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The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1905-09-02

One Of the most plausible arguments
advanced by the advocates OF political
rate-making is that if the interstate
commerce commission can determine
that a rate is unjust or unreasonable,
it is equally able to determine what rate
would be just and reasonable. This does
not at all follow.
The interstate commerce commission
may be perfectly competent to determine
that a rate is unjust and unreasonable,
while it is unable to say what rate is
just and reasonable. The reason for
this is that what makes rate unjust
or reasonable, is its effect upon the
commerce of the public, and that is sus-
ceptble of proof and relatively easy OF
determination. But what makes rate
just and reasonable is quite another
matter, and involves, besides the mega
tive proposition that it shall not impede
or impair the commerce of the people,
the very important and vital affirmative
proposition that it shall give the carrier
his full legal compensa ton, as we'll as
that no rate shall be imposed upon him
that will impede or impair his CONNER
cial prosperity.
The facts are that all rates are so
closely inter-reated to other rates that it
would not be possible for the interstate
commerce commission to lay it's hands
on single rate or set of rates without
uDS0LLlDS anu ulSI uuuuESQS al
other rates. 1t is as impossible to limit
the rate-making power, either of the
commission or the carrier to the pre-
scribed area of a single rate or
set Of rates, as it would be to
confne the influence of pebble
thrown into the water to less number
of circles than the physical force of its
displacement would produce.
1t would seem much more logical So
1utioO of Sif1la tiOp pODfiDn the
commission to what it can do. rather
than impose upon it something that it
cannot do. If the law empowers the
commission to condemn a rate, and
gives it ample machinery with which to
compel the carrier to speedily and eff
fectiyely adjust the rate to a basis that
is just and reasona bic, the means will be
provided for doing something which it
is possible to do. instead of the attempt
being made to do something which in its
own very nature cannot be done.
WILLIAM ELLIS.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1905-09-02
ANIMALS FOR THE FAIR
Pike to Contain Celebrated Group Of
Trained Lions.


rnere has never been seen at
Wisconsin state fair SO many special
features as the board of agriculture
has provided for the coming fair. Wis
consin this year has not only secured
all the attractions engaged by the
management of the Minnesota state
fair, but also all those at the Iowa
state fair.
Among these will be "the Pike"
far different institution to that
brought here last year by the Bostock
people This will be day and night
attraction and will be located in the
vicinity of the stock-judging pavilion.
Approaching the great universal love
of mankind for animal tricks and ami
NAL intelligence shown in the tented
field under the shadow of the red
wagon, Director Bushea has engaged
the Great International Trained Wild
Animal exhibition, consisting of lions,
tigers, pumas, leopards, hyenas,
jaguars, ETC., numbering fifty-eight in
ALL Each one is a four-footed actor,
giving most effective cooperation in
the thrilling performance given in the
monster steel arena and the massive
dens. The exhibition is under the di-
rection Of Capt. Werner, graduate
of the Hagenback school of animal
trainers at Hamburg, Germany. He
is recognized as one of the most fear
less and foremost subjugators and
trainers of wild animals.
At every performance Richard Ric-
ards, his assistant, enters the arena,
accompanied by his challenged group
of twelve forest-bred African lions,
and puts them through an intricate
performance, consisting of military
drill, living pictures and groups of
statuary, said by the foremost animal
connoisseurs to be really artistic.
Maj Hart introduces an act with
his performing bears and trick donkey
which partakes of the nature of a
comedy feature and adds variety to
one of the most sensational programs
ever presented on any pike. Mile.
Florine, a little French lady, scarcely
more than a girl, appears in a thrill
ing and interesting number with a
mixed group of lions, jaguars, pumas
and leopards, concluding her perform
ance by feeding them from her naked
hands and allowing them to take raw
meat from her mouth.
Prof. Davis gives an illustration Of
a lion hunt, in which he is assisted by
heaters and native hunters from the
jungleS of Africa With a group of
six lions that well known trainer
gives an illustration of the chase, pur-
suit and final capture of full-grown
lion, following the incident from the
time the party enters the jungle until
the lion is ready to be shipped to
some circus or menagerie.
Miss Louise Hagenback has a group
of six leopards which she has trained
to perform various graceful evolu-
tions concluding with a series Of tab
leux and various poses and pictures
with colored lights. Other features
of a similar nature are introduced in
the course of the performance, lasting
an hour.-W.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1905-09-02
sUPT. CARY DIVIDES $4,000.
State Graded Schools Get $4,000 More
Than in 1904.

