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Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-05-02
TIE JUDGES TO TREES.
ShurtIeff College Freshmen VioIentl,
Resent Decision.

Upper Alton, H.. April 27.-Hav-
ing decided in favor of the sopho-
mores in the oratorical contest at
Shurtleff college Thursday night, the
decision being displeasing to the fresh.
men, Professor M. Mugan OF st.
Louis and E. NJ. Dey, general adyer-
Using agent of the Missouri Pacific
system, two of the three judges. were
seized by freshmen, tied to trees on
the campus and left helpless until
morning. Attorney Harold johnson
of st. Louis, the third Judge, who
rendered a decision in favor of the
freshmen, was not molested. Mugan
and Dey struggled for hours to free
themselves after being tied to the
trees. but to no avail. Before dawn
they were released and permitted to
return to st. Louis, chilled. and cha
grined
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-05-02
NEED NOT STATE
/ THE TRUE PRICE
ASSEMBLY KILLS AFFIDAVIT
BILL.
SALE PRICE KEPT SACRED
Present Law Requires Statement Of
True Consideration in Sales Of
Real Estate, but Assembly Refuses
to Vote for enforcement of the
Statute.
Madison, April u.

MiuloOli, Aplll ~.
A vigorous debate was precipitated
when the bill requiring an affidavit
that the consideration stated in deed
is the true one came up on a motion
to Indefinitely postpone and rec
ommendation by the committee on ju-
dietary to the same effect. Mr.. In
gram chairman of the committee, dis
scented from the report and waged a
fight in behalf of the measure. Messrs.
II. II. Thomas, Hebron and Kander
opposed the bill.
The supporters of the measure
pointed out that the bill was designed
to assist the state tax commission in
arriving at the true ratio of assessed
to real value of property so as to use
this ratio in the assessment of rail-
road property under the terms Of the
ad valorem tax law. They pointed
out that the practice of inserting
nominal and fictitious considerations
in deeds handicapped the investiga.
tons of the tax commission and de-
Pii'SQ lhCh Va Lie OppOi tUnlly vi
using the bulk of the sales of real es-
tate in Wisconsin as criterion to de-
termine the desired ratio. They sug-
gested further that the law contem.
plated no radical change of the pres
ent law, which requires that the true
consideration be stated, but simply
provided for a means of enforcing
that law by requiring an affidavit
The objections pointed out were
mostly local in nature and were based
largely on the assumption that the
stating of the true consideration
would subject property holders to in.
creased assessments by local assess
ors. They further argued that a
large expense was involved. in that
the records of all the registers of
deeds would have to be changed and
new ones acquired Immediately to
conform to the new requirements.
They said that the statement of the
true consideration was an unwarrant-
ed interference with private business
and did not favor the idea of any
body being able to pry into his neigh
boris transactions.
The vote on the motion to indefinite
| ly postpone stood 43 to SO for indef-
mite postponement
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-05-02

school child were debated again at
length in the senate. Senator Marsh
again presented statistics and medi-
cal testimony to show that vaccina-
ton was not an absolute preventive
lof smallpox Senators Browne and
Noble spoke for the bill but no vote
was reached
The supporters Of the Elver bill to
sterilize incurable idiots, imbeciles
and epileptics achieved victory in
the assembly by defeating the motion
to Indefinitely postpone the measure
by vote of "a to 6S. A two and a
half hour debate. spirited and exhaus-
tive, the feature of which was an hour
and half argument of much vigor
and showing special research by As
seuiblyman Elver himself. preceded
the roll CALL A motion to rerefer
the bill to the committee on judiciary
finally prevailed, and there 1t will be
taken up to eliminate alleged legal
imperfections.
Mr. Elver quoted from the national
census the following statement of the
increase in idiotic population in the
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-05-02
TWO MILLIONS
MORE FOR CHICAGO

