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The Winslow mail., 1925-04-24
DESERT VOICES
By STEPHEN L. HORTON.
(For The Winslow Mail.)

l know a bright enchanted spot
Beside shady stream
Where | like to sit and ruminate
And smoke and idly dream.
From where l sit among the trees
My eye can wander far away,
To where the deserts red and grays
Bloom out in violet or purple
haze.
And as l look out DER this land
Of silence and mystery
A spell, an enchantment sublime
Comes stealing over me.
Then it is that the desert whispers
And her voice is soft and full.
For she speaks in silence and color.
Her message is for the soul.
1 have never been quite able
To translate this message sub
lime,
Inarticulate, elusive, intangible
The thrill is all that is mine.
The Winslow mail., 1925-04-24
STILL TOO MANY KAIBAB DEER.

ONCE the balance of nature is
disturbed by the interfering
hand of man, it is almost impossible
to restore the equilibrium. When
man introduced the jackrabbit to
the Australian bush, he forgot to
bring along the rabbits natural
enemies. For decades now Aus
tralia has tried to eradicate the
jackrabbit pest, but in vain so far.
Goats were left on the island of
Hawaii where nature did not intend
them to be; poison, poison gas,
huge drives, hunting all failed to
hold their number down.
All of which is an introduction to
the statement that deer hunting in
the Kaibab national forest on the
north rim of the Grand Canyon
should be thrown wide open, espe-
cially to the Navajo Indians. Thera
are 10000 more deer than the avail
able range can support. Since hunt
ing was prohibited and the noun
tain lions were exterminated, the
deer have been increasing too fast.
In a short while thousands of them
will become so weak from insuffi-
cient food that nearly the entire
herd will be wiped out by disease.
Trapping and shipping a part of
the surplus proved a failure. An
attempt to drive five or six thou
sand deer out of the forest, down
into the Grand Canyon, across the
Colorado river and up the opposite
wall into Grand Canyon National
Park turned out to be an even worse
failure Not one deer was driven
across the river Now the hunter
will have to come to the rescue,
but there are not enough private
The Winslow mail., 1925-04-24

individuals with money enough to
pay the cost of a hunting trip to
this remote region. After all it may
become necessary to turn some
mountain lions and wolves loose in
order to let nature restore the
proper sbalance.-Sunset.
The Winslow mail., 1925-04-24
SOMETHING TO DRILL.

Corporal: II hear the drill SER
geant called you a blockhead.
Private: 'No, he didn't make it
that strong"
Corporal: "What did he actually
say?"
Private: Put on your hat, here
comes a woodpecker."
The Winslow mail., 1925-04-24
THE BEE is NOT so BUSY.

ITO DETERMINE Just how busy
the honeybee might be-" and
why, was the object of an investi-
cation recently made by scientists
of the United States department of
agriculture. The scientists wanted
to know how many bees worked
out from the hive, how long each
trip was, what time of day and what
time of the season the flights were
made, and how much of a load each
bee returned to the hive. These
facts are to a large degree a reflec-
ton of the nectar conditions of the
field, and the scientists believed
that if means of counting the bees
as they passed to and from the hive
could be devised it would open up
new field of agricultural research.
After many trials of various kinds
of devices, a gate" was evolved
through which but one bee could
pass at a time. In passing in or
out of the gate, of which there
were a large number to each hive,
the weight of the bee caused an
electrical contact to be made which
operated a recording mechanism.
By knowing the amount of nectar
gathered on any day and the total
number of bees which return, the
minimum weight, of the average
load carried by each bee can be
estimated. The highest minimum
average load obtained during the
study was on May %, when 44,597
bees average 25.3 milligrams each.
The data made possible the conclu-
sion that the amount of nectar
available to the bees is indicated
by the average load carried by the
bees.
In the course of the study it was
ascertained that of the 2,434,666
bees which left the hive 3.16 per
cent did not return. This would
mean that on an average a bee
makes about 3165 trips before
death overtakes it. A bee may
make trip lasting anywhere from
eight minutes to an hour and fifty
four minutes, depending on the
honey flow. The figures seem to
show, however, that even in a heavy
honey flow the bees spend more
time in the@ hive than they do on
the trip itself.
Having devised a fairly accurate
method of keeping count of the
working bees, the department ex-
poets to discover, among other
facts, just what effect the time of
spraying nearby orchards with GER
tain poisonous insecticides may
have on the mortality of the apiary
1t is believed that bees respond to
certain sounds, odors, and other
stimuli and that data, gathered from
counting the activities of the bees
will throw some light on these be-
liefs also.
From conclusions which the fig
ures would seem to indicate, the
fame of the "busy bee" must rest
upon his appearance of BUSINESS
only and not upon the size Of the
pile of honey he leaves for his
heirs. For, if we multiply the
weight of the average load carried
by bee by the number of trips
he makes in his lifetime, it will be
seen that individually he is of small
Importance. His lifetime accumu-
lation of nectar amounts to but 500
milligrams, or 8-10ths of a gram.
At this rate of production it would
require the work of SGT bees for a
lifetime to produce a pound of
nectar.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-10-31

