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The San Francisco call., 1907-03-08
WOULD CONFUSE ISSUE

Quite regardless Of the merit or lack
of merit of the Commonwealth amend
ment. its adoption by the Assembly
could but serve to confuse the voters
and the presence of two proposed
amendments on the ballot would logic
ally enough give rise to a fear that
the party was playing fast and loose
with it's platform pledge. The action
of the committee was consistent and
in the interest of fair play. After
weeks OF discussion and pickering the
two houses agreed upon an amend
ample power on the next Legislature
to enact a comprehensive and adequate
direct primary law. If the Common
wealth amendment were good. as 1t 10
not. placing it on the ballot would IN
evitably result in confusion IL 1t did
not deter many voters who are very
much in earnest in their demands for
relief from corporate and corrupt ma
chine domination of political conven-
tions and party tickets from voting
on the question at all
Forty I'VE years ago today the Gov
ernor OF California signed a bill carry
ing an appropriation OF $4,000 for the
establishment OF a State Normal School
at San Jose. Today Governor Gillett
signed Senator Marshall Blacks bill
carrying an appropriation Of $2s0,o0o
for the rehabilitation OF the institu-
- - ~.oSo-t1-v s+a-+e5 ,,oa-1~ Le1% .
century ago He also signed today
the bin carrying $4,000 for the Agnew
Insane Hospital
WOMEN IN CAPITAL FIGHT
While the male citizens OF Sacra-
mento have grown hoarse denouncine
a 'highbinder" Legislature for passinR
the capital removal bill and the Gov
ernor for signing the offensive measure
it has remained for the women OF the
capital city to inject little real humor
into the sadly strained situation The
local chapter of the women's Christian
Temperance Union has taken cogni-
zance of the unkind things said about
Sacramento. it's water and it's people
by Senator willis and other Legislative
orators and oficialIy INDUCED in the
retort courteous. These good women
have agreed TO do all IN their power to
drive out the saloons. which they say
derive a large portion OF the revenue
from legislators 10 the end that the
solons' reasoning powers are impaired.
The 1audab1e purpose OF the temperance
workers is set forth in caustic resolu-
tions adopted by the local branch as
follows:
'Whereas. A number OF politicians
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INDEX OF THE
SAN FRANCISCO CALLS
NEWS TODAY
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FRIDAY. MARCH s, 1907
WEATHER CONDITIONS

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The San Francisco call., 1907-03-08
.BELSHAW PLAN
FOR PRIMARY
IS REJECTED
Assembly Committee Deems
the Held-Wright Amend
ment Sufficient
SIMPLIFIES THE ISSUE
Two Propositions on Ballot
Might Give Rise to
Unjust Suspicion
PLEDGE IS UPHELD
Sacramento Women Take
Hand in Capital Removal
and Score Solons
By George A. Van Smith
CALL HEADaUARTERs.

1907 EIGHTH STREET.
SACRAMENTO, March THE Com
monweaIfh Clubs direct primary constf-
tutiOnal amendment. which the Senate
passed as a personal compliment to
Senator Charles Beishaw OF Contra
Costa, its sponsor, was rejected by the
Assembly committee on constitutional
amendments today.
The adverse report OF the Assembly
committee probably VIII be atseked. but
the better opinion Is that the committee
will be sustained and the Republican
party permitted to go before the people
with the appearance of good faith by
submitting but one direct primary con-
sfItuti0nal amendment. The Held,
Wright amendment was by the action
of the Senate caucus made a party
measure after II had been unanimOusly
passed by the Assembly and thoroughly
threshed out I'm comparison. with the
Commonwealth amendment before the
senate committee on elections and cleo
ton laws.
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Mayor SChn1itz Pleads mot Guilty" Of Extortion
Direct Primary Issue Will Be Squarely Presented

NN ednom
IVA Coroner Walsh
his inability Abe Ruef CRATER
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-08-09
The Great State Fair.

