Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune (Newspaper) - January 31, 1924, Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin RAPIDS DAM TRIBUNE It AM UK WHL TM HUSO AY JANUARY 1924 Tod ay Not By fay SUr Company Coolidge has appointed to investigate oil scandal two yers one Republican one a crat both respectable gentlemen but about them the public a whole knows little or nothing It would have been wiser us re- gards public opinion and the own political chances to ap point two first-class fighting men like Senators Hiram Johnson Koran or Thomax Keed However the inen appointed will do their duly and Congress has er quite apart from action by the Executive SENATE VOTES TO ANNUL LEASES TEST MEETS ELECT SATURDAY Or the President might have chosen Max of New York That fighting person would have gotten givers arid takers of bribes Secretary Denby of the Nary concerning leasing of oil lands that belong to the Navy I would do it all over again tomorrow Of course that does not mean that the Secretary approves all the cial trimmings that went with the deal the Government bonds handed over checks that were given and not isl the valise full of cash handed to a member of the Cabinet of the United Stales MANY ACTIVITIES DISCUSSED AT BIG MEETING AT VESPER WEDNESDAY ACRES OK PEAS Mr Some uf that undoubtedly Denby would change What i however than Secretary Denby's is what Congress and the people will do They will that it is not done all over again Dr Manning Protestant Bishop 4 New York urges lions to the fifteen dollar to build the Cathedral of SO John the Divine He says the fund will make it the greatest church in the English-speaking world That depends on what the Bishop means by greatest If he means the that may be true Money can make the biggest thing hut it cannot make the greatest There is a greatness in many a little church that you couldn't build into a Cathedral if you had a and fifty millions to it one consoling thing in life What is worth while apart from motley cannot buy Kven in science money only pays for tory and materials not for thinking Considering the number in this world do you think the founder of Christianity who ed where to lay His Head would be very enthusiastic about spending million dollars three hundred million loaves of bread on an sive inadequate imitation of building that are only are built and inspired by simple faith Township representatives of the Wood County Farm Bureau members of the Vesper Cow Testing association and farmers of the Vesper district who are interested in the cultivation of peas for the new canning factory which is to be opened at Vesper in the spring were in attendance Wednesday afternoon ai a joint meeting held at hall Plans for the an meeting of the Farm Bureau to be held Saturday and for the coming year's work of the test association were discussed and Mr Spaeth the manager of the new canning factory outlined his program for the canning season Will Name Permanent of the Farm Bureau to serve during the year will be elected at day afternoon and it is probable that a program of bureau activities for the year will be submitted to the member ship for consideration at that time All members of the organization in the county are invited to attend am the officers hope to have a good rep on hand Bureau members from all townships where local have been formed were present at Wednesday gathering and all were optimistic in regard to the bureau's future in Wow county Officers of the Vesper Cow association who served during th past year were all re-elected day These are John Tenpas dent Purl vice president Witzig secretary and with U R Steenbeek and Kpa De Boer as additional members of the board of directors The membership list for the coming year reveals a more compact organization than that of the nast twelve months A number of new members have jointed while some of those most distant from Vesper have resigned The association finds itself at ent without a tester Clarence ner who served the past few months haying resigned to manage a farm of his own The association benefitted much through Mr Wagner's ence in official testing work and County Agent R A Peterson is in hopes of securing another man of Expert Committee Holds Session In German Capital By Associated Press Berlin Jan scene of the investigation into German finances shifted to capital of the retch today as the first committee of ex- perts heated by Brig Gen Charles set to work on German budget and currency problems Assurance of the complete ation of the government of financiers and bunkers it appeared would make the experts task chiefly that of forming their conclusions from a vast amount of data which will be available them The itself has prepared a get for the current year computed on the gold basis which it hopes will help stabilize the mark and tate the floating of a hew gold rency issue With this financial statement to work on the experts will also be confronted with exhaustive ation on Germany's fiscal condition including a statement of the tions payments in cash and kind she has already made BLAME RECEIVES RESIGNATION OF ROBERT G SHARP Davis Hooted And Jeered At Mine Workers Meeting BOISTEROUS RESPONSE LABOR SECRETARY'S AT- TEMPT TO ADDRESS UNION DELEGATES By Associated Press Ind Jan and hoots greeted James J Davis of labor when he was in- by President