Flat feet may be a handicap, but
they will carry you farther than a
fiat head.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-10-31
DISTRICT ODD FELLOWS
GATHER AT ASHLAND
Interesting and Instructive Meeting
Last Friday Evening; Many
Lodges Represented

Ashland Friday evening a large
number Of odd Fellows met with the
local Lodge for the annual meeting
Of District Association No , of Wis
cousin. Members from the lodges 1T
Hurley. Iron River, Bayfield, WASH
burn and Mellen turned out in force
Grand Warden Paul G Meier, #
Webster Wis, addressed d confer
ence Of the officers Of the district
meeting. Il was an interesting aud
instructive meeting which concluded
at late hour with refreshments
served in the dining room Of the odd
Fellows Temple
The following were the officer
elected for the coming year Pre=i-
dent, o. b. Sehrader, Ashland vice
president G. G. Christie, Mellen3
warden, r. H Wie2oreik Bayfield,
secretary Amos Hanson, Washhuru3
treasurer JOS. Cohen Ashland.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-10-31
Urges Debates and
Speaking Programs
Farm Paper Editor Believes That
People Should Gather and Dis
cuss Issues of the Day.

Wisconsin farm folk everywhere
believe in free speech, but, unfortu-
nately, isolation and frequently lack
of training have made many of us
bashful about appearing with our
spoken public ideas. | am glad to
know that there are many farmers
clubs in Wisconsin which foster de-
bates and speaking programs so as
to draw people out and get them to
thinking on broad issues.
| believe that this is the right
principle, because in these days peo-
pie are discussing ordinary things
and events, as a rule, and are not in,
clined to bring their minds to bear
upon the real heavy issues of the
dav to the extent they might.
The Wisconsin Open Forum is the
name of an organization furthering
the idea Of free speech and trained
thinking. This organization has
opened its doors in the Whitewater
Normal auditorium. The students of
the normal school and the men and
women of Whitewater and surround
ing farming country participate in
the discussions.
They desire to create keener in
terest in government and public Off
cials and to help maintain higher
standards of morality and efficiency
in all public Institutions They also
state that it is their desire to cult
vate clearer understanding between
the various racial, religious, political,
social and economical groups, and, if
possible, to promote harmony and
mutual welfare.
The audience is asked to take part
in all programs. Each speaker is Civ
en- 25 minutes in which to present
his side of given question. Follow
ing the opening talks the audience
has 80 minutes in which to ask ques.
tons of the speakers. The speakers
are then allowed Is minutes each to
close the debate.
While the underlying principle is
not new, the use of a public building
for a regular forum of this kind is
rather unusual 1t deserves support
and a fair trial and | hope that i,
succeeds in strengthening community
ties and broadening the mental out,
look of the patrons.-Dante M.
Pierce, editor of The Wisconsin
Farmer.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-10-31
INDIAN PREFERS CANVAS
TEPEE TO WARM JAIL
Breaks From Langlade County Jail
and With His Family Sets Up
Home in the Woods.

Amigo Andrew Polar. redskin
iailbreaker of the Lanplade county
jail, who deserted its warm interior
for the cold and solitude Of his for
ests and the discomforture Of a six
foot stretch Of canvas. has been dis
covered by Sheriff Thomas Ford
A stretch Of brown canvas hidden
back in the woods, formed a sort
of shelter that Polar, his squaw, and
four children called home The
front Of the shelter was not covered
but opened wide to face a fire of
blazing logs, Thus lived the Polars
when the officers found them.
Despite the snow and the slush
that covered the ground. Andrew Pol
ar was the only one Of the family
that boosted of shoes.
Andrew had served about 30 of
his so days sentence when he made
his break to liberty Other Indians
living in the woods were disposed to
give little information to the search
officers.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-10-31

Nothing breeds success like sue
cess, but there is a limit to every
thing.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-10-31
Will Attack Federal
Aid in Congress
Eastern States Disgruntled, Claiming
They Pay Largest Taxes and
Get the Least Aid.