The Wisconsin State Fair, the great
est of all state fairs, will be held at Mil
waukee Sept. to 3D., opening on Mon
day and closing Friday.
Theapremiums offered this year show
a great advance over former years. For
the products of the farm a total of
S28, 800 is offered and for speed events,
for which the Wisconsin State Fair is
becoming so famous, prizes aggregating
S27 800 are offered.
In connection with the Fair there has
been provided great variety of enter
tainment features for each afternoon
and evening The evening show at the
Fair has come to be one Of the distinct
features of the great annual exhibit and
the State Board has this year contracted
for mammoth spectacular fireworks
event, entitled "The Siege of Moscow"
which will exceed anything ever before
attempted at the State Fair.
The Wisconsin State Fair is the great
event of the year for the entire common
wealth of Wisconsin and should be at
tended by the greatest number of peo-
pie possible from all sections OF the state,
particularly the farming communities,
as the Fair is the annual exhibit of their
efforts on the farm and displays all their
output of cereals, fruits, vegetables, cat
tie, horses, hogs, sheep, the dairy, cheese
factories and every product identified
with agriculture.
Remember the dates, September 9-l3,
the second week of the month, and make
plans to attend the Fair and be present
during the entire week.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-08-09

Montgomery Wants Permission to Build
Interurban South From Madison.
Pres. F. w. Montgomery of the local
street car company has launched new
attempt to secure interurban rights from
Madison south towards GAINESVILLE.
Under the new law Montgomery does
not have to go before the city council at
all. Chapter 564 of the laws of 1907
places the power to grant such rights in
the hands of the railway com mission,
and Montgomery has filed his petition
asking for the right to build his road
with that commission. The application
is filed in the name of the Southern
Wisconsin Railway Company which is
the latest corporation name of the Mad
ison street car system. The proposed
line would begin at the present terminus
of the local street car tracks in south
Madison; from thence it will run to Nc
Farland and Stoughton,
The state railroad commission has set
Septem Der q 10 o'clock in the forenoon
as the time when arguments for and
against the petition can be made. The
hearing will be held in the Office of the
state commissioner in the capitol. Ar
guments for and against granting petit
ton will be heard No franchise is ask
ed for under the new law.
No definite period of time over which
the rights asked for shall extend, is
specified nor need be specified under the
new law. Ii the rights asked for are
given they will hold as long as the cor
poration obeys the state laws.
Under the new law if Mr.. Montgomery
can show that there is public conven-
fence and necessity" in building the line
between Madison and Stoughton. and if
no one else can show that there is not
public demand or need for the road, the
commission is empowered to grant the
right asked for. Mr.. Montgomery has
prepared charts and blueprints showing
where he proposes to build his line. Any
city, town or person may show why
there should be changes in these details.
And if Mr.. Montgomery can not salts
factorily oppose the suggestions the rate
commission can order such changes in
ail.-Madison Journal.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-08-09
Found His Goods.

Mr.. Tellefson of Rockdale, whose store
was broken into some time ago, was in
Jefferson Sunday and inspected the arti-
cles found on the two men arrested at
Jefferson Junction, mention OF which
was made in our last issue, and found
one article that he could positively iden-
tify as taken from his store. Other arti-
Giles are similar to the ones he lost, but
owing to the absence of an identifying
mark could not positively say the arti-
cles are the ones stolen from his place.
His cost price mark on one article makes
him positive as to that. Warrants have
been sworn out against the men in Dane
county and they will be taken to the
Madison jail at once. AS Rockdale is in
Dane county the hearing will be there.
Jefferson Banner.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-08-09
Caught Robbing Farm Houses.


After robbing several homes in Foot
vile and Evansville Saturday and Sun
day night, Thomas Fratrina, Spaniard,
who cannot speak word of English,
was captured Monday in corn field by
enraged farmers, led by Chief of Police
Broughton and Deputy Gilman of
Evansville. The burglar had on his per-
son the stolen cash, jewelry, and certi-
ficate Of deposit for $500 taken from the
home of Walter Judevine. Now the au-
thorities are at loss how to deal with
the prisoner because no one in the neigh
borhood can be found who can speak
Spanish.
The stolen plumber was all found upon
his person and there is practically no
doubt as to the guilt of the prisoner.
Saturday night the Footville home OF
E. S. Parmley was entered and So cash
and two rings stolen. Sunday night at
Evansville the home of Henry Austin
was entered and S7.25 in cash stolen.
Then the burglar entered the home of
Walter Judevine and stole $3.50 in cash
and certified check for 1925. All three
robberies were not discovered until day
light and then Chief Cal Broughton and
Deputy Gilman started north from Ev-
ansville to look for some clue.
Near Brooklyn farmers wife inform
ed them of strange man who had
passed early in the morning walking
along the railroad track. They followed
this clew and finally located their man
in hiding in corn field where he was
made to throw up his hands.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-08-09
Base Ball Talk From Fulton.

