Wood County Tribune, The (Newspaper) - July 26, 1922, Grand Rapids, Wisconsin THE WOOD COUNTY TRIBUNE VOLUME NO 158 WM P HUFFMAN Publisher WISCONSIN RAPIDS WIS WEDNESDAY JULY 20 1922 LAW CONSTITUTIONAL COURT DECIDES STATUTE PROHIBITING FACTURE AND SALE OF SKIM MILK COMPOUNDS UPHELD TODAY By Associated Press Madison Wis July of tlic Wisconsin law was upheld today in a decision of the state supreme court The law hibits the manufacture and sale of compounds made of skim milk and cocoanut oil in Wisconsin Attorneys for the Carnation Milk Products Co the plaintiffs In the tion to have the law declared have indicated that they would carry their the United tales Supreme court as affecting an article in interstate commerce Carnal ion Co The attack ou the constitutionality of the law enacted by the legislature in 1921 was commenced by the tion company September of last year in an original action before the supreme court to restrain ment of the statute by J Q Emery dairy and food The measure which carried through the assembly with 12 ing votes and passed unanimously by the senate was strongly opposed at the time by the milk companies At the legislature fan ers from all over the state appeared urging passage of the prohibitory measure as a means of curbing an in- dustry which they said threatened the dairy interests of the state The almost unanimous action of the lature followed With the new statute to go into fect in September the Carnation Milk company most directly affected by its provisions during that month before the Supreme court asking for an in- junction This action was at once con- tested by Attorney General William J Morgan Arguments were made before the April 15 of this year the neys for the milk companies ing- constitutionality of the measure Deputy Attorney General Hoyt sented the state in upholding the legality of the action of the ture Contention was made by the com- panies that the statute was an inter- ference with interstate commerce and its application a deprivation of erty without due process of law while also in conflict with the equal tion clause of the federal as well as the state constitution The state contended that the milk compound of skimmed milk and cocoanut oil was of an inherently fraudulent that its sale should be prohibited under the police Morgan In Stand For Semi-Annual Payment Of Taxes Prairie du Sac Wis July liam J Morgan candidate for govern or talked of bis farm and the burden of taxation by overlapping boards and sions in his address at the Sauk nty picnic here today The great changes in the principal occupations of the state were advanced by the candidate as reasons for favoring a semi-annual plan for payment of Will Ease Burdens I favor semi-annual payment of Mr Morgan said in reference to the issue The present plan of paying taxes once a year was all right it was adopted that was years ago when we state our only occupation were a great Farming was We sold our grain at the end of the year and got our money ill the fall and January was the most convenient lime to pay taxes Now Wisconsin commerce and industry are as important as farming and the character of our farming is changed Not Needed The present system accumulates sums in the treasuries of the and its municipalities months huge state before the money is needed to pay the expenses of government Twenty states in our union now use the semi-annual payment plan If Uncle Sam can give us four ments in which to pay our federal in- come taxes I guess we taxpayers can permit ourselves to pay our taxes twice a year COMINGS BLAMES TAXES TRUSTS FOR H C OF L ASSERTS REPEAL OF LAW ESSENTIAL TO RE- VIVAL OP INDUSTRY AND AGRICULTURE Honored By Elks Shot Gun Charge May Cost Leg Of Vesper Farmer Victor Van Natta living about four miles north of Vesper is in the Riverview Hosptal with a badly ered left thigh as the result of the power of the slate to preserve the accidental discharge of a shot late Sunday afternoon When gun Mr Inequitable taxation and ed monopolies were attacked by Lieut Governor George Comings candidate for renomination in an ad- Iress at the East Side band stand night as the causes direct or or nearly all the evils that the people of today Ic explained the high cost of living is due fundamentally not to a higher landard of living or lo high wages nit tao ive dangers and father monopoly ex- Mr Comings was preceded by Miss da James president of the Wisconsin Progressive Association and y Mrs C C Rosa both prominent in ivic and political affairs in the state ho the importance of women iking an active in both local ml national governmental affairs Levitan Madison banker and candidate for nomination for stale treasurer gave some inter- esting side lights on his early life in the state and upon present day cal and economic problems The ers were introduced by Atty B M Vaughan A crowd of about attended the addresses Praise of