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Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-04-12
Work on Highway at White
River Hill.

Engineers started working Mon
day morning on the White River hill
on the Ellis Avenue road. Both
sides of the hill will be regarded and
given a new alignment to take out
the worst Of the dangerous curves on
the hill. Four men are at work on
me preliminary planning for the
work.
The new grade on both sides of
the hill and the elimination of the
bad curves, especially on the north
SIDE Of the hill, will remove one of
the worst stretches on the new
state highway Route 13. This work
being speeded in anticipation of
me greatly increased tourist traffic
over this route next summer The
route connects with Kilbourn and
Ofahd Rapids and is expected to
carry large percentage of the
notorlst traffic from Milwaukee and
Chcago during the coming summer
nonths-Ashland Press.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-04-12
New Industries In 1923 on the
North Western Line.

During the year 1928 there were
$50 new industry locations arranged
for with the Chicago and North
Western Ry. system in providing
direct track service as a part in the
operation of these business establish
ments. The construction Of private
tracks was required by 268 Of these
new industries to facilitate the
handling Of their traffic In
addition to this many new CONNER
cial concerns have located at points
or this railway system who have
adapted their transportation needs
to the current facilities, and not
requiring special action for track or
lease of railroad property.
These industries are located at
points over the several railway
operating divisions in the nine states
in which the North Western Line is
located.
The variety Of commodity pro
duction and the operation Of these
new concerns is favored at their new
location by the use Of many Of the
natural resources Of the territory,
which include the iron ore ranges,
the forests Of various kinds Of tim
Der, great water power facilities,
coal fields and the surrounding
agricultural districts furnishing a
vast quantity Of the foodstuffs Of
the nation. There is also growing
marketing and distributing area in
this territory that has encouraged the
location IF wholesaling and jobbing
houses.
II is anticipated that the year 1924
will show continued growth 81
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-04-12
LIQUOR SEARCH
WARRANTS DEFINED
creme Court Rules That Reasons
for Issuance of Warrant Must
Be Stated Under Oath.

In an opinion handed down by the
state supreme court Tuesday and
written by Justice Vinje, it was held
tbat search warrants in liquor cases
can be issued only when based on
sworn statements.
oIf sworn testimony is taken
before a magistrate and he finds
tbsrefrom probable cause the
COMPLAINT may be made upon infor-
nation and belief" Justice Vinje
held. In any case he declared that
the reasons for the issuance of
search warrant must be stated under
cath.
In his decision Justice Vinje said.
.The plain meaning is that verbal
ar oral complaint is first made, then
the Justice examines the complaint
on oath and other witnesses produced
nv him if he produces any and he
shall then reduce the complaint to
writing and cause it to be subscribed
by the complainant, that is the COM
pjainant first mentioned. rne
statute does not require that any
formal complaint should be sworn to.
The examination which is far better
and safer, is made under oath.
"The procedure indicated and
which should be followed in the
issuance of search warrants is that
the magistrate should examine under
oath the applicant for the search
warrant and his witnesses and should
reduce their sworn testimony to
writing or at least so much thereof
as he relied upon in issuing the war
rant and then if he finds from all
the sworn testimony in the case that
there is probable cause for the
issuance of the warrant he will
reduce the complaint to writing, have
it sworn to and issue the warrant.
It is not necessary that the
evidence or any part thereof should
be incorporated into the complaint
and the warrant except the allegation
Of such facts as are necessary to
constitute a valid complaint and
warrant
II sworn testimony is taken before
magistrate and he finds therefrom,
probable cause, the complaint may
be made upon information and
belief but it must be sworn to"
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-04-12
REID WINS
IN RECOUNT
Council Rules That Mail Votes Re-
jected by Election Board Should
Be Counted.

