Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune (Newspaper) - April 18, 1923, Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin RAPIDS DAILY TRIBUNE NINTH 2991 WIS WEDNESDAY APRIL 18.1923 PRICE THREE CENTS CLAIMS SHOULD JOIN DEMOCRATS LOCAL BUSINESS MEN CONFIDENT OF PROSPERITY Ask State Aid To Pave Gap On Route 18 the INDUSTRIES HERE AND THROUGHOUT WISCONSIN Kit VALLEY FACE PERIOD OP GOOD BUSINESS IS BELIEF That the wave of the nation is already Wisconsin and the sin valley and prospects for ness in this section are was the almost unanimous opinion of local ess men who spoke ac a Haziness at the Rotary Club this noon r h O R Bedford A of Wisconsin A U Marvin of Nekoosa gave short talks ami ali but Mr Marvin were highly The latter pointed out that while conditions were super- good at time there A as danger of prices ing the business revival particularly view of the fact that export kets are limited by the unsettled cial situation in Farm Situation Serious W supervisor of the state board of al education was present and pointed out that while industry was ing- the condition in the rural districts many sections of the country was aiai ming He pointed out the fact that and short hours in the cities were attracting farm labor and that a serious shortage was likely He commended A N of the Wood County Agricultural school for the woi k that he has been on post year in the part-time al schools heid iR various sections of the county Mr Roenius told of conditions in the he is associated the American Machinery Company which he said is now ing- at f uH capacity with a total of 106 employed He said that his con- cern in spite of rising costs en- deal 01 ing to keep prices at the lowest level in the belief that that the best means of sound lasting Indications he said pointed to a healthy prosperity tne extreme inflation of the vai and war Mr took up the situation in the sulphite industry he said with prosperity because the genera situation in the whole industry He also was optimistic future prospects Construction Program While asserting that his business possibly not a good of conditions in Mr De- the opinion that so as Wisconsin river valley concerned the amount of construction w 01 k either under way or planned was a indication of prosperity Over in improvements and new work on water power in the valley aie to be put through this year he Admitting that his view was not a one Mr Marvin warned against the danger of building too mly on n foundation of he said are telling us to buy now because prices are going up It my opinion that if prices do at is anticipated It swill result in the ending of the wave prosperity A resolution was passed County Board at jibe session this morning calling upon the State way to furnish sufficient stare and Federal Aid money from the funds provided by recent tive the four and one half mile gap on state trunk way 18 between the village of dale and Blenker station The resolution unanimously adopted and called for the appointment of a commitee to present the request to the Highway officials at Madison Chairman Chapman appointed three members of the County State Road and Bridge Committee and Kieffer Strauss and Feit as a committee t Join Local Committee While no official act made at the Board meeting to include cial association committees yet it is that the committees from Wisconsin Rapids Marshfield and koosa Chamber of Commerce and from Adams county citizens be to join the County committee to seek state aid on State Trunk Highway 13 in Adams county Routine Business 1 Reports of the auditing committee of the board were made and accepted The report embodied the examination and report of the County Clerk's County Treasurer's Register of and the city and town surers of ed to in excellent shape Re- ports of Dist R Williams Atty Calkins and Register of Deeds Ebbe were heard this ing Resolution To Ask That Ean On Beer Be Lifted Madison Wis Apr States Senator Robert M- La Follette would be asked to initiate in the next congress Such legislation as mit the manufacture and sale of beer as a under a joint resolution introduced in the assembly today by Assemblyman Prescott of Milwaukee Bright For Railroads Byram Asserts w i By Associated Press Dubuque of the country are their cial every month and many should be to come out ahead ai the end of this year jf or the first time in several jears President H E ram of the Milwaukee St Paul Ry declared here today before the ers Shippers I i evidence fof recovery from war time desolation seems to be irritating to the die hards who do not want to see the car companies he said and every time that some of the fortunate few railroads are able to pay dividends abuse is heaped upon them and they are sighted as fearful examples of profiteers