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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-11-01
THE LOCAL MARKET.

CORRECTED EVERY THURSDAY.
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Following are the prices paid by
River Falls merchants and dealers
for farm products, etc., to-day:
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-04
JUDGE SAYS SOME
ONE HAS LIED.
In Justice Courts There
Is Contradictory Evi-
dence That Bewilders
ALL OVER $500

Some one has been telling a false
hood In this case" said Justice OF the
Peace Van Nostrand at the conclusion
of a squabble over a matter of 5000 In
his court yesterday. There has been
perjury committed. If possible, We
will find out who is responsible"
Michael Weiss swore positively that
he loaned the sum of 5000 to the Was
sercrook family, father. mother.
brother and daughter Bessie. He Is
supported by two friends, one OF whom
says he saw the money paid over
The Wassercrooks, on the other
hand, from top to bottom Of the family
tree, take their solemn oath that noth-
ing of the kind ever happened
Weiss was an old-time but recently
discarded lover OF Bessie Wassercrook
and, whichever side is telling the
truth, IL appears that the disrupting Of
the pleasant relations between the two
was responsible for the trouble Was
sercrook was in the second hand fur
niture business up to the time OF the
fire and Weiss worked for him.
The latter testified that Wasser-
crook invited him into a saloon one
day and. after putting up for the
drinks, suggested in a modest way that
he would like to make a $500 loan Out
of consideration for the young lady
with whom he was keeping company he
submitted the financial question to the
girl and her mother, so he said. and
was advised to make the loan.
Bessie. however, finally tired OF his
company and let il be plainly
known that a coldness grew up be-
tween them. Then ii was that Weiss
made the demand for his money He
testified and produced witnesses who
testified that the loan had been ac-
knowledged.
When the Wassercrooks were on the
stand one and all denied any such
thing.
He had been going out with me-"
said Bessie Wassercrook, and one day
he told me he would like to borrow SIS
from my brother. / told him / would
have nothing to do with it and then he
quit coming to see me-
Weiss thinks IL is a conspiracy to
keep him out of his money. The Was
sercrooks say 1t is a scheme to vtllify
the family because the daughter will
have nothing to do with Weiss.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-04
HOW JAPAN
STAYED FAMINE.
DIR. d. B. SCHNEIDER Out
lines Effective Relief
Method Around Sendai
SUFFERING ENDED

DR.. d. B. SCHNEIDER. president of the
North Japan College at Sendai, Japan.
who arrived here Thursday on the
liner Manehuria, tells how the Japa-
nese Government solved the relief
problem during the rcent famine. The
relief was administered effectively
and abandoned without trouble when
the harvesting of the new rice crop re-
lieved the situation.
Sendai, city of 100000 inhabitants,
was in the very heart of the famine
district. The famine was caused by the
failure of the rice crop, on which
100000 people depended for susie
nance. The crop was only IL per cent
of normal. and large proportion Of
the population faced starvation.
There was rice to be had by those
who could pay the price, which the
men who controlled the supply boost
ed to beyond the reach of all but the
wealthy.
The first relief measures were taken
by number of Americans and other
foreigners, who appealed to this coun-
but before all the money had reached
Sendat the Japanese Government took
charge of the situation.
The work was done systematically
and scientifically enough to have won
the approval of DIR. Devine. 1t had the
IuTJneT advantage OF DefnS enectlVe.
Government bureaus were established
all over the district, and In a remark
ably brief time a record of the cir
cumstances of every family was in
possession of the relief administrators
Numerous relief stations were estab-
lished and those unable to work and
absolutely dependent upon charity
were given a daily ration. This con-
sisted of rice, army hardtack left over
tured from the Russians. Japan wastes
carefully stored away for just such an
emergency.
For those that could labor employ
ment was found. To furnish this en-
ployment the Government started a
number of public works. Numerous
long-needed bridges We're constructed
swamp lands were drained and the rice
fields, hitherto of irregular shapes and
assorted sizes. were refenced in uni
form lots.
This work lasted from December,
1905, until the end of May this year
Then the new crop was gathered
prices dropped to the ante-famine
mark, and the Imperial Government
closed it's relief bureaus and ordered
the administrators back to their desks
in the Government Offices.
DR.. Schneider has been at the head
of the North japan College for nine
teen years and expects to return after
a few months visit to his old home
at Reading, Pa.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-04
MACARTHUR AGAIN
IN COMMAND,
Staff Officers Pay Their
Respects to General
and Discuss Matters
GREELY ON LEAVE