Senator lette by Lieut Governor Comings was applauded at times but in the main the audience was undemonstrative System The present system of taxation was charged by Mr Comings with the re- County Judge W J Conway ed to Supreme Justice of Order of Elks It is a high honor for the local jurist Name W Conway Chief Justice Of- Elk's Grand Forum Van Natta was first brought to the hospital it was believed that the leg would have to be amputated but in charge of he case are now hopeful that it may be saved The victim will be confined to the hospital lor months Mr Van Natta had started after his cows shortly Sunday evening when he saw a flock of chicken hawks He house for his shot returned to his gun but found public health and asked that a ment be entered dismissing the action The state claimed that the product was deficient in nutritive value Vesper Guernsey Meeting 2.10 attended the annual of the Wood County Guernsey Breeders Association held Wednesday afternoon at the A P Bean farm near Vesper Sol Levitan a candidate for state urer and Comings sed the meeting Mayor 0 K Roenius of Wisconsin Rapids was a speaker of the Stale Breeders sociation also talked and there were cow judging contests and tions and it was a very successful meeting Arrangements were made for putting exhibits of Guernseys in the Marshfield and state fairs that the hawks had vanished by the time he again reached the spot He carried the gun along with him ever and it is believed that the ger caught in some bushes through which he was passing causing the accidental discharge charge of shot caught him in the loft log ami shattered the thigh bone He was brought to the Hospital Sunday night Banks Offer New Form Of Service To The Motorists A new idea of service has been in- in the city of Wisconsin Rapids by the First National Bank and the Wood County National Bank These two institutions have provided large parking spaces in the rear of their building where they offer free parking to their patrons ami to the motoring public Fine new parks have been made in the rear of these institutions which are and in lime will be very useful to the public George Zwicke Age 13 Dies George thirteen year old son of Mr and Mrs Fred died at his home Wednesday ing Inly 10 of Brights disease after an illness of ten months Funeral vices were held at the family dence street at two o'clock Friday afternoon Rev C A officiating Burial was in Forest Hill The most satisfactory way yet de- vised to avoid monthly bills is to pay each earth Large Crowd Attends K C Picnic At Wausau Sunday The following were among the consin Rapids people who attended the big barbecue and picnic held at thon Park on Sunday given under the auspices of the Wausau Council Knights of Columbus for all the K C councils in the Wisconsin River Rev William Reding Mr and Mrs W J McGrogan Mr anil Mrs John Jr Mr and Mrs Oscar Mr and Mrs Wm Schill and family Mr ami Mrs Andrew Schill Mr and Mrs J L and dren Mr anil Mrs Joseph Kirschling Mrs A Hirzy Mr and Mrs Lewis Kron and children Mr and Mrs Wm Jr ami children Peter Reiland Mr and Mrs M Schlig Mr and Mrs Oliver Trudell E N mainville Delbert Trudell Mr and Mrs I Zimmerman and family Mr and Mrs C P Gross and children Mr and Mrs Ray Love and children Mr and Mrs John Hollmuller and sou George Mr and Mrs Ray Van stine and children Mr and Mrs Joseph Reiland Mrs N Reiland Mr and Mrs D Reiland Dr F X and son Francis Mr and Mrs John Schuabel Sr Fred liol Emma Schnabel Mr and Mrs John Schnabel Jr and children Mr and Mrs M and son Matthew Mr and Mrs W 11 Carey Carey Mr and Mrs A F Billmeyer and family Attorney and Mrs D U Conway and family Mr and Mrs Joseph Wheir and son Mr and Mrs John Masloff Mr and Mrs Frank Henry and daughter sponsibility for the unjust tion of wealth which he said existed and with fostering the growth of dangerous and predatory monopolies He quoted the economist Ely to the effect that taxes may be used either to create or lo destroy monopolies and pointed to the rapid concentration of wealth in the United States as the re- sult of present taxation methods One- fiftieth of one per cent of the people of the United Stales own one-third of the nation's wealth he asserted Turning from the tax question to the high cost of living Mr Comings asserted that there were three chief contributory causes which in High rents due to a partial monopoly in land high prices of by virtual olies and high freight rates ted by the tion act He advances a revised system of taxations as a remedy for Ibc first two and the repeal of the mins act as a remedy for the latter It is not high labor costs that arc responsible for the high cost of living Those who advance wages as the cause are putting the cart before the Labor must receive high wages to live under the present regime of high prices Only after the cost of living has reduced can wages possible be reduced He quoted A P Bean of