the city council, sitting in special
session Monday afternoon on petition
for recount of the votes cast for
supervisor in the Fourth ward at the
recent election, voted unanimously
in favor of the issuance of a
certificate of election to Daniel Reid.
The petition for recount was filed
last Friday afternoon by Attorney
Marion F. Reid in behalf of his
father, Daniel Reid
On the face of the Fourth ward
election returns as made by the
election board Dominic Rubatt had
been elected by majority of seven
votes, although 121 votes had been
cast for Reid as against ia for
Rubatt. The election board ruled
that II mail votes for Reid should
not be counted on account of the
ballots not having the initials of the
ballot clerks on the back, thus Civ
ing Rubatt a majority of seven votes.
AT the recount proceedings Mon
day afternoon a decision made
ny the supreme court IN similar
case was read, wherein it was
practically held that ballots by mail
are legal even though they have OF
been endorsed, the court holding
that absent voters should not be
deprived of their constitutional
right through neglect of election
officials
Attorneys c. A. Lamoreux, of
Ashland, and Marion F. Reid re-
presented Daniel Reid, and At
torneys Warren B. Foster and James
Flandrena appeared for Mr.. Rubatt.
The council decided that the II
ballots in question should be counted
for Mr.. Reid, making his total vote
1876 as against 121 for Rubatt.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-04-12

The man who drives his auto
mobile ten thousands miles year
uses about ten times the gasoline that
the man does who drives but thou
sand miles a year. The man who
drives ten thousand miles uses the
highway ten times as much and does
about ten times the damage to the
highways that a man does who drives
but a thousand miles.
1t has been estimated that during
the summer months there are com
monty over one hundred thousand
cars from foreign states using the
roads of Wisconsin. Their owners
contribute nothing to the cost of the
highways which they use so freely.
1t would be only right to require
them to do so. / believe it unjust
to place the entire financial burden
of highway construction and main
tenance upon practically all our
taxpayers, whether users of auto
mobiles or non-users, when the
revenue from tax on gasoline will
distribute a part of that burden
upon the users of the highways,
whether residents of Wisconsin or
not, in proportion to the use which
they make of them. From the
standpoint of fairness and equity no
fairer tax could be proposed.
9Th: In my discussion of previous
paragraphs of your call have al
ready referred to the issue presented
in Paragraph six. am in favor of
continuation of all progressive
state activities which have proven
themselves sound and beneficial to
the people, and the elimination, on
the other hand, of such activities as
should be purely local, or such as
experience has demonstrated to be
unwise, unsound and expensive to
the state and its people"
7th: am also in favor of the
fair and fearless adminiet,a ion of
all our laws Our governm is a
government of law and order.
Respect for law and orderly govern
ment requires the enforcement of all
laws. Unpopular laws, or laws not
supported by public sentiment should
be repealed. and not ignored Too
many useless and unreasonable laws
today are upon our statute books.
These should be repealed, and except
where absolutely necessary new
laws should not be added to the
already excessive number which we
now have.
There are other issues of import
ance to the people Of our state which
might profitably be discussed at this
time, but / reserve such for future
occasions.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-04-12
OBJECTIONS TO
GASOLINE TAX
BY f. A. Cannon, Executive Secret
airy, Good Roads Assn. of
Wisconsin.

Human ingenuity never worked
out a system of taxation to which
some objections could not be raised.
When we are asked to give up money
we naturally kick" In the matter
of the proposed gasoline tax, how
ever, it must be understood that it
does not mean a new burden of
taxation for road purposes, but it
means a lifting of part of the
burden from the general property
tax, on the farms, homes, and
business property to the users of the
road.
Any tax which proposes to lift a
part of the burden from the farm or
the home helps the average man be-
cause his wealth is in that form of
property. One objection to the
gasoline tax is that it is a sales tax.
Even if it was, if it is more equit-
able than the present form, it has
merit. The gasoline tax is not a
sales tax. It's purpose is to charge
the user of the road according to the
use he gets from the road Gasoline
consumption denotes road use closer
than anything else. 1t is a use tax
collected at the time of sale and the
form of collection is merely method
of computing the use. 1t is stated
that it is subject to evasion. Reports
from the 36 states that have this tax
in operation do not in the remotest
way bear this out They report
little or no evasion. The temptation
to evade is exceedingly small because
the amount involved is small. All
taxes are evaded to some extent and
the gasoline tax would be evaded
enthusiastically less than any other.
1t is alleged that there is now a
federal tax on motor vehicles and
accessories and that all of this is not
going for road purposes. 1t was
never intended to go to road pur-
poses. 1t is a war revenue measure
passed during the war when a tax
levied on pianos, jewelry, chewing
gum, candy, and many other articles
and is known as a luxury tax. As a
matter of fact, motor vehicles under
the federal tax are in favored class
as three-quarters of the war revenue
raised from them is put back in
federal aid to roads and not one cent
of the other war luxury taxes goes
back TO the specific benefit of the
users of these luxuries.
Under the proposed Wisconsin
gasoline tax law, gasoline used on
the farms in manufacturing, the
sciences, the arts, would be exempt
from the tax.
Thirty-six states have a gasoline
tax. Before long every state in the
Union will have it. 1t has worked
out so well that the tendency IN
states is to raise the rate of the
gasoline tax and cut the license rate
No tax that could be cited has Civ en-
more universal satisfaction
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-04-12
GETTING READY
FOR BASEBALL
Plans Discussed at Meeting Held
Wednesday Evening; Classy
Article Promised Fans. "