John L Lewis ut the biennial convention of the Un- Mine Workers of the America litre today Lewis had asked for a respectful hearing for a member of he president's cabinet While the Lewis again took the floor and shouted nt the top of his voice to make himself The honor of your organization i at stake You are oh trial before your country Exercise that our organisation not lie shamed He asked those unwilling to hear the speaker to leave the hall Turmoil which late yesterday ruled the convention of the United Mine Workers of America for a solid hoin the order again today This morning when President Lewis culled the convention order of both administration and in surgent camps came with chips 01 their shoulders to justify the tions of their leaders in yesterday's discussion Man Shot Three Times Recovery Hy Associated Tress Madison Jan stable man for a west side fuel was shot three times shortly befon morning when he to his work One shot him in hand another in the hip anil the third in the back His condi is reported not to lie serious however This is the second shooting to ir the side Action during thi month MELLON APPROVES THAT REDUCTIO BE RETROACTIVE MEETS FA VOR WITH SECRETARY OF TH TREASURY ONTROL BOARD MEMBER ACTS UPON SUDDEN REQUEST MADE YESTERDAY BY THE NOR In Fire Today At Ironwood Judge Gary puts the common stock of the Company on a seven cent basis He doesn't promise to keep it there hut will do so if lasts lie sees no reason ing by earnings of his own company in five doubt that prosperity will last equal ability to take up the work By Associated Press Washington Jan 31 Secretary Mellon regards as practical and ible the plan of the Republican bers of the house ways and means committee lo make the proposed in- come tax reduction effective on the payment which taxpayers will i remit to the government beginning March 15 He believes the step would Salesmanship is of interest to entail no difficulties on the treasury people regardless of the work they are Washington D C Republican iii or the profession or business they members of the house committee E R..Remp district abandoning all compromise Salesmanship of Interest to All Speaker Declares By Associated Madison Jan t noon today received and accepted resignation of It G Sharp as a lember of the state board of control he governor made no comment on he resignation and declined to make a urther statement regarding the ties of the control board It was said however hut the actions of the board will kept under mce for a time Mr Sharp conferred with the chief executive Ink After thu conference Mr Sharp de- to make a statement He de- clared that he would have something 0 say later in the day He said he conferred with the governor to find what charges were preferred against Not Want Hearing Milwaukee Jan G Sharp member of the stale board of control today forwarded to Governor Blaine a letter of resignation as the governor requested yesterday Mr Sharp's letter to the governor read as Your request I resign ed Your decision having been made I therefore deem it advisable to submit my resignation as a member of the state board of control in as much as 1 understand uny hearing desired by me would before you as judge Mr Sharp's letter of resignation was made public this morning by his attorney Win Timlin Kasis of Charges Not Mr Sharp was charged with ciency and misconduct by Governor Elaine in a letter directed to the board member Information which led to the charges has not yet been made public and the letter from the governor came as the result of Mr Sharp's refusal to submit his resignation as requested by the secretary of state By Associated Press Ironwood Jan which started in a pool room at a m today totally destroyed three ings and was threatening the new Masonic Temple at an early hour this morning The sales room of the White ami automobile agency was ly destroyed with a loss of four new sedans The Royal Cafe was also de- has lieen made ol the losses sustained but it is said that the damages will amount to nearly Berlin firemen were in- jured and damage estimated at 000 was caused in a Are which swept a large wholesale plant and damaged several other buildings here Tuesday evening The fire of unknown origin brokt out in the Safford wholesale produce company's plant U was first noticed at 10 o'clock Walter Wilson suffered a cut the arm and Sam injured a kit while fighting the Names RESOLUTION GOES THROUGH WITH A TO SERIOUS CHARGES PRESIDENT CALLS Tl BULLETIN retail I MII Ike Secretary taken by Ike trail t after it had the Wakh pra- Ike and By Associated Press Washington Jan The Walsti resolution directing the president to proceed with suit to annul the and Sinclair oil leases was adopted day by the senate DIM EXPLAINS SPARTA SITUATION University Alumni Here to Honor Birth of School Wisconsin Rapids alumni of the University of Wisconsin are to hold a meeting to celebrate the 75th birthday of the University of Wisconsin sometime during the month salesmanager for the Standard Oil Co with the Democrats on the tax j of February Alumni in other cities told a large audience at the second Wednesday voted to the series of courses on salesmanship i in the administration measure held at the Lincoln High School a provision that the reduction in f last evening Mr Kemp said sonal income taxes be made hopes to have acres of