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give to her little ones only the most
wholesome and beneficial remedies
and only when actually needed, and
the well-informed mother uses only
the pleasant and gentle laxative rem
edy Syrup of Figs r.nd Elixir of
Senna-—when a laxative is required,
ns it is wholly free from all objec
tionable substances. To get its ben
eficial effects always buy the genu
ine, manufactured by the California
Fig Syrup Cos.
IGNORED SIGNALS.
Death of Spencer Trask Due to Careless
ness.
Evidence placing the responsibility fur
the wreck on the New York Central raii
road, in which Spencer Trask was killed,
upon the engineer of the freight which
crashed into the passenger train was
produced by officials of the road before
the New i ork public service commission,
lower men and signal operators testified
positively that the signals were operating
properly and that the engineer of the
freight must have passed two danger sig
nals. set to warn him not to enter the
block. Tbe flagman at the crossing be
fore which tho passenger train stopped,
swore that he spoke to the trainman
twice before he started back with the
signals.
FASHION HINTS
A late model in a simple evening coat
has a queer little cape-hood arrangement,
that would be nice for the girl of slender
lines. Fur collar, cuffs and tie ends, make
• rich trimming, but heavy lace, or some
thing Persian in effect, would be equally
food for finishing the neck, and sleeves.
—The New York Equal Suffrage so
ciety, of which Mrs. Clarence Mackay is
the president and leading spirit, has re
duced its annual dues from $5 to $2.
CLEAR-HEADED.
Head Bookkeeper Most Be UellnMe.
TThe chief bookkeeper in a large busi
ness house In one of our great West
ern cities speaks of the harm coffee
Md for him:
"My wife and I drank our first cup ;
of Postum a little over two vears 1
ago. and we have used It ever since,
to the entire exclusion of tea and cof
fee. It happened In this way:
“About three and a half years ago
I had an attack of pneumonia, which
left a memento In the shape of dys
pepsia, or rather, to speak more cor
rectly, neuralgia of the stomach. My
‘cup of cheer’ had always been coffee
or tea, but I became convinced, after
a time, that they aggravated my stom
ach trouble. I happened to mention
the matter to my grocer one day and
he suggested that I give Postum a
trial.
“Next day It came, but the cook
made the mistake of not boiling it
sufficiently, and we did not like it
much. This was, however, soon reme- I
died, and now we like it so much that
we will neve; change back. Postum,
being a food beverage instead cf a
drug, has been the means of curing
my stomach trouble, ” verily believe,
for I am a well man to-day and have
used no ether remedy.
“Lly work as chief bookkeeper in
aur Co.’s branch house here is of a
very confining nature. During my
coffee-drinking days I was subject to
nervousness and ‘the blues’ in addition
to my sick spells. These have left
me since I began using Postum and
I can conscientiously recommend it to
those whose work confines them to
long hours of severe mental exertion.”
“There’s a Reason.”
Look in pkgs. for the little book,
“The Road to Wellville.”
Ever read the above letter? A
new one appears from time to time.
They are genuine, true, and full of
human interest.
'JOHN D. AFIRE
IN PURGATORY
IS DAVIS’ WISH
ARKANSAS SENATOR AIMS ONE OF
HIS CHARACTERISTIC SPEECHES
AT STANDARD OIL.
TALKS “RIGHT OFF THE BAT.”
Rockefeller “Wrapped in Flames of Hell”
Is the Way Fiery Southerner
Exp?esses It.
PREFERS CHARGE AGAINST OWEN.
WASHINGTON. D. C., Feb. 17.
j Charging Senator Owen of Oklahoma
with being interested in the affairs of
the Standard Oil company, and saying
:!iat he would like to see J. I >. Rockefel
“wrapped in the flames of hell,” Sen
e.tttr Jeff Davis of Arkansas today made
u spfjoch in the Senate which was fittingly
characterized by him as "redhot and
! right off the bat.”
The speech was relative to the efforts
>1 Mr. Owen to have passed a general
oili giving right of way through the
public lands of Arkansas for a gaspipe
line. Mr. Davis asserted that the bill
i was iu the interest of the Prairie Creek
company, which, ho said, was a branch
and the Standard Oil company. Believing
i t Lis to fie true. Seuajor Davis said that
he could not sit idly by and allow to
be passed a bill which was iu direct
conflict with the anti-trust law of his
slate.
