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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1907-11-14
Prohibition and Politics.

Chicago Record Herald
A correspondent raises the question
as to the influence which the Prohibition
party as political organization has
had upon the recent great extension of
prohibitory laws. He wants to know
how many states are dry, or partly
so, and what the politics of governors
or legislators in those states are.
A list of the states that are dry" or
partly dry" would be practically a
list of all the states in Che Union. So
rapidly has the movement been spread
ing of late that it would be difficult to
keep up with the facts were it not for
the prohibition leaders, who provide
ever revised tables of the status. When
Oklahoma enters the Union and the
Georgia law takes effect there will be
five prohibition states. In Tennessee
there are no saloons outside of four
municipalities. In Kentucky only four
counties are wholly wet, and only -
out of ll9 have any saloons at all. In
South Carolina most of the state is dry,
and elsewhere the county dispensary
system prevails. In Alabama there are
twenty-seven dry counties. In Ohio
/, lao out of 1876 townships and 60 per
cent of the municipalities are dry.
And so it goes.
In the South, where the prohibition
movement has been notably strong,
the Prohibition party is exceedingly
weak. At the last presidential election
ten southern states from Virginia to
Louisiana east II, 53l votes for the Pro
hibition candidate, and more than half
of these We're in Kentucky. Leaving
out Virginia, Tennessee and Kentucky.
there We're only l,65l Prohibition votes.
There are no state officials in these
states belonging to Prohibition party.
Even though the anti-hquor move
ment in the southern states has come
about without any activity of the Pro
hibition party a. political organiza-
ton, it would not be safe to hold in too
low esteem the work of that party in
the North and West, 1t is the rule in
America for third parties to secure
.neir results indirectly. The credit they
IRE entitled to for results is not easy to
estimate. But really that is an unim-
,ortant matter. The Prohibitionists
will be just as well pleased with prohi- |
,itior laws even = they h2vo had roth
ng TO do as an organization with secur-
ng them.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1907-11-14
now LUMBER FORTUNES HAVE
BEEN MADE.

The bounty of the federal Government
had left holes in its land laws through
which six logging teams could be driven
abreast. and very dull Spectator il
would be who would not have driven
his team in. Inscriptions men went
beyond the law by collecting and hiring
men to use their individual homestead
and other rights on rich timber already
spied out. In earlier days loggers even
went so far as to cut right and left in
Government timber without permission.
Doubtless big fortunes were acquired
by these unlawful means without any
retribution. State lands in Wisconsin
and Minnesota were shamelessly stolen
by means of corrupt legislation. But
such undo greed was not necessary to
the easy getting of great timber for
tunes. Men of moderate means, keeping
wholly within the law, disappeared into
the woods, kept quiet as to their oper-
ations and came out millionaires. TWEEN
ty-tve years ago Il took no prophet, if
he knew anything about timber, to tell
that the purchase of good pine at going
prices was a safe investment. A supply
surely and rapidly diminishing and a
population surely and rapidly increasing
gave. security to the venture. 1t was
really no venture at all. 1t was a GER
tainty. Men who HAD bought Northern
pine in the Lake States at a few cents
per thousand and had sold or sawed
thcj~ holdings till cents turned into dol
lars, went to the Gulf States or to the
Pacific Coast and with the wisdom of
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1907-11-14
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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1907-11-14
NECESSITIES.

There can be no doubt about the fact
that necessities are going up. Havana
cigars are much higher than they were.
Good whisky is dearer.
The price Of champagne apparently
remains the same, but this is only APP
parent. The corkage is more, the tips
are more, and anything that goes with
it is much higher than it was.
High living has almost doubled. 1t
simplest bat as it did. An ordinary fir
tation, leading to nothing at all, has in
creased nearly so per cent in cost.
Speculation is higher than it was 1t
is getting beyond the means of all ex-
cept multi millionaires to gamble in
Wall Street.
Divorces are higher. Even the com
monest kind of divorce is more than
the average man can afford.
Appendicitis which at first was pos
sible to people in moderate circum-
stances is now something we can only
dream Of
Hot-house violets and grapes, other
mems wives, desirable SCANDALS, French
chauFeurs, and in fact all necessities
recognized as such, viii soon be out of
the reach of all.
Indeed. if we keep on we shall soon
all be reduced to leading respectable
lives - life
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1907-11-14
A HARD CUT IN WAGES.