If the roads a loss they are charged with wasteful and cient management If they may have a little net income they are charged with gouging the public to pile up President Byram said He added that the car shortage was not the only handicap of the loads in meeting heavy freight demands Ad- double tracks and sidings in- creased terminals and shop facilities stations and other facilities are needed as badly as cars he said Ruthenburg Jury Not To Be Completed Today By Associated Press St Joseph Mich April prospect of completing the jury to try Charles R Ruthenberg of Cleveland charged with criminal syndicalism during today's session of couit was seen by either attorneys for the state or defense Anniversary of Paul iide Seventeenth anniversary of the San earthquake and file THE WEATHER Fair and warmer and lay One Legged Dancer Sets Hop Skip Jump Record By Associated Press Cleveland O April Burt Sullivan a one-legged man what is thought to be a ord for one-legged dancers when he danced 24 hours and 10 minutes Newest U S NEW ALDERMEN TAKE SEATS ON COMMON COUNCIL REORGANIZATION FOR WORK OF COMING YEAR COMPLETED LAST COMMITTEES ARE APPOINTED Senate BITTERLY To Repeal FLAYS LA FOLLETTE OTHERS Here are four ot the elent guns being mounted on the TJ S S ship of tha TJ S S West Virginia newest of the TJ 3 navy The here have a ranee of more than 32.900 Economy Resolution Would End Liquor Appropriation SLASH IN HIGHWAY AND COSTS ALSO DE- MANDED IN HOPE OF ING TAXATION BURDEN Petitions from the of Arpin j and Milladore asking the i county law enforcement officers to ger j O TJ J For Coming Year law u> ge At a Beting of the Wisconsin the I tne composed of for liquor j fte Centralla high county the r other to Hgh schooi hela Tuesday ty were officers fot year were 1 along tion the county by the Chairmen of these three towns anci committees this morning at the county board anai ed to program which accepted and placed on file Fifty five Arpin residents fifty six Auburndale and seventy three ladore residents The section dealing with the liquor will be of both a social and scholastic nature for the year i Ac the election jhe following were elected after their names had been sub mitred by nominating committee sometime E P Arpin graduate violations read as follows Money has of the Howe high school been for the suppression of Albert Kellogg graduate of the moonshine but ail evidence points to j tralia high school Dr the fact that this money is being Frank graduate of the ed as moonshine is still dealt in as Hov e high school Mrs freely as the appropriation Arthur Madsen graduate of the was made Those whose it is coin high school Mrs to attempt to stop illicit traffic in j Kathryn Fisher corresponding should so without the j Ruth Erdman payment the last j tary and Frank nf thp hoard I Committees session of the county board Wants Retrenchment treasurer Appointed Following the election of officers the These three petitions identically president appointed to the worded declared that the taxes of the j membership and so high that they were ty becoming confiscatory and that unless decided to hold the annual retrenchment in county was made the property would be con- meeting of the association the first Saturday following the for taxes The exercises at the Lincoln high school concrete roads except bv state and j deral aid the dismissal of the super- J vising teacher and the combining of a the superintendent's duties j June 1S with that of teacher the dismissal of the foremen and over- seers of the county highway tion and recommends that the county A banquet ami sometime in association ning for members This not decided bat it is understood that plans and for it aie ah eady underway highway commissioner oversee all work himself and calls for curtailment f of all county expenses by the officials J Arpin Woman Alter Five new Members successful at the recent took their seats on council last night at the annual mid-April aldermen Ray succeeds John Eraser from J wecki who from the Fifth who M Whitrock from the sixth ward Burt who succeeds Appel ward and F succeeds Ben Hansen The first to wind up its business consisting chiefly of of unfinished business by the committees An was then taken retiring bers seats to make room for those elected i j 3 Praises Old Members Before the of old council Mayor O Ji Roenius said a few in of the operation 1 which has been accorded him and particularly of the service of the retiring members He mentioned especially the work of aldermen rock and jHansen both veteran bers of the council and expressed gret at their Alderman Hansen in a short reply thanked the mayor J and then urged upon the cil the Importance of maintaining the tourist camp at After the new council had been ed to order outlined in a