General Arthur Macarthur took for
NAL command of the Pacific Division
yesterday afternoon and, although he
was at his office but few hours. much
important business was disposed Of In
the afternoon all the staff officers Of
both the division and department paid
their respects to the general in 2 body
and discussed army matters.
There have been many changes In the
Offices of the division since General
Macarthur left San Francisco a little
over a year and half ago to join the
japanese forces in the Orient. Many OF
the staff officers have been transferred
to other cities and the ofice itself has
been under the temporary command OF
10th General Sumner, who was retired
q few months ago, and General Greedy
who is now on his way to Washington
to finish the leave of absence which he
was enjoying at the time of the fire.
Owing to the maneuvers which are
being held throughout the United States
and the Philippines, General Macarthur
will have the temporary command of
the departments of California and the
Columbia in addition to his regular du-
ties as division commander. While
most of the troops are in one camp,
there is considerable routine business
in all three offices.
General Greedy, who was In tempo
rary command of the division during
the absence of General Macarthur, left
last Saturday evening for Washington
to finish the leave of absence which was
interrupted by the fire. On the ter
mination of his leave. September 16. he
will be placed in command of the North
ern Division, with headquarters In ST.
Louis Mo
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-04
EDITED BY .. NJ. BOYLE.

use Of the blacklist by employers has
been prohibited and in the former
State employers must give q reason for
the dismissal Of an employe.
Colorado laws place picketing and
ooyeotting under the ban, and Utah
makes threats against an employer q
misdemeanor; while in Connecticut.
Michigan. South Carolina, Wisconsin,
Washington and Arkansas bribes to an
employe (whether as tips. bonuses or
In any other form) for the purpose OF
Influencing his relations to his en-
ployer's business are made an offense.
The Trow Mart Inn, a hotel which is
TO be for women practically what the
Mills Hotel Is for men. was opened in
New York City August 1. 1t is a big
six-story building occupying the entire
block front Of the south side of Twelfth
street. between Greenwich and Hudson.
The site is convenient to the dry goods
manufacturing and shopping district
The hotel is exclusively for women from
Is TO SO years OF age earning their own
living who make not more than s15 a
week Any woman. may however, OBJ
tain nights lodging, certain num-
Der OF rooms being reserved for tran
sients. The weekly cost is s45o to s5.
which includes breakfast and dinner
On Sundays and holidays a lunch will be
served for 15 cents. The dining-room
seats $50 persons.
A sewingroom with sewing ma
chimes, cutting tables, stoves and press
ing irons and a laundry with a steam
heated dryfng-room are open day and
night. There are also library, a large
parlor and half a dozen smaller parlors
where, as the prospectus says, your men
and women friends can be with you
when they choose and you choose" The
hotel. which Is not a charity, as 1t is in
tended to pay it's own maintenance, will
be turned over TO a board OF trustees as
soon as it is In running order.
An old labor law OF England, in force
in 1888, makes interesting reading to
trades unionists of today. Some of the
clauses follow:
Any tailor who joins a union is
TO be sent to jail for six months. Tailors
must work from o'clock in the morn
ing until o'clock at night. Wages
must not be higher than IS cents a day.
Each tailor is 10 be allowed cents
for breakfast. Any tailor who refuses
TO work is to be imprisoned for not
more than two months. If any en-
ployer pays higher wages he is to be
fined s25 and the workman who takes
the increase is to be sent TO Jail FOR
two months"
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-04
WANT ADDITIONAL time
TO BALANCE ASSESSMENTS
Supervisors Notify State Board Of
Equalization That the Tax Roll
Can Be Materially Increased.

The Board Of Supervisors yesterday
sent communication to the State
Board of Equalization requesting that
a further extension OF twenty days
from August II be allowed the local
board within which to equalize the as
sessment roll of San Francisco. The
communication says:
From the investigation OF the as
sessment roll made by the committee,
IL is apparent that considerable
amount of personal property has es-
capped assessment. If the premises of
the investigation prove to be well
founded, the committee is of the opin-
ion that the total assessment roll will
be materially increased"
The board was recently granted an
extension of thirteen days from the 2Sd
day of July to equaliZe the roll. Ger
tain persons and companies were cited
TO appear to show cause why their as
sessments should not be raised. The
board desires to assess the insurance
money these persons have received on
their property which was destroyed by
fire.
Assistant City Attorney Baggett will
be pressed into service to argue before
the board next Monday that Assessor
Dodge had no right to cancel assess
ments on property destroyed by fire.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-04
HART DENIES COMBINE.