Milwaukee Free Press.
When the North Western railroad
people want to reduce expenses, as they
feel justified in doing at the present
time, they cut the pay of their section
hands from 81. so to Sl.35 day, and re-
duce the number of hours work in their
shops. The first cut ought not to be on
such wages as are paid to this class of
labor. There are bigger salaries higher
up that might be clipped without any
resultant suffering. In fact, the pay of
everybody else should be cut before that
of the dollar and half man is. He
needs all he has been getting if he is
going to live.
Fifteen cents day would not be con-
sidered much Of an advance in the pay
of lis president, or of its general
manager, or of its local superintendents
or engineers in the cities only about
SAC. 80 year. A man already getting a
good salary would send such an advance
as that back to the company, if he
dared, but it is vital natter to the
section man with a family to lose SAC. so
from his pay. 1t means giving up more
than man likes to see his family lose.
1t means, if not absolute hunger, de-
NAL Of every luxury. The common ne
cessities Of a family with an income of
$l.50 day become Injuries to the same
family living on the reduced pay of 81. IS,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1907-11-14
WING SHOOTING.
II Cannot Be Taught to Hunters by
Reading Books.

Wing shooting can no more be theo-
retically taught than can riding. slSat-
Ing, sailing a boat, milking COW or
playing the violin, Practice and perse-
verance in this as In all field sports,
can alone make perfect, while the most
persistent effort even then often fails
to make "crack shot" Certain rules,
however, must govern the beginner,
which, If observed, will materially aid
him In becoming an expert.
When a novice takes the field for
game he is very apt to become flus-
tered, or ratified" at the critical mo-
ment when the bird Is flushed. and
then he will stare open mouthed, and
wonder how 1t happened. This often
occurs in the field. and the tyro invari-
ably has some plausible excuse to Of
rer. His gun was not cooked" he
"stubbed his toe just as the bird rose
or some equally weak explanation Is
made, or else he lays all the blame on
his dogs, whose thoughts. could they
put express them, 1t would be interest
Ing to interpret.
Inc best wing shooters do not close
one eye in aiming, nor do they follow
the bird In its flights with the muzzle
OF the gun, but closing one eye is ad-
mittedly better than tightly shutting
ooth, as many Young would be sports
men have been known to do.--James
W. Dixon In Recreation.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1907-11-14
KNEW HER GRAMMAR.
The Landlady Wrote Correctly and
Was Not to Blame.

A London gentleman advertised for
apartments 1T fashionable watering
place and received many replies. He
pitched upon one chiefly because it
mentioned splendid sea view and,
as ii was not convenient for him to
leave his business to see the apart.
ments, he closed with the offer by
post, sending a substantial deposit.
When the time came for him to take
his holiday he duly arrived at his
destination and was surprised to lind
that not IA glimpse of the sea was OBJ
tainable from any window Of his
apartments.
Il thought you said there was
splendid sea viewf' he said angrily
to the landlady.
80 there is, sir" replied the land
lady, drawing his attention to a picture
on the wall, n really excellent painting
of the sea.
'Why, you-er-er- What do you
mean by such swindle?'' gasped the
gentleman. Il meant view of the
real sea.
"Oh, did you, sirf' coolly said the
landlady. IF you will refer TO my
letter you will see that | distinctly
stated there was n splendid sea view
In the drawing room. Had meant
view of the real sea | should have said
there was a splendid sea view from
the drawing room. | cannot think how
an educated gentleman, as you evil
IDENTITY are, could have made such an
egregious error"'-London Tit-Bits.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1907-11-14
Are You Interested in Stock and
Farming?