peas respective of their five to apply on incomes for the year ed in the of the village next tlon were constantly engaged in 1923 spring Mr Spaeth the manager degrees and that j Should such a provision prevail a the new canning factory told the a should make a conscientious at- of 25 per cent on in a few days Want 600 Acreu Peas Thd Vesper pea canning factory mers in attendance at the meeting tempt to render personal income taxes to be paid this Knowing merchandise is year would be authorized Sleel to civilization what the skeleton is to our body And the big company which could if it sell at a profit for less than it costs other companies to produce will ably tjo along cheerfully hut don't speculate yesterday Mr Spaeth explained the i terms of the contracts which the to the salesman This plan would not mean that m- pany will enter into with the but also said that the come tax returns year could be and much interest was manifested in man but that the submitted on the basis of the per are also planning to hold meetings honor of the event Speakers from University will give the principal Iks at the meetings Although no definite plans have een announced it is thought that the here will be iti the form of a which will be given February 6th or T W has been to complete arrangements in his city his talk It is expected that the desired acre product but also on the company or firm he represents and must be loval The Hint increases in dividend follows reduction in working hours from lo eight per day shows that where there is a will there is a Public opinion of course helps the will to take definite form You have observed many extra lately Some of these represent a desire to create good and thus contribute lo election It is ally understood that in good the man in STAYS in Nobody have expected the oil scandal of course Continued on Page Z cent reduction this year would have Jo be made as usual on the He rates in existing Inw Should the re- each farmer planting from out the duties of the salesman duction as finally enacted con- two to ten acres of peas The generally and the retroactive provisions furnishes seed at cost and the explained the many ways in which to payers would be entitled to a secure that knowledge Salesmen are age will be widely over the jin interest to the company Horse Provides Shoppers With Thrill pany growers may pay for them with the peas when they are malure The experience and it is the duty price will run from 3 to SVi cents per of person engaged in selling pound for thrashed peas Mr Spaeth to get all the experience he said and with an average production You can't from S o'clock to of to pounds to the acre and gt away with he said should return a good profit to the several examples to growers illustrate his point by referring to One feature of the company's pro gram that is of especial interest i the provision which will be made for position harvesting the crop In order to long hauls and to return the vines which are practically equal in value to com for purposes to Northern Lights Pretty But Interfere With Radios THE WEATHER Unsettled tonight probably snow southeast portion Friday fair not much change in ture the farmers in Rood condition the company provide a number of viners to serve the various ties where the acreage is sufficient to warrant such an investment It will then be possible for the growers to haul their neas to the viners instead of to the and return with a load of vines for use as These viners will be furnished without charge Mr Spaeth said but the success with radio sets the past few nights is due to the aurora borealis several of the old time employed by the bugs have found out Experienced operators declare that the northern which have been visible the past few nights for the poor work of their ments scientists explain arc caused by electrical phenomena and so interfere with the reception o Atlanta Ga Jan both radio signals principals on hand and a court room What signals the operators dii ard Oil Co with whom he holds a re- Read Lore Letters of Aged Coca Cola King at Trial ers will be required to power to operate them furnish the to prove that the population of has grown by more than since 1920 were made public here According to the estimate the population on Jan I was an increase of 15 per rent the total of in 1920 catch were faint and great deal of noise and receiving was interference so crowded many were forced into the corridors the trial of Mrs PC suit alleging breach of promise against Asa G Gaudier Sr was resumed today in United States court here with the reading of letters to have been written to the New Orleans woman by the Atlanta capitalist during their engagement i Madison Ian Letters read this morning started Milwaukee lawyer who has been with that of Sept 15 which is by Secretary of Stale Fred li alleged to have broken the Zimmerman to represent him in th ment Thirteen letters were read ves Zimmerman's Counsel Confers With Governo and Mrs De counsel who did the reading said that the If introduced in the were of letters written almost daily over a period of several months litigation on the emergency fund tion conferred today with Governo The governor is reported t have named officially n representative Shoppers in the down town district vere given thu thrill as accorded to lie citizens of the days of long a runaway