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Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-02-21
Steel Sets New
January Record
High Water Point in the Industry
Comes During the First Month
of the Year.

Final figures show that steel, the
tide-gauge of business, marked up a
new record for January and the early
part of February. 1t was the high
water point of the industry for
January for all time.
Keeping pace with the other
branches of the industry, the Rail
Steel Products association reports a
tremendous tonnage for the first
six weeks Of the year.
Only in brief periods since the
war has the steel business ever OPP
Grated on such scale as at present
During the first month the country's
output of iron was 1857 ,264 tons.
This represents an increase of II
percent over December and of 80
percent over last July, when the low
point was recorded. Twice during
the war the figure was topped one
month of 1916 and during the inten-
sive production periods of 1917 and
1918.
As against an average daily iron
output of 108,621 tons during Janu-
airy, the active capacity on Feb.
vas 111,150 tons daily. If this rate
were to be maintained it would
mean an output of 40,750,000 tons
for the year. The record was 1928
when the mills turned out 40, 1861 600
tons.
Referring specifically to reinforc-
ing bars, the Rail Steel Products
association said building shows no
sign of diminution and prospects
are that our mills viii be working
night and day for months to come"
Five thousand tons of rail steel
reinforcing bars have just been pur-
chased for use in a single plant
project at Kansas City. The struc-
lures will be the branch home of a
large Chicago mail order house An
enormous mail order stock, suffi-
cient to supply the needs of ter
ritory spreading off to the west,
south and the southwest from Kan
sas City, will be carried at this point
of distribution.
A million and a half square feet
of floor space will be provided by
the new group of buildings.
while this is a very large pro-
ject," says the association, lit is only
one of many that are under way OF
that have been definitely planned
for the future calling for rail steel
1 in large volume.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-02-21
Advocate Consolidation of State
Forest Areas.

Madison One of the three as
semblywomen is taking the lead in
the Wisconsin legislature in for
estry program for the state. A bill
opening the way to consolidation of
state forest areas, now widely seat
tered throughout Northern Wiscon-
sin, viii be introduced within a few
days by Miss Helen Thompson, Park
Falls.
Tie measure permits the conser-
walton commission to exchange state
for private lands in order to build
up some Of the areas now in the
hands of the state. The bill will be
OF particular benefit to Northern
Lakes Park now consisting of
about 600 acres along the Flambeau
river (which will be ruined within
three winters" the assemblywoman
declared. THE lumber interests
are cutting timber at rapid rate,
but they are willing to deal with the
state so that the park may be ex-
tended and built up through exchan-
ges of other state land"
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-02-21

No one has ever found the solu-
ton of the problem of how to be in
dustrious and still not sweat
Some of the new dances have been
given queer names, but the names are
no queerer than the dances.
An overly suspicious man has
trouble in believing himself part of
the time.
Many folks make the mistake Of
not keeping their troubles within
their own jurisdiction.
If fellow could only put into
the gas tank some of the gas that is
spilled daily by the human gas bags,
the question of how to run an auto
mobile and still pay the grocery bill
wouldn't be 80 difficult
The cross word puzzle is not so
much fad as it is disease.
A rich man has hobby but a poor
man is just plain crank.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-02-21
Ashland Wins Return
Game With Hurley
Locals on Short End of 81 to 10
Score; First Game Went to
Hurley by 10 to Score. ~

The Ashland High school basket
ball team evened the score with Hur-
ley by taking the game at Ashland
last Friday evening by a score of 81
to 10. Hurley won the first en-
counter at the Lincoln High school
a few weeks ago 10 to 9.
Ashland launched an offensive at
the beginning of the game which
Melted them three baskets in rapid
succession before Hurley was able to
stop the onslaught. After this bar
rage Hurley settled down and put up
a stiff front and at one time during
the first half was leading to z,
although the half ended with the
score standing 13 to in Ashlands
favor.
Ashland maintained a lead during
the second half, in spite Of Hurley's
best efforts to stem the tide.
The first encounter indicated that
the teams were evenly matched so
far as playing ability was concerned,
but with the advantage of playing on
its home floor the Ashland five show
ed up stronger than Hurley in last
Fridays game The teams win pro
badly lock horns again at the dis
trict tournament to be held at
Superior.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-02-21
TO STRENTHEN COMPULSORY
ATTENDANCE LAW
State Department of Public InStruc-
ton Wants All School Children
to Attend Full Session.