State Supt. G. P. Cary has COM
pleted the work of apportioning the
annual state aid to the graded schools
of the state. The apportionment for
this aid is now $4,000 year, having
been increased $4,000 by the last leg
islature. The schools are divided into
two classes, those having three or
more departments being in the first
class, and those having two depart
ments in the second. The schools in
the first class receive $500 and those
in the second class $100. In the first
class there are LA and in the second
2O3 schools, a considerable increase
since the original law was passed in
1901. The schools are not only re-
quired to have a certain number of de-
partments, but are also required to
have teachers of certain prescribed
qualifications. Six schools applying for
aid were turned down this year be-
cause they did not meet the require
ments of the law. There is balance
of over $4,000 remaining from the $780,
900 appropriated for these schools.
The salaries ($1,S00 each) and eX-
penses of the two state inspectors OF
graded schools come out of the appro-
priation. The inspectors are G. H.
Drewry and w. H. Hunt. The inspect
ors visit each school at least once
year.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1905-09-02
Fire Follows Robbery.

While Manager Frank Sayner of the
Rhinelander Boat company was work
ing in the office at midnight recently
he heard men walking in the base
ment. He took lamp and went down
to investigate. On the stairway he
was attacked by two robbers. Sayner
succeeded in getting out of the build
ing, but was overpowered and choked
into insensibility. The thieves robbed
him of checks and cash amounting to
nearly $500 and escaped. The factory
burned down as the result of the lamp
beirg overturned.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1905-09-02
CIVIL SERVICE EXTENDED.
Commission Will Protect All State En-
uIoves APPOINTED 10 to Dec. 16.

pIoyes Appointed up to Dec. 10.
All appointments made by state Of
ficers from now until Dec. Is will be
considered as original appointments
by the state civil service commission,
and such appointees will be given an
opportunity to retain their places by
passing a nOn-competitive examination
just as will be appointees holding Of
fee when the civil service act was
passed. This decision was reached by
the civil service board recently. This
Interpretation of the law will give the
appointing powers ample opportunity
to dispense what patronage they may
have during the next four months
without regard to the new merit law.
The commission elected James Sex
ton, a former druggist of Madison, as
one of its clerks.
The civil service commission is
daily receiving communications con-
corning the first examination to be
held. Secretary Doty said that the
competitive examinations would prob
ably not begin until late in November
or early in December. The non-com-
petitive examinations probably will be
held in December. The commission
will not hold another meeting until
next month. In the meantime Secre-
tary Doty will prepare rules and reg
ulations for the guidance Of the COM
mission.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1905-09-02
IOWAN HAS NINE LIVES.
Henry Shafer of EIdora Is Struck by
Lightning.


Eldora, Iowa, Aug. 20. - Asserting
that he has the proverbial nine lives
of a cat, which a cat has not, Henry
Shafer, for the sesond time in his life,
was struck by lightning and he will
recover. When boy Shafor barely
escaped drowning. AS a coal miner
Shafer was buried alive by cave-ln,
but recovered. Shafer was picked up
for dead several years ago on the Attn
of July, cannon shot depriving him
of an arm, an eye and two fingers.
He was all but killed in two runaways
and last fall he fell from the top OF
fffty-foot cliff, being taken home ap-
parently dead. He said after recov-
ering consciousness from the stroke
of lightning that he might survive
another fatal" accident, as he felt
strong.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1905-09-02
- In Qn0 About the State g
NEW ROADS INCORPORATED.
Ashland, Odanah G. Marengo and Wax
ley Companies File Articles.