Condemns Sherman Lav/.
'I his law. he said, had proved to be
effective, while the Sherman federal anti
trust law had done absolutely nothing to
j check the grasp and greed of the Stan
| dan! Oil company. He had not forgot
ten the verdict for $29,000,000,000, he
! said, but that had vanished as the frost
i before the sun. Hence, he concluded,
: i hat the provision requiring compliance
with the Sherman law wue “a mere sop
to catch the votes of senators, who would
j ilf )t openly cast their votes in favor of
1 the set of thieves and robbers which
! constitute tho Standard Oil company.”
He declared the bill to be one that no
j senator could afford to support and chal
| h‘iiged any Democratic senator to vote
I lor it. Growiug more demonstrative and
i Pointing his linger al Senator Owen. Mr.
j Davis exclaimed:
“Will t ie senator deny that the Stand
i ard Oil company is one of the most
| iniquitous and damnable trusts that ever
i existed?”
i He went on to say that by the law
i Dus company could not come into Ar
kansas. "Then,” he asked, "will Con
i gross give them this right?”
I Referring to the operations of The
Prairie Creek company in Oklahoma, he
I said it was the same concern that had
caused so much scandal in that state and
was one in whose behalf Gov. Haskell had
| interfered to the extent of creating a
“slouch which tilled the nostrils of every
body.” Senator Davis added that the
Oklahoma governor had gone on step in
step until he had got himself indicted,
and said such legislation and such favor
itism as had been seen in Oklahoma
would cause another equally serious
scandal.
Now He Grows Fiery.
“We don't want the Standard Oil com
pany in Arkansas.” ho exclaimed. “The
only place that I would be willing to see
a pipe line for the Standard Oil company
would he straight from here to hell, and
I should want: to see the oil flowing di
rectly there. Furthermore, I should he
glad to see that old he-trust magnate,
John I>. Rockefeller, there to receive the
oil. and would be glad to see the flames
that its appearance would create wrapped
snugly around him.”
Senator Davis repeated his challenge
to the Democrats to vote for the bill, and
declaring that Mr. Owen would be the
only one to cast a vote in favor of the
measure; said that Owen’s support was
due to the fact that in some way the Ok
lahoma senator was believed to be inter
cested in the Standard Oil company. The
imputation brought the Indiana senator
from the new state to his feet, but he
was smiling when he said:
“The impudent speech, which the sena
tor from Arkansas has just delivered,
has no foundation in fact.”
"Well, Mr. President, the senator nets
like he is interested.” responded Mr. Da
vis, smiling. “He talks like he is inter
ested and, by Jinks, I believe he is inter
ested.”
Mr. Owen replied that it was entire
ly immaterial to him what his Arkansas
colleague might think, and went on to
say the opinion of that gentleman was
utterly worthless, a fact which would
be generally conceded to be borne out
by the present exhibition.
“I thauk God,” responded Mr. Davis,
“that I have never made an exhibition in
favor of the Standard Oil company.” He
went on to say that “oik did not smell
good to him and that he did not like it.”
Then he exclaimed in sonorous tones,
“before God. Mr. President. I’d rather
have my right hand forget its cunning,
my tongue cleave to the roof of my
mouth, and the mother who bore me
disown m© than appear here as an advo
cate of such a concern as the Standard
Oil company.”
Senate Laughs at Him.
Here there was a long pause during
which the Senate irreverently laughed.
Then Mr. Davis said he was most in
earnest about th© subject. Souk* of the
senators again laughed.
"Let each senator vote as his con
science dictates,” exclaimed Mr. Davis.
“Let the blood be upon you. I submit
my case without further comment.”
Senator Owen replied that the speech
did not deserve an answer, but he ex
plained that all which stood in the way
of the pipe line was about fourteen 4U
acr© tracts of public lands, which could
no; be condemned in the usual way. He
said the Standard Oil company had been
submitted to Arkansas by the legal au
thorities of the state.
“By what authority';" demanded Mr.
Davis.
“Does the senator from Oklahoma
REFORMATORY ENGINEER BURNED.
Inmate Smothers Flames with Mat,
Probably Saving Man’s Life.
