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Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-09-19
CASE FOR THE STATE COURTS
State Claims Federal Court Has No
Jurisdiction in Rate Gases.

State Claims Federal Court Has No
Jurisdiction in Rate Gases.
st. Paul, Sept 19-That the United
States circuit court has no jurisdiction
to grant the relief prayed for in the
pending injunction suits was the con-
tention of Assistant Attorney General
Royal A. Stone in his argument before
Judge Lochren yesterday.
Mr.. Stone. in an argument we'll for
tilted by the citation of authorities,
contended that in at least six Of the
suits there is really no diversity OF
citizenship between the parties and
that there is no federal question on
which the court can base jurisdiction,
unless it be the alleged interference
of the prescribed rates with the exer-
else of the exclusive power of congress
to regulate interstate commerce.
Mr.. Stone declared that in spite of
every subtlety and subterfuge the at
torneys for the compliments had sue
ceeded in raising no question under
the laws and constitution of the
United States" Mr.. Stone urged that
the allegation that the prescribed
rates would. in effect. deprive the com
plainants of property without due pro-
cess of law, raises only a question Of
fact, inasmuch as the answers admit
that these rates, if found to be conf1s-
catory, would be violative of the four
teenth amendment of the constitution
of the United States.
There is no dispute, he said, be-
tween the parties to these suits as to
the construction of the constitution or
any law of the United States, hence
there is nothing in this contention of
conf1scation Of property which rises
above the dignity of pure question of
fact. The whole controversy as to con-
f1scaticn, said Mr.. Stone, turns on the
proof of facts for which the state law
has made ample provision.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-09-19
Records Disappear.
PRIEST CONVICTED OF MURDER.
Trial Full of Sensational Features
Priest Admits Shortcomings.

Priest Admits shortcomings.
Pittsburg, Sept 10. - Ludwig Szcz-
giel the Roman Catholic priest from
Chicago who has been on trial for
the murder of Andrew and Stephen
Starzynski. brothers, was convicted Of
murder in the second degree last night.
District Attorney Geehring severely
arraigned the priest and closed by
saying:
He parades his shame, his drunk
enness, as a shield to protect himself
from the penalty for the breaking Of
the commandment, Thou shalt not
kill He is an imposter."
The trial was conglomeration OF
sensational testimony and features.
To protect himself from the supreme
penalty the prisoner unburdened his
past life, frankly confessing his many
shortcomings, especially his drunken
ness. During his testimony he admit
ted that Francesca Sprow, his house
keeper, who was in the house when
the double murder was committed, had
accompanied him to this city from
Chicago. 1t developed that the house
keeper occupied the same room with
one of the Starzynski brothers, follow
ing which admission District Attorney
Geehring remarked:
There you have the motive
The priest on the stand said he sup
posed it was correct that he had killed
the brothers, but that it was done in
se1f-defense and that he was drunk at
the time
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-09-19
PROFITS OF OIL
TRUST ENORMOUS
KELLOGG BRINGS OUT STAR
THING INFORMATION ABOUT
STANDARD.
$49o,315,934 IN EIGHT YEAR,
CAREFULLY GUARDED SECRETS
REvEALED-CONTROLS SEW
ENTITY COMPANIES.

