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V'risconsin Tobacco Reporter
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F. W. COOIN, - Editor and Publisher.
PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY
Ente >red as Second-class Mail Matter at the
Pstofflcein Edgerton. Wisconsin.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1914.
The platform conventions held by
both the Republican and Democratic
parties in Madison on September 15th
demonstrates the necessity of a differ
ent plan to formulate party platforms.
Someone has said that the platforms
of both parties are like a circle, facing
in all directions. Divided as Wisconsin
is by political factions, it can be truly
said that the platform of neither party
meets the approval of the leaders. In
deed, Mr. Philipp, republican candidate
for governor, read a statement to the
convention stating that the platform as
recommended and later adopted did not
wholly cover his ideas, and while he
endorsed it as far as it went, he wished
as a matter of record to say to the vot
ers of Wisconsin that he personally
stood upon the platform as adopted at
the republican convention held in June,
upon which he made his primary cam
paign and upon which he received the
nomination for governor.
At the coming election the voter
has an opportunity to express himself
upon nine amendments to the state
constitution. The amendments make
dry reading and unless especial care is
taken, they are likely to‘pass, through
indifference. With the possible excep
tion of the one providing home rule for
cities, all should be defeated. Most of
the proposed amendments have a hid
den meaning which will not be grasped
by the casual reader. The initiative,
referendum and recall will be the one
most often discussed because of the
long agitation on this proposition. No
matter how one may feel upon the gen
eral proposition of the initiative and ref
erendum, this amendment is particularly
faulty because it specifically eliminates
from the voter’s consideration all ques
tions relating to the spending of state
money. If there is any single part of
our state government upon which the
taxpayer should inform himself and in
which he is vitally interested it is upon
the question of the manner and the
amount of money which the state
shoud spend. Look over all the amend
ments carefully and if convinced of the
viciousness of all legislation of this
character, be sure to mark your ballot
after each proposed amendment with a
X in the No column.
A great many people who partici
pated in the recent primary election
voted their choice on governor, but
took no interest with respect to candi
dates for minor offices. Here it was
that so many “pewees” slipped in;
hence that when the candidates of the
several parties gathered at Madison to
formulate their platforms, as provided
for in the primary election law, it
turned out that E. L. Philipp, republi
can candidate for governor, was like
Gulliver captured by Lilliputians. The
majority of the other individuals nom
inated to run on the republican ticket
proved itself amenable to the argu
ments of Governor McGovern as candi
date for the United States senatorship,
and naturally opposed to making men
tion of circumstances which would dis
credit his management of Wisconsin’s
state affairs. What was the keynote
of the campaign that resulted in more
votes being cast for Philipp than for
any other candidate running for office
this year in Wisconsin? Was it not,
“Down with extravagant expenditures,
and reduce the taxes?” But that would
be a condemnation of the state admin
istration under which appropriations
had been expended and taxes had
grown. This was the consideration
that led the republican platform con
vention to introduce its platform with
an endorsement of the republican ad
ministration at Madison as well as of
the republicans representing this state
in the legislature of the nation. There
are good planks in the platform—those
promising to weed out useless commis
sions and to place the educational fi
nances of the state under stricter sup
ervision. Besides this, Emanuel L.
Philipp is running for governor, and he
is a man whose word in politics is as
good as in business, who is for abiding
by a political platform as scrupulously
as any other written contract. His
personal platform, promulgated at the
time of his intimation to the people
that he would accept the nomination, is
as live now as it was then, and no one
will vote for him without full confi
dence that if elected he will do all in
his power as governor to carry out the
program outlined in his personal plat
form into effect at the earliest possible
moment. —Evening Wisconsin.
Top O’ the Year.
The calendar tells us that the year
begins on the first day of January. Al
most everyone thinks that it begins in
the spring. Neither is true. It begins
in October. The spring delusion is an
ancestral survival, like fear of the
dark, or a tendency to stand with one’s
back to the wall. To our unfortunate
forefathers, doomed to life-imprison
ment in the fogs of an ill-conditioned
island, the return of the sun seemed
the renewal of life. To anyone who
has lived through a British winter, the
first snowdrop is an event, the first
cowslip a blessing from the gods.
Not so to the more fortunate Ameri
can. His winter sun has never ceased
to smile. His frosty days of dazzling
blue and white have shown him the
celestial country. But his energy de
creases with the first warm winds.
Spring is a time of running down, not
of winding up. It is a season of senti
mentality, of lassitude, of slackening
of mental fibre, overrated, overpraised.
Away with it!
The youth of the year is in October.
All colleges and universities are obliged
to conform to this rhythmic law. They
muster their cohorts under the banner
of autumn. . All charitable societies
have found it necessary to adjust their
calendars to this beat of the human
pulse. “Our year begins in October,”
say their announcements. Truly it does
so. So does the year of the heart, the
year of the mind, the year of all eager
energies. These days are a goblet full
of the wine of life. A health to our
good work! See! we stand upon the
Great Divide, and our kingdom lies be
low us. Let us march down and take
possession. October is the clarion-call,
the reveille, the true beginning, the
Top o’the Year.—Mary Eleanor Rob
erts in October Lippincott’s.