GREEN BAY. Wis.. Feb. 17.—[Spe
cia I.l—Warren H. Bates, engineer at
the Wisconsin state reformatory, was
opening a door of the furnace when au
explosion of gas. which had formed in
side. occurred. Flames burst out and
caught Ms hands, neck and face and
he screamed for help. Albert Schwen
terberger. an inmate, who was helping
Bates, rushed to his assistance and suc
ceeded in smothering the flames with a
burlap mat.
French Troops Ambushed.
PARIS. Feb. 17.—A dispatch to the
Journal states that the detachment of
French troops ambushed on January 4
by the Sultan at Massalit, neat Abeshr
Wadai Sengale, consisted of 110 native
soldiers, with a European captain, two
lieutenants and two sergeants. The en
tire command was massacred.
Snowfall Nears Record.
SAL'LT STE. MARIE, Mich.. Feb.
17. — [Special.)—Official announcement
was made today by the weather bureau
that there is now more snow on the
ground than at any time since 1004. It
lacks but an inch of being two feet.
Leoncavallo, Italian
Composer, Is Dying.
Ruggiero Leoncavallo, Italian com
poser. is dying at his home in Milan,
Italy.
For years the famous musician has
been a suerer from heart disease. His
most famous work, “I Pagliacci,” was
written, he has often said, with his
heart’s blood. Leoncavalio was horn in
Naples, March 8, 1 858. In the midst of
his struggle t*o make a living by doing
such odd musical jobs as he could find,
he wrote a poem called "Medici.” For
tunately for his future, he got an op
portunity to read his lines tu Massenet,
who advised him to go to Milan and
read them to Ricordi. M. Ricordi com
missioned Leoncavallo to write music
for the poem.
Ihe work was completed in a year,
but the young composer had a loug and
weary wait for the initial production of
hig great effort. Then he decided not
to wait for the production of "Medici,"
but to try to write something that would
be produced at once. That was how
he came to produce *T Pagliacci" in five
months. On May 17. 1802, it was pro
duced for the first time, and the next
morning Leoncavallo was famous.
“Jake’ 1 Schaefer, Wizard
of Billiards, Is Dvina.
DENVER, Colo.. Feb. 17.—“ Jake”
Schaefer, "Ihe wizard of billiards,” is
dyipg at liis home here. Schaefer came
to Denver a year or so ago to regain
his health. Of late he has beeu failing
steadily. Death is only a question of a
few days, his physicians said.
yield?" asked Senator Gamble in the
chair.
"1 decline to yield," said Mr. Owen.
"The senator from Arkansas has for
feited his right to consideration from the
senator from Oklahoma. He has for
feited his right to the respect of ihe sen
ator from Oklahoma. I desire that he re
member that Senator Owen’s voice rang
with indignation."
When the Oklahoman was seated.
Senator Davis said:
“So far as forfeiting the respect of
the senator from Oklahoma, I care noth
ing. I toss it to the winds. I never had
any for him in the first place.”
Mr. Owen said that the Standard Oil
company had complied with all the pro
visions of the Arkansas stale law. Mr.
Davis retorted that such was not the
case, that the only practical way Okla
homa oil could be gotten to the seaboard
was by the proposed pipe line.
Davis closed his speech with another
reference to J. D. Rockefeller, whom he
characterized as an “old sly fox.” who
had many friends, “in court and out.”
Mr. E)avis asked for a roll call on
the vote. but. the request was denied.
On a viva voce vote the bill was then
passed, Mr. Davis being the only sena
tor to vote “No.”
WESTON HITS ARIZONA.
Veteran Pedestrian Devotes Considerable
Time to Viewing Beauties of the
Grand Canyon.
GRAND CANYON. Ariz.. Feb. 17.
Edward Payson Weston, the pedestrian,
left Grand Canyon early today on his
eastward journey. Before departing for
Williams. Ariz,, he devoted considerable
time to viewing the beauties of the can
yon. At Williams he will again strike
his main trail eastward.
ADVANCES WAGE SCALE,
Malleable Works Raises Fay of All Iron
Workers in Plant, Averaging
15 Per Cent.
UTICA. N. Y-. Feb. 17.—The Oriskany
Malleable Works company, one of the
oldest iron working establishments in
New York state, granted today without
solicitation an increase in wages through
out the entire plant. The advance aver
ages 10 to 15 per cent.
COMMISSION HAS JURISDICTION.