New York. Sept. 19.-Delving into
the financial workings of the Standard
Oil company of New Jersey, the hold
ing company of all the subsidiary or
CARNATIONS of the so-called oil trust,
Frank B. Kellogg, conducting the fed
eral suit for the dissolution of the
company, brought forth yesterday to
public view for the first time the enor-
nous profits made by the Standard
Oil company.
Fabulous Profits Shown.
In a period of eight years, from
1899 to 1906, inclusive, the Standard
Oil COMPANY. in a statement spread
upon the record of yesterdays hearing,
was shown to have earned the total
profits of $3.50, 315.934, or at the rate
of more than SCI 100000 year, and
distributed to it's shareholders IN the
same period 5000, ,403.
While the company was earning
these vast sums in the refining OF oil
the statements adduced at the hearing
yesterday show that between 1899 and
1906 the assets of the company grew
by leaps and bounds from $200,791, 523
to 1871 ,366,531. The capital stock is
93,33S,386.
Always Carefully Guarded.
Financiers and those seeking knowl-
edge of the exact profits OF the Stand
ard Oil company have striven vainly
to obtain the figures, which Mr.. Kel-
logg succeeded yesterday in placing
upon the record of the court. The
Standard Oil company makes no state
ment of it's business, and other than
these declarations Of dividend, it
makes no public announcement by
which it's business may be gagged.
The hearing yesterday brought out
much information which Mr.. Kellogg
obtained from the Standard Oil COM
pany.
Controls Seventy Companies.
Mr.. Kellogg obtained statement
showing that the Standard Oil Com
pany of New Jersey controlled by
stock ownership over seventy compa-
MES engaged in the refining and the
transportation of oil on Sept. IA, 1907.
The list showed that the Standard Oil
Company of New Jersey owned $685.
900 of the total capital stock of ST.
100000 of the Standard Oil Company
of Indiana, which was recently fined
$29,240,000 by Judge Lands in the
United States circuit court in Chicago
for rebating.
Records Disappear.
Mr.. Kellogg's efforts at yesterdays
hearing to obtain information of the
records of liquidating trustees who
had charge of the liquidation of the
Stanard Oil trust, and the exchange
Of the liquidating trust certificates for
the shares of the Standard Oil COmpa-
nyof New Jersey were not rewarded.
Just before the hearing closed Mr..
Kellogg remarked that he thought it
strange that no one in the Standard
Oil company seemed to know where
the records of the liquidating trustees
could be found.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-09-19
LEGAL NOTICES
TAX DEED NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that all of the following
described tracts of land and city and village lots
situated in Rusk County State of Wisconsin, We're
sold by the County Treasurer of Gates County.
now Rusk, on the 18th day of May, A. D. 1905 for
deemed at the Office of the County Clerk of said
County.
Now, therefore unless the taxes interest and
charges set opposite the several tracts and lots
hereinafter specified, together with fees for re-
demption and advertising, shall be paid at the
Office of the County Clerk of said County or be-
fore the 18th day of May, A. D. 1908, the same will
be conveyed to thepurchaser thereof pursuant to
statute in such case made and provided. Interest
is computed to the last day of redemption. Re-
in this notice.
Given under my hand and seal at the Office of
the County Clerk in the City of Ladysmith, in
said county and State this Goth day of August
A. d. 1907. F E. MUNROE
[sEALl County Clerk.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-09-19
PREPARE UNIFORM LABEL.
Food Commissioners From Six States
Meet in ST. Paul.

Meet in ST. Paul.
St. Paul, Sept 19.-Pure food COM
missioners from six states of the
Northwest are in session in st. Paul
formulating a uniform label for food
products. It will be submitted to
manufacturers. and is expected to do
away with the argument made by
manufacturers that the laws Of the diff
ferent states require a different set of
labels for each state.
A uniform label for all staple artl-
cles is now being prepared. Those
present at the sessions are: Commits
sioner A. H. Jones. Assistant Commits
sioner H. Z. Schucknecht and Chemist
J. Bryan of Illinois, Commissioner H.
r. Wright of Iowa, Prof. E. F. Laid,
commissioner of North Dakota, Com
missioner A. H. Wheaton and Chemist
J. H. Shepard Of South Dakota, Com
missioner J. @. Emery and Chemist
William Fisher of Wisconsin and Com
missioner Edwin K. Slater, Assistant
Commissioner J. McCabe and Chemist
julius Hortvet of Minnesota.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-09-19
HUGE LOSS BY LIGHTNING.
state Fire Marshal Makes Statement
@1.x IS EirAs Started bv Bolts.