Ashland, Odanah e. Marengo and Val
ley Companies File Articles.
The articles of incorporation of two
new railroad companies were filed in
the office of the secretary of. state at
Madison. after having been approved
by the attorney general. One OF the
new companies is the Ashland, Oda-
nah and Marengo Railway company,
which intends to build twenty miles
of road from a point or near
the village of Odanah, in the county
of Ashland, in a southeasterly d1rec-
ton ten miles,, thence westerly to
Bad river at a point which is known
as Sedgwick on the Duluth, South
Shore and Atlantic railway"
All of the line is to be in Ashland
county, The capital stock is 100000.
The names Of the incorporators and
the number of shares of stock each
holds follows: J. S. Stearns, Luding-
ton Mich, 1913; L. K. Baker, Ashland,
1872; John P. Gray, Chicago, 100; Geo.
F. Merrill, Ashland, 2; E. B. Hill, Oda-
nah, 1; F. ]. Darke, Odanah, l.
The name of the second company is
the Valley Railway company which in
tends to build road from Green Bay
to Menasha, touching Depere, Kau-
kauna and Appleton. The road is to
be thirty miles long. The capital
stock of the company is $25, 900. The
incorporators are: Thomas w. Or
bison, John Hackworthy, Edward
O'Keefe, Robert Hackworthy and Oh
liver c. Smith, all residents of Apple
ton and each holding only one share
of stock.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1905-09-02
NEW ORGANIZATION is FORMED.
Catholic Beneficiary Association Rep
resents Thirteen Cities.

reSenrS thirteen CItIeS.
Delegates of a number of Catholic
relief and beneficiary associations Of
the larger cities of the state assembled
in Appleton and organized a state
council Of the organization. Hereto
fore each council was under the super
vision of the national body, but here
after state officials will have complete
charge. Thirteen cities were repre-
sented, as follows: Mosinee, Oshkosh,
Chippewa Falls, Sheboygan, Edgar,
New London, Oconto, Green Bay, Wau-
sau, Marinette, Appleton, Merrill and
Menasha. President O'Neil of the Ma
tional association and Supreme Secre-
tary Mrs. Conley were present. State
officers and delegates to the national
convention were elected, as follows:
President, Aeneas Cash, Merrill; first
vice president, Edward Sacksteder,
Appleton; second vice president Mrs.
Julia Simmonson, Green Bay; treas
urer, Frank A. Maersch, Sheboygan;
recording secretary, Elizabeth Miller,
Wausau; marshal, Adolph Knoedler,
Mosinee; guard, Harry Delgeye, Osh-
kosh; trustees, six years, Michael
Reynolds, Marinette; Mrs. Zieman,
Neenah; Albert Nunke, Chippewa
Falls; three years, Mrs. H. Durbin,
Oconto; George Freiburger, New Lon
don. Delegates to national convention
at Binghamton, N. Y, Sept. IL: Gus
tave Bertsch, Edgar; Mrs. G. w. Sim
monson, Green Bay; alternates, Ed
ward Sacksteder, Appleton; Elizabeth
Miller, Wausau.-W.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1905-09-02

BY breaking into freight cars of the
Milwaukee railway at points between
Chicago, Corliss and Milwaukee, a
gang of thieves have stolen property
valued between $4,000 and $4,000.
Within a week they have stolen cloth
ing worth $3.50 and cigars and tobacco
valued at 5000. The thieves board
outgoing trains at Chicago or Corliss,
get into the cars and throw the freight
out. Afterward it is picked up and
carted away.
The census returns give Brown
county an increase Of 5000 population.
Depere shows an increase OF 500.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1905-09-02
WILL MEET IN LA CROSSE.

Upper Mississippi Improvement Asso-
citation to Outline a Program.
At a conference between President
Thomas Wilkinson of Burlington, Ia,
and the advisory committee of the Up
rar Mississippi River Improvement
association, representing the states OF
Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois, Iowa
and Missouri, it was decided to hold
the annual convention of the organiza-
ton at La Crosse on Oct. 10 and IL
next. The association was formed
with the object of securing a deep
water channel on the Mississippi river
from st. Paul to Cairo, ILL.,, and at the
La Crosse meeting the scope Of the
improvements wanted and the plans
to be laid before congress at the COM
ing session will be defined.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1905-09-02
VENGEANCE IS
SONS SOLE AIM
REVEALS MOTHERS PART IN
DUAL JAIL DELIVERY AT IA
CROSSE.
tWAS ON A CONvICT'S TRAIL
BELIEVED HE HAS NOW SUC
CEEDED IN ATTAINING HIS
OBJECT.