Traction Companies Must Appear fox
Hearing on Neenah’s Complaint.
MADISON, Wis.. Feb. 17. — [Special.]
—ln the case of the city of Neeuah
against the Wisconsin Traction, Light,
Keat and Power company and the Wis
consin Electric Railway company,- the
railroad rate commission today overruled
the plea brought in by the former com
pany that it had no jurisdiction, and or
dered a hearing nu March 15 iu the case
in which Neeuah is asking for a joint
rate for the carrying of passengers with
in the corporate limits of the city.
Bars Negroes as Jurors.
MUSKOGEE. Ok.. Feb. 17.—Because
four of its members were negroes, a jury
was dismissed by Judge John H. Pitch
ford in the- district court at Wagoner,
near here. Judge Pitch ford declared he
did not propose to insult white men
by making them serve on a jury with
negroes.
Bible Barred from Schools.
ROCKFORD, 111.. Fob. 17.-Judge
Donnelly has granted a temporary in
junction restraining Marengo school
teachers from reading the Bible and re
peating the Lord’s prayer iu opening
schools. Timothy Mahau. Catholic,
asked for the injunction.
THOUSANDS WEEP
i AT SIMMONS BIER
FUNERAL OF KENOSHA’S “GRAND
OLD MAN” IS ATTENDED BY
THE ENTIRE CITY.
SPECIAL SERVICE FOR G. A. R.
Employes Form Long Line and File
Past Casket for Over Two
Hours.
‘TAPS” ARE SOUNDED AT GRAVE.
KENOSHA Wis.. Feb. 14.—[Special.]
—All that was mortal of Zalmon G.
Simmons was laid to rest in the Ke
nosha city cemetery this afternoon and
luring the two hours that the simple
services of the funeral were in progress
| til Kenosha stood still, factories were
j Hosed, business was suspended and the
I rity as one man mourned the loss of its
j greatest and best beloved citizen.
I , Hundreds of persons came from other
cities to attend the funeral and Grand
Army posts in all parts of Wisconsin
tud northern Illinois were represented.
The first service of the funeral occurred
at 11 o clock when more than 200 of the
members of the Grand Army, headed by
[ several of the national officers, marched
to the Simmons home.
Wrapped in Flag.
There the simple and impressive serv
ice of the Grand Army was carried out
and taps were sounded Wrapped iu the
flag he had loved so well, the remains of
Mr. Simmons were then taken to the
I Gilbert M. .Simmons church, the mem
bers of the Grand Army acting as a
| guard of honor.
Great crowds of people had already
gathered at the church and for the next
two boars, while the remains of Mr.
Simmons lay in state, hundreds and even
thousands of people filed past the bier
axtd paid a tribute of affection.
It was silent throughout, Put the faces
of the men and women in the long line
made that silence eloquent. Many wiped
j tears from their eyes as they took their
i last look at the face of their former em
pno er and friend. A solid hue of people
continued to file past the remains until
the casket was closed with the opening
ct the formal funeral service.
Service Is Simple.
In keeping with the wishes of Mr.
Simmons the service was a very simple
one. It was in charge of Rev. Florence
Luck. and opened with the singing of
■Jesus. Lover of My Soul,” by the choir*
. r -. -Jonkin Lloyd Jones, pastor of All
Soul's church in Chicago, read the pas
sage from the scriptures, after which
Key. Florence Buck delivered the me
morial address. She paid a great tribute
to Mr. Simmons as a man. a manufac
turer and an organizer, and told of his
| benefactions to this and other cities.
Following the addretss Bishop Fallows
I Chicago offered prayer and the serv
ice closed with the choir singing “Abide
u ith Me.” At the grave the simple
service of committing the body as pro
vided by the Unitarian church was read.
FAIRBANKS IN BERLIN,
Former Vice President and His Wife
Dine with Kills After a Sight-See
ing Trip in the City.
BERLIN, Feb. 14.—Former Vice
President and Airs. Fairbanks arrived iu
Berlin today. The presence of the for
me” vice president was made known to
Emperor William by the American em
bassy through the usual official channels,
and it is presumed that his majesty will
invite Air. Fairbanks to call upon him.