librae came ling down Fourth avenue and then lown Grand at about o'clock The horse was caught at he intersection of Third and Gram No one was injured in th although several were in danger of being run over the horse ran upon the sidewalk n front of the Standard Oil Com- west side station CONDITIONS HAD BECOME IN TOLER A BL E EX ECU 11 V F TELLS CLUB WOMEN AT MADI SON YESTERDAY John on Wednesday told the inside story oi why he had instituted the shakeup ai the home for dependent children a talk before 300 women gathered in the [capital to form a dis- federation of women's cluba He declared hat he had called on the board of control to change at Sparta or he would ask thi resignation of all members Fed Watered Milk The time the de- the school was ing the functions designed for it law That function ceased when thf children at the the oh of clinical demonstration by which they were subjected to Had that condition con- it would have brought disgrace and u stench in the nostrils consin people I have been for changing that condition but I want to tell you mothers of the con- dition I found there I found the dren were being fed oh watered milk and a diet of mental diagnosis for wholesome milk 1 found the children dressed like fools am treated like fools was utterly less to change that condition until I called in the board of control and it 1 must either have a change or the resignation of the entire board I haven't of the wrongs clone to the children a Sparta he declared nor tieth of the improvements that have been brought about in six months Mentally Improved Final action was taken after all efr forts to modify the language of the resolution so as to eliminate direct charges that the leases were entered into without authority and in tion of the law had been voted down The vote was unanimous on the Anal roll call 88 senators casting their ballots Washington Jan Both cratic and Republican leaders of the senate were consulted by President Coolidge today just before debate on the Walsh oil lease lution was resumed After the ranking senators in Republican senate organization had paid ah early call at the White House summoned Senator Walsh Democrat of Montana who had had a dominant part in the oil inquiry and Senator Robinson of A the Democratic leader and author of the for tht resignation of Secretary Denby White House officials ident desired to take up with two Democratic leaders the whole question of the investigation as made by the committee and as by the executive branch of the ern ment Yank Who Tried to Take Bergdoll Is on Way Home Hamburg Inn who was released from at yesterday after pan of a sentence for the attempted of G rover Cleveland Bera doll American draft evader went aboard the Albert Ballin at hound for New York He predicted that conditions and wholesome food thi average mentality of children at the school will be raised from its level of 12 percent of normal to 80 or 85 cent Economic distress the governor de- clared is responsible for percent of the crime and feeble mindedness and smaller percentage ol Insanity We can't permit two percent of thr people to own 60 percent of the wealth and preserve the pros of our homes he asserted executive he informed the women I find few pleas for clemency from tin rich because the rich are not in jail Only the poor are in jail Will Compromise Point Water Controversy Nine Students Injured hi Escaping From Dormitory 0 Jan 31 Nine were- inured two probably fatally in escaping from a during a fire at uni- versity War this The fire said to be of origin Madison agreement be- ween owners and officials of the Wisconsin River Paper and Pulp Portage county a hearing the state railroad commission in which River Pines sanatorium sought to establish a maximum level water for the dam maintained he pulp company has been postponed owners who claim and was being damaged bra rise in water caused by the dam and the com pany officials are attempting to reach an agreement which will make it un- necessary the matter the Wisconsin Setting Pice for Concrete Men Carey Milwaukee Wis According to W H Carey Wisconsin dent of the Concrete Pro ducts the eyes of the entire United States have been turned on Wisconsin since the organization of the association a year ago At that time a very definite pro gram for improving the of m Wisconsin was outlined and has been adhered to strictly throughout Hit year The program has brought about such striking and caused much comment in that it has attracted manufacturer from man sections of the country to the 1924 Wisconsin convention The second annual opened nt the Hotel Pfister this ing is expected fo prove the largest gathering of concrete man ever held in the middle Will Remove Advertising From Memorial Highway Green Bay Jan of boards and advertising from the Memorial road between Green Bay and De Pere Wis is practically assured according to C ville chairman of the Memorial road committee who is a strong of the abolition of roadside ing in the state More than twenty five firms have signed petitions signifying their in- tention of dismantling signs owned by the Recording to Mrs Neville The signers constitute the principal on the which has been designated ial road in memory of Brown county former service men W H Appeal Case By Associated New York Jan William Anderson the will rente fo ing third R of t fffc It