Chicago, April 27.-John D. Rookie
feller, 1t was announced yesterday
has presented to the University OF
Chicago tract of land comprising
about 10 city blocks and valued at
81, OO0, coo.
The tract extends from Cottage
Grove to Madison avenues and with
this last addition to the buildings of
the university. it becomes possible
to carry out the building plan OF the
late President Harper.
Within the past 16 months, Rookie
teller has gwen 100000 to the uni
versity and the total of his gifts since
the founding of the institution
amounts to sl2.416.0o0.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-05-02
WORKERS LOSE HOLIDAY.
Plan for Children Fails Because Of
Ten Hour Law.

kenosha, Wis. April 27.-The state
labor commission has ruled against
the Saturday half holiday for child
workers In answer to a request from
several Kenosha factories. The Ken
osha plants had sought to give a
Saturday half holiday to all of their
help but in order to do this it was
found necessary to work an added
forty-five minutes each day. Assist
ant Factory inspector D. d. Evans of
Racine notified the factory managers
that this plan could not be continued
and that the state department world
insist that the law be enforced to the
letter and that no child under 16
years would be allowed to work more
than ten hours day.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-05-02

He always acclaimed his innocence
of the murder. He declared that IN
his absence from camp one of his
companions killed the others and on
his return attempted to kill him with
a Ratchet whereupon he shot the
man. Packer admitted that in order
to keep from perishing he ate some
of the flesh of one of the dead men.
He was released on parole in 1901
Packer was ca years old.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-05-02
HOLDS MEMBERS TO WORK CT
LEGISLATION.
WARDS OFF HOMESICKNESS
Fewer Absences Than Usua, at This
Season of the Year--Seventh Bal
lot in Joint Convention Shows 80
Change Nor Gives an Indication az
Result.
Madison. April p

Madison, April q.
The senatorial deadlock is NOT alto
gether = bad thing. 1t is serving to
keep the members here and az work
on the legislative stone pile. Every
session at this time absentees become
numerous and members try to avoid
attendance as much as possible. 1t
was said by a member yesterday that
the leading members ought to pre-
serve the senatorial deadlock in the
interests Of maintaining a quorum.
The last two weeks of balloting sim
ply established that the five leading
candidates are practically on even
terms. Nor is there anything going
around i'll the form of gossip to inu:-
cate how soon the break may be ex-
pected.
Seventh Ballot.
The seventh joint ballot taken at
noon yesterday showed no material
change In the situation. Twenty
members We're absent, the absentees
being Senators Brazeau, Browne,
Froemming, Hagemeister, Munson,
Page, Pearson, Randolph, Roehr,
Smith and Stondall, Assembiymen
Bancroft, Campbell, Coolidge, Hughes
Everett, MCGEE, Fred Peterson, Pick
art and Weber. Following is the
vote.
For Cooper-Senators Bishop
Burns, Lockney, Martin, Whitehead
Assemblymen A. S. Baker, Bell, Cleary
Curtiss, Estabrook, Luy, Morris, Nor
cross, Simon Smith, Sorenson
Sprague, John o. Thomas, Ties--1S.
For Esch-Senators Barker, Marsh
Morris. Noble, Assemblymen John +
Baker, Harring. Ingram, Jackson
Jones, Keppel, Mains, Marquardt, i
H. Miller, Nelson, Schauer, Wehrweir
1T
For Hatten- Senators Fridd, Sa i
born, Stout, Wilcox, Assemblymer
Hagen, Irvine, Kuckuk, Ledvina, Nett
eel, Perry, John Scott, C. F. Stout, =
M. Thomas-15.
For Lenroot-Senators Hudnall
Owen, Assemblylnen Ainsworth, Berg
Clausen, Durley, Kay, Kuep, Keyes
Kimball, Mcuregor, Mckenzie, J. P
Peterson, Roycraft, George e. Scott
Ekern-17.
For Stephenson Senator Bird, AS
-semblymen Cahoon, Cain, Disch, Fal
vey, Georgi, Hager Harrass, Hebron
Kander, Leroy, F. F. Mueller, Palmer
Reynolds, Roethe, Soper, Turner
Wellensgard-18.
Baensch-Senators Wolff am
Wright, Assemblymen Burke and Ku
basta-4.
Winkler-Senator Fairchild--1.
TarTant--Grassie-1
Bird-Senators Hardwood and Hust
lngs and Assemblymen Anderson
Bauer, Cernehan, Detling, Domachow
ski, Douglas, Elver, kindiin. -O'Neil
Potter, Rollmann, Schmidt, FREQ
Smith, Stewart-17.
For Observation-Disclosures Aid
ridge, Berner, Brockhausen, Thomp
son-4.
For Thompson Senator Rummel-1
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-05-02
Diekema Gets Smiths Seat.