A determined fight on the policy
of extending Federal Aid to the
states for road building will be made
IN the next session of congress.
Behind this effort are a group of
wealthy eastern states, including the
New England states, New York,
Pennsylvania, and Maryland. Practi-
cally all of the middle western states
and the western states are in favor
of continuing Federal Aid, as are the
southern states.
The eastern states set up the
claim that they are paying the larger
part of the taxes and are getting a
limited amount of Federal Aid, be-
cause it is distributed among the
states on the basis of area, road
mileage and population, says a
bulletin issued by the Good Roads
Association of Wisconsin.
The argument that the eastern
states are paying large part of the
federal taxes, when analysed, does
not bear out the contention of this
group. The money from the west
and middle west and south flows into
New York and other eastern centers,
while the basic wealth is in the
middle west, the west, and south.
For instance, the Union Pacific rail
roads runs east only as far as Omaha,
and in 1923 paid its income tax at
New York in the sum of $4,000 600.
This is true of many large corpora
tons, such as the steel corporations,
and thousands of others.
The state of Wisconsin, including
this year, has received from the
Federal Government $4,000, 900,
which has been spent in road con
struction. 1t has helped the coun-
ties, where concrete was built. in
completing their programs. 1t is
especially helpful in the farming
communities, which are traversed by
through trunks highways used by
people all over tr-3 state and nation.
The farmers canno> be expected and
should not be called upon to pay the
full expense of these roads.
Under the present Wisconsin law
there is no general state property
tax for roads. The Federal Aid
must be met by an equal amount.
But it is met in Wisconsin from
funds taken from license fees and
the gasoline tax.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-10-31
Light Wines and
Beer in Norway
Don't Solve the Prohibition Problem,
Says Naturalization Officer Who
Has Been There.

In the opinion of R K. Doe,
naturalization officer for TINS dis
trlct, light wines and beer don't solve
the prohibition problem. At least,
not in Norway. where moonshtue is
rampant despite the sale Of the
mlder liquors Mr.. Doe returned
recently from a trip to Norway and
at Ashland gave the following inter-
view to Press reporter.
We hear it sand in this country
that if we had light wines and beer.
there would be no moonshine pro-
blem," he said.
In Norway the government al
lows the sale of beer and wine up to
eighteen percent
And yet there is just as much
moonshine and booze smuggling ia
Norway as here.
Practically every farmer runs his
own still. don't see why they want
to drink moonshine when good wines
and beer are legal, but they do 1t
just the same.
People want what they can't get.
Il will say this, though, that / did
not see case Of drunkenness while
on my trip.
Norway has not had a saloon for
fifty years The beer and wine is
sold at government dispensanes and
taken to your home. The only place
you can get anything to drink IS
when you are eating "A meal in a
restaurant.
"The city of Oslo took in 100000
revenue for the sale of liquor, which
was spent to care for orphan asy-
lums, hospitals, and providing funds
for the municipal theatre"
Mr.. Doe was here today conferring
with Ashland county citizens who
wish to become citizens but who have
not saved their certificate Of entry
into this country II they can't prove
that they entered the country legal
ly, they cant get second papers
Three Ashland county residents are
having trouble securing these papers.
for although they have given their
name. date Of entry, and name of
ship, the government can find no
record of their entering, Unless
such entry can be found they can
never become citizens.
Most persons who wish to become
citizens do so because they realize
that this country is better than the
one they left" he says Their af-
lection for the country grows Very
important to many is the fact that
there are no class distinctions here
"One man SAID Here in America
! can look every man in the eve, but
in Europe | had to do a great deal Of
seraping before my superiors.
Mr. Doe has been in the naturali-
cation service since 1902, and was
one Of the first men appointed Ia the
service by the government
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-10-31
Rechargeable Dry Cell Battery
Is Evolved

Madison A recharpeabIe dry cell
battery has been evolved U the
research staff Of the French Ha.
terry and Carbon company here se-
cordinP to an announcement bH the
company on TUESDAY
Il is claimed that the ueV a
covery viii revolutjonize The ai9
A" battery principle and that Il H.il
stand as the year greatest ir H
meut in radio. The new dry re' ae
said to be applicable whereger he
old ones had been ia use
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-10-31
Presides at Ashland
Auxiliary Installation
Mrs. John Kyle, State Vice-President,
Conducts Ceremonies; State
Historian Present.