Madison The Wisconsin legisla-
ture will be asked to strengthen the
compulsory attendance law, the state
department of public instruction de-
clared in statement today. The
departments plan is to make the
operation of the law more practical
and to increase the percentage of
school attendance.
Under the provisions of the law
as it stands at present, children in
Milwaukee are required to attend
school during the full time that
school is in session." the department
says, while children in other cities
and villages are required to attend
only eight months Children in rural
districts are required by law to at
tend only six months.
"An effort will be made to amend
the law so that all children of the
state shall attend school during the
full time that it is in session. This
means that children in all districts
will be required to enroll at the
opening of the school instead of hav-
ing a leeway of one month, and that
the word term shall be construed to
mean the entire term that the school
is maintained during the school year.
"This does not in any way prevent
the school board from providing for
school vacations when the agricul-
tural needs of the community make
it necessary"
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-02-21
Take Steps to Revise Express
Rates Within State.

Madison Steps toward revision of
express rates within the state have
been taken by the Wisconsin railroad
commission. The commission notified
the American Railway Express Com
pany that within ten days it would
fix a date for a hearing.
The commission declares that the
interstate rate structure. as a result
of changes made under stress of war
necessity and because Of changes in
economic conditions, appears to be
mperfectly adjusted" to intrastate
express traffic in Wisconsin. The
commission also points out that new
schedules ordered by the interstate
commerce commission and applying
to this region will not be in complete
harmony with the Wisconsin rates.
The order for an investigation and
hearing is signed by Lewis Z. Gettle.
chairman of the commission and the
two members, a. r Mcdonald and
Adolph Kanneberg.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-02-21
MAJOR SPORT TEAMS AT
STATE UNIVERSITY
Baseball Team Goes South for Train
ing Trip; Track Team to Cali
fornia and Oarsmen East.

Madison The current semester.
which started last week, will pro-
bable see three Wisconsin major
sport teams at opposite ends of the
country, - the baseball team in the
south for its annual training trip
from April ALL, the track team on
trip to Berkeley, Cal, April IL to
oppose the University of California
in dual meet, and the varsity eight
to the Poughkeepsie regatta on the
Hudson river June %
Thus will Wisconsin dispatch teams
to the three far ends of the United
States in mileage which will aggre-
gate ten thousand miles or better.
All three expeditions involve the
approval of the athletic council, but
coaches in all three sports are
optimistic in anticipating formal
approval.
The baseball trip to the South
land as a conditioner for the nine in
preparation for its conference sea-
son has been instituted for a number
of seasons, sending the crew east to
compete in the Poughkeepsie meet
was revived in 1924, while the track
trip to the Pacific coast is a new
event.
The track mems long jaunt, if APP
proved, will take in a number of
meets on the way out to the coast as
well as upon the return. A tentative
plan has been suggested whereby the
Badgers meet Kansas and the
University of New Mexico going out
and Utah on return. Coach T. +.
Jones team would also stop off for
the Kansas relays April 18 on the
way back to Madison.
The plans of the athletic depart
ment during the coming season are
believed to involve a more extensive
undertaking than any other con-
ference school has adopted for a
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-02-21
Health Board Distributes Infant
Hygiene Manuals.

Madison Manuals and handbooks
on infant hygiene are being distribut-
ed by the Wisconsin state board Of
health to public school officials and
teachers. the board announced here
today.
The books We're prepared to meet
a need of textbook in teaching in
FAINT hygiene, according to Mrs.
Mary p Morgan, director of the
bureau of child welfare. A state
organizer will visit each state and
county normal school and high
schools training teachers and will
give assistance in introducing the
study as may be desired, Mrs
Morgan said.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-02-21
Heavy Slump in Uncle Sans
Real Estate Business.