The single men are now thoroughly
convinced that the married men dare
not play the deciding game of the series.
The married men asking US not to talk
through the papers in order to spare the
public, we think, made mistake; he
meant to save himself" in the eyes of
the public. We understand that if we
will get one good ball player who says
we are entitled to another game, the
married men will play. 1t will be hard
to find one who will say that two games
complete series, when each team has
game. We are at least sure of one thing
having been told that we have been
more gentlemanly in our writings,
From our Fulton correspondent.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-08-09
BIG PICNIC The BEST EVER.
TWENTY-FIFTH ANNUAL T. A. g. b.
PICNIC MEETS EVERY EXPECTATION


Best Races Ever Given. The Track Rec
ord Broken.
With satisfactory attendance, favor
ed with perfect weather, and a program
of entertainment that satisfied the peo-
pie, the Father Mathews T. A. & B. So
ciety have every reason to feel that their
18th annual picnic was success. The
record shows that there were 5000 paid
admissions, aside from the children,
members of the society, horsemen and
and stockholders passes to the park, so
conservative estimate places the at
tendance at fully 5000 people.
The rain of the night before was time
ly IN allaying the dust, clearing the at
mosphere and giving an ideal day for an
out of door entertainment. At an early
hour people from the country began to
arrive and every train augmented the
crowds, so that by the time the process
sion of the T. A. & B. Society and Cadets
formed for their march to the Driving
Park the streets were filled with out of
town guests.
The first event at the grounds was a
Harlan. Next came the balloon ascen.
sion of Prof. Richards, which furnished
an exciting bit of adventure not down
on the bills. It was to be "a double par
achute drop from the clouds" but the
balloon had scarcely been sent into the
air and not over thirty feet from the
ground, with the professor hanging head
downward from his trapeze, the sustain
oil fo
The parachute did not have time to open
in such manner as to fracture his
wrist. The balloon then shot rapidly
up with Prof Thomas and when it reach
ed the proper height his parachute was
released and he came gently to earth but
in alighting he came down upon the
back of a cow feeding in field near by
and falling from her sprained his ankle
So the opening feature Of the day was
not without its excitement.
A very interesting ball game followed
between Beloit and Whitewater teams
that occupied the balance OF the fore
noon, ending in score of to in favor
of Whitewater.
There were seven entries for the best
single driving horse; l.. G. Whittet was
awarded 1st, J. Griffiths End and W. T.
Pomeroy 3rd. The other entries were:
Johnnie Cruise, Ell Kelley, DR.. Mccarthy
and N. Kelley. For double teams, Mrs
Dr. Hyland of Stoughton was awarded
first: Nathan Kelly of Albion, End, and
Frank Boss of Fulton, 3rd.
1t is generally conceded that the race
program furnished the best series of
races ever given in Edgerton. There
was a big field of horses present and
every race was closely enough contested
to keep up the interest throughout
Holm l. Fisher acted as starter and
nasIag- ed THUGS from the stand so there
were no long waits or unnecessary scor-
10y rhe folio wing is the summary OF
the races.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-08-09
Card of Thanks.

To those who so kindly assisted dur
ing the death and burial OF Mrs. VIM
Clifford, and for the beautiful floral trib-
utes, we wish to express our sincere
thanks.
VIM. CLIFFORD AND FAMILY,
Jos. KELLER AND DAUGHTERS.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-08-09

Approaching the kindly efforts of rel.
atives and friends during the sickness
and death of my wife, l desire to return
my heartfelt thanks.
HENRY HUMPHREY.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-08-09
Obituary.
MRS. HENRY HUMPHREY.

