
been lowered recently are those OF
tho 1929 calendars.
only n shcrt tima now until We
wonder how on earth this year
passed so quickly.
A girl with Christmas ring hates
10 wear her Christmas gloves.
Tho sizo Of tho box Of candy you
should Eivo n girl depends upon how
many brothers sho has.
Only five more months before
straw hat prices viii be too high.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-07
"C0sTPLus"

The oostplusa-fixed.fee contract Is
ono upon which thero iB an agree.
mont in tho beginning as 20 the ex.
set amount which Is 20 be given 10
tho contractor In return for his serv.
ICES. The one for whom the
work n done would have 10 pay that.
plus tho actual cost Of ali tho work
that is done. The cost plus a per-
ccnlage leaves 10 a final determine.
ton Of tho actual cont OF the work
the fixing or the amount Of profits
which Is given tho contractor for his
services. and usually tho percentage.
in fact. always. tho percentage IS
fixed in adynnsc.--Rcar Admiral L.
y. Gregory. y. s. ~. before senate
committee OF public lands and sur.
veys
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-07
Might as Well Take Both

old rule prohibits members of the house Of repre-
"A sentatveS in Washington from having sofas or
lounges in their offices Now and then this is protested
the floor of the house
So many congressman are asleep mentally that we
don't why there should be any objection to their TAX
ing physical nap occasionally In all seriousness every
should lie down for at least 20 minutes after lunch
to give the heart rest and otherwise forfy the health
Another passing shipping chairman has thrown the
and quit Keeping that job about hard keeping
hired girls in the kitchen.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-07
T ellimg It
toCongress
THE WAY III WORKED

Tho banks were al first opposed 10
this law farm bloeD. because they
recognized that the effect would be
to reduce intercss rates. But bust.
neha has been developed and In.
creased ~ result Of the operation
~ the law. and that. Of course. helps
everybody EX-SENATOR Fletcher lDJ
FIorldn.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-07
THE T. B. M.
BY BERTON BRALEY

LIE got % his desk NJ nine.thriy
IL Dictated three letters or four.
Then went out 10 lunch with the usual bunch
with Back az Two pinned on the doom.
Returned 20 his dffont laborh
AZ three-'twna his uHual way
INDUCED IN chat about this thing and that
And then at five. called II day
LIS wife gave tho children their breakfast
II And sent them Off safely 20 school
Reused hubby from bed got him properly fed
Gle Erouehed thru the meal. a. rule;
She then washed tho numerous dishes,
Swept. busted and cleaned until three.
Gave the children smack when They came trooplng back
And had ladies 10 ten.
A night when they'd finished their dinner.
"a She said 10 her spouse with SMILE
"Ay dear. let go 10 movie show,
Ia like 10 get out Tor awhile"
lie Eroaned, Il came homo from tho office.
Tagged oui-you have nerve 20 suggest
That we should step out and 80 gaddng about
When am hair dead for reaiT
Copyright 1898 H. A. serviee. Incl
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-07
LH1ERC tho to A.1UR
Protests Increase in Joints"

Editor Tho Star:
Some timo ago wo noticed In
your paper tho question, Has Mayor
Brown made good7 In reply. We
wish 20 state that no hnH not
fulfilled his promise nor neither
has tho chief Of police. ms there
nre 10 times the number OF joints
running on Ycslcr. Washington and
Main SITS. az there wero before his
election. We nro mailing you some
numbers Of the lowest places that
arc run by both black and white.
and women ns we'll as men. We
hopo you will keep on flo these
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-07
4 LETTER From
Nv RIDGE FIANN
pear AvrIdgo Mann.

