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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-07-25
MEAT OR CEREALS.
A Question of Interest to All Care
full Persons.

Arguments on food are interesting.
Many persons adopt vegetarian diet
on the ground that they do not like to
feel that life has been taken to feed
them, nor do they fancy the thought
of eating dead meat.
On the other hand, too great con-
sumption of partly cooked, starchy
oats and wheat or white bread, pastry,
etc., produces serious bowel troubles,
because the bowel digestive organs
(where starch is digesteO, are over
taxed and the food ferments, produc-
ing gas, and microbes generate in the
decayed food, frequently bringing on
peritonitis and appendicitis.
Starchy food is absolutely essential
shown in the food "Grape-Nuts," where
the starch is changed into a form of
sugar during the process of its manu-
facture. In this way, the required
food is presented to the system in
pre-digested form and is Immediately
made into blood and tissue, without
taxing the digestive organs.
A remarkable result in nourishment
Is obtained; the person using Grape
Nuts gains quickly in physical and
mental strength. Why in mental?
Because the food contains delicate
particles of Phosphate of Potash OBJ
tanned from the grains, and this unites
with the albumen of all food and the
combination is what nature uses to re-
build worn out cells in the brain.
This is a scientific fact that can be
easily proven by ten days use OF
Grape-Nuts. There's Reason"
Read, 1.-THE Road to MELVILLE" in
pkgs.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-07-25
LIFE INSURANCE ACTIVITY.
The New York Lies Business Nearly
Up to the Legal Limit.

The New York Life Insurance Com.
pany announces that it's new paid
business during the half year just end
ed was over seventy million dollars.
AS the new law allows no life com
pany to write over one hundred and
fifty millions per year, it would ap-
pear that this company is working
nearly up to the limit. The New
York Life gained such Roadway be-
fore the law was passed and suffered
so little, comparatively, from the Arm
strong investigation, that the question
with it's management has been how to
keep business down to the limit, rath-
err than how to reach it. No other
company is writing nearly as much
as the law allows. The New York
Life has evidently become a pre-
ferred company.
The company's payments TO policy
holders during the six months end
ing June 80 were $21, 66O,761 1t is
interesting to note that this amount
was almost equally divided between
payments under policies maturing by
death and payments made to living
policy holders. Thus, while death
claims were $11,180626, the amount
paid for matured endowments, annu-
tiles, trust fund installments, for pur-
chased policies and for dividends was
$10,480,135. Modern life insurance, as
practiced by the best companies, en-
braces a wide field, and covers many
contingencies. 1t is money saved for
the aged, as well as money provided
for the families of those who die pre-.
maturely.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-07-25
important Work of LEGISLATURE.

ituPOTtdut WOTN OF Legislature.
During the 1907 session of the Wis.
consin legislature some of the bills
which were enacted into law are of
more far-reaching Importance than any
measures which have been considered
for years heretofore. One of the most
important is the public utility" meas
ure which gives the railroad rate com.
mission authority to regulate and con-
troll every public corporation in the
state. 1t is said to be the most COM
prehensive and drastic law of it's kind
ever enacted and its enforcement will
be watched with keen interest. Among
other bills passed of great importance
were the two-cent railway fare bill
and the life insurance measures. The
rate bill was vigorously fought by the
railway commission, Notwithstanding
which it becomes effective August Is.
The life insurance measures were
fought by the home company-the
Northwestern Mutual-as we'll as by
the large eastern companies. After
some concessions were made on both
sides the two more important meas.
ures were passed. One regulates the
mode of electing directors of life i'm
surance companies, practically prohib.
iting proxy voting, and the other put.
ting a limitation upon the expense
charges in policies. Other laws enact
ed provide that steam and electric rail.
roads must secure a certificate of
necessity and public convenience from
the railroad rate commission before
paralleling existing lines; creates a
state board of immigration; forbidding
the use of tobacco in any form by boys
under Is years of age in public places
unless accompanied by parent or guar.
dian; child labor" law providing
shorter hours for children employed
in many occupations and an educa-
tional test for children seeking per-
mits 20 work; and law putting the
national guard on the same basis as
the regular and volunteer armies.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-07-25
Thinks Expense Too Great.

Gov. Davidson vetoed Senator
Browns bill calling for inspection and
licensing of passenger boats upon the
inland waters of the state. The gov
ernor contends that the law is impos-
sible of enforcement unless the state
is put to great expense, as the COM
missioner of labor has not the force
to carry out the law. The executive
also vetoed Senator Fairchild's coun-
ty officer bill increasing salaries and
also increasing the number of depu-
ties, assistants and clerks, upon the
theory that such matters should be
left to the county boards under the
statutes.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-07-25
Longest Session State Has Known.