Judge Hart of Sacramento, an as
pirant for service on the Appellate
Court, denies the story of a combine
Of the Humboldt and Sacramento dele
cations. The Judge is thus quoted in
a Bee interview:
so far as / am personally concerned.
I have never written a line to any man
and also know that the county central
committee of this county has never
tried to make any combines. The CEN
trail committee has sent out to various
party organizations in the district
copies of the resolutions indorsing my
candidacy. That was all. There was
nothing whatever In the circulars hav-
ing any reference to a combine with
any delegation. II Is we'll known and
IL is well settled that Governor Pardee
will get the solid delegation of Sacra-
a desire on the part of any one TO
switch this delegation from Pardee, it
could not be done.
San Diego delegates to the Santa
Cruz convention will make a deter
mined effort to bring about the nomi-
nation of Victor Shaw for Justice of
the Appellate Court. Southern District
Republican leaders throughout the
State are receiving letters from San
Diego stating that Sam c. Smith is a
candidate for nomination to the Office
of Attorney General. / hear that there
will be more opposition to the re-
nomination of General U. S. Webb than
was first expected. Should Humboldt's
candidate for Governor win the nom
nation readjustment along the line
lower down may be demanded
revised estimate of Warren Porter's
strength as candidate for Governor
gives him Santa Cruz, Santa Barbara,
San Luis Obispo and Monterey coun-
ties. The last named county is under
the sway of Thomas Field. When
Southern Pacific programme is thrown
out no one is quicker than Field in
catching 1t.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-04
PROPOSALS.

PROPOSALS for mineral OIL. fuel OF, gasoline
biscksmith's coal and charcoai-San Francisc0.
CAL August g. IgO6-SeaIed prOp.s8ls. In
triplfcate. will be received here and at office
of quartermasters until II a. m. August 20.
1906. and then opened for furnishing mineral
oil. gasoline and blacksTnith's coal at Pre-
sidio Of Monterey and fuel oil and black
smiths coal at Fort R0secranS; also at sans
time al this Office only for mineral OIL fuel
oil gasoline. blacksmith's coal and charcoal
at Alcatraz Island. Fort Baker. Benicia Bar
racks. Fort Mason. Fort Mcdowell. Fort Mliey
Preside OF San Francisco depot Of recruits
and caSuals. department ride range at Rodeo
Valley and San Francisco. all for the fiscal
wear ending June 80. 1907. Preferences given
to articles OF American production. conditions
of price and quality fineluding in the price Of
foreign productions the duty thereon beins
equal. and such preference given to articles
Of American production produced ON the Pa
eidc Coast to the extent OF constTnpfi0n re-
quired by the public service there. AT infor-
nation furnished on applica zion to q-Iarter-
masters az Fort RoSecrans and Presiffo 0f
Monterey. TO undersigned W. G. VRFN
captain quartermaster. assistant To the CHIEF
guartermaster.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-04
MAYOR McALEER RETIREs.
Los AnEeien' Executive Announcer
Withdrawal From PuhIic Life

LOS ANGELES, Aug. S.--Mayor Nc
Aleer has announced his retirement
II ON politics and public life. He will
not be a candidate for reelection this
year and says he will take no part in
tho campaign other than that of casting
his vote.
He has become vice president and
general manager of the Republican
steel and Iron Company, which is put
ting up large plant just outside the
city. and which within three months
will employ about 100 men, and within
a year double that number. Mr.. Nc
Aleer is an expert machinist and has
devoted his life to that calling.
Who will succeed him is a subject for
ruch speculation now. but none of the
several aspirants to the ofiee has de-
veloped sufficient strength as yet to in
dicate anything like a probability of
success.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-04
Attacked by Unknown Men.

Irving and Charles Bowden, sailors
on the steam schooner Sea Foam, re-
ported at the Southern police station
on Thursday evening that while they
were walking along Sixth street from
the vessel, which is lying at the foot
of that street, they were attacked and
badly beaten by some unknown men.
Their faces were cut and swollen Po-
liceman Madden went with them to
the scene of the assault, but no trace
of the assailants could be found. Mad
den escorted them back to the vessel
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-04
WANT EIGHT-HoUR DAY.
LithoEraphers of Philadelphia and
Baltimore Are Out on Strike.

PHILADELPHIA Aug. 3.-Pursuant
to instructions from headquarters at
New York the photographers IN this
city who are members of the Litho-
graphers' International Protective and
Beneficial Association today went on
strike to enforce their demands for an
eight-hour working day. Twenty-six
esta blishments are affected by the
strike, which involves several hundred
workmen.
BALTIMORE, Aug. 3.-Practically all
OF the photographers in this city, about
$50 in number, are now out on a strike
for an eight-hous day with nine
hours pays.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-04
Victory for Fish Commis.ion.