La Crosse, Wis, Aug. 30.-Loye, an
elopement, an irate son looking for
revenge upon the man who had ruined
his mother and his fathers family
these, it now develops, are the causes
that led to the arrest of Turnkey
Merch Childers of the La Crosse coun-
ty Jail late Saturday night, charged
with voluntarily permitting the escape
of Andrew Cunningham and Homer E.
Trainor from the Jail on Aug. / and
Aug. respectively.
The two men, with another still in
Jail here, are alleged to be members
of the famous Eddie Fay gang Of post
office robbers, accused Of over 100
burglaries of postoftices in the North
west.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1905-09-02
NORMAN SHULTIS DEAD.
Pioneer and Former Legislator Passes
Away at the Age of Eighty-Six.

Away at the Age of Eighty-Sx.
Norman Shultis, aged eighty-six,
died at Waukesha recently. Mr..
Shultis was born at Copake, Columbia
county, N. Y, and was married in that
state Aug. %, 1841, to Miss Caroline
Lampman, who died six years ago.
He came to Waukesha county in 1912,
settling in the town of Ottawa, where
he purchased and eighty-acre farm,
which was subsequently increased to
290 acres. The following year he
brought his family to Ottawa, where
they resided until 1891, when they
moved to Waukesha. During his long
residence in Ottawa Mr.. Shultis held
several positions of public trust. He
was chairman of the town board sew
eral times and represented the dis
trict in the assembly in 1928. He
was the first juryman serving in
court in the county after it was sepa-
rated from Milwaukee county.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1905-09-02
PENNY sWINDLE WORRIES.
onscience-Stricken Man Returns tn
Amount Fourfold,

Iowa Falls, Iowa, Aug. 31.-Having
defrauded a weighing machine of l
cent, a Waterloo man. conscience
stricken, seeks to settle on the gospel
plan by returning fourfold. The agent
of the Rock Island road at Garrison is
in receipt of letter containing 4
cents in postage stamps, and reading
as follows:
GA short time since I defrauded the
weighing machine in your station of |
cent. This was wrong. The writer
returns it fourfold-the Bible plan"
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1905-09-02
GETS CAPITOL CONTRACT.

c. Lepper of Minneapolis Secures Job
at Pierre.
Pierre, S. D., Aug. 81. = Ten bids
were presented to the state capitol
commission yesterday afternoon for
the contract for building the founda-
ton of the east wing of the new CAPT
tol. They ranged from $10,600 to &c.
OS6. The lowest bidder, G. Lepper,
formerly of Sioux Falls, now of Mime
apolis, was awarded the contract.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1905-09-02
FEAR FOR LIFE OF INFORMANT
SIeuths Guard ST. Paul Man From
Eddie Fay Gang.


La Crosse, Wis, Aug. 81. - Secre
service detectives have been detailed
to guard the son of Mrs. Homer Train
or, who furnished Postoffice Inspector
E. E. Fraser with evidence which lee
to the arrest of Turnkey Merch Child
ers for the alleged release of Homer
Trainor and Andy Cunningham, al
legged postoffice robbers, from the
county jail. The authorities fear mem
bers of the Eddie Fay gang will at
tempt to murder the young man, moi
because of revenge for the arrest OF
Childers, but because of discriminating
secrets he is said to possess. The
identity of the informant is being
closely guarded by government Off
Gals 1t is reported that he is resi-
dent of ST. Paul.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1905-09-02

A man hunt has been in progress
III Stony Butte, Lyman county. A
stranger while under the influence of
liquor, visited farm houses and terror
lied lone women. A posse was organ
lied but the man was not caught.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1905-09-02
IMPOSSIBLE TO LIVE TOGETHER.
North Dakotan at Seventy-TWo Sc
cures a Divorce.

Fargo, N. D., Aug. 20. = Judge Pol
lock granted divorce to Alfred
Mosher, aged u, from his second
wife, whom he married two years ago.
Mosher is a prominent farmer in the
western part of the county, and be-
came acquainted with the last Mrs.
Mosher while the latter was profess
sional nurse. The marriage was
against the protest Of children by a
former marriage, and never resulted
happily. The charges were largely OF
a petty nature, but the testimony con-
WINGED the court of the impossibility
Of the couple living together.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1905-09-02
STEEL COMPANY ORGANIZED.
Company to Operate at North Freedom
Has Capital of 100000.