While much stress is being laid upon
the platforms and principles upon which
the gubernatorial candidates are run
ning, the voter should remember that
the state executive can accomplish lit
tle or nothing in the shape of needed
reforms unless the legislature first
gives him the opportunity. The gov
ernor has no legislative functions ex
cept as he may approve or disapprove
of proposed laws, that is, he is pow’er
less to personally place any legislation
upon the statute books; and when you
hear a candidate for governor say he
will do this or do that, so far as legis
lation is concerned, remember that the
measure must first pass both the as
sembly and senate before he has an
opportunity to pass upon it. There
fore the vital point for you, Mr. Tax
payer, to consider is this: Does the
candidate for the assembly in your dis
trict stand for economical and efficient
legislation—legislation which will not
take from us any of the better things
that should be retained but which will
at the same time eliminate waste and
give to the state a sound, businesslike
administration? Look into the records
of your legislative candidates and sup
port the man who is best fitted and
will assist in giving to us the relief we
demand.
Physicians Meet.
The Rock County Medical Society
held its monthly meeting at Edgerton,
Tuesday evening, Sept. 29th. Twenty
five physicians were present and three
physicians’ wives. They came from
Janesville, Beloit and Evansville. The
party dined at the Carlton hotel, where
the spacious dining room had been dec
orated for the occasion and a fine meal
of spring chicken, etc., was served to
them. They all expressed surprise and
pleasure at the fine accommodations of
the hotel and the splendid meal of
which they had partaken.
The medical meeting was held in the
K. of P. hall and the following pro
gram given, Dr. Wm. Morrison acting
as chairman of the meeting:
Conservative Treatment of Chronic
Nasal Obstruction by Dr. F. E. Lintle
man; discussion by Drs. Nye and An
drews. j.
Report of a case of Brain Tumor by
Dr. Benj. Fosse; discussion by Dr.
Helms and Buckmaster.
Report of a Case of Fracture of
Femur, by Dr. Munn; discussion by Dr.
Allen.
Before leaving they gave a vote of j
thanks £e"the doctors of Edgerton for j
their very pleasant entertainment, j
The ladies were entertained by Mrs. !
Morrison and carried away very de
lightful impressions of Edgerton’s hos
pitality.
Why Auto Turns Turtle.
On account of the large number of
automobiles turning turtle nowadays,
killing and maiming many of the occu
pants, there has been much thought on
the matter by which such accidents
will be less frequent. It has been said
apparently with good logic, that the
turning over of automobiles is not
caused by bad roads or fast driving; it
is because the driver loses his head and
consequently control of the machine.
The driver of an automobile when in
danger of turning turtle feels the
wheels skidding into the ditch and in
tuitively turns 'the front wheels to the
center of the road. This has a ten
dency to turn the machine at right an
gles "to the direction of the momentum
and turning over is inevitable, if the
machine is running at a brisk speed.
Instead of doing this thing, the old and
experienced driver will turn the front
wheels to the bottom of the ditch when
the rear wheels are felt skidding; he
remains that way until he has the ma
chine under control. The principle of
this rule is that as long as the wheels
are kept in line of momentum the car
cannot turn over, but as soon as the
machine is headed across the line of
motion then it must roll, if the rate of
speed is sufficiently great.
Fisherman’s Luck.
No one-eau have done much fishing
without realizing that there is; an ip
solvable mystery—in fact, there are
several insolvable mysteries—connect
ed with “fisherman’s luck.”
For example, if two men sit in oppo
site ends of a boat and use precisely
the same tackle, bait, etc., and are
fishing with equal skill, one of them
will catch a dozen fish, while the oilier
wbn’t have a bite. They change
places and perhaps change rods. The
lucky man still catches, the unlucky
one doesn’t.
Some men will have abnormal luck
some days, and at other times # they
can get “nary a bite.” Why can some
men step forward, jab any old kind
of bait on a hook, fiing it carelessly
into the water and draw up a mess of
big fish, w r hile others, fishing scientifi
cally, can’t even catch a minnow? We
are told that there is a reason for
everything—a logical explanation that
can be found.
Who will step modestly forward and
explain that world old mystery known
as “fisherman’s luck?” Will any of
our readers?—Philadelphia Press.
Effective Bravado.
Lord Cromer’s quick and daring
methods in dealing with an Egyptian
rising are illustrated by the following
incident: There were rumors of a na
tive rising. Cairo was almost openly
disaffected, and the British garrison
was small. His lordship, however
caused it to be known that a regiment
was on the way from India, blit he
w'as careful not to explain that, it con
sisted of sick leave and time expired
men and bandsmen. All the' able
bodied soldiers in garrison were order
ed to parade all over the town in small
parties, and the natives did not take in
the fact that they were a sort of stage
army—the same men over and over
again. The last straw was when Lord
Cromer coolly put on flannels and pub
licly played game after game of ten
nis. This final piece of bravado nip
ped the threatened rising in the bud.—
London Express.
