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Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-05-09
MORE THAN FIVE THOUSAND
ESSAYS SUBMITTED
Statewide Contest by Manufacturer
Association Brings Responses
From All Counties.

More than 5000 essays were in the
hands of county superintendent of
schools when the second statewide
essay contest conducted by the Wis
consin Manufacturers Association
closed on May /.
Essays submitted in each county
will first be judged by county judges
appointed by the county super
intendent. The six best essays,
three written by girls and three by
boys, will then be forwarded to
Madison where the state judges will
determine the winning girl and boy
in each county. These winners. lao
in all, will receive a free trip to the
1925 State Fair and Third Wisconsin
Products Exposition in Milwaukee
next September Final decisions
will be made before July l, when the
winners will be announced
In determining the winners, essays
will be judged for the convincing and
logical Interpretation of the essay
subject Farm and Factory De-
pendent Upon Each Other, Measure
the Prosperity of Our Men and
Women and Create Opportunity for
Future Generations"
One highly gratifying feature of
this years essay contest was that,
with the single exception of Ozaukee
county, every county in Wisconsin
was represented by relatively large
number Of keenly interested con
, testants In similar contest held
in 1923, only Ga counties We're
entered.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-05-09
Wisconsin Markers
Now Standard
Form and Color of Warning and
Direction Signs Will Be Used on
Principal Interstate Roads.

Madison-The Wisconsin system
of highway marking was tentatively
agreed upon in form and color of
warning and direction signs to
designate the principal Interstate
roads of the country, at meeting of
the joint board on Interstate high
ways held in Washington, d. c., it
was announced today by w. o.
Hotchkiss, state geologist, who at
tended the sessions as chairman of
the state highway commission.
Highways to be marked as inter-
state roads. for which the name Uni
ted States highways has been pro-
posed, will be selected after a series
of regional meetings. Highway
officials of several states will study
the plans for Interstate markings.
Tentative proposals adopted at the
first meeting of the board call for
erection of standard round sign for
marking all railroad crossing; an
octagonal sign to indicate danger"
or stop" diamond shaped sign for
caution" or SLOW" square sign
to indicate .'look" or attention."
and a rectangular shape for direc-
tional or information signs.
These shapes are the standard in
Wisconsin, and have been borrowed
in other states in the Middle West
from the Wisconsin system.
Backgrounds for these signs will
be white, with the lettering in
black. For luminous and reflecting
signs the colors tentatively selected
are red for danger" yellow for
caution" and green to indicate go"
These colors, both for luminous and
non-luminous signs are standard in
Wisconsin.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-05-09
County Agricultural Notes.

1t is rather natural or psychological
for the dairy farmer to cut down the
expenses of heavy indoor feeding as
early as possible in the spring. With
the coming of green pastures and the
uneasiness evidenced among cattle in
the Spring-it takes some will-power
to keep the cows in the barn. BY
letting the grass get good start 1t
allows it to harden up. This
practice benefits both the cow and
the pasture.
w. J. He'll,
Iron County Agent
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-05-09
SACHTJEN AGAIN APPOINTED
DRY COMMISSIONER
WET" Speaker of the Assembly
Returned to the Position Which
He Resigned.

Madison-Gov John J. Blaine on
Thursday appointed Herman w.
Sachtjen, speaker of the assembly,
state prohibition commissioner.
The appointment was submitted to
the senate for approval Mr..
Sachtjen held the position of prohibi-
ton director until he resigned to
devote his entire time to his duties
as lawmaker
In letter to Mr.. Sachtjen in
which Gov. Blaine offered him the
appointment he praises him for his
conduct of the prohibition office dur
ing the two years he administered
it and comments that with many
scandals in the federal prohibition
office Sachtjen conducted his office
without breath of scandal.
81 reappoint you for the reason
that you have continued to keep the
state prohibition enforcement
clean" Gov. Blaine declared. 81
know that the position is no easy
one, but carries with it a great deal
of responsibility. / am also mind
full of the fact that the federal pro-
hibition enforcement department in
Wisconsin has been constantly in
difficulties, many of the force hav-
ing been sent to prison for malfea-
sance in office and others having re-
signed under pressure.
1--WE have had no such condition
in the state prohibition department.
1t has been free from graft and
suspicious. | want it kept that way,
and with your appointment l am as
sured that it will be kept clean"
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-05-09
Assembly Delays
Its Passage
I.;,;.t;ye and Referendum VIII Not
Go TO Vote of the People Until
Fall of 1928.