If plans laid at meeting of base
ball fans, officials of the club and
players Wednesday evening materia-
lie Hurley will be right up in front
in the national pastime arena this
year. The indications are that the
city will be represented by one of
the strongest teams in its history
and that Hurley fans will have the
opportunity of seeing some good
baseball the coming season.
Secretary f. B. Williams has
started broadcasting for engage
ments to fill up a schedule which he
predicts will be the real berries and
will give fans the kind of baseball
they desire. He has already been
assured of some rip-snorting contests
after the season has got under way,
with Rhinelander and Amigo holding
up one end of the attraction.
Hurley and Rhinelander will play
about the middle of May and games
with Amigo have practically been
assured for early in July. Both
these towns are anxious TO have
Hurley appear on their diamonds
and of course will play return
engagements on the Hurley diamond.
The Hurley club realizes that in
tackling Rhinelander and Amigo
they will have TO offer class Of
ball that is a little above the
ordinary and the club is preparing
for just such opposition. The
services of Lefty" Hoeft, the
mound artist of no mean ability, has
already heen assured Hoeft pitch
ed consistent ball for Bessemer.
Fans predict that with the hard
hitting Hurley team to back him up
Hoeft will show up even better this
year. But Hoeft will not be relied
on alone to hold up the heaving end,
for the Hurley management has
hooks out already for pitchers with
the goods and expects to have the
signatures of one or two on the
dotted line before the season is very
far advanced Cooley, the colored
gent who was seen in action here
last year, is prospect for the Hur-
ley pitching string. Whether he
can be signed will be known in
few days.
A number of improvements at the
ball park were decided on at
Wednesdays meeting. In addition
to putting the diamond in shape it is
planned to erect bleachers on the
east side, thus increasing the seating
capacity. Bleachers are already in
place on the west side. Minor
improvements will be made to the
grandstand.
With the erection of bleachers
on the east side automobiles will no
longer be allowed in the park, thus
doing away with an arrangement
that has been pretty much of a
nuisance
The opening game will probably
be staged early in May Booster
tickets for the opening game will be
sold at $500 each, booster button
included with each ticket
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-04-12

Many a girl makes a fellow think
she is interested in his welfare, when
what she really wants to hear is his
farewell.
Philosophy is what is left Of life
after the scum is skinned off
Honestly comes in two varieties
the real and the make-believe.
It's difficult to predict whether
humor or vaccination will take"
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-04-12

industry with good percentage of
increases in this North Western
territory, where the transportation
service of the North Western Line is
provided in adequate measure with
the most modern equipment.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-04-12

When you are killing time, don't
forget that time is also killing you
Some public speakers don't electrify
their audiences-they merely gas
faro
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-04-12
Senate Passes Bill Increasing
Pension Rates.

Washington, D. C.-Arf adjusted
pension BILL" designed to remove
inequalities between gratuities now
paid veterans of the several past
wars, has been passed by the senate.
Introduced by Senator Bursum
(Rep. ~ M, the bill was described
by him as substantially the same as
that which President Harding vetoed
last session. The pension bureau
estimated it would cost an additional
$55, 100000 the first year.
The bill provides a flat rate of $72
month for veterans of the Mexican
and civil wars as compared with the
present basic rate of $50, and
makes the allowance for each de-
pendent So per month instead Of
from 50 to Sc.
A new provision, said to have been
inserted to meet objections which led
to the veto last year, provides that
widows of civil war veterans must
have been married prior to June 81,
1907, in order to be eligible for
pension. The bill carries a gradual
ed scale for these beneficiaries
ranging from $50 per month at 60
to S45 at IA. There is also a
graduated scale for Spanish-Ameri-
can veterans based on disability,
ranging from $40 a month to a
maximum of $50.
Life Is a great leveler. The idle
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-04-12