general way the city's situation with particular to the cial condition which he said was He warned the new aldermen that they would have many for improvements of various sorts but with the city's treasury almost empty the next years would have to be marked by stringent economy John Roberts was unanimously re- president of the council Committees Appointed The reappointment of all city cers and the appointment of the lowing committees were approved by the Streets Dan McKercher chairman M Lemense and F F gel Sewer Feul Link man Ray Love and R Henke John Roberts chairman Henry Yetter and Wm Kraske Sidewalk committee Arthur man chairman John and Wm Rickman General business HeniT Demitz chairman Burt Nason and James Lynch Finance John W Kraske Ray Love and J S wecki The city officers reappointed F G city E H Aldrich city Dr F X city health officer Ed Lipke poor and J J Jeffrey city attorn ev By Associated Press Madison Wis Apr consin Senate last night joined with j the assembly in favoring the repeal of the eugenics law which has been in operation in this state since 1913 The measure must be finally passed in the upper house before going to the governor Eighteen senators one more than a majority voted for doing away with the statute requiring sical examinations while only in support of thel The lower house passed the Spool repeal without a roll call HEAD OF REPUBLICAN WANTS TO SEE BORAH I SON AND BOB KICKED Ol T OI REPUBLICAN RANKS i When the petitions were read and Appendicitis Operation placed on file no indication of the dis- posal of the were stated oy members of the boaro Mrs Shear of the town of Ar- Riverview Hospital j morning April 17 at i Air Cleanliness Bring Health In Spring Buys Packard Hearse i j a recent operation appendicitis Mrs Shear was born 1 October 12 and was 39 years H S Wagner local taxi mar ex- 1 6 months and 5 days old at the time to drive to Chicago the later j of her death pait of this week to drive back aj She is survived by her husband and Packard Six hearse which he recently purchased for use in connection with his taxi line The hearse is claimed to be up to date in every respect Assembly Engrosses a Jarge family of Funeral services conducted by Rev C A Meilicke will be held at Bakers Undertaking Parlors Thursday at o'clock The remains will j be buried in Forest Hill cemetery With both the major leagues inf into action and several of tha most prominent of minor leagues also their pennant races today will of the ball season of of gives mare tlian 1800 different styles of head di esses for women To Abolish Pneumonia Fatal To Aged Town Of Hansen Woman By Associated Press Madison Wis Apr bly today engrossed 51 to 37 the kowski abolishing state and transferring armory property to the community in which it is located to be used for schools or other poses The assembly voted down 55 to 32 the recommendation of its committee on finance that the be indefinitely postponed The eight armories involved in the have an aggregate value of proximately and water fresh air and a eral ceaning up of home premises are important factors in building up the physical condition of individuals ter the long winter the state board of health advised in urging clean-up activities The board urges householders to set in order their homes and mises while it asks municipalities to remove rubbish and ashes at public expense A general spring clean up will do much to prevent sickness and to for the building up of the health of persons in the state Canning Co Net Profits Must Go To Stockholders i -j i i i n Judge in a decision that Henry receiver of the Canning Co formerly Co is accountable for the profits of and that the profits must the judgement held by theff Sampson interests the building is put on sale Monday April 23 satisfy the held Mr Sampsin It ivas disclosed that the profits of the company were but after were paid the nee which will be the net credit on the The balance still due on the fore- proceedings have to be met bv the date of thi sheriff's sale or property disposed of the demands of Mr In a statement today a tive of the Sampson interests said You may state that the Sampson Canning Co will continue in business whether the judgement is satisfied by of whether other interests succeed in in on the or if vre are the successful bidders on the perty as it now stands ff we are not successful in securing the property we now occupy we will stair up an- other canning The question now resolves into one of two whether we have one canning factory or in Wisconsin Rapids Vacation Election Day Not Blue Sunday Is Aim Madison Holly viding that work be prohibited on holidays does not express the of the author Assemblyman Anton Holly it author declared day He said that he had no tion of enacting blue laws but