Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-06-19

So far ten States have declined the
invitation sent out by Assistant Secre- /
tary Oliver, of the War Department, to
send some of their national guard or
CARNATIONS into camp with the regular
troops this summer Colorado has de- |
clined because the guard is too much |
scattered about the State to admit of |
easy concentration. The approaching |
trials for murder of the labor leaders
in Idaho have made it prudent for the
authorities to retain the entire force of
militia within the limits of the State |
ready for any uprising against the legal /
authorities. Pennsylvania. Massachu-
sets and Ohio already have planned to |
have their entire national guard go in
to large State camps, and are unwill- |
ing to go to the expense of another |
camp, in doing which the State author |
tiles are meeting exactly the sugges-
tons of the War Department which is |
going to be taxed to the utmost to make |
the expected appropriation of 100000 |
meet all the expenses of the combined |
camps. California reports that the ex-
periencs of the State troops in guarding
San Francisco and other places deyas-
tated by earthquake and fire and the
expense to which the State has been put |
makes it inexpedient to join in the reg
ular camping. South Dakota reports |
that the national guard is not equipped |
or uniformed for season in camp.
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A merry war is on in the House be-
tween two deserving measures, which |
may result in preventing the consider
alton of both at this session The pure
food bill, which passed the Senate, and |
the immigration bill, which has not |
been considered in the Senate, occupy
the same position upon the House cal |
endar. These two measures, with the |
| naturalization bill, are in form for con-
sideration whenever the Speaker gives |
his consent and when appropriation
bills are not claiming the floor. Some |
OF the leading supporters of the immi- |
grafton bill oppose the passage of the |
pure food BILL To prevent its consid-
GRAFTON at this session they are work
ing to have the immigration bill given |
preference. They believe they can ac-
complish the double purpose of tenn
porarily defeating the pure food and of
securing the passage of the immigration |
bill if they are able to prevail upon |
the Speaker to recognize them. On the |
other hand, the friends of the pure food |
bill have primed themselves to rush it |
through the House as soon as Mr.. Hep
burn is recognized to call it up.
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Another measure which will be add
ed to the list passed by Congress be-
cause of the influence of the President
is the bill to preserve the scenic beauty
of Niagara Falls. The bill as agreed
upon by the House committee admits
the free use of water for domestic and
sanitary purposes instead of limiting
it to a maximum quantity, as suggest
ed by the international commission.
William Livingston, president, and 9TH
er members of the Lake Carriers Asso-
| action contend that this unrestricted
use of water will result in materially
lowering the levels of the lakes as soon
as the Chicago sanitary canal is oper-
ating to its full capacity They esti-
mate that with $4,000 cubic feet of
water passing through the canal each
second the levels of Lakes Michigan
and Huron will be lowered nine inches
and of Lake Huron eight inches. This,
it is calculated, will decrease the earn
ing capacity of each 10,000-ton boat an
nually $13,500.
The Supreme Court has reaf1irmed it's
opinion that the duties imposed on
Philippine imports from this country
between the date of the signing of the
treaty of Paris and the enactment of
the tariff law were collected illegally
and that the President lacked power to
impose them, Notwithstanding that Con-
gress had ratified the previous action.
Justices White and McKenna dissent
ed The duties to be refunded amount
to about 100000 on claims already
| filed.
Chief Engineer Stevens, on arriving
from Panama Thursday, said that the
work had reached a point where it
must now be known whether the canal
is to be at sea level or above. He said
that dredges could be gotten cheaper
in Europe, but were hard to get any
where, and cost $35O,OOO each. 1t
would take fifteen to twenty years to
complete the work of sea level canal
and from eight to nine years for lock
canal. There are now between $4,000
and 10000 men at work.
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The United States Supreme Court
ruled Monday that the American sugar
refining company could not recover 20
per cent of the duties paid on sugar i'm
ported from Cuba between the date
when the reciprocity treaty was to have
| gone into effect and the date of its
proclamation by the President.
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! Rubber heels for fat dwellers at the
expense of landlords is the latest inno-
Walton of Washington rental agents.
| There is clause in the more recent
leases of apartments requiring every oc-
| cupant to wear rubber heel shoes while
i'll the apartment. The purpose of the
innovation is to reduce the noise in
crowded apartment houses. In apart
ment houses where go-carts are permit
ted it is specified that the wheels must
be equipped with rubber tires.
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Acting on information presented by
Attorney General Moody, the S~preme
Court has summoned Sheriff Ship, his
| deputy. and twenty five alleged men,
bars of the Tennessee mob which lynch
ed Ed Johnson. March 10, to appear and
| show cause why they should not be