Sam Yick, a Chinese, was convicted
by Police Judge Shortall yesterday on
two charges of violating section 62S of
the Penal Code by offering dried
shrimps for shipment to foreign ports
and was fined $40 on each charge
Chew Chong was fined a similar amount
on one charge. It was intinated that
the next fines would be very much
greater. The Fish Commissioners
seized 318 sacks filed with dried
shrimps on the Mail dock, which were
TO be shipped to China on the steam
ship Mongolia by the two defendants.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-04

composed of veterans of the Civil and
the Spanish-American wars, and 1t plans
to have something to say in the coming
campaign.
It has elected six delegates to the
convention of Republican clubs in Santa
Cruz and will take an active part in
the coming primaries. 1t has already
served notice on prospective candidates
that it will expect recognition in the
campaign that is approaching. John
Spelman has been elected president of
the club and Charles Hughes secretary.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-04
LOCAL TELEPHONE COMPANY
RAPIDLY RESTORING SYSTEM
Contracts Let Already for Spending
Large Part of e5,O00,00O TO Be
Uaed for BettermentS.


The telephone company is making
rapid progress IN the RESTORATION of its
system, and already contracts have
been made for expending q goodly por-
ton of the $5.ooo.0oo proposed to be
used for improvements during the next
two years. The enterprise of the COM
pany in this connection has demon
strated its confidence in the future of
Greater San Francisco"
Il has been the aim OF the company
10 restore telephonic service as fast
as possible 10 as many OF its patrons
as the mechanical difficulties will per-
nit How we'll II has succeeded is at
tested by the fact that a new direc-
tory just issued contains the names
of 1900 subscribers, nearly one-third
Of the $4,000 served before the fire.
The new directories are now being dis
tributed as fast as received from the
Drinter
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-04
Cotter VIII Not Prosecute.

J. E. Bernard chauffeur. who ran
over and killed Joseph Cotter, a boy,
near his home at 1415 Devisadero
street on Thursday evening, appeared
before Police Judge Shortall yester-
day on a charge of manslaughter. The
boys father, John l.. Cotter, said he
had no desire TO prosecute the case, as
he believed his sons death was the re-
suit of an accident. but the Judge con-
tinued it till this morning.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-04
LABOR LAW INVALID.
Court Knocks Out Statute Limiting
Hours of Women and Children.

NEW YORK, Aug. 3.-The State law
OF New York. restricting the labor Of
women and children to ten hours a
day and sixty hours a week in a fac
tory was declared today by Justice
Olmsted in a decision handed down in
the Court OF Special Sessions to be an
unwarranted invasion OF constitutional
rights. The ruling was concurred in
by Justices Mexican and DeuHL Judge
Olmsted held that the law was class
legislation.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-04
MILLER Is DISMISSED.
Assistant Foreman of Government Bind
cry Is Finally Discharged.

WASHINGTON, Aug. S.-W. A. Mil
ler assistant foreman Of the bindery
ot the Government Printing once, who
was suspended by the Public Printer on
July 81 for insubordination and in
science. was dismissed from the Gov
ernment service yesterday.
Miller's former suspension in 1903
was the cause of President Roosevelt's
order declaring the Government Print
ing ONCE and all Offices where work
men are employed by the Government
to be open shops.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-04
Strike Closes Five MInes.

BUTTE, Aug. 3.-On account of the
closing of the Boston and Montana
smelters at Great Falls through
strike of the Smeltermen's Union In
that city, the Butte mines Of the Bos-
ton and Montana Copper Mining Com
pany, FIVE in number and employing
5000 men, closed down this evening.
The bins at Great Falls are full and the
ore cannot be stored.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-04
Auru.t 1th. sth and en-

Are the next back east excursion dates Tick
cts now on sale. Kansas City. 500: Chicago
ST2 30: St. Louis $3.50; New York $l0s 30
Correxpondingly low rates to all Eastern cities
Tickets sold at these rates are good until DC.
tober 81. They are good on the California Linz
tied leaving at $3.50 a. m. Write 10 or call
upon Santa Fe ticket agent, ferry building. san
Francisco, for illustrated folders and full In
farm
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-04
A0IUsEMENTs.
@Q&UsM