Grand Rapids, Mich. April 2s.--Ger-
rit J. Diekema Of Holland, republi-
can, was elected to congress Saturday
over George p. Hummer of this city.
democrat. to FIJI the vacancy in the
district caused by the resignation OF
William Alden Smith, recently cho-
sen United States senator.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-05-02
AT sTEPHENsoN's HOME.
Dissstrot, Fire Causes a Loss Of
5000.

Marinette. Wis, April 2S.--Fire
which destroyed the barn. one horse.
four delivery wagons. three buggies
and many harnesses, belonging to T.
H. Schwartz Co, meat dealers, also.
imperiled many residences. The loss
is $4,000
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-05-02
MAN EATER, DEAD.
Was Convicted of Numbering His Five
Companions.

Denver, April 27.-The body Of Al
fred Packer, known as the man
eater" whose death occurred last
~ wednesday in a cabin in Deer Creek
canyon, was brought to Littleton yes
terday for interment Packer, who
was an army scout. started to guide
a party of five men from Salt Lake
City to New Mexico In 1873. They
becaTe lost in the mountains where
the snow was six feet deep, and
Packer alone survived. The bodies
of the other five men we're late.
found. One body was dismembered.
Packer disappeared. but was captured
In 1888. He was convicted of muir
dering his five companions and was
sentenced to 40 years imprisonment
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-05-02
Msiority y states to ParicIpate.

New York april 2s.-The National
Civic Federation announced that =.
governors had accepted the invitation
to appoint dictates to attend the ma
tional conference on trusts and com
binations to be held in Chicago May
1881.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-05-02

through, spoke in behalf of the resolu-
ton, and when the vote was taken it
showed "a for reconsideration and 80
against.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-05-02

Madison. April 25l-The efficacy OF
vaccination az preventive OF small
pox and the propriety Of the state to
reqcire the vaccination OF every
The Washington times., 1907-12-24
HOMEWARD HE WENDED
HIS WEARY WAY

Ferguson was vending his uncertain
way homeward. sOrely troubled In his
mind over the curtain lecture he knew
was in store for him. and casting about
for some means Of eVading it. Sudden
IL a bright idea was evolved from his
befuddled brain. He would slip into
the house and get quietly into bed with
out awakening his wife.
Accordingly he stole gently upstairs
carefully undressed outside the door,
and crept into bed, with his face to-
ward the outside
He mentally congratulated himself
upon his success thus Ear, and went
TO sleep.
When he awcko in tho morning ne
dared not look at his wife, and after
lying still for a few minutes. and not
hearing any noise from her. he con-
cluded she was still asleep
He then determined to arise very
quietly. carry his clothes outside the
door, dress there, and go down town
to business without waiting for break
fast He was successful in this, and
meeting the servant girl downstairs, he
said:
Eliza, you can tell your mistress I
expect to be very busy today, and
therefore 1 didn't stay TO have break
fast with her this morning.
Law, sirl" said Eliza. 'missUs went
away Yesterday morning to he- moth
ers, and said she wouldn't be back till
this evening.-Weelly Telegraph.
The Washington times., 1907-12-24
FLO IRWIN HEADLINER
xOR CHASE'S THIS WEEK

