The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-04-26


still further investigation at the or
der of the court. Under the present
railroad rate law such a power Or
right is denied a community
Senator Husting has prepared sub.
stitute to the Leroy bill expressing
the Democratic idea. 1t empowers
common councils Of cities in which
these public service corporations are
located to fix the maximum rate for
service AS there are but twenty-four
Democrats this bill is doomed.
Case of John F. Dietz.
The legislature may take a hand in
adJudicating the Dietz case. For over
three years John F. Dietz Of Cameron
Dam had defied the federal. state and
county authorities. Bench warrants,
subpoenas and criminal processes have
been issued to be served upon him,
but at no time has any officer been
able to serve them. With his log
house for fort and with every mem
Der of the family adopts with the rifle
officers of the law have been afraid
to go near Cameron Dam, and one dep
uty was shot by Dietz and left in the
woods to die. He crawled several
miles on hands and knees to a lumber
where he recovered.
Assemblyman Weber, Social Demo
crat, of Milwaukee, has introduced g
resolution that provides for the ap-
pOintment of two senators and three
assemblymen to investigate the whole
affair and report to the legislature
The resolution was precipitated by
an Indictment against Dietz returned
by the grand jury of Sawyer county.
Upon the basis of this report it is be-
ieved Governor Davidson will have
sufficient warrant for the ordering out
Of the militia of the state to capture
Dietz, who, according to a recent Opin-
ion of the attorney general, is in
armed rebellion against the state.
Anti-Saloon People Jubilant.
The anti saloon adherents are jubi-
liant at the prospect Of the easy pass
age of 4O3 S., known as the "half-mile
limit bill. The measure seeks the re-
mOval of all saloons within a half
mile from the university of Wiscon-
sin. 1t is championed by the Anti
Saloon league, the university authori-
ties and a portion of the Madison
common council The joint commit
tee hearing on the bill was held
Wednesday afternoon. Prof. L. S.
Smith Of the university acted as chair
man of the delegation appearing in
behalf of the bill Prof. e. A. Ross
told the committee that in all the col
lege towns with which he was famil-
lar there was none which granted
more latitude to the saloons than Mad
ison, and in no college towns were
there saloons lining the path from the
city to the university except Madison.
The next speaker was Attorney T.
G. Richmond of Madison. He said:
eff I were the attorney for the brew
ers of this state | should advocate the
passage of this bill. [ would do this
because if this mild bill receives the
opposition Of the brewery interests the
sentiment Of the people of the state
will be aroused until more radical
measures would be demanded"
Others Who Were Heard.
Ex-Mayor w. d. Curtis, f. w. Hall,
Rev. e. G. Updike, Madison, and SUI
perintendent I. NJ. Hare of the Anti
Saloon league were also heard in ia
vor of the bill, while Charles E. Lamb
and Henry Fauerbach, for the Fauer
bach Brewing company, and Carl
Hausmann for the Hausmann Brew
ing company presented the arguments
for their side. Senator Hagemeister,
q member of the committee, is brew
er from Green Bay.
Popular sentiment in Madison has
been strong in favor of the bill, and
last Sunday night a great mass meet
ing attended by 1000 people was held
in the university gymnasium to urge
the passage Of the measure. The speak
ers were Senator George B. Hudnall,
Assemblyman and University Regent
Pliny Norcross, Prof. B. III. Meyer and
Rev. e. G. Updike. Spurred ON by
this expression of public sentiment the
Madison city council has still further
WIO0Iou luc ulSlIICC IOI
saloons in the university wards. 1t is
freely predicted the senate bill will
have easy passage through both
houses. No legislature in years is
known to be SO friendly to legislation
restricting the liquor business as the
one now in session.
''CIean TOweI'' Bill Killed.
The Barker "clean towel bill, re-
curing that hotels provide long sheets
and two towels in each room, passed
the senate, but was slaughtered in the
assembly. 1t was urged by its OPP
ponents that the bill would require
cheap boarding houses to conform to
the practice followed by the better
class of hotels. which are as a rule
scrupulous in their conformity to these
and other sanitary. methods.
That there is already enough ''prac-
teal politics" abroad in the state was
= ground ,Iropd leading TO the killing