Washington Uncle Sans real
estate business has taken heavy
slump in recent years.
Receipts from the disposal Of
government lands have dropped 50
per cent in the last two decades, ac-
cording to figures just given out by
the Interior Department Receipts
in 1904 were $685. 900, Of which
$7.445,000 was cash Receipts in
1924 were S1,235, 900, Of which only
$551,000 was cash
The number Of federal land Off
ces. however, has decreased only II
per cent In 1904 there were llG;
last year there were 81
Raw public lands worthy Of culti-
walton and capable Of producing
livelihood for family have prae-
tically all been homesteadcd, the ln-
terror Department said in explana-
ton Of the decrease
Homestead entries dwndled last
year "a 1886, covering 3,873,l72
acres, from the 1904 figures Of CO.
ITS. covering lO,171,2G5 acres.
Land still open 70 hometca Is
estimated at l8G.00O,O 900 acre, mot
including that in Alaska
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-02-21

Folks who conceal their age gener-
ally have a reason.
Flesh mas a mean habit Of growing
on people who don't want it and re-
fusing to grow on those who do.
Craftsmanship is the fine art Of
splitting one problem into a half
dozen others.
People who have un ak to grind
have 10 use for the person who has
no grindstone.
Some fellows allude to their wives
as the better half" when the neigh
bors know she is the whole thing.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-02-21
Favorable Prices
For Farm Products
A-s Predicted in a Report on the
Farm Outlook for 1925 by
Agricultural Statistician.

Internationally favorable pri-
hes for farm products during the
comine year are predicted in a re-
ro,t ON the farm outlook for 1925
&just issued by Paul o. Nyhus, state
End federal agricultural statistician
here. fhe report is prepared from
"a survey made by the United States
sdepartment of agriculture.
Favorable prices for spring and
Hal pigs are expected" the report
saws. Smaller pig crops in 1924 and
heavy marketings have made re-
sduction of IS per cent in one year in
tbe number of hogs in the United
States Due to poor corn crop the
n eduction in Wisconsin was even
smore-25 per cent. The shortage
and high price of corn has resulted
Sn such heavy marketings of hogs and
deduction of hogs on farms, that high
.prices will prevail for the next 10
months. Increase in fall borrowings
Should prove profitable as market
for the new corn crop and supply an
s5nsistent demand for pork.
Consumption of dairy products is
being helped by general business con-
Eitions. Advertising has also in
creased the consumption of milk, but
4he number of dairy cows in the
Omitted States is now so large that
Further expansion of the dairy indus
try in 1925 does not seem desirable.
I'm 1924 butter production increas-
led about 8 per cent above 1928 due
chiefly TO unusually good pastures.
Storage stocks accumulated and have
Kept butter prices low.
1.-The outlook for American cheese
5s distinctly more encouraging.
Storage stocks are below last year
with relatively good prices. Con-
'densed milk is likewise in a favorable
position.
Returns from the poultry flock
shave come to be of more and more
Importance to Wisconsin dairymen
and the outlook for 1925 is encourag-
ing as to egg prices. 1t is probable
that during the coming season of
flush production, egg prices will be
higher than year ago. Prices on
market poultry, however, may be low
for the first half Of the year due to
Extremely large stocks of poultry 4
storage.
Prospects for the sheep industry
continue TO be favorable. The world
'outlook and the meat situation n this
country promise prices in 1925 equal
lat least to those of 1924 There
does not appear to be any immediate
danger of over production as recent
expansion has as yet been only slight
Potato growers may be unduly
discouraged by the ruinous prices
which have been paid for the 1924
crop. 1t is well to realize, however,
that much less than the usual acre
age was grown in 1924 and that the
extremely large crop was due chiefly
to exceptionally favorable weather.
"The present high prices for corn
do not warrant any increase in acre
age Of corn as the short crop of 1924
was due to weather conditions which
are not often so favorable.
The present high prices of wheat
cannot be expected for the 1925
crop,if there is a normal world crop
of wheat in that year. An increase
IN the acreage of hard spring wheat
is likely to make crop bigger than
the domestic demand and with lower
prices.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-02-21

Bobbed hair will grow out in time,
but what are we going to do about
the short skirts?
Expert pool players are seldom
expert at making a living.
Nothing brings out the loafers ike
a warm spring sun.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-02-21

single semester. While a number of
them send mines to the south annual
ly, and occasionally delegate team
either to the east or west, it is
seldom that three major sportsquads
receive intersectional competition at
once.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-02-21
Girls Also Defeated.