that what he intended the to do was to make factories shut down on days to give all an opportunity to vote The became ambiguous of con- bars to singling out tions days At a hearing before the judiciary committee Tuesday afternoon the Holly was opposed by the Rev S Paterson Todd representing the consin Lord's Day Alliance and the International Reform bureau Rev Todd said that he opposed the ure because it brought Sunday to the plane of any legal holiday By Associated Press Washington April Borah Johnson and La should leave the ranks of the Republican party and join the Democrats where they Nathaniel A toKt a large audience last night ufter his re-election as president of the tional Republican Club Speech Applauded I want to see the time and that he said when men who have been elected by Republican votes and supported by Republican newspapers and ho style es Republicans but who at every opportunity assail the Republican administration the president and his cabinet are thrown out of the Republican party and thrown into the Democratic party where they belong I have particular reference to La and Johnson Fred Ehlert Hansen Farmer Dies Sunday From Injuries Fred Ehlert died the home of his son William in the town of Sunday morning at o'clock About a month ago Ehlert was doing chores around the barn door fell pinning hini underneath it He there about Ms calls lor help His injuries were not thought serious at but Mr Ehlert and about a week his worse and his death occurred Sunday Mr Ehlert in Germany May where he grew to manhood In 1S65 he came to America settling in Milwaukee In he came to the town of county engaged in farming and he lived until his death He was married November 1871 to Miss Hannah of kee Three children were bom to them one daughter preceding her father in death twenty years ago Mr Ehlert is survived by Ms widow one William of the town of sen and one daughter Anna Mrs An- drew Fisher of the of Sigel Funeral services weie held day ac p rc from the house and at iv o o'clock at the Ei angelical St Paul's church at Seneca W Burial made in die cemetery adjoining the chin ch Purchase New Taxi Mrs Rolsma of the town of Hansen passed away Tuesday after- i Daly Knutson owners of the noon April If at o'clock at Hospital from an illness of bronchial pneumonia The deceased was born in Holland August 4 She came to this country forty-four years ago where she lias made her home ever since Funeral services will he held day afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Baker Undertaking Parlors will be in Forest Hill Cemetery avenue taxi station have an- the purchase of a new Buick seven passenger enclosed car which they will use to replace the one aged early Sunday morning In a statement today Mr Daly said We have decided to make safety our motto and in following this course we to announce that the driver who figured in the accident Is no longer connected with the firm California Man Camps In Church Saves Rent By Associated Press Long Beach CaL April M draftsman of Sale Lake City Utah was discovered by police here practicing a new method of the high rent pi obi em Police found him in a Methodist church here frying ham and eggs over a gas stove At the police station it was found that he had a sum of money on his person and a bank book an his pocket showing a balance of Well it's this way King said are so high that I decided that inasmuch as churches are only one day out of seven that I might as well occupy one and save room rent Assembly Opposed To Any Changes In The Blue Law By Associated Press Madison Wis Apr bly today went on record as opposed to any change in the Wisconsin senate blue law By a vote of 48 to it killed the Graham which legalized Sunday shows games entertainments dancing and other di- versions In killing the the sembly overruled the judiciary com- which had recommended age Leaves To Attend Family Reunion In Wichita Kas W E Dunn will leave Thursday morning for Wichita Kansas to at- tend a reunion in celebration of the fifty-fifth wedding anniversary of his Mr and Mrs L B Dunn which will be held April The family consisting of four sons and one daughter are all living and will he on the happy occasion Fire Destroys Hotel By Associated Press Bay St Louis Miss Apr Bay Hotel was destroyed by fire today with a loss estimated at The guests escaped unhurt The origin of the fire was undetermined Fond du Lac Wis April neys for John Van Buren Sr and Mrs Peters defendants in the lie Peters Waupun death case are prepared to file affidavits for a change of venue with Judge Fowler Announcement of this contemplated step was made yesterday by Eugene Clifford of Juneau county attorney for the defendant who said that he did not believe that it would he to secure a fair trial in Fond county j