MRS. HENRY HUMPHREY.
After an illness of several months
Mrs Henry Humphrey departed this life
at o'clock in the morning of August 1st
at her home on Albion Prairie.
Susan Emma Crandall was born in
Westerley, r. l., August 5, 1856. When
nine years of age she came here with her
aunt, Mrs. 0. P. Saunders, with whom
she made her home until her marriage
to Henry Humphrey, Sept. 6,.1S74. They
then went to live on farm on the Prai-
RE, which has since been their home.
The deceased was faithful, loving wife
and woman whose sterling qualities
earned the respect and confidence OF the
community.
A husband and her aged aunt, Mrs. 0.
p. Saunders, are left to mourn her loss.
Funeral services were held Saturday
afternoon at o'clock, Rev. Blenkinsopp
officiating. A large number of sympath-
izing friends gathered at the home to
pay the last tribute of respect.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-08-09

The 100 yard dash foot race was won
by J. Wilbur of GAINESVILLE, with John
Trainor, End. In the Is yard dash Hen
ry Morrissey was 1st; Lamont Girard
2nd James Mccarthy, 3d.
Knute Knutson, at Royal hall was pre-
sented in most creditable manner to
the players and pleased the large crowd
present, something like an eighty dollar
house. At Academy hall about three
hundred tickets were sold to the dance
and those who enjoyed the windup of
the days program there stayed until
near the morning hour.
The receipts from all sources have not
been totaled yet and as soon as they are
and bills paid the Reporter will publish
the net proceeds of the day.
Tobacco Notes
Mr.. G.. w. Spitzner of New York
passed few days of the week in this
state taking hurried survey of the
market conditions. He returned home
Tuesday morning.
Chas. Shannon of Westby visited rela-
tives here for short time this week
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-08-09

tWolVo, III Is WHOLLY UdtIor Oh lnulVlQu-
al opinion as to which is the ''singiest"
and the most whistled. They include
"The Tale of a Belgian Hare" 1.-THE
Bellies of Bartlesulle," When the Lights
are Turned Down Low" The U. S. For
Me-" They range in theme from the
serious to the comic, from sentimental to
patriotic. Bessie Bennett has furnished
good verses while Jerome Travers' music
is of the kind you carry from the play
house and hum on your way home.
Seats on sale Wednesday, August H..
A sixteen month old child of Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Hakes, residing on the
COPYRIGHT place just west Of town, was
so frightfully burned that it survived
but a few hours Thursday forenoon.
While the father was at work in the
field and the mother had gone to town
on an errand, two of the older children
got hold of lamp which they filled with
gasoline and placing it on the stocp in
front of the child proceeded to light it..
The explosion that instantly followed
scattered the burning fluid over the
child's clothing. It's screams brought
the father from the field who succeeded
in putting out the flames but not until
the clothing was about all burned off
the babe and the flesh exposed to the
blaze deeply burned. DR.. keenan, was
called, but the little one was past all
help from a physician and died shortly
after in great agony. Burial services
took place the following day.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1907-12-06
PpJMOTING AMERICAN
\ TRADE in The EAST.
How German Exporters are Pro-
posing to Accomplish 1t.

/ A Berlin dispatch reports that"
is hoped" from the visit of American
Treasury officials to that country in
the way of promoting American trade
AS the steamship service is already
ample 1t is as plain as a pike staff
that the only way for Germany to in
crease her sales to this country is by
reducing prices. Germany is at no
disadvantage under our Tariff laws as
compared with other counties, althoug
the United States is at great disadvan-
tage in German under the Tariff laws
Of that country. The special competi-
ton of German manufacturers is with
Americans in the same line. Now,
the Germans are quite willing to re-
duce prices to a point which will dis
place American goods. provided that
they are permitted to sell at good
deal higher prices at home. -
Unfortunately, that, under our laws
cannot be done. The price at which
goods are sold in Germany Is the price
on which the same goods must pay du
ty on entering the United States. Hith
erto those laws have been enforced.
What lis hoped" by the Germans from
the visit of our Treasury officials" Is
that hereafter they shall not be en-
forced but that by juggling with the
"regulation"-which are prescribed by
the Secretary of the Treasury-it shall
be made difficult or impossible to
place before our appraisers the evil
dence that importotions are under
valued. Reliance is placed on our ex-
cutive departments to defeat, by chang
of the regulations" the effect of the
law. We suspect that they have some
reasons for hope" We wish they
had not. We favor the enforcement
of the letter and spirit Of the laws
national, state and municipal-and If
they are not satisfactory they can be
changed. If the American people want
Free-Trade or lower Tariff, let them
change the laws, but until they are
changed they should be obeyed-even
if by their violation trade" can be
promoted" by substituting foreign TO
domestic products.-San Francisco
Chronicle"
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1907-12-06
THE TRUST and The
TOBACCO GROWERS.
Under Its Operation the Return
TO Farmers Less Than TWen-
ty Cents a Day.