The Hurley High school girls
basket ball team was defeated in the
game with the Northland College
girls at the local gym last Friday
'vening by a score of l6 to u.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-02-21

Those who buy "blue sky stocks
seldom ever see daylight financially
again
The fellow who makes a noise about
charity beginning al home probably
thinks that il is charity.
The chief duty Of q chamber If
commerce Or commercial club is to
brae about the climate
It's possible to get some comfort
out Of thinking what you would 20
with d lot of money If you bad l.
The average mans idea of fair
wages is about double what he's
getting
Caution, whes carried i0so decmals,
Is an almost uufaihng sign of weak
ness
after the experience Of the Cave
City Ky, man, cave MAI stuff may
not be SO popular
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-02-21
WISCONSIN LEGION NEWS
BY the Badger Legionnaire
News Bureau.

Neenah, in all probability. will be
selected to entertain members of the
Wisconsin American Legion who will
compete in the state Legion Rifle
meet next September, according to
advices received by Frank J.
Schneider chairman of the competi-
ton committee.
While the state convention Of the
organization will be held at Stevens
Point, that city has no practice range.
Preparations are being made to bring
the teams to Neenah
The shoot will be staged for the
purpose of selecting statewide
team to enter the national meet at
Omaha in October. 1t is expected
that a number Of post teams will
enter the competition.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-02-21

Declaring that Resthaven, the
United States Veterans Bureau
neuro- psychiatric hospital at Wan
he ha, is handicapped in treatment of
patients because Of lack Of medical
peraonel, James f. Burns, state
service officer of the American
Legion, has started action to increase
the present force Of three more
physicians.
Steps were taken after the Legion
officials attention was called to the
fact that Resthaven had but six
physicians to care for $40 men. OF
this number three are occupied with
executive duties. OF the remaining
three one is on duty at night and only
two are left TO devote all their time
to the care of the patients during
the day.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-02-21

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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-29

Way back IL years ago, recalls the
Sporting News, one sunny August day
in zoos, Addie joss stepped to the
pedestal of baseball fame by pitching
no-hit, no-run, no-man-reaches-first
ball game. The Chicago White Sox,
with Ed Walsh pitching. were Adde'S
opponents that day, and as the game
went on inning after inning with Joss
retiring each man as he came up, the
stands and bleachers echoed and re-
echoed with the triumph of his ac-
complishment.
Finally the last man was retired,
and players of both clubs rushed to
the big fellow to congratulate him.
But he pushed them aside, and strobe
to the plate.
His catcher was standing there. and
Addie grasped him by the hand.
Thanks, Mig" he said quietly. Il
never could have done it if you hadn't
been catching"
The catcher back Of the plate for
Cleveland that memorable day IS
years ago was Mig Clarke.
OTHERS ARE FORGOTTEN.
Addie joss, the speedball hurler
who established the record, has been
dead for many years. Most of the
other players have long since hung
up their uniforms for the last time
and turned to the hum-drum of mid
dle-aged existence. Larry Lajoie has
turned civilian. SO have Hickman
and Turner and Flick and Birming
ham and Bradley and Rhodes and 9th
ers of those old Maps of 1905. But
one man still wears uniform.
Word came of him recently in a
short dispatch from Baltimore. Here
is what it said: "Jayson j. Mig
Clarke, veteran catcher for the Sails
bury club, today was awarded the
trophy as the most valuable player
in the Eastern Shore League"
Think of that! Twentyeix years in
professional baseball and now awarded
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-29
ORPHANS HOME
GRADUATES
GRID STAR