Vesper to the effect that the law s the one great factor responsible for he depression in business and ure and asserted that the condition could not be remedied until the law was repealed and transportation rates reduced to the point where the normal flow of business could be carried out the great burden now imposed upon it High Freight Rates Burden With freight rates at their present levels the farmer can neither buy terials that he needs at a reasonable OUTLOOK BRIGHT K L HATCH TELLS FIELD DAY CROWD SAYS INDICATIONS POINT TO STRONG DEMAND AND PRICES FOR FARM AND DAIRY PRODUCTS W J Conway of th city who has been in attendance the national Convention of the B 0 Elks at Atlantic city has been e to the office of Chief Justi of the Grand Forum of the lodg The election to this high office is distinct honor to the local jurist an to the Wisconsin Rapids lodge H choice to the office of Chief ju tice brought forth many congratula lions from his many Elk brothers an friends in the city Judge Mrs Conway returned Thurs morn ing from an extended trip through out the east Ranks Next to Ruler The position of Chief Justice of th Grand Forum which is the court of the order of the Elks rank next to that of Grand Exalted Rule of the order and much sough for position by the lights in th Elks order who arc chosen to th Grand Forum Associated with Judg Conway on the Grand Forum are se veral jurists of the nation They are Chief Justice Kennon of th Supreme Court of California Judg Carton of Michigan Judge H L Keenan of Washington and John C Price attorney general of Ohio Chie Justice Browne of the Supreme Cour of Florida is the retiring member o the Grand Forum Hud Long Trip Judge and Mrs Conway spea highly of the splendid welcome ac corded at the Atlantic seaport and the social functions to the officers o the Grand Lodge At the close of the convention Judge and Mrs Conway continued their trip to New Washington and Chicago Mr and Mrs P C Daly who here to attend the convention Mr Daly was delegate of the loca lod ge are extending their trip to New York Washington and eastern cities figure nor can he ship his products at a profit The high rates are the dation of the vicious system which by adding profit after profit and inflated charge after inflated charge increases costs many fold without giving any commensurate service or increase value Quoting Justice of the The United States lighthouse vice maintains lights and other aids to stale supreme Society must he organized so that the man who gets a dollar must give 100 cents worth of service he charged that the railroads were run on a basis of getting the maximum charge for the minimum of service and that only through direct government control and operation could the ideal of the maximum of service for the minimum charge be attained Wages Not Caught Returning to the matter of high for labor as reflected in the cost of living the speaker quoted ures lo show that in modern machine I industry such as the knitting or tile even fairly well paid labor received often as low as lenth of the selling price of the uct produced and never over one- fourth or in extreme cases one-third The man on the navigation along miles of coast the world's largest liner is line and river channels a length to above the water level an nearly twice the circumference of tho I weather has a view foot in clear Wedding Is Miss Dorothy Kyle Cammack on- ly daughter of Mr and Mrs A J of Nekoosa and William R Ruskowsky of Nekoosa son of Mrs Mary Ruskowsky of Chicago were united in marriage Wednesday after- noon at four o'clock at the home of the bride's parents Rev C A pastor of the Congregational Church of Nekoosa performed the ceremony The bride wore a gown of white georgette and carried an arm bouquet while her bridesmaid Miss Alice ler of Mansion wore pink georgette crepe The groom was attended by George Anderson of Nekoosa Following the ceremony a wedding supper was served at the home of the bride's parents lo relatives and in- timate friends Mr and Mrs left the same evening for a two weeks trip to Chicago and points in Michigan and Indiana On their return they will make their home in Nekoosa in the home which the groom has prepared Miss Cammack is a very popular young lady of Nekoosa She is a of the Mansion high school and the Normal and for past two years has taught in the public school Mr las been manager of the Brandt Heal Market at for the past -en years and is Well and favorably Out of town here for the vodding were Mr and Mrs E W Mr and Mrs A L E W and Mrs Winnie Potler ind son and Mr and Mrs Loomis ind daughter all of Mrs J A Devinc of Spooner j square miles of the ocean Those who say Russia has no overlook printing press covering some 900 of government and tho A bright outlook for both the and general farmer was forecast Prof K L Hatch in his address at the Wood and Taylor county field day ai Marshfield