Mrs. John c. Kyle, of Hurley, state
yice-president of the Auxiliary to
the American Legion, went to Ash
land Tuesday evening and Officiated
at the installation of officers of the
Ashland unit. Accompanying Mrs
Kyle to Ashland were Mrs. Luella
Trier and Mr.. and Mrs. Adolph Han
SEN
The Ashland Legion and Auxiliary
held joint installation with impress
sive exercises that attracted large
gathering. Resides Mrs. Kyle an
other state officer, Father S. Ruth,
state historian of the Legion, was
present He presided at the installa-
ton of the Legion officers.
The meeting was opened by the re-
firing commander, G Arthur John.
son, and after the colors were in
place the work Of installing the Aux
iliary officers, with Mrs. Kyle pre-
siding, proceeded. A drill team of
fourteen added to the impressiveness
of the ceremony
A talk by Father Ruth followed,
in which he told of the achievements
of the national Legion convention at
Omaha He also emphasized the i'm
portance of the duties of Legion of
fee holders.
The past commander Of the Auxil-
larry was presented with pin as a
token of appreciation for faithful
service rendered the Auxiliary dur
ing her tenure Of Office
Luncheon was served and dancing
brought the evenings festivities to
a close.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-10-31
Employ 1854 In Copper Country

The report of the mine Inspector Of
Houghton county, in the Michigan
copper district, discloses that 1854
men were employed in and about
the mines of that county during the
year which closed September 80 OF
this total, 1888 were employed in
the mills and on surface at the mines.
The figures are about the same as
for the year previous.
The report also shows that the per
eentage of casualties was the lowest
last year in the history of the copper
country mines. This speaks well foi
the safety work that is being carried
on in the district.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-10-31
No State Tax
Levied This Year
Counties VIII Only Have to Pay
Special Charges for Care of I'm
fortunates and Criminals.

Iron county, along with the other
counties of the state, will not have
TO pay general property state tax
this year. This is due to the remis
sion of state taxes recently announc-
ed by Gov. Blaine.
Counties will therefore only pay
the state for special charges made
against them for the care of unfort-
unates and criminals and other
charges. The total in the state will
amount to $2,29S,321, according to
figues compiled by Secretary of State
Fred X. Zimmerman.
County Clerk Chas A. Noren this
week received from the secretary of
state certification of the charges
agains Iron county. In past years
the charges were certified with the
state tax levies. but this year there
will be no state tax levied
Iron county's charges follow:
Snacial cbgrras apaipst
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-10-31
Fifteenth Annual Road School at
Madison in February.

Madison The fifteenth annual
road school for county and state
highways workers will be held in the
state capitol here February to u,
the Wisconsin highway commission
announced.
The school is conducted by the
Wisconsin County Highway Com
missioners' association and the state
highway commission, for the ex-
change of ideas and experiences The
meetings are open to the public.
The road school was inaupurated
IN 1912, when the attendance was
121. In recent years the attendance
has been approximately one thou
sand.
"The school has proved to be an
important factor in the advancement
Of Wisconsin's highway work." the
commission stated "A place where
new methods and new ideas are
gathered, analysed, discussed and
then disseminated for what they are
worth, the annual road school has
been the clearing house for highway
knowledge Its service has been Of
great value to highway progress in
Wisconsin"
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-10-31

ANY man Who can rear a family
'hese days needs no short course in
economy
The competition among automo-
Dl'ss Is largely which one will get
to use the street.
u GIVING away daughter at her
liability
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-10-31
resident Proclaims
Thanksgiving Day
ADart Thursday, Nov. 26, as a
Nav of Thanksgiving for the
Nations Manifold Blessings.