IVlore Great Lots of
Fall Merchandise Displayed
Now For Your Inspection.
Coats and Suits
The doings of this store these days cannot fail to awaken the
broadest interest among the people of this section, who are on the
lookout to spend the money that must be spent, as wisely as possi
ble. We have scanned the markets widely fot the best fabrics and
right styles. In presenting to you the Siegel and Style Craft lines
we do so knowing they are among the very best obtainable.
Children’s Coats priced from $1.75 to $12.50
Junior Coats priced from 6.50 to ‘ 18.00
Ladies’ and Misses’ Coats from 4.98 to 35.00
Ladies’ and Misses’ Suits, all the new shades. Cut a way styles with
tunic skirt and long tunic coats.
Large Values —$12.50 to $25.00
What You Don’t See
In Shoes
The parts of a Shoe that you don’t see are generally the most im
portant to your comfort and to the life of the shoe.
w
The cork cushion insoles in our
Treadway Shoes are not visible but
you know they are there conforming
to the exact shape of the bottom of
the foot.
You might not notice from their
looks that the rubber heels were dif
ferent from the hard leather heels
you have been used to, but once on
the foot you find there is not the usual jar at every step and you are
less tired at night.
They are $3.50 a pair
When in need of Dry Goods, Groceries, Ready-to-Wear Garments, Shoes, Furniture, Carpets, Rugs, Notions, think of
PRINGLE, BROS. COMPANY
Department Store The Store of Quality Edgerton, Wisconsin
ndigested feed — iß^rl
B.ff DISEASE.
u 10, 20, 40—106 lbs, of
on plain agreement
r you are not satisfied
SM!” Come and see me.
RexallStore 1 TWT CW7ICT Sole Distributor
Phone 204 UJuAIN O W ll* 1 In Edgerton
COLVIN’S BAKERY GOODS!
Made in the most sanitary bakery in the
state fresh every day.
The Split Loaf, Shaker, Vienna, Whole Wheat, Graham,
Half Rye, Bohemian Rye, and Boston Brown Bread. Raisin
Bread on Wednesday. Cakes, Pies, Cookies, Fried Cakes,
Cup Cakes and Rolls. Special orders given in advance will
receive our prompt attention.
Fancy Fruits and Melons
Peaches, Pears, Valencia Oranges, Lemons, Bananas, Grapes,
Plumbs and Apples.
Everything Fresh in Groceries.
THE CITY GROCERY
Phone 93 Pyre & Wanamaker, Props.
Fur Sets-Odd Pieces
. While most lines of wearables have advanced somewhat in price,
Furs are not in the list. In fact, prices on furs have dropped off a
little. This no doubt is due to the big catch the past season and also
to the lack of demand in other countries. We are showing the most
complete line possible. Articles in Coney, Russian, Jap, American
and China Mink, Wolf, Isabella Fox, Natural Fox, American Martin,
Raccoon, Kid Fox, Beaver, Wallaby and Tiger Cat.
Sets priced from $3.98 to $85.00
Children’s Sets from 1.98 up
Single Pieces from 98 to 85.00
Maribou Single Muffs 6.98 to 15.00
Neck Pieces to Match 3.98 to 8.50
OUR
Furniture Prices
are lower than are
found elsewhere
Good Watch
INSURANCE.
You don’t buy watches as you do
motor cars—a new one each sea
son. The watch you purchase now
you will carry for a lifetime. Isn’t
it worth while to get one that will
stand the test of years? The ELGIN
has proved its dependability by sev
eral generation of accurate time
keeping-
CHAS. H. HITCHCOCK
JEWELER
Moved to the Pollard Block —Formerly
Occupied by Mike Schmidt
Notwithstanding the War
Conditions in Europe and the
scarcity of China and Crockery from the European
potteries, we have been fortunate in securing a
very good supply of all the staple articles as well
as fancy goods.
Imported 100 piece Dinner Set from $13.50 to $13.00
Domestic 100 piece Dinner Set from $ 8.50 to $13.00
English White Porcelain 100 piece Dinner set $ 8.00
Bavarian China 100 piece Dinner Set SIB.OO
Several of these are open stock patterns and you may select
any number of pieces and add to it whenever you wish.
Don’t Forget that we Carry the
Very Best Quality of Groceries
M. B. FLETCHER.
Hot Dishes
or Boiling Hot
Water will not in
jure a
Hanson
Valspar
Finished Table
You know how the
white spots show on
your old dining table.
Get one of these Vals
par finished tables now.
We are showing the
Hanson line in many
patterns. Other tables
in both round and
square tops.

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