Life is a great leveler. The idle
rich work like slaves trying to keep
servants and the idle poor work
harder than that lodging work.
Evening star., 1924-03-07
new CHICAGO STATION
WILL SERVE FARMERS
Opens About April ] and Will Be
Veritable Radio University
for Agriculture.

|
Special Dispatch to The star.
CHICAGO, March 1.-THE nations
i farmers will have veritable radio
university at their disposal when the
great new Sears Roebuck broadcast
ing station opens about April 1, nc
cording to plans announced by the
company today.
Ninety-five per cent of the pro-
grams to be broadcast from the yet
unnamed station, it was stated, will
be designed especially for rural con-
sumption, and of this 95 per cent,
fully half will be heavy stuff" such
as farmers might get IL they had
time to desert their acres and go to
agricultural schools.
The four main features of the pro-
grams as projected are:
j. complete and detailed course
In cooperative marketing, conducted
by lecturers of the foremost universi-
ties of the country. This course, 1t is
claimed. Will be more comprehensive
than the farmers could get in, any
one university in the world.
2. THE best agricultural story of
the day Edgar l.. Bill, director of
the Illinois Agricultural Association.
VIII nave charge of this feature and
will obtain by wire from special cor
respondents in various sections of the
country what he regards as the out
standing farm news of the day. The
best story" will be broadcast the
same night it is received.
j.. A question and answer period.
during which experts win answer any
query the farmer in Seattle or Fort
Worth may want to ask about crop
conditions in Syracuse or San Fran
cisco, and vice versa
this will have a farm flavor. The
bedtime story, for instance. will be
designed to catch the fancy of the
boys and girls down on the farm.
Evening star., 1924-03-07
RADIO NEWS


Religious services from the Eighth
Street Temple-of sss Washington He
brew Congregation, followed by a
concert by the United States Navy
Band Orchestra, are featured on the
broadcast program tonight Of WCAP.
Appeals for the support of the Emer-
gency Hospital campaign and the
movement to purchase Monticello as
national shrine will open this sta
tfon's program. Edward Clifford,
chairman Of the Emergency Hospital
campaign will talk on why Emer-
gency and Casualty Hospitals Must
be Kept Open" and John Barton
Payne, former Secretary of the Inte-
rior. will speak on Monticello and
Thomas Jefferson" The services of
the Washington Hebrew Congrega--
tion and the Navy orchestra concert
Jesse c. Suter on some Pertinent
Facts Regarding Auto Reciprocity
Between the District of Columbia and
Maryland"
Are radio fans ever satisfied?
An experiment, conducted by sta
tion WSAI. Concinnati. In conjunction
with the Cinoinnatt Post, in which
Jones, musical directress of the sta
ton, were broadcast, brought re-
quest from Wisconsin radio fan for
a test of a canarys heart beats by
radio. According to this bug" hu-
man heart beats should have been
more or less easy to broadcast.
When Paul A. Greene, WSAI engt-
neer was shown the letter he swoon-
ed. Greene had spent a month exper-
lmenting with and designing appar-
atus with which to broadcast the
heart beats.
More than 5000 fans throughout
the country. reported having heard
the throbs. The experiment was con-
Quoted during one of WSAfs Satur-
day midnipI pIht nanular nroRramS.
Evening star., 1924-03-07
BELL SYSTEM DENIES
MONOPOLY OF AIR"
Injunction Proceedings Declared
: Brought Only to Protect
a.. Patent Rights.
PUBLIC HELD BENEFITED
Official Explains Action in New
- York Court.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March THE Ameri-
can Telephone and Telegraph Com
pany does not desire "a monopoly of
the air." H. B. Thayer. it's president.
declared in commenting on the suit
brought by the corporation to re-
strain station WIN from broadcas St
Ing A. T. & T. radio programs. The
action was only an attempt to pro-
teet- patent rights controlled by the
complainant for radio broadcasting
. devices. Mr.. Thayer said
Station WIN is operated here by
Marcus Loew and George Schube1~
When the public became interested
In entertainment by wireless tele-
phonfc broadca sting" Mr.. Thayer
- said, "the telephone company ar
ranged SO that these Inventions could
become available to the public by pur-
chase OF apparatus at reasonable
prices.
Attempt to Limit Stations.
when 1t appeared likely that a
multitude Of broadcasting stations
would destroy the value of this enter
.tainment, the telephone company es-
tablished station and offered its ia
cilttieS for hire, with the hope and
expectation that that ARRANGEMENT
would do away with a large number
or stations interfering with each
other, and thus interfering with the
, enjoyment of the public.
For the same reason 1t has re-
fused to license other stations to
operate for hire.
This whole matter of entertain
ment of the public by wireless tele-
phony is very new and regulations
necessary for Its preservation have
not been established, but have been
under consideration by the only body
which can legally provide for their
establishment. and that is the Con-
gress of the United States. Whenever
Congress acts. we shall gladly ac-
cept it's regulations as relieving us
from any obligation to protest the
public We have no desire for a
monopoly of the air.
Infringement Claimed.
Some of our patents which can
be used in broadcastin have been in
fringed, many times carelessly and
sometimes. wantonly. We have offered
to license the infringers at reason
able rates.
THE courts have held that unless
the owners of patents protect them
selves and prosecute infringements,
the patents lapse: SO that when
. licenses are not accepted we must
either prosecute infringers or IN
effect dedicate to the public valuable
property"
Evening star., 1924-03-07