Final adjournment of the longest
session of the legislature ever held in
Wisconsin was reached at 10:15
o'clock on the night of July 16, all
business having concluded and the
last measure reported by Gov. David
son as being disposed of. The ses-
sion convened on January and has
continued for 1S9 days, exceeding by
q days the session of two years ago,
which up to that time was the long
est session ever held in the state A
total of 6S3 acts were passed, Gov.
Davidson attaching his veto to &c
measures. The resignation of Sena-
tor John G. Spooner and the election
of his successor contributed several
weeks to the length of the session.
Just before final adjournment the
governor sent to the assembly mes
sage vetoing bill No. 932A relating to
inheritance taxes. The governor says
that the bill is defective in that it
amends a section of the statute which
does not contain the section numbers
as adopted by the bill. The bill is We
toed, however, on the ground that it
would entail large expense in en-
forcing it, would deprive the state of
it's fair share of taxes collected under
the act, and provides an excessive
fine for violation of the law. The
present law allows the county in
which the inheritance taxes are col
lected to retain five per cent. of them,
and the bill increases this to 20 per
cent. "The large percentage Of the
taxes authorized by this bill to be re-
tanned by the counties WILL" the gov
ernor says, seriously reduce the
amount to be received by the state
from inheritance taxes and lessen it's
revenues to an extent to which l am
unwilling to give my approval at this
time. Under the provisions of this
bill, the increased percentage author
lied to be deducted by the counties
would also apply to the payment of
taxes which are now in the process Of
collection and which amount to a
large sum. Several estates are in liti-
cation at the present time involving
inheritance taxes amounting to many
thousands of dollars. This litigation
has already cost the state about $1O,-
900. IL it is successful, the counties
under this bill would receive one-fifth
of the sum collected. / feel that this
would be unjust to the state"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-07-25
Win Point in Wisconsin Fight.

The life insurance companies scored
an important point when they sue
ceeded in inducing the advocates Of
the so-called reform" insurance bills
to call one of the measures from the
enrolling committee and amend it SO
as to clarity some of its provisions.
This was the bill limiting the expense
loading to one-third of the net single
premium on an ordinary life policy in
surfing the same and sum issued at the
same age. The companies made their
final plea before the governor against
enactment of the bills into law. A
dozen insurance companies were rep
resented.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-07-25

moves from Atlantic waters. This
would bring the armored cruiser fleet
to eight in all.
Other Ships Available.
In addition to the armored feet
there are numerous cruisers and. gun
boats which are available for war pur-
poses.
The following table shows the total
naval strength of America and Japan
with the number of vessels built and
building. The table does not include
vessels over 20 years of age, unless
they have been reconstructed since
1900. Transports, GOLFERS, and auxil-
iaries are also eliminated from the
count:
limited States
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-07-25
Has Executive pisapprovaI.

A bill meeting with the executives
disapproval was No. 415S, introduced
by Senator Hazelwood, providing that
superintendent of schools in districts
of between 5000 and 5000 inhabitants
shall receive a salary of not less than
$500, and in districts of more than
5000 inhabitants not less than 5000,
and 500 for stationery, postage and
printing in districts Of less than 5000
inhabitants and 5000 in districts of
5000 inhabitants, together with actual
travelling expenses. The governor We
toed the bill because he believes it is
an unnecessary encroachment on local
government and because 1t attempts
to increase the compensation of an Of
ficer during his term of Office.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-07-25
Sq0 NEW U S. CRUISER ST LOUIS DE

Pacific are the magnificent new ar
mored cruisers West Virginia, Colo
RADIO, Maryland and Pennsylvania. The
main battery of each of these big
cruisers consists of four eight-inch
guns and Ia six-inch rapid-fire guns,
but there is a secondary battery made
up of fully two-score quick-fring guns
that could do terrible execution at
close range. Each of the ships car
ries At officers and $50 men-one of
the largest ships companies in the
United States navy.
Next In Importance to the armored
cruisers in the new Pacific fleet are
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-07-25
Not Comfortable.

I'm going off into the mountains
this summer and get close to the
heart of nature" said the dreamy girl.
Il once went off into the mountains
to get close to the heart of nature"
said the matter-of-fact man. Il sought
the woods and lay down close to her
throbbing bosom. But I found she was
full of red bugs and other penetrating
insects. So I arose and gloomily
sought the artificial city,
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-07-25
Complain of Valuation.