Air. and Airs. Fairbanks spent the day
in making calls end sight-seeing, anil
tiined with American Ambassador and
Mrs. Hill. Among the twenty-four
guests at the dinner were Di. Frederick
Von Aloltke, Prussian minister of tlie
interior, and his wife; Dr. Beseior, Prus
sian minister of justice, and the latter's
wife and daughter; Baron Chiuda, Japa
nese ambassador to Germany; Baron
A’on Dem Bussche-Haddeuhausen and
the Countess Von Groeben, mother of
Count Von Wedel, counsellor and first
secretary of the German embassy at
Washington.
Others who came in during the music
1 hat followed the dinner included Wu
Ting Fang, former Chinese minister to
the United States, who is returning home
by way of Berlin, Dresden, Vienna and
St. Petersburg. Ambassador Hill will
give a luncheon for Air. Fairbanks on
Wednesday, to which invitations have
been accepted by Chancellor Von Beth
mann-Holweg. the presidents of the
Reichstag and the Prussian House of
Lords and by other distinguished states
men. A series of receptions in honor of
Airs. Fairbanks is being arranged.
TO RIVAL PRIZE FIGHT.
National Press Club Plans Event :n
Washington Which Ought to Make
Ring Look Tame.
WASHINGTON. D. C., Feb. 14.
The National Press chin is planning an
event for next Tuesday evening, which,
by comparison, is likely to make the Jef
fries-Johnson prize fight seem as tame as
a tiddledewiaks tournament in a theo
logical seminary.
It proposes to put Speaker Cannon
and Senator La F ollette, former Chief
F’orester Pinchot and Prof. Willis L.
Aloore, chief of the weather bureau, and
Representative Champ Clark, leader of
the minority party iu the House, and Dr.
H. W. Wiley, chief chemist of the de
partment of agriculture, on the same
platform to talk against each other iu
teu-miuute rounds on the “subjects near
est and dearest to their hearts.” Wash
ingtonians are looking for something that
will rival the massacre of St. Bartholo
mew’s day.
At the end of the ten minutes each
speaker is to have to put bis booby
through its paces the referee will caii
time by beating the top of an anvil to
pieces with a hammer. The anvil and
hammer are brought into the mize en
scene as a delicate touch, of symbolism
that is thought singularly suitable the
occasion.
DAIRYMEN ELECT OFFICERS.
Milk Awaxds Aie Aaiomxcei at Close of
Successful Convention.
WEST SALEM. Wis.. Feb. 14.-H.
D. Griswold of this city was elected
president of the Wisconsin Dairymen's
association at the closing session of the
convention. Other officers chosen are;
Secretary. A. J. Glover, Fort Atkin
son; treasurer. H. K. Loomis, Shebov
;an I'alls.
The following awards were announced
In the milk contest:
First, Theodore Gloeockler. Portage. ?lo;
s-Tond. It. _A. Atwood. Trempealeau. SS;
third. IL W. Griswold. West Salem, S6;
fourth. W. -1. Dawson. La Crosse, $4; fifth,
M, L. Wells. Uos -ndale. S2.
The winners in the cream contest are:
First. L*. F. Miller, West Salem. S10: sec
ond. W. .1. Dawson. La Crosse, ?S: third,
Adolph Nuttleumn. West Salem. SR; fourth.’
Theodore Gloeckler. Portage, $4; fifth, W. I.
Smith, West Salem. S2.
Ito’s Slayer Sentenced to Death.
PORT ARTHUR. Manchuria. Feb.
14.—1n Chan Angai the Korean who
issassinated Prince lio, former Japanese
resident general of Korea at Harbin,
Dctober. 26. 1909. was convicted today
ind sentenced to death. Angan was
’ormerly an editor, and was alleged to
je a member of a Korean secret organ
zatiou. the purpose of which was the
assassination of Prince Ito.
MILWAUKEE SOON
TO GREET LAYMEN
ARRANGEMENTS NEARLY COM
PLETED FOR ENTERTAINMENT
OF MISSIONARY WORKERS.
EXPECT 1500 DELEGATES HERE.
Many Churches Will Participate in
Movement for World Evangeliza
tion by Missions.
NOTED FOREIGN WORKERS COMING.
MILWAUKEE. Wis.. Fob. 15. 1910.
—Arrangements are under way for the
Wisconsin convention of the Laymen's
Missionary Movement, to be held here
April 5 to 7.
It is expected that at least 1500 men.
representing practically all the churches
in the state, will be at the convention,
which will lie given to the discussion of
world evangelization.