The Wisconsin Steel company of
North Freedom, Wis, with capital
stock of $1,O00,00G, filed articles of in
corporation in the office of the secre-
tary of state. The company will de-
velop large iron mine holdings at
North Freedom. 1t is thought that it
is connected With the United States
Steel trust. The incorporators are
Benjamin K. Miller, Walter D. Hick-
man, and John A. Mccormick of Mil
waukee and Chicago. The Wisconsin
Lumber company of North Freedom,
with the same incorporators, also filed
rotary of state, It's capital stock is
articles of incorporation with the sec.
$250000.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1905-09-02
DEMAND FIRING OF POWELL.
City Engineers Opponents Call coun
Gil Meeting.

La Crosse, Wis, Aug. 81. = Oppo-
nents Of City Engineer Frank Powell
yesterday issued call for special
council meeting at which a resolution
will be introduced demanding that
Mayor William Torrance appoint a
successor. Powell recently refused to
resign at the request of the council.
His appointment went by default
when the spring appointments were
made. and it is claimed under the law
a successor can be named by the may,
or at any time.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1905-09-02
Death in Fall From Window

st. Paul, Aug. 80. = J. j. Mulligan,
aged sixty-eight, a telegraph operator,
fell from a third-story window of the
Commercial hotel at midnight and
was killed. 1t is believed that he sat
in the window to get cool and lost his
balance.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1905-09-02
Policeman Killed bv Train,

Des Moines, Iowa, Aug. 30-John w.
Essig of Clarion, special policeman
during the state fair, was run over
and killed by a Chicago Great West
ern switching train last evening. He
was struck as the train was backing.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1905-09-02
WoMEN's BALLOTS ATTACKED
Frank Hall of Madison Seeks to Have
School Bono Issue Enjoined.

0GIOOt 0OItIs tlSlit~Ns
Alleging that women had no right
to vote on the question of bonding the
city of Madison for $250,000 for new
high school and that the electors in
part of the school district were not al
lowed to vote, Attorney Frank W.
Hall has secured an injunction re-
straining the city officers from issuing
the bonds The plaintiff alleges that
of the 1869 votes cast in the election
1,771 were cast by women, 1908 in
favor of and 673 against the issuing
of bonds Excluding the votes cast
by the women, he alleges that 2,89S
votes were cast, 1880 for and 1918
against the bonds. The return to the
injunction will be heard in the circuit
court next month.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1905-09-02
SECOND TRAGEDY ON RANCH.
Man Shot by Companion who Helped
to Get linn Acquitted of Murder.

Man ShOt py companion WHO TSiP0o
to Get Him Acquitted of Murder.
Dickinson, N. d., Aug. 81. - B. K.
Clemie was shot yesterday by Charles
Hartwell at the Miner ranch, thirty
miles northeast of here. Hartwell,
who came here and gave himself up.
says he came up behind Clemie with
gun and fork and accidentally dis
charged the weapon. The sheriff and
coroner have gone to the scene. On
May 20 last year Clemfe shot Ole p
liner at the same ranch. He pleaded
self-defense, was tried last fall, and
acquitted HartWeH was one OF
Clemie's principal witnesses. They
have been working together at the
ranch, which was bought by Clemie a
year ago.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1905-09-02
Sent to ReformatorY.

Rhinelander, Wis, Aug. 30-Clayton
Broulette and Richard Richards were
sentenced to the Green Bay reforma-
tory, the terms being a year and a
half to two years and year to a
year and a half respectively for bur-
glary.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1905-09-02
MORE GOLD THAN EVER.
The Output in 1905 VIII Break All
Previous Records.

TTEVTUUS FNGCUIUos
Tppleton, Mimi, Aug. 29.-The Ap-
pleton roller mills were destroyed by
fire last evening and are a total loss,
together with all their contents. A
hot box in the machinery was the
cause of the fire. The mill was one Of
Appleton's landmarks, having been
built thirty-three years ago. 1t was
owned by w. j. Jennison Of Mime
apolis. The plant was a 5O0-barrel
mill and fully equipped. By splendid
work by the f1remen the large eleva-
tor and engine house adjoining were
saved. The loss will be fully $4,000;
covered by insurance.