HAMMOND BROWN, 1924 B street
northeast, makes this inquiry:
Gould you tell me what station
was broadcasting a talk about the
United States government between IL
and 11:15 Tuesday. March 4? He
mentioned about the President and
of the state legislature. ] am an
owner OF crystal set and have
gotten good results from it."
Evening star., 1924-03-07

H. L. ", Benning. D. c., makes this
inquiry:
Can you let me know. through the
radio column, at what station a man
gave q very clear and accurate talk
on birds and animals this evening
(Tuesday) at about 1880 o'clock? The
Pittsburgh bedtime story cut out the
above announcement for me. The
Evening star., 1924-03-07

Of the Royal Order OF wouff- Hong, q
secret and mysterious organization Of
radio enthusiasts.
Some Of the most attrasctive exhib-
it's at the show are those Of the Sig
nal Corps and the radio section of
the Department Of Commerce. All
the latest radio DEVICES used In war
fare and commerce are ON view. The
last word in the suiperhetrodyne and
various types of cabinet receivers
also are being presented. A new ad-
considerable attention.
Evening star., 1924-03-07

c. /. SMITH, 1905 18th street. asks:
Can you tell me what station
was broadcasting between 2 and $3.50
am. Tuesday, during which a man
whom they called the Ealy Bird
was singing? One number he sang
was 1T Amt Gonna Rain No Mo-
and another something about Land
of Dreams I understood the an
nouncer to say they were broadcast
ing from the Brinkley- Holmes 60
broadcasting station, but did not get
call letters.
Evening star., 1924-03-07
Weather Radio Service.

Chile is planning to establish a
broadcasting system to carry weather
and meteorological reports to its farm
ers. The plan is similar to that used
by the Unitedl States Department of
Agriculture. Radio telephone methods
will be employed, so that all may
listen-in without mastering the ma
tional code
Evening star., 1924-03-07
W0UFF.HONG RADIO
ORDER INITIATION
World Championship Code. Con.
test Also Will Be Held
Tonight.

The annual convention and radio
show under the auspices of the ex-
ecutive radio council of the second
district at the Hotel Pennsylvania. in
series Of brilliant events, Including a
contest for the world championship p
code test cup and a weird initiation
Evening star., 1924-03-07
u. S. FIRM GETS OIL FIELD.
Concession Granted by Spain in
Two Provinces.

MADRID, March 7-An oil conces-
sion has been granted by the govern
ment to the Spanish-American Petro-
i1 uu the ntRci.y' Says,an Ths cnnces'
sion gives the company the right to
drill for oil on property owned by the
state. The borings will be started In
the provinces of Burgos and Alava
where oil deposits have been found.
The University of Chicago has foun.
tain pen filling station where pen may
be filled Tor penny.