Special emphasis is to lie laid on the
present inadequate methods of mission
ary finance in individual churches. Some
of the most noted missionary specialists
and foreign missionary board secretaries
J. CAMPBELL WHITE.
of the country will he iu attendance.
Among these will be J. Campbell White,
New York; George Sherwood Eddy, In
dia; and Col. Elijah W. Halford, pri
vate secretary to the late President Ben
jamin Harrison. The convention will
be opened with a banquet in the Hippo
drome at which 1200 men are expected
to sit down.
Hold Special Conferences.
In connection with the sessions proper,
conferences of the different church repre
sentatives will be held. The part vari
ous churches are to take in world
evangelization, and plans of conquest
adequate to the requirements will be dis
cussed.
Financiers, manufacturers, business
and professional men and religions lead
ers of Milwaukee are lending every ef
fort to arrangements for the big con
vention. Details of the work are being
looked after by Wilbur L. Clapp, execu
tive secretary, with headquarters at the
Y'. M. C. A. building.
Name Pastors Committee.
A pastors’ advisory commitee has
been elected in Milwaukee,' with Rev. K.
W. C. Aleyer as chairman, and Rev. G.
Keller Kubrecht, secretary. The per
sonnel of the committee and churches
they represent is as follows:
Rev. Robert Gordon, Rev. F. W. C. Mey
er, Baptist; Rev. Dr. Charles H. Beale,
Judson Tltsworth, Congregational; Rev.
Claire L. Waite, Disciples; Dean Delany,
Episcopalian; Rev. G. Keller Rubrecht, Eng
lish Evangelical Synod, Lutheran; Rev. H.
iV'dfor. Evange.ical Synod of North Amer
ica; Rev. G. F. Kiekhoefer. Evangelical as
sociation; Rev. AV. .1. Weber, German
Methodist Episcopal; Rev. 11. C. Nott, Ger
man Reformed, Rev. M. .T. Trcuery, Rev.
G. A. Scott, Methodist Episcopal; Rev. i’aul
p. Jenkins, Rev. R. S. Donaldson, Presby
terian.
i J. Campbell AVliitt lias charge of the
movement as general secretary. He was
graduated in 1890 from the University
of AA r ooster, Ohio. For two years he
‘traveled among colleges of the United
States, one year as college secretary of
the international committee of the Young
Men’s Christian association, and one
year as secretary of the student volun
teer movement. After a year of special
study, he weut to Calcutta, India, as pi
ioneer secretary of the Young Men’s
asociation in that great city,
where he worked until 1903. During
those ten years, he was associated with
missionaries of many societies and of
various nations. He returned to Amer
ica at the call of his own church to as
sist in placing its missionary work upon
a more adequate basis, and was one of
the organizers of the men’s movement in
his own denomination.
THREATENS WIFE’S LIFE.
Armed Ex-Hotel Man Starts Out to
Commit Murder and Suicide.
MANITOWOC. AVis.. Feb. 15.—[Spe
cial.] —Armed with revolvers and ammu
nition, Joseph Froelich. former hotelman
of this city, left Monday for Franklin
with the avowed intention of killing his
wife and then committing suicide. But
for the fact that F’roelich stopped at ev
ery saloon he came to and told of his
purpose he might have succeeded, but
warning was sent to the sheriff and offi
cers captured him. Froelich’s wife had
applied for a divorce Saturday and had
secured a court order giving her the
custody of her two children.
Griffith Richards Is Dead.
RACINE. AAHs., Feb. 15.—Griffith
Richards, one of the best known agricul
turists of the state and owner of a iarge
farm in Racine county, died Monday at
Madison, where be has resided for about
a year in order that he and his wife
could be with their children, who are at
tending the state university.
Fisherman Lands 75-Pound Sturgeon.
NEENAH. AAns.. Feh. 15. [Special.]
—The largest fish caught in Lake AA'iu
nebago in many years was pulled through
the ice Monday by John Knolle. The
fish was a sturgeon, nearly five feet long
and weighing a little over seventy-five
pounds.
Racine’s Population Exceeds 40.000.
RACINE. AVis., Feb. 15,-The new
city directory about to be issued will
contain 17.995 names. Figuring on the
same per cent, of names as per the last
two city directories and it is figured
thdt the population of the city will run
40,489.