ur.sb,npton-P President Coolldge
~. proclaimed Thursday, Nov
W. ~, 26 as Thanksgiving day, when
en-, a+itu5e should be expressed for
sI"snv and great blessings" which
.n , come TO the people during the
psst year
.fa+y and honor through another
% ,noptbs the proclamation said at
Iaora n home and abroad, with
ppabBc health good. with harvests
po5 industries productive and labor
well rewarded.
The proclamation follows:
aBv the President of the United
States of America:
"A proclamation:
1.-THE season approaches when, IN
oecordance with a long established
ond respected custom, day is set
onart to give thanks to Almighty
Cad fop the manifold blessings which
His gracious and benevolent prov
idence has bestowed upon US as a
nation. and as individuals.
I'VE have been brought with safe
~ and honor through another year,
and through the generosity of ma
tnre. He has blessed us with re-
sources whose potentiality in wealth
is almost incalculable; we are at
peace at home and abroad; the pub
lie health is good; we have been
undisturbed by pestilence or great
catastrophe; our harvest and our
industries have been rich in produc-
uvity: our commerce spreads over
the whole world, and labor has been
well rewarded for it's remunerative
service
"As we have grown and prospered
in material things, so also should we
progress in moral and spiritual
things. We are a God-fearing PEG.
pie who should set ourselves against
evil and strive for righteousness in
living, and observing the golden
rule we should from our abundance
help and serve those less fortunately
placed We should bow in gratitude
to God for his many favors.
Nov, therefore, |, Calvin Cool
dge, President of the United States,
do hereby set apart Thursday, the
twentysiXth day of November, next,
as day of general thanksgiving and
prayer and | recommend that on that
day the people shall cease from their
work and in their homes or in their
accustomed places of worship de-
YOuty give thanks to the Almighty
for the many and great blessings
they have received, and to seek His
guidance that they may deserve q
continuation Of His favors.
In witness whereof | have here
unto set my hand and caused the
sea- Of the United States to be af-
fixed
Done at the city of Washington
Tins twenty-sixth day of October, in
the year Of our Lord, one thousand
nne hundred and twenty-five and of
me independence of the United
States Of America, the one hundred
and fiftieth.
CALVIN COOLIDGE"
loeali by the president,
Frank B. Kellogg,
Secretary of State"
any man Who can rear a family
'hese days needs no short course in
economy
he competition among automo-
Dl'es Is largely which one will get
10 use the street.
In giving away daughter at her
The Sauk Centre herald., 1925-01-15
Former Long Prairie Man
In Trouble In California
J. U. Hemmy Charged With Being
Part of Crew Who Robbed Mail
Near Los Angeles

j. U. Hemmy, former Long Prai-
RE resident and attorney, is on trial
at Los Angeles, Californit, this work
charged with being a party to a big
mail robbery which took place in that
neighborhood in December, 1928.
The robbery took place at Anaheim.
The robbery was one of the largest
reported by the postoffice department
in number of years and it was SEN
sational affair because it involved sew
eral men of high standing. j. R. Alb
.ernathy, former Superintendent of
School of Anaheim, was convicted of
taking part in the robbery and is now
serving five-year sentence at the
Leavenworth penitentiary.
1t is asserted that $25, 900 of the
money stolen in the mail robbery was
placed in Hemmy's hands for safe
keeping by the robbers and was later
found buried in his yeard. Hemrny
claims that the money found in his
yard was temporarily placed in his
charge by Alternately and others of
those implicated and was reported to
him to be money obtained in a real
estate deal. He claims he knew moth
ing about the robbery and is innocent.
Charles R. Wheeler, who at the
time was clerk in the Anaheim
postoffice, was tried this summer on a
conspiracy charge in connection with
this robbery but was acquitted. J. F.
Finely, who drove the mail truck that
was robbed pleaded guilty and testi-
fed against both Alternately and
Wheeler, He is now serving tel
months in the Orange county, Cali
fornia Jail.
Hemmy was formerly well known
in this village and county, where he
practiced law for number of years.
At one time he was candidate for
county attorney and came within a
few votes of winning. About twelve
or fifteen years ago he moved from
here to North Dakota, joined the Non
Partisan League when it was being
organized in that state and was elect
ed by the League to be Probate
Judge in one of the western North
Dakota counties. He was quite
prominent speaker and worker in be-
half of the League in North Dakota
for a number of years. When the
League was defeated and broke up
Hemmy left North Dakota and went
to California.-Long Prairie Leader.