From time immemorial tobacco leaf
had been sold in the tobacco-raising
regions at the free competition OF buy
ers. There was never any quoted price
for tobacco as there is for wheat or
cotton, but the farmers brought their
tobacco 10 market and the buyers were
wont to bid for 1t. The Trust has
changed all this, for now in great
part of the tobacco region there is but
one buyer. The Trust makes the price
what it pleases, and the farmer must
accept this price or take his tobacco
home again.
Under the operation of this system
such tobacco as for years had brought
in a free and open market six TO eight
cents a pound sells for three cents a
pound or less. The land that had for
merly produced SIS to 5000 an acre nov
Yields less than half of it's former re-
turns, and a distinguished Kentuckian
has calculated that in his State be-
cause of the operation TO the trust, he
returns to the tobacco farmer are less
than twenty cents a day forhis Ia
In four of the countries of Europe
that twenty cents a day for his Ia
Dor.
France, Italy, Austria and Spain-to'
bacco is a Governments business anc
these four Governments buy in the
United States every year about one
million pounds of tobacco. The Trus
arranged with the buyers for thes'
Governments that they should have
certain fixed territory in the Soutf
in which they might buy without op-
position provided they should buy notl
ing outside of that territory.
When this arrangement was made i
destroyed the last chance of competi
ton and gave over the producer bou
to his despoiler.
Against these conditions the farmers
of the South have protested to the
courts, for every step in the Trusts
proceedings has been wholly illegal anC
specially prohibited. Yet the law hal
never been enforced upon this Trust
nor has the Government until lately
given it any greater heed than is in
vilved in some feeble, quickly aban
doned nquires.-Charles Edward
Russell, In the December Everybody's.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1907-12-06

wear and the following fall when M
husband told me that freight trai'
of wagons was going back to aknsa
City, and that we would return II
wanted to go. In less than two hours
I had packed everything for star'ihs
"In Kansas found the border war
far (civil war; in progress ana COZ
ditions changed. a
"In 1862 we went back to our no.
IN Colorado. Here we lived gre
through the hardships and excite
Of frontier life. Kit Carson the 80
Colorado scout was friend OF
band and many time have ~
to him telling his experiences. "a
1.-The Indians were troublef 49,
several times we took shell
fort. Never did / expect So,
and railroads in my new
ten years after our secon -
taking the stage twenty ~ -,
was able to reach a r'ou
~
Gnu ~ A.. ..wn hey sprung up
like magic and witt -
we had many neighf . ~
I'll, r.var ,get.
snip -. =, thirty-five years
ago and / make NM
-. Jeen we'll and strong
| colorado and have no
s,n0o - " and keep house for
i"' " ne the family are away
IN case of sickness.
81 have m - q, =
D ,ified hickory wood and is
pie - day for its purpose as the
day WI ;,
razor c. -
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1907-12-06

country according to calculations made
under the direction of the Forest Ser
vice. The railroad paid $50.000,OO0 for
ties In 1906, and used timber equival-
emit to the whole product Of 100000
acres of forest.
The average. price paid was 4S cents
per tie. Approximately three-fourths
of the ties were hewn and one-fourths
sawed.
Oak the chief wood used for ties,
furnishes more than "A per cent, nearly
one-half of the whole number, while
the Southern pines, which rank second
contribute about one-sixth. Douglas
fir and cedar the next two with ap-
proximately equal quantities, supply
less than one-fifteenth apiece.
Ten per cent Of the ties purchased
were treated with preservative either
before they were purchased or at the
treating plant of the railroad company
At least ten railroad companies are
operating their own plants for the pre-
servation Of their construction mater
ial.
With nearly 100000 miles Of railroad
tracking and approximately $500 ties
to the mile. there are over SOO,OO0,0OO
ties constantly subject TO wear and de-
cay. The railroads report that in the
form of ties cedar lasts eleven years,
cypress ten years and redwood nine
years.
OF the many forms in which wood Is
used ties are fourth in cost, sawed lum-
Der being first, firewood second. and
shingles and laths third. 1t has been
calculated that the amount of wood
used each year in ties is equivalent to
the products of 100000 acres of for
est, and that to maintain every tie in
the track two trees must be growing.