When The New York Tribune Asso-
citation six years ago decided to estab-
fish the New York Tribune Farmer,
non-political, national journal, to be
devoted to every branch of agriculture
and other interests of the farmer and
his family in every part of the country,
men of the highest authority in every
branch of farm work and stock raising
were secured as writer's.
Success has crowned the move. The
Tribune Farmer is now among the most
valuable publications for the farmers
home.
1t is dubbed with the Mineral Point
Tribune the two for $l.90.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1907-11-14
Wagner's Childlike Hsppines,

while IN London in 1855 Wagner
TOOK a walk every day ia Regents
park. There at the small bridge over
the ornamental water would he stand
regularly and feed the ducks, having
previously provided himself for the
purpose with a number of French rolls.
rolls ordered each day for the occasion.
ihere was swan, too that lame in
Tor much Of Wagners affection. 1t
was regal bird and fit, as the master
SAID to draw the chariot OF Lohenrr,n.
Inc chiIdllkc happiness. full to over
moving, with which this innocent occu-
patlon iilled Wagner was nm Impress
I'VE sight never to be forgotten. II was
wagner yon saw before Won. the nat
nrai man, affectionate. gentle and
mrthfu!-From Ferdinand Praeca-s
Wagner as Knew Him"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1907-11-14

lumber experience and the dollars of
sugared-off deals, bought heavily into
rich and ridculously cheap timber. The
sensational timber fortunes have been
made within the past twenty-five years.
and nearly all these within the past ten
years. From 1.-THE Lumber Industry
of America" by Milton 0. Nelson. in
the American Review of Reviews for
Novemhar
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1907-11-14
Advertised Letters.

j. V. Collins, Mrs. d. W. Clark,
j. Alroy, Ethel Mills,
NJ Butler, j. Frank Wilson,
Mrs. A. R. jackson, 1916 Church st.
Nov. Ia, 1907. N. T. MARTIN, P. M.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-10-20
DINNER IN HONOR OF
NEGRO CHURCHMAN
Bishop Potter Risks Southern Dis
pleasure to Entertain Colleague
Prom Africa.

Richmond. Va. Oct. 1s.-Mr. and
Mrs. Potter. who have leased a resi-.
dence here during the general conven-
ton OF the American Episcopal
church. last evening entertained at
dinner Bishop Ferguson. OF Africa.
the only negro entitled 10 a seat In the
house Of bishops at the convention.
The dinner given in honor OF the
African bishop In the heart Of the
south. has been the subject Of consid-
cradle comment.
Bishop Potter. in an interview today
regarding his entertainment Of Bisnop
Ferguson. said:
There Is nothing strange In that.
III wager two shiliings the bishop
Of Louisiana would have accepted an
Invitation 70 meet Bishop Ferguson II
I had extended d 20 him." he said.
turning to the Louisianian. wouldn't
you. bishop
The bishop from Louisiana replied
in the affirmative and Bishop Potter.
turning TO the reporter. said.
4 knew H."
The bishop of Louisiana. when ap-
preached on the subject. answered in
a perfunctory and preoccupied sort ~
wSy. 4 am a southern man." he
added. -and the conditions there are
Ear different than in the north"
He seemed much aggrieved that his
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-10-20
CENSOR HANOICAPS
RUSSIAN NEWSPAPERS
Cryptic Tales of Robberies Puzzle for
Gentle Reader.

Odessa, Russia. Oct 19.--Newspa-
pers In Odessa are now edited under
difficulties. The new governor, Gen.
eral Nowlekij. is determined to pre-
vent details OF crimes committed In
the city getting into the papers and
has Issued an order that names Of per-
sons. places and even amounts OF
money concerned in the frequent cases
of outrage and pillage, shall be rep
resented In the newspaper reports by
the letter n. and no other way.
Paragraphs in the newspapers Civ
ing this class OF news have thus be-
come extremely cryptic Here are two
specimens.
''Hoodlums whose names have been
given as n, n and y, attacked Count
y as he was walking down n street
robbing him of n roubles He was
conveyed TO n hospital in an uncon-
scious condition"
"A burglary has been committed at
Ms house in n street, where a flat
rented by Mr.. n was stripped Of all
valuables."
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-10-20
ARMY BALLOON
ENDS LONG
VOYAGE
LANDS IN WEST VIRGINIA
AFTER 20 HOURS IN AIR
Aeronauts Gathered in St.
Louis for Bennett Cup Con-
test Expect to Exceed Won
derful Record Established.