Badgers Visit in Washington.
j WASHINGTON, D. C., F'eb. 15.
‘[Special.]—Mr. and Airs. Seymour Hol
dister of Oshkosh, AA’is.. arrived in
jWashington Monday en route to Ber
muda. where they will spend the re
(inaiuder of the winter.
Famous Copper Mine on Fire.
1 CALUMET, Mich., Feb. 15. [Spe-
IciaL] —FHre discovered at a depth of 700
{feet in No. 4 shaft of the Calumet and
tlecla mine Monday evening was put out
it being confined to a small area
and the damage was small.
any citizen may
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lietcras May Be Examined and Inspected
Fioviding the Work cf Officials
Is Not Hampered.
DEPUTY SHERIFFS CAN GO IN FREE
MADISON. 'A is.. Eel*. 15. [Special, i
—Any citizen of Wisconsin has the right
k> examine, inspect or cheek over the
records and accounts of the board of
igricnlture, providing that this work does
aot interfere with public business or re
tard the work of public officials.
This is the chief thought in an opin
ion of the attorney general’s department
in answer to F. .V. Cannon, a member
M the state board of agriculture and
Secretary of the Citizens’ Business league
fcf Milwaukee.
Certain interests in the Cream city
have been clamoring for an auditing of
the state fair accounts and with this
opinion us an opening wedge such in
spection may be had if it does not in any
way interfere with the business of the
department.
Prof. Gilman Busy Now.
At the present time Prof. S. W. Gil-
I man is auditing the records and accounts
j af tile agricultural society, but this does
| not debar others from making a similar
j inspection if they desire,
i The opinion sets forth the faet that the
j hoard is composed of public officials crc
j ated by the statutes of the state. They
j receive and disburse the money of the
: state and their records and accounts are
i public property and as such, any citizen
I of the state has the right to look them
I over.
Upholds Sheriff’s Rights.
I In behalf of the hoard, Secretary .1.
M. True asked tiic attorney general as
to whether the sheriff and his deputies
of Milwaukee county have any legal
rights or privileges of admission to t lie
grounds and the grand stand. The opin
ion holds they are entitled to go where
they see tit in the interests of law and
its enforcement. The opinion says that
no court would he likely to sustain any
abuse of the discretion that rests with
the sheriff concerning the number of
deputies he may feel disposed to swear
into service.
In another opinion the attorney general
rules that the state fair property is
exempt from general autl special taxes
and that it in no way can be held re
sponsible for any part of the cost in
curred fur road improvements by the vil
lage of West Allis.
URGE CONGRESS TO
ENACT AUTO LAW.
American Association Delegates Meet in
Washington and Discuss Federal
Regulation.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 15.—The
first session of a national convention
called by the American Automobile as
sociation to urge upon Congress the pas
sage of a bill now pending to permit fed
eral registration of automobiles and to
promote in general the movement for
uniform motor vehicle laws in the vari
ous states, was held today.
Senator Depew delivered the opening
address to the delegates, who represent
the principal automobile clubs of the
country and most of the large trade
associations. Legislative delegates com
missioned by the governors of about
twenty states were also present.
The first day’s session was taken up
in discussion of the federal license
movement. Asa result of the bill, in
troduced by Representative Cocks of
New York, any motor vehicle owner after
having paid a license in Ins own state
and complied with the laws of that
commonwealth would be permitted to
tour through any state without paying a
succession of taxes, provided he had
paid the federal tax.
On Thursday the house committee on
interstate and foreign commerce, which
has the bill, will give a hearing and all
the delegates to the convention will go
to the capitol to appear in favor of the
measure.
FIND BODYJN TRUNK.
Police Discover Porcine Corpse Shipped
by Beloit (Wis.) Woman as
Baggage.
BELOIT, Wis., Feb. 15.—[Special.!
—A dead pig in a trunk, brought by a
Beloit woman from Allens Grove to Be
loit as baggage, came near getting the
woman into serious trouble. When the
trunk arrived the police happened to be
at the station looking for some butter
that had been stolen. The woman’s
trunk was very heavy and the officers in
sisted on looking inside of It. They were
amazed to find the body of a pig. The
railroad officials were notified and al
though they might have had the woman
prosecuted for falsely declaring her bag
gage they decided not to do so.