Experiment Friday morning The field day attended by over farmers arge percentage of whom were Wood county Professor Hatch analyzed the situa tion as it exists at present both in re ard to cheese and other dairy and small grains Good Demand Assured With the heaviest part of the ng season he said cheese warehouses are only half full of good cheese selling at about 17 cents Con- rasling this with the situation a year ago when the warehouses were filled o overflowing with cheap 12 cent it is obvious dairy and cheese makers are assured this -ear of a good demand and a fair price for the products The situation in regard to grains is also favorable Mr Hatch asserted and farmers in general may expect tc receive good prices for crops of all sorts Condensery Situation Dubious The only pessimistic note sounded was in regard to the condensery ness which is not as good as it might be Many Wisconsin are now lying idle while others are ing difficulty in finding adequate mar kets for their products The afternoon was largely to demonstrations of various sorts Methods of handling poultry and stock were shown and groups of ers were taken over the various plots at the Marshfield station and shown at first baud the most sue methods of producing various crops Awarded Contract At Duluth Minn Announcement was made Thur by C D Walter engineer of the Rood Construction Co of this city of thi award of a feet icar Duluth Minn Mr Walter am Leslie Hill of this city will leave sooi for the north to pwork out details o the big job Mrs Walter and famil vill accompany them to Duluth remain for the rest of the ind they will again take up their re here in the fall Local People In Contest Several Wisconsin Rapids employed by the Eood company have been awarded prizes for the bes holographs of a dredge at work an the scene of the company William located lit Albon Minn Charles Ransch Beulah Mrs Louis Kock Kelsey Minn Frank Swift Minn am Frank Newman at Arlington Minn prizes for the best photos NEW LAND BANKS PLACE MONEY AT WORK ON FARMS W H JOYCE FORMER MEMBER OF THE FEDERAL FARM LOAN BOARD TELLS OF NEW RURAL SYSTEM selection of over forty Frank Newman has just complete a large dredging contract for th company at Arlington Suitable For Pea Canning Experiments have shown the Colby silt loam soil Taylor county which extends from down through and Clark into northern and tral Wood county to be particularly well adapted to the growing of peas or canning purposes and it is ed that considerable attention will be jaid to this branch of agriculture in he future Conway King Is Name Of Law Firm Formed Here Marvin S King of Madison has altered in partnership in the if law with attorney D D Conway Hie new firm will hereafter be as Conway King Mr King a graduate of the State ity of Madison and was graduated n the course of Commerce with the 920 and is also a graduate of the aw class of 1922 He is also a for- member of the University Ity having taught for three years in he Commerce He served overseas one year with ie U S Marine Corps in the late war Nekoosa People Not Sure Of Plan To Become A City When asked what progress is made in the project to change th government of Nekoosa from that o an incorporated village to that of city J J Mlsna president of Nc stated to a Tribune represents tive that the matter was being ver thoroughly considered and that hast steps were contemplated There i j much for and much against th Mr Mlsna stated Get Bad Reports just conferred with lewly incorporated city and from tht reports of the people who made th change they regret the step Mr Mlsna stated We want to be sur that we are not a ste or take one farther than we shouli go Not Opposed While Mr Mlsna would not say th he was opposed to the plan he sail that he wanted to be very about the change before woul come out flatly for the city plan said that the people of Nekoosa seem ed to be pretty well satisfied with th way the road situation was bein with one representative of th village on the County Board sayini we feel that we have been treate fairly and squarely Mr Mlsna said that he was sure th proposed change would be very minutely before any cost of city government operation wa placed on the people Port Edwards Nekoosa And Rapids To Have Big Free Chest Clinic Soon ld John Arpin Home Opened As Hotel Today The old John Arpin Sr resident orner of First street north and rake street recently leased by h Corriveau was formally opened burs as a hotel under the name Ri- Inn The Arpin residence which was one tho finest in tho city has been remodelled to suit it to bo- purposes Mr Corriveau Six Port Edwards people attended the Wisconsin chest clinic held at Pittsville c They reported that whil there Dr T L Harrington of th state association promised to hold clinic in Nekoosa and Port in the early fall and also di sire to have another clinic in Wisconsin Rapids The Port Edwards people also