Fairly good on the whole, but weak in
one or two spots is the vaudeville bill
offered Christmas patrons at Chase s
this week. Flo Irwin and her company
in George AIDES farce. Mrs Peckham's s
Carouse,' dealing IN breezy Ade style
with the temlJers nee question, leaves
the audience IN a thoroughly good hu-
NOR and atones IL some other short
comlngs
Mr. and Mrs. Gardner Crane IN an
other comedy sketch, Am I Your
Wife" divided honOrs in the fun pro-
ducing line with Miss Irwin. Carlettar
who does a number Of spectacular con-
tortion stunts costumed as a crocodile.
as we'll as going through some Of the
customary turns. is --uly wonderful and
apparently deserves the characterize
tiOr OF the bOneless man.
Alf Grant and Ethel HOag 90 a con-
versational turn, which, while little
slow in warming the crowd up, finally
get everybody TO smiling, and they lert
the stage general favOrites.
The three I.eightcns presented but lit
tie new or different on their return en-
gagement, although one Of them does
some excellent clog dancing.
Hal Merritt does some clever cartoon
work end keeps I'D a rapid-tire talk Z
the audience and hin self as he works.
his act on the whole being quite divert
ing. Apdaie's educated animals did a
number Of the old familiar tricks, about
the only novelty being an educated ant
Reference should be made to the mo-
ton pictures which close the bill. Paul
Revere's Ride is one OF the best Vita
graph offerings Of the season
The Washington times., 1907-12-24
Edna in Many Escapades.

Sparkling with wit and abounding in
traEicaI situations and thrilling oM-
MAKES. the audience Al the New Acad-
eny last night found much 70 amuse
and entert. IN IN Edna. the Pretty
Typewriter" e melodraua 81 four acts
and ten scenes
It requires practically the entire sc-
ton OF the play 10 dispose OF Clifford
NARROW, villain, New York business
man. and employer and guardian OF his
pretty cousin Edna NARROW dies ''in
his boots in the last scene Edna falls
into the arms OF Dave Fairfax, the
young man from the West with a
mission. and the gallery gods yell with
delight.
Tom Boynton. a rolling stone, and
Edna's father. unconsciously starts the
trouble by striking a rich mining claim
IN the mining districts Of Mexico. He
is k,hcd by his second wife, who pro-
ceedC 20 New York pest haste to put
Edna out Of the way. She bargains
with NARROW Ito split the million" in
return for his cooperation The house
Of NARROW & Co., importers, being in
bad way financially, and NARROW be-
ing a crook by nature, and inclination,
the bargain IS struck, and the plot
thickens-
A realistic Mexican duel. Edna's es-
cape by jumping from the top Of a New
York tenoment to the top Of an elevated
train. and her leap for life, escape num-
Der two. showing the great automobile
race, are thrillingly realistic.
The Washington times., 1907-12-24
At TACKS ON WARREN
ANGER BOSTONIANS
Irving WinsloW Asks What
Has Become Of Right of
Free Speech.

BOSTON, Dec. 2A-Anti-Imperialists
who stiil hold their own among the num-
erous lists" that make Boston famous.
take violent issue with Secretary Of
War Taft for his attack upon Ffske War
ren, whom he called a disturber. Irv-
ing Winslow, a prominent member OF
Tie local society. said:
Mr.. Warren is not at present IN the
Philippines on thel business OF the anti
Imperialistic league. he is there simply
as private citizen. Mr.. Taft, how
ever, seems 70 take IL FOR granted he
has mach influence with the Filipino
assemblymen- In the same statement he
says that that assembly is conserva-
tive and moderate BY this Il IS fair
20 assume that Mr. Warren believes IN
conservative and moderate tactics 10 at
tain the end he thinks right"
I think the attack most Uuwa-rant-
ed, said WinsLOW. Since when
has it become wrong for an American
under American Government TO advise
people how TO obtain their freedom? d?
Where Is your boasted free speech2 Sec
retary Taft probably means all right
he means 70 give the FilipinOs self
government IN ten yearU, but we believe
they are fitted for self-governmeut now
ana are satisfied the majority Of them
want Il now"
The Washington times., 1907-12-24
QUEEN MAUD OF NORWAY
CLEVEREST OF ROYAL WOMEN