State Fire Marshal Makes StatefheH'
of Cost of Fires Started by Bolts.
Lightning rods, according to state
Fire Marshal Thomas M. PurteH, are
a valuable protection against hre ana
should be used on all building exposed
to the elements.
in the short time this department
has been operating" said Commission
or Purtell, 81 have been greatly I'M
messed by the large percentage OF
fires, particularly country fires. caused
nv lightning. During the first twenty
DAYS in which reports were received
there were forty fires reported from
the country districts, In when the
total loss was $4,000. OF these, TWEEN
ty-nine we're caused by lightning, en-
failing a loss of over 100000
This large percentage, nearly
three-fourths of the total, caused oy
lightning. has led me to investigate
means of protection and thereby a les
SEEMING of this enormous loss. nnu
shat the mutual fire insurance compa-
MES in a recent report state that over
two-thirds of all the losses by fre TO
farm property is caused by nghtnlng'
especialIy in the sections where tnere
ere but few lightning rods. Also at
recent meeting of the officers or rep
resentatives of 10 of the mutual IN
surance companies of Michigan 1t was
figured that their lightning losses DUR
ing the last year were over S3OO,OOO
Representative of iii mutuals In
Iowa report that rs per cent OF their
losses have been from lightning. In
every 100 barns struck by lightning,
rs are set on fire and barn fired Dy
lightning is almost invariably total
loss.
"A comparison of the losses on
buildings which are protected by we'll
constructed lightning rods and those
without such protection shows that
the lightning rod is almost positive
safeguard against loss from this
cause. This fact would make it seem
almost advisable for insurance CON-
paRies to offer some inducement In
the way of lower rates to parties who
use this safeguard.
In the matter of lightning rod con-
struction and the best material as a
conductor, we note that the metal
most readily available as to cost, con-
sidering the conductive power, is cop
per. as the power is more than five
times as great as either iron or steel,
and when we consider that an average
size building can be properly rodded
with a copper conductor at a cost not
exceeding $50. the expense should not
be a consideration as compared with
the benefits derived.
The essential thing in the erection
of a lightning rod is generally con-
ceded to be the erection of a point at
or near each gable, cupOla or chimney,
about five feet high, and the rod
should terminate in two or more
ground connections, thus forming a
perfect circuit. AS to the ground con
nection, it is positively essential that
this part of the rod should always
reach moisture, either by some device
of the rod itself which will keep the
ground permanently moist or some
other means to assure this end. w.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-09-19
To Hold Fair Next Week.

Wahpeton, N D., Sept. 19.-Prepara-
tons for the second annual fair of the
Richland County Fair association,
which will be held in this city On Sept.
"a, 25, 26 and 27, are about completed
and large crowd is expected in Wah-
peton next week, the weather permit
ting. Besides the exhibits of grains,
vegetables, horses and stock, ETC.,
there will be a good amusement pro-
gram, including races, ball games, a
gun tournament and a tennis tourna-
ment
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-09-19
North Dakota Offices Filled.

Washington, Sept. 19.--Hans ]. Han.
son is appointed postmaster at Gem,
Stutsman county, North Dakota, vice
D. L. Draper, resigned, and Solomon
O. Stone at Gilby, Grand Forks county,
North Dakota, vice S. L. Sutton, re.
signed.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-09-19
SELL CHAPEL TICKETS
Gridiron Squad Members Play Green
Goods Joke on Freshmen.


Goods Joke on Freshmen.
While hazing is prohibited at Law
renee university at Appleton, several
of the football men took a unique
method of letting the freshmen know
they should keep their eyes open.
The gridiron heroes went about the
college halls, which contained more
than hundred green students waiting
10 register and sold tickets for chapel
exercises at 10 cents each. They gave
the story that there were so many on
hand to attend that the number would
be limited, claiming the chapel too
small to hold all and would not allow
any students to purchase more than
one ticket.
AS the purchases were made the
names of the buyers were taken down
and shortly before chapel the money
was refunded with the advice to look
out for green goods men
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-09-19

At meeting of the Bayfield, County
Fair association, held in the town of
Iron River, it was decided to hold a
fair again at the grounds at Iron
River The fair will be held on Sept.
81, % and 20, and funds are now be-
ing raised to meet the expenses con-
nected Herewith. The Bayfield, county
fair always has been considered one
of the best held in the northern part
of the state, and the association this
year will try to better it a little A
big prize list is being prepared and
large purses will be held out to the
racing fraternity.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-09-19
TAX MEN HAVE TROUBLES.
Attorney Wants Writ Ordering Then
to Obey "Void" Law.