IBy Morning Journal special Leased wire.l
st. Louis, Oct. i9.-The remarkable
flight Of Aeronauts J c. Mccoy and
Captain Charles De Forest Chandler.
in the army signal corps balloon No.
10. which broke the record establish
cd by Lieutenant I.ahm. has set new
standard FOR aeronauts who viii par
llcipate In the International balloon
contest which begins here Monday
When the news was received here
today that Mccoy and Chandler had
landed safely after a flight Of over
tweniy-one hours In which they COW
cred distance approximated az AS
miles. there was a general feeling az
relief and deep satisfaction ia aeron-
autie circles here. For time Il was
feared that owing TO lack Of tidings
from the balloonists they had met
with some mishap, but the record they
established has apparently no damp
ening effect on the other aeronauts
viii will strive for the bennett cup
Monday and several have announced
that thoy expect TO exceed the distance
traversed.
According 10 the announcement of
the officials IN the aeronautic contest.
the contestants may compete for only
one nrlze--the James Gordon pennett
cup. now held by Lieutenant Frank =.
Iahm. the announcement that sew
eral aeronauts had entered their
names IN the contest for the Lahm
cup, offered by the Aero club Of
America, with the expectation Of oom-
bining the two races caused tine con-
test committee az a meeting today 20
adopt a resolution declaring that no
contestant In the Bennett cup race
should at the time enter for any other
event.A
This limits the International contest
10 an endeavor. to exceed fAeutenart
f.ahm's record for the Bennett trophy.
which he made In covering 402 miles
from Paris 90 Byling Dnlcs. England,
last year Had the I.ahm entry been
allowed, the aspirants for the Bennett
cup would have had 10 exceed the
distance covered hv Mccoy and Chan
dler There will be a race for the
Lahm Gun during the contest week,
and should any aeronaut exceed the
distance travelled by Mccoy and Chan
dler. who have won the trophy. they
viii lose possession OF the prize
No trial ascensions were made to-
day. as all the balioonists were deeply
engaged in preparations for the con-
test of the coming week
Horace b. Wild. who won the dlrig-
able balloon contest last June under
the auspices OF the Aero club OF Chi
cago, and who will compete here
Tuesday. arrived today.
Captain Charles Yeager, OF ohama.
who will pilot the airship Comet In
the aeronautlc races, also arrived to-
day
Tonight the aeronauts were tender
ed a banquet by the Aero club OF 81.
Louis.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-10-20
.PITTSBURG COMPLAINS
OF HIGH PRICE OF FOOD
Suit Filed In Federal Court Alleges
Dealers Discriminate Against Town.

Pittsburg, Oct 19.-Attorney A. n.
Anderson today filed in the federal
court an amended bill in equity in the
fight being waged here against the
high price of food stuffs and the al
legged discrimination against certain
dealers by the various produce asso-
Citations throughout the country
The new bill is much larger In its
scope than that filed recently by w.
f. Arbour against the Pittsburg Pro-
duce association. BY the new bill. all
the persons who formerly were men-
toned as having been placed on the
alleged blacklist OF the trade assOcia-
tion have been made complainants in
the case, and many OF the largest fruit
growers Of the country. together with
all the railroads leading into Pitts
burg. are defendants.
Among the concerns named as de-
PENDANTS are the National Produce
Distributing company. California
Fruit Growers exchange. the Interna-
tlonal Apple shippers association. the
Eigln Board OF Trade and John Pitt.
their Pittsburg agent
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-10-20