Representatives of the principal rail
roads operating in Wisconsin ap-
peared before the state tax commits
sion and complained that the commits
sion's preliminary valuations of their
property was too high and the valua-
ton of the general property of the
state, upon which the average rate of
taxation is based, was too low. The
representatives 81 the Chicago &c
Northwestern and Chicago, Burling-
ton & Quincy especially protested
that the valuations of the property of
their companies were too high.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-07-25
REPRESENTATIVE OF AMERICAS STRENGTH
Belief Prevails That in Event Of War, the Sail
ors of the Mikado Would Have Met Their
Match in the Men on Board the Splendid
Warships Of Uncle Sam---Austrian Military
Expert Still Sees Menace in Japan's Action.

the particularly up-to-date protected
cruisers st. Louis, Charleston and
Milwaukee. Each is 424 feet in length
and &C feet breadth, with displace-
ment of upward of 10000 tons. In
speed they are the equals if not supe-
rior to the armored flyers, and each
carries three dozen officers and in the
neighborhood of 700 men. Of course
these vessels do not carry any
"barkers" of very large caliber, but
each has IA of the always effective
six-inch guns and great array of
three-inch weapons and smaller shoot
ing irons.
Types of Vessels.
There are six distinct types of YES
sells in this battleship armada. In the
table they have been grouped in the
types to which they belong:
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-07-25

Our naval force on the Pacific coast
and in far eastern waters now con-
sists of the following vessels:
Nebraska, battleship ready for service
Wisconsin, battleship; ready for ser
vice.
Oregon, battleship; ready for service.
Monadnock, monitor, in service
Wyoming. monitor; in service
Monterey, coast defense; in reserve
California, Srmored cruiser; in COM
mission.
West Virginia, armored cruiser: in COM
mission.
Colorado, armored cruiser; in commits
sion.
Maryland, armored cruiser; in COM
mission.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-07-25
MAY FIGHT Two.cent Fares.

1t cannot be ascertained what the
attitude of the railroads will be in
reference to the new two-cent fare
law. Those most active along politi-
cal lines to secure the passage of the
bill express the view that the railway
companies will not contest the meas
ure and will conform to its require
ments. Others state that the roads
will begin suits in the courts to test
the validity of the act. The members
of the railway rate commission refuse
to discuss the matter.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-07-25
Three Vetoes Sent In.


Gov. Davidson sent three more
vetoes to the legislature. The bills
which failed to meet the execu-
tive's approval We're: No. 295S, intro
duced by the senate committee on jul
dietary, providing for the retirement
of justice of the Wisconsin supreme
court after reaching the age of 20
years and having served continuous
for 20 years. No. 326A, introduced by
Assemblyman Elver, requiring ordin-
ances passed by common councils to
be referred to the people for approval
on petition of ten per cent. of the
electors of the municipality con-
cerned; and No. 9S9A, introduced by
the assembly committee on fish and
game, requiring nonresident trout fish
ermen to take out a five dollar license
to fish in nine counties in the north
western part Of the state. The SUI
preme court pension bill was in
tended for the benefit of Chief JUS
tice Cassoday, if he desired to avail
himself of it. Members who were
afraid the chief justice might take i'm
mediate advantage of it and Gov. Dav-
idson would appoint some one in his
place who would not be acceptable to
them, had the bill amended providing
that it should not go into effect until
the day before the expiration of Chief
Cassoday's term. Gov. Davidson We
toed the bill principally on the ground
that he was opposed to the principal
involved in it.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-07-25
Vetoes Sent in.

Among the governors vetoes -
veto message of Senator Sanborn's
bill seeking to amend the statutes re-
lating to the general powers of cor
porAtions. The bill was known as
senate bill AT, and was designed to
include the electric railway corpora
tons. Gov. Davidson vetoed the bill
upon the theory that it permitted
the organization of holding companies
to secure absolute control of the cleo
trio lines of the state and further that
it was in restraint or competition.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-07-25
Bobby's Viewpoint.

The theater was brilliant with COL
ored lights and overlooking with a
gay commencement throng. The
stage was crowded with a class of 200
boys and their teachers. Among the
graduates was John, the big brother
of little Bobby, who was surveying
the scene with bullying eyes. He
snuggled up to his father and in a
stage whisper asked:
Papa, isn't it nice that so many
people came to Johns commence
ment?"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-07-25
Lower Rate of Taxation.

The total Increase in the prelim-
mary valuation of railroad property in
the state this year over last is little
more than $17,OOO,0OO. The average
rate of taxation is less this year than
last, being $1095 per $1,000 Of valua-
ton as against $11.38 last year. Tax
Commissioner George A. Kingsley, of
the Wisconsin Central, asked for re-
duction in the assessment of the prop
erty of his company. The commission
will announce the final assessment of
the railroad property for this year
within the next month.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-07-25
State Civil Service Officers.