NATURALIZATION for the pass
oro NJ the initiative and referendum,
nb;cb started in Wisconsin Is years
sro win not get to a vote of the
neopI4 be.ore the fall of 1928.
ACTON taken by the assembly this
Week foreshadows a delay until that
time
Over Is years ago movement was
started for the initiative and refer
endum in this state. Under this plan
The legislature could refer doubtful
LEGISLATION to a vote of the people
under the referendum plan. Or,
should a bin desired by the people be
beaten in the legislature, petition
coud be circulated and when the re-
ouired number of signers were
obtained. the legislation would be
submitted to a vote of the people.
In this case the people would have
initiated the plan and this action is
known as the initiative"
Several years ago a constitutional
amendment for the initiative and
referendum was submitted to a vote
Of the people and was defeated, 148,-
600 to $4,000. Within the 10 years
since the defeat of that amendment
there has been considerable agitation
over the proposal and two years ago
the legislature passed another pro-
posal for the initiative and referen-
dun. 1t went through the legislature
two years ago, with little opposition.
1t got through the senate this sea-
sion, but struck a snag in the
assembly
Discovery was made that certain
Organizations in the state had be-
come very active for the initiative
and referendum. Church and private
school organizations of the state be-
came skeptical The result was that
the proposal Of two years ago is now
modified This change in the amend
ment renders the work of the legis-
lature ON this change useless. 1t
means that this legislature will have
to pass the amendment and then the
legislature, two years from now must
adopt 1t, before it can go to a vote
Of the people.
The assembly made a change in
the initiative and referendum pro-
posal IN order to check religious
pickering in the state. A proviso has
been Incorporated, which makes it
impossible to submit religious ques-
tons to vote under the proposal.
1t was argued that certain organiza-
lions might have some religious ques-
uon before the people every two
years.
Inc Eber amendment, which has
just been adopted by the assembly,
preserves the constitutional guaran-
tees Of religious freedom and it
would be impossible to have these
questions come before the people
D,ienmaiiy There has been much
discussion over the change. Judson
N'hg secretary of the initiative and
Tpelefehdum league of Washington,
I, ~ spent week here working
1t'h the committee over the form,
when The proposal should take.
mere seems to be little opposition
" we proposed change and the sug-
sssUon vii be back in the senate
@5ain a few days. This change was
.a1ofsed by the Republican conven-
.'o1 '"o years ago and is considered
= Important platform pledge.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-05-09
In Remembrance of Mother

In the garden of life there bloometh rose.
AS pure and perfect any that blows;
Like the perfume of flowers that are blooming in May
Is the thought of our mother at close of the day.
Yes mothers akin to the fragrance of flowers,
That shed sweet perfume in messy grown bowers
And the thorns of her life are her of gold
That beareth sting when ies petals unfold
A mother lies sleeping beneath the green sod,
AS roses are blooming as sweet flowers nod.
Her tenderness fingers through hfes dreary hours,
And the lessons she taught the sweetest OF flowers
The crickets will chirp at the end of the day,
The storms of April will give way to May,
The sun and the showers will open at morn,
The sweet smelling rose with sting of the thorn
So Mothers day message will bring.
Of blooming of flowers. of birds on the wing;
Let us wear a carnaton the emblem of love,
In remembrance of mother earth or above
BY John Camp.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-05-09
Gets Bridge Contract.

Michael Lynch, Of New Richmond,
was awarded the contract to con-
struct a reinforced concrete span
bridge across Little Bear Greek in
the town of Sherman when bids were
opened by the county highway
committee Monday forenoon. His
bid was S2,447. But one other bid
was submitted, that Of Grand
Rapids concern, but it was CON
slderably higher than the bid Of
Lynch. Specifications call for a
25x20-foot bridge. Constr uction
will be started in about a week.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-05-09

Magazine, Radio News, Popular
Science, Popular Mechanics. Elk
periments, The Open Road, Field and
Stream, Science and Invention, St.
Nicholas.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-05-09
Goes u Prison For 12 Year.

NJ - Lincoln county circuit court in
tn H. ~ Monday, Gus Soolman of
W. 5.Fo'1 was sentenced to twelve
h e@'s "a he reformatory when
s,o.,. was found guilty of a serious
y vaa. cfime involving his eleven
5s sa, ola ep-daughter. The iurv
a,ta ABOUT one hour.
o.'''aa Vas recently arrested in
n g. after two years search
assisted " Oheida county
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-05-09
Baseball Opener at Rhinelander
Was a Swatfeat

Rhinelander opened the baseball
season last Sunday by handing a
severe drubbing to the Tomahawk
nine. II was regular swat-fest,
Rhinelander getting 81 safe ones,
while the Hatchet City boys got ..
The score was 20 to4 Art Post,
the veteran backstop, played in this
game, taking the place Of the regular
catcher, who failed to appear.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-05-09

There's plenty of room at the top
but the top isn't the place to begin.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-05-09

It's always possible to be honest
even if it isn't always possible to be
right
Nowadays it is difficult to tell a
woman's age-especially so for her.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-05-09

Most things described as whirlwind
are about ninety-nine per cent wind.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-10-23

could be attributed to few lucky
breaks in the final game.
THIS year Washington failed in a
sea of mud to deliver. Washington
fans all over the world lost their bets.
At one time they were wagering seven
10 one against Pittsburg. 1t was a
good bet for the smoky city and now
Washington is paying and it hurts.
The only satisfaction the losers have
is in pounding Bueky Harris, the re-
nowned Walter and poor old Roger
Peckinbaugh. Somebody has to be
goat.
Betting on a worlds series is like
placing your money on the weather
man. If fellow loses he should have
the crust to blame himself for betting.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-10-23
WAGE REDUCTION AND DEBT
fNry4rtTr us
INCREASE

One point in wage reduction has not
been given attention, yet it is Of VAST
importance IN studying the economics
Of iudustdalism
That point is that the wage cut
does not measure the full loss to the
Gamer WHO has ,eutured into debt.
In other Wolds, debt increases more
rapidly lhan pay decreases.
For instance john Smith, cncour-
aged by steady employment at a good
wage, invests in a home for which he
agrees to pay $4,000. Ills wage is
one dollar an hour. His only source
of income being the exchange of his
labor for dollars, the investment rep
lesents 10000 hours at the rate just
stated.
But, u change comes. Amateur
economists think that the way to help
business is TO reduce wages. Joha
Smith, therefore, is notified of 10
per cent cut; his wage henceforth will
be 30 cents an hour
Having agreed to pay 10000 hours
of his work for the home, on the basis
of one dollar an hour John Smith is
now confronted with the necessity of
paying more hours because he has
fewer dollars for his hours.
His original debt representing TO-
600 hours is thus increased to I'LL
II hours, or more than IL per cent.
If the WAGE cut is % per cent, John
Smith must pay 13,333.33 hours of
work, a debt increase of 33 l-3 per
cent.
At normally or the price level
of pre-war times, Smith, if fortunate,
must exchange his labor for so cents
per hour, cut Of fifty per cent. But
then the Increase in his debt is 100 or
double his contract conditions, for 80
cents an hour it will require 10000
instead of 10000 to pay for the home.
This view of wage reduction, as a
human effect, is worth bearing in
mind.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-10-23


foreed shortages are the bane /
'he consumer and the CHIEF source CT
plohteefIng TO owners and operators
Word comes to the Review to the
eliect that growers of the common
English walnut IN California have
dumped thousands OF bushels of their
product IN the Pacific ocean, osteQsl-
bly, to keep the ptIce up To an eN-
horbItant profit making point.
Not long ago multiplied thousands
of bushels of potatoes were dumped
out to rot ON the ground for the ex-
press purpose of creating a shortage
in the market fer no other purpose
than to maintain a high price.
British capitalists. who are said TO
control the diamond MINING and cut
ing industry in Africa. have a system
whereby only compa,ativa1y small
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-10-23

President Lewis. of the United Mine
Workers, speaking before tHe AmeH-
can Federation of Labor At Atlantic
City, declared that the country would
soon be facing an actual cal short
age.
His statement was made IN contra
diction of reports eminatine from The
anthracite fields Of Pennsylvania
where operators declare that the
shortage Of labor is due t. the fact
that a large surplus of caal /. al
ready on hands and that i. J.. UNI
profitable to the mine owners 10 opcr-
ate a full force at the prevailing wage
scale.
Lewis declares that there is an
actual shortage of fuel, and that re-
ports from mine owners are pune pro
paganda calculated to deceive the
public and the government into beIicv-
ing that the miners are at fault.
The cause Of the anthracite miners
received the endorsement of the Amer
lean Federation Of Labor in one Of
the concluding sessions Of tie Allan
tic City convention.
The American public has about
reached a point where the average
householder will 10 longer swallow the
bait which mine owners babitually
offer them each succeeding year. The
habit has been to create mining
condition which is intoIerable To theI
miners, force a strike and then de-
!iberately shoot up the price Of coal.
At least this appears to be tae con
dition, the actual facts BENG ba5itudI-
ly withheld from the consumer.
Householders are tuning mole and /
more to Kerosene Is a fuel instead Of
coal. This substitute is clean, easily |
regulated aud when the facilities are
properly installed free from danger. |
So far the expense Of operating a |
kerosene heating plant is greater than
that of a coal furnace. But those who
can afford the increased expense forI
the sake Of additional convenience and
comfort are installing kerosene heat
ers and thereby reducing the sum
total of coal consumption.
In justice to the miners who depend
upon mining for their living the Fed |
GRAFTON Of Labor must maintain an at
titude of neutrality with respect to the
use of substitutes in heating; yet it !
is an obvious fact that the public will
find a way to cut the price Of coal,
if in order to do SO, it must resort
to other methods of heating.
Man has always found a way to sur
mount the failure Of a commodity by |
developing a substitute. When the
forests failed the mines were opancd.
When the miens fail for one reason
or another, we will commence To heat
our homes by oil, gas or electricity or
storage heat
Sometime inventors will find n way
TO transfer the heat Of the tropics 10
colder climates, as water power is
transferred for thousands of miles
1t stands to reason that if a munich
pal heating plant can distribute its
heat over large area through I'M
lerground pipes or wires, that tropi-
cal heat will one day be transferred /
% the frigid zone. The coal operators
may have Il monopoly on their indy
dual commodity, but they do not as
tet control all nature, nor do they
ave a monopoly on brains.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-10-23
Holes In Immipration Law

san Diego, Cal, Oct. 14-Organized
labor in this state protests against the
entry of undesirable immigrants. The
workers declare that the immigration
law fails to check those who do not
come under the quota section of the
act. As a result California is being
flooded with aliens. The state fedora
ton Of labor convention instructed its
officers to urge that the law be
strengthened.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-10-23
Cigar Makers Union.

John Stems, Pres.
John Dempsey, Fin. Sec, lis S.
Race, U.
Meets Second Wednesday over 10
L. University Ave.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-10-23
Plumbers.

NJ, II. Turner, Pres.
Paul Myers, Fin. Sec, 4OI w.
California, I.
Meets Second and Fourth Monday
Labor Hall.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-10-23

New York factories make substan-
tai increases to working forces in
September, State Industrial Commits
sioner reports.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-10-23

Journeyman BARRIERS Union.
Clyde Grandey, Pres.
W. |. Myers, Sec, 204 N. Neil.
Meets Last Tuesday at American
Legion Hall.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-10-23

Sheet Metal Workers No. 230.
John W. Roger, Pres.
Frank Jones' Sec, lll2 w. Hill, U.
Meets First and Third Wednesday
at Labor Hall.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-10-23

"'''IVI' HlFW UNNVI WVWIS.
Wiley Burke, Pres.
K. +. Austin, Fin. Sec, BOG Draper.
Meets every Monday at Labor Hall.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-10-23

J. L. Leonard. Pres.
Warren A. Sides Fin. Sec, 1923
Carson Drive. Phone 1865
Meets First Friday at Post Office,
{.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-10-23
Lathers Union.

Lathers Union.
0. N. Beckett, Pres.
VIM. Betz, Fin. ~Sec. and Treas,
LOG S. Fair.
Meets First and Third Tuesday at
Labor Hall.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-10-23

Order of Railway Conductors.
|. G. Bash, Pres.
AIRY Burke, Fin. Sec, 1904 N. Neil.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-10-23

Firemen and Enginemen.
d. T. Younglove, Pres.
F. Fl. Moore, Fin. Sec, 500 s.
Locust.
Meets First and Third Thursday at
Odd Fellows Hall.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-10-23
Bakers Union.

August Schaede, Pres.
II. IL. Montgomery, 104 f. Green,
L., Fin. Sec.
Meets Third Saturday at Labor
Hall.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-10-23
Butchers Union,

Butchers Union.
Albert Hunt, Pres.
" j. Herman, Fin. Sec, G0412 L.
Stoughton.
Meets Second and Fourth Thursday
at Labor Hall.
International Brotherhood of Flee
trical Workers, No. COL.
Geo. Martin, Pres.
j. {. Adams, Fin. Sec, 17O6 Glenn
Park Drive.
Meets First and Third Friday at
Labor Hall.
Printing Freshmen Union No. 219.
Henry Farrian, Pres.
Nern Richards, Fin. Sec, 1103 w.
Springfield, L.
Meets First Wednesday.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-10-23

Building Trades Council.
NaIIie Price, Pres.
John Roger, Viee-Pres.
J. ". Dunn, Sec. and Bus. Agent,
5l3 w. Beardsley.
G. n. Howell, Fin. Sec.
Meets every Thursday at Labor
Hall.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-10-23
Bricklayers.

Doc Ferriss, Pres.
Elmer Johnson, Fin. Sec, pa w.
Green, U.
Meets every Tuesday over Com
mercial Bank.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-10-23
Building I.aOrers.

Building LabOrers.
+. NJ. Smith, Pres.
|. II. Garman. Fin. Sec, sol N.
Lincoln, U.
o. Brown, Bus. Agent, 40l Boards
ley.
Meets every Tuesday at Labor Hall.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-10-23
StOnecutters.

SiOHeculltrS.
John Foley, Pres.
.Chas. Hughes, Fin. Sec., 1903 w.
ClarF, U.
Meets Second Wednesday at sos N.
Goodwin Ave. u.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-10-23
Musicians.

Musicians.
F. NJ. Lesher, Pres.
+. c. Washer, Fin. Sec, 1O4 E.
Springfield.
Meets First Sunday at X. P. Hall.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-10-23
LOCAL UNIONS AFFILIATED
WITH I. {. l.. OF l..

Plasterers and Cement Finishers.
Henery Bruno, Pres.
J. ". Dunn, Fin. Sec. & Bus. Agt.
BIB w. Beardsley.
Meets First and Third Wednesday
At Labor Hall.
Steam and Operative Engineers.
Chas. Wilson, Pres.
Arthur Dyson, Fin. Sec, 500 N.
Golfer u.
Meets Second ond Fourth Friday at
Labor Hall.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-10-23

Twin City Federation of Labor
J. +. McGrath. Pres, BIG S. State.
GIynn White, Yiee-Pres., 300 Stan
aye Ave.
0. +. Miller Fin. Sec, 502 S. Elm.
Joha Tierney, Rec. Sec, 81 L.
White.
J. +. Harding. Treas, 204 E.
Church.
/. ". Shook, Guide, 81 Z. Clark.
Je.se Adams, Guard, 1868 n. Wal
nut.
J. ". Dunn, J. c. Adams, W. II.
Langhof, Board Of Trustees.
Meets Second and Fourth Wednes-
day at Labor Hall.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-10-23

Railway Trainmen.
j. c. Jacobs, Pres.
II. L, Ruby, Sec, 115 Z. Roper.
Meets Second Monday night and
Fourth Sunday afternoon, Odd
Fellows Hall,