Attorney Wants Writ Ordering Them
to obey "Void" Law.
The Wisconsin state tax commission
is up against an embarrassing situa-
ton in the matter of its right of re-
view of local assessments. The attor-
ney general, F. L. Gilbert, has advised
the commission that the statute of
1905, under which it reviews local as
sessments is unconstitutional and
void, and Attorney l.. K. Luse of Su-
perior, representing people in the
town Of Iron River, Bayfield, county,
is in the supreme court demanding
that a writ of mandamus be issued to
compel the tax commission to con-
tinue to operate in accordance with
the legislative enactment, which in
the official opinion of the attorney
general is OF no value. The supreme
court will take up the matter at it's
next sitting, Sept. "a
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-09-19
FOND DU LAC GUARDS LEAD.

Fond du Lac has the crack company
of the Wisconsin national guard, &C
cording to a decision announced by
Adjt. Gen. Boardman. Company E also
won this honor last year, and for 1t
was chosen to represent the State of
Wisconsin in the military exhibition
at he jamestown exposition. The
leading company was second in the
state Ia point of markings for general
qualities Of soldiers, but made an ex-
ceptional record in marksmanship,
winning the Pfister trophy
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-09-19
Are Invited to America.

Berlin, Sept 15-The Berlin School
Teachers Choral society, known
throughout Germany, has received an
invitation to visit the United States
and make a six weeks tour of the
principal cities.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-09-19
Manv Hurt None Killed,

Easton, Pa, Sept. 10. = A Lehigh
Valley express train was wrecked near
Pattenburg tunnel, in New Jersey. A
number of trainmen and passengers
were injured, but none of the latter
fatally
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-09-19

Pipestone, Mimi. Sept. 10. - This
city experienced very severe electri-
cal storm last night. The Omaha rail
way depot was struck by lightning
and burned. Considerable property in
the freight room was consumed.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-09-19
CHICAGO Rejects New Charter.

Chicago, Sept. 19-The new charter
authorized by the state legislature at
it's last session for the city of Chicago
was rejected by the voters at yester-
days special election by majority of
eyer 81 900.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-09-19

Lodz, Russian Poland, Sept. B. 49,
Marcus Silberstein, the owner 6 a
large cotton mill in this city, was raSs-
dered by employees yesterday because
he refused TO pay them for time they
were out on strike.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-09-19

Mortified, Mimi, Sept 10. - The
thirty-first annual convention Of the
State Women's Christian Temperance
union is in session III the First Con-
gregational church About $50 dele
gates are expected to attend the ses-
sions, which last until Friday.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-09-19
Drowned in MississInni.

La Crosse, Wis, Sept. 19.-Roy Nor
ris, aged eight years, fell into the Mis-
sissippi river and drowned in the pres
ence of his twelve-year-old brother
The boys were playing on an impro
vised raft.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-09-19

Edgeeley, N D., Sept. 19.-Lightning
struck the barn on the Burke farm and
burned it, together with 1900 bushels
of oats, several sets of harness and a
team of horses. Total loss, $4,000.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-09-19
Inoomotive Blows Up.

Colorado Springs, Col, Sept, ia
locomotive pulling a passenger train
blew up att. Calhan, Col, yesterday
killing the engineer and fatally injur
ing the fireman.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-09-19

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The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-06-05
Cheap Rates.

Account Annual Meeting, Benevo-
lent and Protective Order of Elks
Philadelphia, Pa. July Is to 20, round
trip tickets will be sold at s37.S5 for
the trip, tickets will be on sale July IL
l. and Ii, final return limit July 26.
On account. meeting Order of East
ern Star of Louisiana, N~atchitoches.
La, June 6 and !, round trip tickets
will be on sale at &C. 20 June 5 and 6.
final return limit June 8.
The L. w. & NJ. L. & II. r. r. will
run a special low rate excursion from
Lake Charles, Napoleonville, Able
vile. and Port Barre to Franklin and
return Sunday. June 10, 1907. Fare
from Lafayette will be $1.OO for the
round trip: train will leave at 1920
a. IN. for Franklin, returning will
leave Franklin at 40 p. m.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-06-05
Every Man His Own Doctor.