r ported the Pittsville clinic a largo crowd and was a big succes By William H Joyce San dollars ind sending them out to work on the That in a sentence is the job under- by the first chain of joint stock and banks to be organized in the United States The system is designed to make clement less difficult and bring about as rapidly as possible the best and ist use of farm land With six great Western d Amona Utah Oregon Washington and inked cooperatively in a program of the business md general prosperity that will result can be seen This is what has been Nine tanks with resources close to are linked in a farm land loan with immediately to the farmers of these states While joint stock land banks are no novelty such a joint pool is something new What does this mean to the farmer Briefly ONE: He will be assisted in the settlement of new lands Such Jand promotion long since has lecome a national cry TWO: He will be provided with unds for purchase of land equipment iye stock buildings and improvements have a long term years to repay the loan under the plan which collects lally from the earnings of the land He will have supervision of government Federal Loan Farm Board If already on the land he vill be in- It is not for the farmer alone that this understanding is launched By l lt farms and assisting new Elements the business of merchants bankers and others will row Back of the project is a d development program co-ordinating problems as well is finances of six stales so far as he in union there is strength jan is certain to show commercial re- mits A joint stock land bank does not ake part in transactions such as are associated banking Its business is solely to up the idle dollars and send horn to the farmers arm conditions have vitally d The early settler needed little lital or experience land wag cheap Today if we arc to increase land equipment and ness must enter into the leal Under government supervision de- interest-rates are established j mount of loans gaged and other processes required This undertaking is simply a cooperative way of making tal in large quantities available to he farmers as easily as to any kind essential business Clarence Grode Purchases Barber Shop From Father i 3 make an especial appeal to tourist Clarence Grode has purchase I tho barber business from his father agles Plan Big Membership Drive Initiate In August A drive for over twenty five new embers is planned by the local of the Fraternal Order of Eag- Membership teams are now g now members and plans are to ld the initiation of the large class candidates within tho next month Wausau drill team said to the best in the stale has been en- ged ork lo come bore for aylor County Woman Seeking Sheriff's Job Med Charles Deer creek has filed her nomination papers for the office of sheriff for Taylor county There are nine candidates ning for sheriff in the county eight of whom are men Every part of the county is represented F X Grode He has been employee by his father for a number of in tho shop and will take the first of August F X Grode has conducted the bar her in Nekoosa for over twenty years He will devote his lime now to tin Nash Paper Co and to real estate business Mrs Helke Returns From Postmasters Convention Mrs IT II Helke postmistress ol Nekoosa has returned from where she the League Postmasters convention which wa there She was accompanied bj Mrs S of The convention was for third and fourth class postmasters of which then! are sixteen in the county ly all were represented at the ing Mrs Helke staled Tornado Victim Fund Drive Shows Generosity Of County The campaign to raise funds for the of western Wisconsin tornado tims has been making steady progress in Wood county according to County Agent R A Peterson in charge of the drive who states that a steady stream of small contributions is being Many churches and other religious jare taking up the work and Mr son is confident that before the is ended Wood county will have made a substantial contribution to Hie state wide relief fund The boxes that have been placed in all the banks of the county are not receiving a great deal of attention Mr Peterson said and he urged those desiring to make small contributions to take advantage of them Donations of all sizes are and the con- of able to gice only a few cents well be appreciated as much larger gifts gates for bee hives which will register the number of arrivals and departures on the part of the bees have been invented by a United States Government official Postpone Mosinee Game The game scheduled for Sunday between the local Consolidated nine and tho Mosinee Legion team was put over next Sunday at the re- quest of the upriver management The postponement deft the Consols without a game for the week end With the aid of a very delicate the shock of the Atlantic ocean upon the west coast of Ireland has been felt and recorded in Birmingham England