Auto Victim Gets $2500 Damages,
WATERTOWN. Wis., Feb. 15.—1n
the case of Floyd Rogers against Charles
Brown the jury awarded the plaintiff,
a minor, $2500 damages. The case came
from Fort Atkinson. Rogers, while dart
ing away from a group of boys, on a
bicycle, ran into an automobile and had
his leg broken and was otherwise in
jured. It was stated at the trial that the
auto was traveling at the rate of sixty
miles an hour.
Boy Coasts Into River.
SHEBOYGAN, Wis., Feb. 15.— The
little son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Aria
had a narrow escape from death Sunday
afternoon and had it not been for Capt.
Troy, would have drowned. The lad, to
gether with some playmates, was coast
ing and failing to stop bis sled, went
into the river. Capt. Troy fished the lit
tle fellow out with a pike pole.
Jew Theater Owner Rearrested.
WASHBURN. Wis., Feb. 15.—[Spe
cial.] The Bijou theater was again
closed Sunday, and the proprietor, Louis
Latts, arrested. This Is tiie third time
that Latts has been arrested, charged
with violating the Sunday law by run
ning his theater on the Sabbath. Last
week Latts was tried before a jury and
was acquitted, the jury holding that he
had observed the regular Jewish Sab
bath and was thereby entitled to work
on the regular Sabbath.
Bank Doubles Its Capital.
STEVENS POINT, Wis., Feb. 15.-
The First National bank has increased
its capital stock from $50,000 to SIOO,-
000. Officers and directors were re
elected as follows: A. R. Week, presi
dent; R. L. Kraus of Marshfield, vic<
president; J. W. Dunegan, cashier; W,
D. Connor of Marshfield, C. D. McFar
land and P. J. Jacobs. The bank hag
deposits of nearly $650,000.
Spanish Swindle Doesn’t Work.
SHEBOY'GAN, Wis., Feb. 15-—[Spe
cial.]—George Myers, proprietor of a
machine shop, was selected as a victim
but failed to bite on the old “Spanish
swindle - ’ bait. He Las received a lettel
from the usual “Russian banker” who
■- in jail in Spain, etc.
IA LM(lp Cold.
He caught a little cold—
That was all.
Sc the neighbors sadly said.
As .they gathered round his bed.
When they heard that he was dead.
He caught a little cold—
That was all. (Puck.)
Neglect of a cough or cold often
leads to serious trouble. To break up
a cold in twenty-four hours and cure
any cough that is curable mis two
ounces of Glycerine, a half-ounce of
' irgln Oil of Pine compound pure and
; eight ounces of pure Whisky. Take a
teaspoonful every four hours. You can
buy these at any good drug store and
easily mix them in a large bottle.
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Described.
Robert \V. Chambers was congratulat
ed at the Century club in New York on
the success of his last novel.
‘‘Directness,” said Mr. Chambers, “is
a factor in a novelist’s success. Every
novelist before launching into ten pages
on a sunset should remember the man
whose little boy said:
“ ’Papa, what is descriptive writing?’
‘Descriptive writing,' the father re
plied. is that part of the story which
every one skips.’ ” —Washington Star.
Tour of the World.
A series of 50 post cards iu colors will
be mailed to any address upon receipt
of in coin or stamps. Addresa
I ho Evening W iscousiu Cos., Milwaukee,
Wis.
—The average price of common brick
at the kiln decreased from $(! m 1007 to
50.73 in 1008. while for vitrified paving;
brick (ho cost i u 1007 was $11.02 as
against SIO.OO last year.
—Schools are being established in
every part of the Chinese empire and are
being put in charge of educated Chinese
who have studied in Japan, Europe and
the United States.
A good honest remedy for Rheumatism,
Neuralgia and Sore Throat is Hamlins
izard Oil. Nothing wilf so quickly
drive out all pain and inflammation.
— Last year’s American cotton crop was
valued at $038,000,000 and. if the value*
of the staid bo added, the aggregate reve
nue from the crop was very close up ti>
$800,000,000.
Only One “BROWO (JUI'NINE”
That is LAXATIVE 15ROMO QUININE. Look
tor the signature ol E. W. GROVE. Used tho
world over to Cure a Cold in One Day. Sc.
—European distributors of sponges aro
heavily overstocked, and a considerable
drop iu prices is expected before long.
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