Queen Maud OF Norway has been de-
scribed as one Of the cleverest mem
bers of the British royal family. She
is talented beyond the average, reads
hard. writes both prose and poetry, and
speaks ftve languages fiuently. Thea
she knows many minor arts and crafts,
sews and spins well, can carve wood,
bind a book, take a photograph, knit a
stocking, play chess, and use a type
writer. And Queen Maud Is O. good
athlete-rides well. can sail a boat
pull an oar skate Cleverly. and has Of
late taken up the pastime of skiing
She IS also a keen cycllst, and may
often be seen wheeling about the lanes
near Sandringham. Children are one
Of her greatest interests. The stofy
goes that once, when a school class
was under examination for her amuse-
nnent, she took a shy little girl on her
kneo. and the child's answers instantly
showed marked Improvement The Sc
cret however. came out later on. when
the little one said to the teacher.
please, ma'am, the lady told me what
10 sax. "-Iat-RitS
The Washington times., 1907-12-24

and women look upon him as their
Exemplar.
Let Christmas bells ring their
most jubilant musicl Their notes
are golden as they sound the
achievements, the possibilities, the
Godwardness of humanity; and all
because 1000 y9ars ago in far-off
Palestine, in the City of David, was
born a babe, the first and best
Christmas gift to man; and from
which as an exhaustless treasury
have come all other Christmas gifts
that make rich and poor laugh and
the old feel young again.
The Washington times., 1907-12-24
Wallace! Wallace! Wallace!

Thirteen has no terrors for Mr.
Wallace, of Arkansas. To that num-
Der of the Congressional Record,
Vol. 40, he has entrusted three
precious gems Of oratory, three
mastery expositions of the true
principles of government, which
shall go laundering down the rever-
berating corridors Of time. This
triolet of fervid Demosthenian
eruptions, while nominalIy devoted
10 the tariff, income and inherit
ance tax, and good roads, sometimes
strays afar in the more pleasant
fields of humor, wit and poesy, runs
riot in romantic fancies and ever
and anon paints an epic picture of
the past or future.
1t will be admitted that the tariff,
TO which he first turns his atten-
tion, is a dry-as-dust subject, and
for man to find food there for his
Pegasus proves him to be resource
full, indeed Our hero finds it easy.
After having gently slapped the
Smart Set" on the wrist as being
a type "menacing to good times,
good morals, and good govern
ment;" after declaring that the far
mer is as much of business" man
as any in the marts, that when
"roused at midnight by baby's de-
mands, and with arms full o. AMI
mated kicks and squalls, he PAGES
the floor and blesses the hour he
was born" he is strictly in busi-
ness" after these and other mod.
crate flights of a fancy which NAV
be called almost whimsical al
times he rises to his final fight and
inspiring peroration;
Home OF the unpretentious citizen. en-.
vIroned with woodland and field. and
fragrance and freshness. and verdrre
and song-the ozone of life and viror.
Gus nature at every hand VIII
that vision before me I feel that the
dream Of more pretentious auguries for
the future must vanish-broken the
charm of their majesty and power-and
. from these nurseries Of public
virtue. shall come at last the industris-
fre edom Of this generation, the mora
eXaltation OF this people. and the sun
bright glory and safeguard Of this coun-
try. prolonged appIause-l
Turning now to his deliverance on
The Washington times., 1907-12-24
SAILING OF BIG FLEET
A GREAT EXPERIENCE