GLASS A" VAUDEVILLE!
Matinee Every Day Except Monday.
TONIGHT's TINE TABLE.
Ss20--McW alters, Tyson and Co..
S:39-Ida O,Day.
Ss53-TEree Hickman Brothers.
9s10-PauI SpadOni.s
0i51-Kelly and Kent
10s17-Camille Comedy Trto.'
10:23-Basque Quartet.
10:35-NnrcO Twins.
1O:44-Orpheum Motion Pictures.
O. Last times)
PriSes-1ec Csc and soc.
Downtown box ONCE at Donlons
Drug Store. Fillmore and Sutter streets
Phone West 5000
CHUTES AND zoo.
Open daily from 10 a. m. TO midnight.
Varied attractions all over the grounds.
SEE A DAY IN THE ALPS.
Try a dinner at the Chutes Grill be-
fore the performance Admission. 10c;
children. sc.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-04
Accused of. EmbezzIement.

John HyIand. 1928 Eddy street. OBJ
tanned warrant from Police Judge
Mogan yesterday for the arrest OF W.
NJ. Caldwell on a charge OF felony en-
bezzlement. Hyland alleges that Cald-
we'll took possession OF an insurance
policy belonging to him and collected
1888 on it. which he refuses to hand
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-04
roomer In for Ruef

David ]. Toomey. member of the
Fire Department was fined $40 by
Judge Shortall yesterday for battery
upon Charles H. Berceiius, $40 Church
street BercelIus testified that Toomey
struck him on the face. remarking at
the same time, You are not for Ruef."
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-04
VETERANS TAKE FIELD.
Serve Notice That They VIII Be a
Factor In the Camnairn

VALLEJO, Aug. 3.--Great interest Is
being shown in the reorganization OF
the Veterans Republican Club of this
city. and already the charter roll num-
bers over 500 members. The club Is
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-04

Ladies' and Gentlemen: Your credit is good at
Peerless Tailoring Co.. 1922 Post. nr. Fillmore. .
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-04

LOST Certificates. Checks. Receipts,
OF every description replaced by 8
Bond OF The Metropoiitan surety
Company Of New York. Contract Ju-
BRUSIE. Manager. Room 10, Ferry
Building. y. W. CARMICHAEL Co,
Inc. Gen. Agents. zoos Fillmore ct
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-04

KENT, THos. E., Shirt Maker, now at
832 Oak St, Oakland; phone Oakland
6s93: new line of shirtings arrived.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-04

KELLY,S STABLES, Pine & Franklin.
Carriages and Coupes. Tel. West 1891.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-04

Various State Legislatures have re-
Gently enacted the following laws fav-
Orable TO workingmen: In Missouri.
injury resulting in death. even though
due 10 the carelessness Of a CO empioye
has been made legal ground for suit
IA order better 10 enforce the safety
appliance laws. both Wisconsin and
Illinois abolished the defense of the
assumption OF risk where employers
have failed TO provide guards for ma
chinery and appliances. Arkansas has
enacted a novel law requiring railroad
companies TO erect shelters at division
points for the beneht of their employees
Massachusetts, has so amended the
sveatshop law as TO make 1t obliEa-
tory on employers 10 keep a register
Of the names and addresses Of all per
sons hired 20 do work outside the
premises occupied by the person or cor
poration giving out garments TO be
made. repaired or finished. Screens or
vestIbules on electric cars for the bene-
nt Of rnotormen are now provided for
by law in Maine, New York and Dis
trict OF Columbia.
Wisconsin, by recent enactment pro-
teetF It's farm laborers by the placing
OF guards on cornhuskers and shred
oers. The lives and health OF miners
were considered in laws passed In Ar
kansas. Michigan. Illinois. Kansas and
Utah. In Arkansas and Nevada the
Arizona republican., 1906-12-24
For Sale

2 Good lots on corner. best location in Churchill Addition. for $500.
 Lease on 25-room lodging house, centrally located. doing q big business lease includes some furniture and car pets. etc.
 $l000 Buys q good confection, tobacco and cigar business good location and doing a big business. Soda fountain alone cost $500. Party leaving the city reason for selling.
 10 Acres of good land one and one half miles from the city. 5000. $50 down and $1O per month takes it
 4Room brick house with good shade trees, fence and large stable. for S65O. easy payments.
 1 Good lot within blocks from cen ter of the city for $500. Easy pay ments. S1O down and S5 per month.
 Here is a chance for the boys and girls to own a city lot: 10 lots in Col lins' addition for $50 each. S1 down and s1 per week until paid Cor. no interest and no taxes before deed is issued. Warranty deed to be issued when all payments are made.