NEW YORK. Nov. 2S.-Onc of the
bright stars Of the Columbia backfiel1
is Bill Madden. and thereby hangs q
tale. There was no flourish of trum-
pets when Bill wcnt out for practice
with the Morningside Heights squad.
Nobody seemed to remember where he
came from, and nobody cared He
was just another young fellow in UNI
form to the coaches until he started
to rip large and commodious hales in
the opposing line in scrimmages at
Baker Field. Then they began to ask
where this Madden chap came from
and they found out. Bill comes from
an orphan asylum.
On the east bank of the Hudson
trivcr, near the point where New York
City runs into Yonlscrs, is an estab-
llshment known as Leake & Watts
Orphanage. That was where Bill
Madden got his start as football
player. Any of these Autumn after
| moons you can see a lot of youngsters
playing football. They have no head
gears or shinguards. They generally
use somebody's cap for football.
Bill Madden prOla ably got his first
throwing his own cap to n fellOw-or-
phan across the Youthful line Of scrim'
mage.
Little Bill was likable boy. The
Orphanage has many visitors. Certain
of these visitors took n liking to the
chubby lad answering to the name Of
Madden. 1t was decided that Bill was
to get an education beyond that Of
the ordinary orphan, IL he cared to
take it. Bill cared. He studied hard
and was sent through YOnkers High
School by helpful friends. He con
tinucd his football as well as his
schooling, and was as proficient at
line plunging as he was at algebra.
Then it was proposed to send Bill
10 West Point. Every boy at some
time or other wants to be n soldier
The little orphan had such dreams,
bit he never thought that he might
be an officer in the United States
Army. That was too wild n flight
for the dreams Of an orphan boy.
But Bill did get an appointment to
! the United States Military AcadcmJ
Then came his greatest disappolnt-
ment. He went to West Point anu
was rejected because OF temporary
weak eyesight caused by n serious Ill
ness from which he had Just recoV-
| cred. -,
Bill felt that he had been tackle !
hard. but he came back to New YORK
TO continue his education. and his
friends stood by him. He entered
Columbia and plugged away steadily
Mt his studies. He came out for the
Lion varsity this year and was given
n chance in some of The CARRIER games.
That was all that Bill Madden ever
needed, Just n chance.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-29
GIRLS LEAGUE
BEGINS PLAY
TUESDAY
Dcuble-header Starts Bas-
ket Ball at Turner
Hall.

The opening games Of the Girls
Commercial Basket Ball League
schedule will be played Tuesday night
at Turner Hall, the first game start
ing promptly at S o'clock.
Four of the five sextettes in the
league will participate in the opening
nights schedule. st. Johns Semin-
airy will meet Sacred Heart, while
Draughon's Business College plays the
Guarantee Shoe Company team.
The two games Tuesday night will
be played in alternating halves, giving
the girls lengthy rest periods be-
tween play. d. NJ. Massie and Tin
Griesenbeck will referee the two con-
tests.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-29
HONDO GIRLS WIN
GAME AT SABlNAL

SABINAL, Tex, Nov. 2S.-Tho
girls basketball team of Hondo High
School defeated the Sabinal girls team,
IS TO 10. Following are the line-ups ;
Hondo: r. Ncuman, X. Taylor, ~
Rattle, J. Kinney, A. Davis and u
Whitley.
Sabinal: Vera Stockton. Frances
Halle, Vernon Baker, Birdie Wish
Vivian BaIu, Margaret Roberts and
Margaret Crews.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-29
MIG CLARKE FINDS GLORY
IN SUNSET OF HIS CAREER

n trophy as the most valuable player
in his league. Yet men insist that
youth will be served-that age is i'm
possible.
Mig Clarke must have smiled when
he heard of the award-and perhaps
his thoughts went drifting back to
those other days when he paraded his
cunning before the eyes of the big
league fans and heard his plaudits
sung around two big league circuits.
Youth must be served"
Yet Walter johnson last year car
ried off the American League award,
with Roger Peckinpaugh taking ii
this year. And Dazzy Vance, discard
ed by three major league clubs, took
last years award in the National
League.
TWENTY-SIX YEARS.
And now Mig Clarke-so old that
younger fans never even knew of his
existence, steps into minor league
glory at an age when most men are
content to sit by the fireside, and
after 2G years of service.
Clarke came into professional base
ball in 1000 and has played regularly
since except for a year overseas with
the Marines. He played with three
big league teams in his time-Cleve-
land and st. Louis in the American
League, and Philadelphia in the Ma
tional.
Clarke caught several games toward
the start of the past season for Tulsa
of the Western Iparnp hut was rp-
leased unconditionally, younger blood
getting the call on his backstopping
job. Then he hooked on with the Sal
isbury club.
The past year he caught 81 COM
plete games; bit .275 for the season,
and here's the remarkable thing: He,
stole IA bases.
Truly youth will be servcd-but not
until old age has relinquished its
claims!