The average man cannot afford to
employ a physician for every slight
ailment or injury that ma occur in
his family, nor can he afford to neg
lect them, as SO slight an injury as a
scratch of a pin has been known to
cause the loss of a limb. Hence every
mar must from necessity be his own
doctor for this class of ailments.
Success often depends upon prompt
treatment, which can only be had
when suitable medicines are kept at
hand. Chamberlain's Remedies have
been in the market for many years
and enjoy a good reputation.
Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy for bowel COM
plants.
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for
coughs, colds, Group and whooping
cough.
Chamberlain's Pain Balm ian anti
septic liniment) for cuts, bruises,
burns, ~sprains, swellings, lame back
and rheumatic pains.
Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver
Tablets for constipation, biliOusness
and stomach troubles.
Chamberlain's Salve for diseases OF
the skin.
One bottle of each of these five
preparations costs but $1.25. For
sale by all druggists.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-06-05
POLICE JURY ORDINANCE.


A0io CVNSs "a. Nu0y = ACOts
The Police Jury met this day in
regular session. Members present:
M. Billeaud, Jr., presiding, j. Ed
mOnd Mouton, Albert Theall. P. r.
Landry, j. H. Connolly and L. G.
Breaux. Absent: Valery Boudreaux
and Cornelius Spell.
BE IT ORDAINED by the Police
Jury of the parish of Lafayette in
regular session assembled, that a
jury of freehOlders consisting OF
the six resident inhabitants of the
parish of Lafayette, to-wit: Hugh
Hutchinson, Alexander Nj. Brous-
sard, Cleophas Chiasson, Ernest
SOnnier, o. A. BOudreaux and
Alexander Delhomme, ST., be and
are hereby appointed to trace and
lay out a public road of at least
. feet wide to the greatest advan-
tage of the inhabitants and as lit
tie as may be to the prejudice of
enclosures. and assess what dam
ages that any person may sustain
through whose land said road
may pass.
Be it further ordained that said
road to be traced and laid out by said
jury of freeholders shall start at the
southeast corner of the land of Olivier
Chiasson or at the eastern terminus of
the Rayne public road at said point
until said road to be traced and laid
out will reach and connect with the
public road running north from the
railroad crossing at Duson station.
There being no further business the
Jury adjourned to meet on the first
Monday in June at 10 o'clnck a. m,
as q board of reviewers.
FELIX H. MOUTON,
Secretary.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-06-05

I believe it was De Quincy who
said: None but a man of extraordi-
nary talent can write first-rate
nonsense" He was right. And he
might have added that none but a
man of extraordinary taste can fully
Times.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-06-05
Takinu No Chances.

o0arion, aged five years, was quar-
QBttned with the measles when q new
Aaby arrived at her auntie's next
door. A week later when taken to
rssit the little stranger her aunt, lying
bed, asked: Aren't you going to
SRss me, Marion?" NO. replied the
tate victim of the measles, 8" might
0ntoh what you have"
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-06-05
Word for Bachelors.

Very well, if bachelors are to be
taxed they will be entitled to make a
charge when they I'LL in" at dinners,
act as groomsmen and get up subscrip-
ton dances. Let them just try to tax
bachelors and see how society will get
On without them.-Kansas City Times.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-06-05
Novel Carnival Idea.

At a recent carnival at Grasensruen,
Austria, no admission tickets were
used, but everyone who entered the
theater was weighed and had to pay
one cent a pound. Several fat men
and women refused to mount the
scales.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-06-05
Boat,

Johnnie had taken a trip and cross
ed a large river. He saw a steamboat
for the first time. and On looking at
one boat going from him he ex-
claimed, when he saw the wheel:
Look at that beat with a rufle on the
back"
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-06-05
Outsiders Spoiled Sport.

4 pack of English foxhounds were
il full cry after a fox the other day,
and the field was having a fine run,
when. al at once, two sheep dogs
jumped ont, killed Reynard and ended
the days sport then and there. to the
general disgust.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-06-05
London Coroner. Kept Busy

Every year about 10000 Londoners
ere born, and 10000 die. 2,460 of the
latter meeting death by accident.
There are 1850 inquests in a year,
which cost $4,000, Of which over
SIS. 900 goes into salaries to the cor
0ners.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-06-05
Stucco LONG Known.

Stucco was known to the ancient
Egyptians, to the Greeks and to the
Roumanians. Its use was revived in
Italy In the middle of the sixteenth
century, and brought to England a lit
tie over 100 years ago..