Shortly after the purpose to send the
fleet became known, and counter agita-
tiOn TO be made. had occasion 70 write
TO a British naval friend, and said TO
him then that. while had no clew 10
the motives Of the Administration. 10
seemed to me that a perfectly sufficient
reason was the experience 70 be gained
BY the fleet In making q long voyage,
which otherwise might nave 70 be made
for the first time under the pressure OF
war, and the disadvantage Of not having
experienced at least once the huge ad-
ministratiVe difficulties connected with
so distant an expedition by q large body
OF vessels dependent upon their own
resources. BY "own resources" must be
understood, not that which each vessel
carries in herself. but self-dependence as
distinguished from dependence on near
navy yards-the great snare Of peace
tim es. The renewal OF stores and coal
on the voyage is a big problem, whether
the supply vessel accompany the feet
or are directed 10 join from point 10
point. It is a problem of combination,
snd OF subsistence; a distinctly military
problem. To grapple with such ques-
tactics or target practice.
To this opinion 1 now adhere, after
having viewed the matter in the light
OF such historical and professional
thought and training as I can bring 10
It. Other reasons may have ConCurred; +;
Of this 1 know nothing. The one rea-
son. practice. is sufficient. II is not
only adequate, but Imperative. The ex-
periment-fOr such il is until Il has be-
come Xperience-should have bean
made sooner rather than be now post
pCned. That IL was not sooner at
tempted has been. probably. because
the growth OF the navy has only now
reached the numbers, sufficiently homo
geneous TO make the movements ex-
haustively OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Ameri-
i-aaz-
The Washington times., 1907-12-24
For This Relief, Thanks F!

II must have been with a deep
sigh of relief that the general pub
lie read the news published in The
Times yesterday, of the final dis
position of the case of Greene and
Gaynor. For nine long weary years
this precious pair Of rascals tried to
thwart justice by every means that
money could procure or the minds
of their legal advisers suggest.
With unspeakable affrontery they
seized upon every pretext, every
technicality for delay, evasion and
avoidance, while all but outspoken-
" admitting their guilt. The story
of their struggle against their ever
nearing fate filed the columns of
the press times without number,
till the papers had grown tired Of
the subject and their readers
awesry of the tale.
How strange IL IS that rogues
of wealth and ingenuity can so long
put off their day of reckoningl
What weakness is it in the law or
in the courts, or in the people them
selves that requires justice TO fol-
low such long and devious paths be-
fore reaching its goal? The trite
comparison Of cases like this one
of Greene and Gaynor with that of
the poor man who steals food when
he is suffering from hunger or has
a starving family will come up in
the mind. There seems to be some
deep-seated, inherent injustice in all
laws that works against the poor,
while the justice in them can be
lodged by the "rich malefactor."
But Greene and Gaynor have final
ly been compelled to surrender their
every defense to the slowly creep
ing prowess Of the law and the
courts, and that e. was better late
than never, all will agree. If we
cannot in all candor and truth wish
them a Merry Christmas we can GER
taialy extend the wish to the Su-
preme Court of the United States
and also our gratitude for giving us
one good reason for a Happy New
IeaI.
The Washington times., 1907-12-24
PRAISES OFFICER TAPSCOTT
FOR STOPPING RUNAWAY

In letter to Capt. John c. Daley- OF
the Ninth precinct, Charles z. Echro1n,
captain OF No. 10 engine company,
highly comuends Policeman Robert
Tapscott for his action IN stopping g
runaway horse at the risk OF his life,
Inc runaway, he says. occurred DeCem-
cer Is, the horse. attached 70 a delivery
wagon, running at fun speed down
Maryland avenue northeast Policeman
IapscOtt, who was mounted, gave chase
and caught ne animal, turning him into
Fifteenth street The street was crowd
ed at the time. says Captain Schrom.
and there would no doubt have been a
serious accident had fr not been for
the prompt action Of the policeman