intense satisfaction that he sam u
the Islands today and found ihem
quieter than ever before IN their his
tory. He was glad the essembly had
been established and hoped Il would
take over some of the responsibility of
the government. He said to capital
lists and others loo1ing for Franchises
and concessions that anosher power
had arisen in the land and THAI here-
after they must come to the assen-
bly, with their requests. He had no
doubt the assembly would carefully
consider all questions affecting the
welfare OF the islands. that II would
not only look out for the interests u
the people. but would welcome With
illbeality the investment OF foreign
capital absolutely necessary TO the de-
velopmert OF the Philippines. The
existence of the assembly would
strengthen the hand Of the guvern-'
ment. and the government was anxious
and ready 20 help the business nres-
perity Of the islands in which the peo-
pie themselves We're quite as much
interested as the merchants
This was the beginning % a periol
of prosperity. the speaker asserted,
and he thought that under. II every
body would be happy and cpntented.
II had been charged in the rasi that
the government had not had proper
sympathy with the American mer-
chants In the islands. but this was not
true. There could be no prosperity
in the Philippines for ANYBODY unless
there was prosperity for the Filipino
people. and when prosneritv came Il
would be divided among all who had
The courage to invest their capital and
work with energy
The secretary declared that he was
not ashamed Of anything ia the islands
and urged the Americans here 10 make
every effort TO bring the Filipino peo-
pie 70 a realization Of their wonderful
opportunity. He he'd heen to the Phil
ippines three times already and he
hoped in another two years TO visit
the islands again, but then he probably
would come as a private citizen.
Mr.. Taft was greeted VIA cheers at
the close OF his speech. This afternoon
Secretary Taft laid the corner stone
OF the first school building 60 be
erected In Manila under the American
t'gime. He delivered saor' address
to the principals of the schools.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-10-20
SAN FRANCISCO
HAS BRIGHT
PROSPECTS
SCHWAB TO SPEND
MILLION IN SHIPYARD
City Cannot Help Succeeding
Declares Steel Magnate Who
Believes Labor Troubles viii
Ultimately Be Settled.


San Francisco. Oct '19.-Charles M.
Schwab addressed large gathering of
the most Influential men of san
Francisco at noon today in the board
room of the Merchants exchange. His
subject was san FEancisco's Indus
trial Situation and Her Commercial
Future"
The most important OF the direct
statements made by Mr. Schwab was
that after looking the ground over
carefully he has decided not only u
continue the Union Iron Works, but
to modernize that ship building and
structural plant at a cost of s1,000,-
600 or more and enlarge its capacity
Of output. This announcement threw
his audience into a turmoil of hand
clapping and cheers Mr.. Schwab de-
clared that the conditions of the in
dustrial warfare existent In San Fran
cisco can not survive; that the un-
usual and abnormal scale of prices for
labor imposed by the unions on cap
ital In this city must fall that conf
dence as between themselves and in
the integrity of the courts must be re-
stored amongst the people of San
Francisco; that he Is not an enemy
to organized labor. but is opposed to
the way in which labor unions are
administered today; that San Fran
cisco cannot help succeeding. and that
this city has before II future great
er In industry and commerce and
economical achievement than in its
past
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-10-20
MARKED BILLS
AS TRAP FOR
GRAFTERS
SUSPECTS RELEASED
UNDER HEAVY BOND
Folks Successor in St, Louis
Has Clever Plan to Catch
CounciImen Under Suspicion
of Bribe Taking.


st. Louis. oct. l9.-The two mem
bers of the house of delegates, Fred
Warner and f. w. Priesmeyer who
were arrested last night in the coun-
ell chamber on the charge Of having
received bribery money to secure the
passage of an ordinance permitting
the erection OF a garage on Delmar
boulevard by Henry Ascher appear
ed in the criminal court today and
gave bonds in the sum of $4,000 each
to answer TO any charge that may be
returned by the grand jury.
II is stated that on advice from
Circuit Attorney Sager, Ascher gave
Warner and Priesmeyer five marked
$l00 bills. Ascher said he gave the
marked bills a few moments before
the bill authorizing him to erect a
garage was taken from the committee
and passed by the house OF delegates.
The marked bills were deposited to-
day at the City National bank by
Samuel Weisman, a tailor and profess
sional bondsman.
Soon after the bank officials noti-
fled Circuit Attorney Sager that the
bills could be obtained at the bank,
and he Immediately recovered them.
Weisman was taken before the
grand jury after having refused to
throw any light on how he came in
possession of the marked bills when
questioned by the circuit attorney.
Priesmeyer denied any connection
with the bribery. while Warner de-
,lined to make any statement what
over.
Ascher is a defendant In police
court on a charge OF erecting a gar
age without a permit. II was because
Df the prosecution in police court that
he sought to get relief through the
assembly.