Avrdgo Mann
Could you little contribution from AK Point describing
our Christmas windstorm with 10 William Clement
Moore2
Twas Christmas ali thru the trees the
wind astng terrible breeca breeze that would SILVER
YOU thru hearthe happened this
part"
Along three. when IT'S worst Il blew OFF the
shingles burst The ts pathway
ground and laughed in Us each downod
spied cracked In large living and with
It's dooml Two curtains that hung
by window with u from tho rod and whked in
the air
blew the shook tho house
siumberednot tho Mama In her batobe
the with boys In hor washe frightened for
fart
why Holy Might" but rather I'd call u
"unhoy fright" However It's oil still here and
/ viii saying Happy New Year"
u 3. PATTERSON, Seattle
mrza4ee MnmD
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-07

yITAsnINGToN. Jan. n. Ecu.
w rope ~ approaching a show.
down,
On Tuesday tomorrow tho
French chamber Of deputies will
meet with the country fpeo 20
fneo with an internal crisis, an
external crisis nnd the most men.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-07

aelng financial situation In tho
history OF France,
on tho Same day. In London.
the British parliament conyenes
under Unprecedented conditions.
Tho overthrow Of tho Baldwin
government IL almost certain,
ana either Rammy Macdonald.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-07
Mixers and Money

CTAR students-Ph Beta Kappa men-of 10 years ago
- out in the world now and earning average of
$4,000 year apiece The best mixers among their class
maes-he most active in campus and social activ
ties-are averaging $4,000 year. So reports pro-
lessor at University of Michigan.
The star students nevertheless probably gen
timely successful than the mixers Success is not alto
geher in money, not by long shot Income is not the
only outcome.
says might the
Now that's what FORE There's enough
shooting little earth
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-07

On a bleak December day. IN
" modest home ia a tiitio Iowa
t0Wn. mother ben, over tho
CORPSE u her gpldea,hslred baby
daughter.
Abou, Tho weo coffin had gath
cred aympathisiug uelghboga. sar.
rowing women. many u them
also hcrsayed % husband or child
by the dread noouTKr. diphthsria,
minwilng their tears with hora
Into tho little group came
gray haired man. stslwaft OF
frame. firm o. step. good man.
An earnest Christian. Elder s.. %
the Presbyterian church Now
the mother had been raised a
baptist. AZ heart. she was an
Armiuian. tho nho did not know
what tho word meant.
Elder g.. too. bent over tho
child and. a. n ashamed. brushed
away q trar Then he spoke.
Had the child been chris.
trncdg" Tho mother shook her
head and went on weeping al.
lcniiy.
That Is had. very bad" no
muitcrcd.
The mother blared Up IN her
wrath.
''&iY baby went straight 70
heaven and know u. baptism or
no baptism. Hhe walled fierceiy.
The shores of hell are lined
with tho skulls and crosse. bones
OF unbaptirei children aolemnly
declared the old man an no
walked out. shaking his head.
al this occurred 46 years ago
and Elder s was a fundamental.
ist Ho believed tho Bible to have
been written By the very finger
OF God. believed Il from Genesis
20 Revelations. comma. semi.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-07
Farmers Work Them

"A UT0S farms are used chiefly for business pur-
poses, very little for pleasure. according to queries
made by Uncle Sam. Farmers who interviewed
claimed that from twohirds to ninetenths of the use
of their machines for farm business
The auto in rs pleasure device, toy for grown
ups. Now it's such necessity that it's next door to in
dispensable That will be the ultimate destiny of NOV
les, radio and airplane
Having whole Antarctic continent
England 4 5 skating thicker ice
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-07
A THOUGHT

whatsoever hatcth his brother Is n
murderer-I. John iii.lj.
IITHEN our hatred r. too keen II
w places us beneath those we
bate,-I.a Rochefoucauld.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-07

numbers 20 show in tho coming
election next spring. II DR. Brown
Is going to run for mayor again.
We have sont the county nttor,
ney copy OF tho numbers. with
many moro.
SMITH AND RILEY.
Sawmill Men.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-07

sonaity and identity swallowed in the qucksands of time
But his work must live on influencing people Of today,
in undeeced ways, for he must have contributed 0reat
service or thought to have his bust placed in leading
medical museum e
His lifes work is what counts so it doesn't r,atter
much that identify him. We don't know who
he was. Neither do know thousands Of humanitv,e
greatest benefactors-for instance the inventor of The
needle the hammer, the trowel, the button, etc
People have been too busy erecting monuments and
busts Of military destroyers, to remember the really
great.
As long people admire and fawn the destroyers
the constructors will be quickly forgotten and the de-
stroyers will be permitted to continue their destruction
What rotten indictment of humanity it u.s. that Ma
poeon will be remembered when like Edison and
Enstein will be forgotten!
American association going 70 unl Europe
gagged British ship Horrors! Hypocrisy thy
Bari
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-07

accompanying this editorial is a picture
of the bust.
Some time ago, visitor to the museum
asked: who was this great man?'
No one lnewl
Now the London newspapers are print
ing pictures Of the marble bust. irving IN
find out who the man was and what
he did.
Isn't that ironyl Great enough in his
generation to be honored by a marble
bust in museum! Today no one knows
who he was.
Tho Ifnlrrntr,,, NJ. L.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-07
Who Was He?

IIERE is mystery In 1882 an artist took block of
marble and scuptored bust of one of the great
this marble bust has been exhibition in the museum
of the MiddIesex Hospital Medical School in ENGLAND
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-07

Look In today's Miscellaneous col.
umn. There are many useful articles
that are sold Tor below cost.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-07

Eplron's NOTE W. IL. Porter
field y = stuasnt 81 the Iiihis ard hss
Fraa utdsty ea ths Erpwth ~ Chris
Iianity. He - veil aeaiified 60 dfs.
tuss ths present reutEatsrsy brtsrsn
the medsFuis,s ard tbr faadamonial.
isss Ia the church. 'fhis l. the firxs
~ five articles ~ rertertlsld GA the
sablssI.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-07

Small Accounts Particularly Welcome
YOU MAY START WITH $1.OO
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-07

RAYMOND r.. FRAZIER. President
T. w. WEST, Vice President
WILLIS s. BARROW, Vlco President
RoLLfN SANFORD, Vice President
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-07

association going Europe en-.
gagged British ship Hoors Hypocrisy, thy
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-01-23
Obituary.

Mrs. John Macy died at the
Macy home three miles north of
Eagle River last week from the
effects of a paralytlc stroke. Fun
eral was held Thursday forenoon
from the Congregational church,
Rev. O. G. Chaplin of Phelps in
charge. Burial in the Eagle River
cemetery.
Mrs. Macy (nee Matte E. Pat
terson) was born December /, 1864
in Indiana. She removed with her
parents to Iowa when child.
From that state she was in after
years married to John Macy
This was in 1901. One child to-
gether with the husband remain
to mourn. About three years ago
the family came to Eagle River
from Iowa, and have resided upon
their farm three miles north of
the village.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-01-23
LOST TRACTOR IN LAKE
Five-ton Holt and SleighLoad
of Logs Breaks Through
Ice and Goes to Bottom.

A five-ton Holt tractor and a
mammoth sleigh load of logs while
crossing a small lake near the
Sundsten district Thursday of
last week, broke through a foot of
ice and landed on the lake bot
tom. Harry Hanson, the driver,
escaped when the outfit started
for the bottom.
The tractor and load of logs,
both weighing many tons, were
about seventy-fve feet from shore
when the ice gave way beneath
the sleigh after the tractor had
crossed the crack in the ice. The
depth of water was luckily only
about three or four feet and af-
ter several days the outfit was
dragged to shore.
Kalous is handling bit log
ging job in the Sundsten district
and hauling his material to Rhine
lander, using the big Holt and
large logging sleighs.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-01-23
Water Reserve Doings.

The Wausau Pilot has dug up
some old-time facts about the
Water Reserve Act" thirty years
ago, and it makes good reading
to the old-timers who participated
in the run for homesteads. Last
week the following items appeared
relative to how shrewd the old
timers were:
'Neils Seim, Mark Bells and a
number of others who have claims
in Town SO, Range 9 have gone
up to begin their residence upon
their respective claims. A cow
has been sent up in advance, pro-
visions have been shipped and ev-
cry preparation has been made to
make their sojourn in the wilder
ness pleasant.
Some of the devices used to
evade the homestead laws are ex-
tremely ludicrous. Mr.. Sanders
related an instance of the way
in which the portion of the law
in regard to building a house was
evaded in Dakota; toy house
twelve by sixteen inches was con-
structed and nicely finished. Then
the settler came to make final
proof, he would swear that he
had a house, twelve by sixteen on
the premises, with single roof,
board floor, plastered, or brick
chimney, as the case might be.
The law at that time did not con-
tain the word feet" and many
proofs were actually made by this
means before the officers discov-
cred the fraud and the law was
changed.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-01-23

GARDENER WANTED Splendid
chance for steady summer job
as gardener at resort. Write full
information to John Lobischer,
Maple Grove Resort, Phelps, Wis
consin. 1876.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-01-23
Put DObbin to Use.

The only method of transporta-
ton nowadays on many of the
highways in the county if you do
not use a "snowmobile," is faith
full Old Dobbin. Even at that
slow method, which is mighty
sure at that, and the thermometer
dangling down in the bottom of
the slide, Eli Thoris and Frank
Anderson of Pioneer lake district
spent Friday in Eagle River. Eli,
who is caretaker for the Wilson
home on Pioneer, usually spends
his summers with fish hounds up
on the lakes adjacent to Pioneer,
and with winter activities nil, he
rarely leaves the warmth of Pho
neer during the severe cold just
long enough to secure his supply
of provender and see few natives
once in while.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-01-23
S2,OOO,OOO Fire at Ashland.

The Northwestern ore dock No.
2 at Ashland was almost totally
destroyed by fire Wednesday after
noon and Evening" The fire start
ed from sparks from an acetylene
torch, which was being used in
removing metal from the bottom
of the ore shutes and within a
short time 200 feet of the dock
from top to bottom was a mass of
flames. The fire was discovered
at 2 o'clock in the afternoon and
was under control at o'clock in
the evening. The dock was under
going repairs at the time. The
Ashland fire department and about
100 men employed in repairing the
dock were unable to cope with
the. fire and aid was summoned
from Superior and Ironwood. The
Ironwood fire department sent up
fire truck, and crew of men
on special train, the train leav-
ing here at 4:30 o'clock. The trip
to Ashland was made in Al min
utes. The damage to the dock is
estimated at over $2,000,000. The
loss is fully covered by insurance
Officials of the Northwestern road
arrived at Ashland Thursday
morning from Chicago and were
to decide whether or not the dock
would be rebuilt.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-01-23

RAGS WANTED Good clean rags
wanted at News office; 15c per
pound. Don't bring wooden or
rough goods. 1926.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-01-23
Notice to Taxpayers.

The tax roll for the town of
Lincoln is now in my hands for
collection. Taxes may be sent to
me or paid at the town office in
the village of Eagle River every
Saturday until the time of closing
the books. o
Henry Schmidt, Treasurer.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-01-23
son AIS
Observation-Disclosures

DR.. w. F. Meyer left Sunday
for trip to Chicago.
K. M. Thompson of Phelps spent
yesterday in Eagle River.
Jonas Radcliffe was an over
Sunday visitor at Woodruff and
Minocqua.
Rev. w. J. Davies returned yes
terday from weeks trip to Vir-
oqua and Lacrosse.
A. ]. Whitcomb, an attorney at
Oconto, visited last week at the
w. H. Bent home in the village.
Mrs. E. w. Ellis and daughter
Virginia returned to Eagle River
Monday afternoon. They had been
visiting at Merrill.
H. S. Pownell after a five weeks
business trip and visit in Illinois
and Iowa, arrived last week at his
home in Phelps.
Miss Mabel Hanson who is at
tending school at Stevens Point,
came vi to Eagle River last week
and attended the wedding of her
sister Elinor.
Harold Bent and father, who
have been near Paulding, Michi-
gan on a logging job, were down
the latter part of the week for re-
pairs to one of their tractors.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. E. Handles of
Black Oak lake were down Satur-
day from that section, returning
in the afternoon with a new
"snowmobile" purchased in this
place.
George Hayden who is employ
ed by the Ford Motor company
at LAnse, Mich, came to Eagle
River yesterday for a visit at the
home of his parents Mr.. and Mrs.
Mike Hayden.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas, A. Bent af-
ter a weeks visit with the Bent
and Knowles families in Eagle
River, returned to their resort
home at Lake Mamie west of State
Line the first of the week.
0. G. Henderson, who has been
rusticating for some months past
northwest of State Line, was a
visitor at Eagle River last Satur-
day, going from here to Phelps
where he and his family will visit
for some time
Mr.. and Mrs. M. J, Cypress left
Saturday night for Rinelander,
where Mrs. Cypress will visit sew
eral days with relatives. Mr.. Ce-
press left Sunday night for Mil
waukee, where he will attend a
meeting of the bankers of the
state.
George Halbert of Minneapolis
is spending several days in the
neighborhood of Black Oak lake
where he has land holdings. He
is accompanied by a friend from
Minneapolis, who is assisting in
the surveying of several tracts of
lake frontage.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-01-23

FOR SALE Note for $500 and
mortgage at 1919, expiring in
four years; secured by first mort
gage on fine 40-acre tract; 31S
miles from Eagle River. Ralph
w. Monroe, 353 Penn St., Pasa-
dena, California. 16-3t.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-01-23
Here for Funeral

Harvey Belland of Laona came
to Eagle River yesterday in re-
spouse to the notice of the death
of his father Paul. Another bro
Their is expected today from Ken
osha.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-01-23
TAXPAYERS Notice.

The tax roll for the village of
Eagle River is now in my hands
for collection, and taxes may be
paid at any time at my office in
the First National Bank.
Thomas MacQuaker,
est. Treasurer.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-01-23
PAID ADS.
MONEY TO LOAN-Farmers. this

MONEY TO LOAN Farmers, this
is the time to arrange for the
extra money that you will need
to improve your farm next spring.
We loan money on long time. See
our local agent S. w. Smith, of
Eagle River, Wisconsin, for par
ticulars. H ard y-Ry n Abstract
Company, Waukesha, Wis. 23-1t.
FOR SALE-Hard Coal Stove;
practically new and in perfect
condition. Cost SIS; will take SIS.
N. L. Kinney. 23-1t.*
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-01-23
Attend Auto Show.

]. B. Cook and F. j. Strong are
in Milwaukee attending the auto
show being held this week.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-01-23
Card of Thanks.

We desire to express our thanks
to friends and neighbors of our
families who so freely assisted us
during the illness and burial of
our wife and mother.
John Macy,
Mrs. Geo. Priest.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1924-07-10
KM
A MOVE FOR GYMNASIUM

Mayor L. L BENEFIT has ready to-
submit tentative plans for a large
Gymnasium building for the school
children and for the general public
This building is to be 60 80 feet
one story, well ventilated and light
ed, and will cost something less than
$4,000. A building of this kind is
greatly needed in Belington from
many angles. First for recreation.
then for all public functions where
the other buildings and churches in
the town are too small If this build
ing is to be erected all the public
bodies, City council, Boards of Edu-
cation, Civic League, Clubs, should
arrange to get together at once, and
work out the financing and start the
erection and complete the building
before cold weather.
While the present plans may not
offer sufficient building for the
next quarter of century, yet it is
eff sufficient size and material to
last that long.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1924-07-10
PICK UPS ABOUT TOWN

What is Bryan going to say now
about John w. Davis? He may have
to eat some of the words said in the
Democratic convention along about
the fortieth ballot.
The longevity of the Democratic
convention began to get in on L. D.
Cooks nerves, but he's able to sleep
now
Jeff Ballah and Dee Westfall while
listening in on the Democratic con-
vention used up something less than
a hundred pounds of smoking tobacco
B. B. Rohrbough was about to buy
ticket for New York when theCon-
vention nominated John w. Davis.