Former Secretary of State Thomas
J. Cunningham, of Chippewa Falls,
was elected chairman of the Wisconsin
state civil service commission. He
succeeds Dr. S. e. Sparkling, of Madi-
son, who was reappointed when his
term recently expired and who was
succeeded by Attorney Charles E..
Buell., of Madison. The commission
deferred action on the election of a
chief clerk to succeed James e. Sex
ton, of Madison, who recently resigned
to become assistant state fire marshal.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-07-25
A Trouble Maker.

Towne-The other day helped your
etching
Browne-Don't mention Dudley to
me; he's no friend of mine.
Towne-Why, he told me he was 60
ing to send the etching as a present
to you
Browne-So he did and my wife
made me rearrange all the other pic
lures in the parlor to make room for
it and I'm not done yet.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-07-25
State Capital Notes
Weekly Budget Gathered by Our
Special Correspondent at Madison.

Madison.-Gov. Davidson signed the
Hagemeister stock and bonds bill and
it was officially published, thus put
ting it into immediate effect The
governor signed a score of bills.
Among them were the bills increasing
the salaries of assessors in the city of
Milwaukee from $3.50 to $1,000 year,
providing for a charter convention
for the city of Milwaukee on the Sec
ond Monday of next January or any
othee date that the common council
may fix, empowering the common.
council to regulate and license meat
markets in Milwaukee, and giving the
two judges of the court of Milwaukee
county equal authority in the appoint
ment of subordinates. The Turner
two-cent passenger fare bill did not
reach the governor. The committee
on engrossment could not get it ready
to be reported to the assembly and
hence it had to go over.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-07-25

500 guns daily. The shot works in
Toxic alone have an output of 600
shells and shrapnel for field guns.
Similar intensiveness is exhibited in
the government factories for artillery
fuses, pioneer material, etc.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-07-25
Rate Chairman Out.

John Barnes has resigned as chair
man of the Wisconsin railroad rate
commission. Action was provoked by
the legislatures passing a two-cent
fare bill after the commission had or
dered 21a-cent rate.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-07-25

Pennsylvania, armored cruiser; in COM
mission.
South Dakota, armored cruiser; near
ing completion.
mission.
Milwaukee, protected cruiser; in com
mission.
Charleston, protected cruiser; in COM
mission.
Chattanooga, protected cruiser; in COM
mission.
Cincinnati, protected cruiser; in COM
mission.
Galveston, protected cruiser; in COM
mission.
Raleigh, protected cruiser; in commits
sion.
Chicago, protected cruiser; in commits
sion.
Boston, protected cruiser; in conmis-
sion.
Yorktown gunboat; in commission.
Concord, gunboat; in commission.
Helena, gunooat; in commission.
Wilmington, gunboat; in commission.
Annapolis, ,yunboat; in commission.
Princeton, gunboat; in commission.
The Combined Fleets.
The combined fleets would there
fore comprise:
q battleships.
armored cruisers.
monitors.
coast defense.
protected cruisers.
gunboatS.
1t is more than likely that those two
new and powerful armored cruisers,
the Tennessee and Washington, will
accompany the battleship fleet if it
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-07-25

While recent events
seem to have set at rest all idea Of
war at the present time between
Japan and the United States, there
is little doubt that the situation has
been viewed by both governments in
the most serious light That Japan
in her diplomatic notes had assumed
a tone Of arrogance, seemingly calcu-
lated to arouse American resentment,
is admitted, and the gathering of the
mighty fleet to carry the stars and
stripes to the far Pacific is undoubt-
eddy looked upon by the world as a
dignified warming to the eastern en-
pire that the patience of the United
States has a limit
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-07-25

Looked for War at Once.
When the announcement was made
that the navy department had de-
cided to send the Atlantic fleet to the
Pacific a well known navy officer
was asked what, in his opinion, would
be the outcome of this oversee trans
fer of 16 battleships. "The chances
are" he said, chat Japan will seize
the Philippines and declare war be-
fore the fleet has been one week at
sea. The serious blunder was made
when the battleships that were sta
toned out there were Withdrawn. In
stead Of Withdrawing them the force
should have been gradually but un-
obtrusiVely augmented"
The heaviest hitters among the de-
tenders of the stars and stripes on the
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-07-25
Hens and the Garden

If you have come to the conclusion
that your hens owe you half a living,
be sure to collect the other half from
the garden
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-07-25

Regulars in Cuba ..................... 1880
Regulars (others en- route, etc)..... LIST
Total NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 5S,36S
State militia III, 29S
UnOrganized militia ............... IL, 500, 1853
BY "unorganized militia" is meant all
persons in the United States subject to
military service when called upon.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-07-25
strength of Japan.

Owing to the secretiveness of the
Japanese it is difficult to obtain the
exact figures of that nations military
strength, but the following is believed
to be approximately correct: