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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-11-29
800 Acre Farm

We also have fine farm in Martin Co.,
Minnesota, of 800 acres with woven wire
and barb wire fencing; this is a fine,
first-class stock farm with flowing we'll
thereon; the improvements alone are
worth from $4,000 to $4,000. School
house one-fourth of a mile from the
farmhouse, rural free delivery running
past the door, with telephone service.
81 miles from two railroad stations; land
has all been plowed and can be plowed.
$1,000 of first payment will be required
and balance may run from 5 to 10 years
with interest at per cent.
PRICE $4,000
Any and all communications may be ad-
dressed to the
BANK OF POYNETTE.
42m3 POYNETTE, WIS.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-11-29

Paul A Halverson of Union and Miss
Margaret Whey Of Porter have taken
out licenses to we'd.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1907-04-22
DONORS Z TO CAMPAIGN FUNDS
SHOULD BE KNOWN.
AND THE RECIPIENTS, ALSO
Bryan Urges Passage of Law by Con-
qress Providing for Public DecIara-
ton of All Campaign Offerings
Would Make Violation Punishable
s:j criminal Offense.

New York, April IA resolution
intended to secure the publication OF
contributions made to the republican
and democratic committees at the last
national canvass, was offered yester-
day at a special meeting of the ma
tional publicity law organization. 1t
was entirely unexpected and caused
IA lively discussion. The resolution,
which was offered by Alexander
Troup of Connecticut, a member OF
the national democratic committee, re-
quested the chairman and treasurer
of the two great parties who served
at the last national campaign to make
public comprehensive statement as
to how the campaign funds were
raised. The attitude of President
Roosevelt on campaign contributions
was brought into the discussion by
Troup's- insistence that the president
should favor throwing open the books
of the last campaign, as well as those
of the coming national contest.
ITroup's attempt to secure immediate
action on his resolution failed and the
memorial was referred to the execu-
tive committee.
William j. Bryan, the principal
speaker at the meeting, urged the PAS
sage of a law by congress providing
for pubic declaration both by the
donor and recipient of all campaign
offerings. He wanted all violations
of this law punishable as criminal Of
lenses. BY this means alone he held
could secret contributions, given for
sinister purpose. be stamped out, and
a great hindrance to honest politics be
overthrow. Other speakers were
samuel Gompers, president of the
American Federation of Labor and
Governor Edwin Warfeld of Mary
land.
Plans were former for renewing
the efforts at the next congress for a
publicity of national scope.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1907-04-22
WISCONSIN LAW MAKERS

Madison April 11.-By a vote of II
to s the senate concurred in the as
sembly resolution to change the con-
stitution so as to increase the pay CT
members of the legislature from $500
to $1,000 per session. Senator White
head was the only one to SPEAK on
the matter, briefly stating his reasons
for opposing it. He said that the
proposition was manifestly fair one,
that $500 does not recompense a mem
Der fer the time and expense involved
in serving as a legislator, but he ex-
pressed serious doubts whether the
doubling of the allowance would cause
the state TO get any better men to
make the laws than now, and he
thought the class of Legislators would
be lowered rather than raised. The
vote was as follows:
For $1,000 salaries-Senators Bar
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1907-04-22

from an American stock that had sur
vived disaster. but this is a mere
idea at present-a hypothesis in need
of more data than we have at hand
to corroborate it before 1t can be adj
vanced with any ~egree of scientific
certainty"
ere have not been lacking those
who believe that the craze of the hui
man race was in America; but
scientists generally have deprecated
t.lis claim on the ground that among
the prehistoric remains of animals
found in this country no trace has
ever been discovered of any form APP
preaching that of the manlike, Or an
thropoid, ape from which the human
race is believed have sprung.
Years ago certain "sculptured anthro-
poid ape heads" were found in the
valley of the John Day River, Oregon
and for time it was claimed, on the
basis of this discovery. that the pres
ence of the anthropoid ape on this
continent in some remote era was
proved Subsequent Investigations,
however, showed that the sculptured
Images found in Oregon. were intend
ed to represent seals instead of apes.
thus leaving the theory without cor
roooration, and, by inference, COR
tirming the belief that the human
race came into being somewhere IL
the Old World.
The Nebraska skulls remain I'M
questionably the most primitive trace
of man as yet discovered on this con
tlnent, and when ,-ey are subjected
to more extended analysis by the
scientists OF this country and Europe
it is reasonable to suppose that they
will be the means of shedding a much
needed light on the question of the
origin of human life In America.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1907-04-22

paca, the senate killing the resolution
to this effect after debate. The
vote by which the resolution was re
fused concurrence was as follows:
| For Investigation Barker
Bishop, Fridd, Hudnall, Husting,
Marsh, Morris, owen, Page Rummel,
Sanborn and Wilcox-12.
Against investigation-Sena
Bird, Brazeau, Browne, Burns, Fair
child, Froemming, Hagemeister, Haz-
elwood, Marsh, Martin, Munson, No
Bile, Pearson, Roehr, Smith, Stondall,
Stout, Whitehead, Wolff and Wright
20.
Senator Owen and others said that
where there was SO much smoke
there was likely to be some fire and
they advocated Investigation upon the
theory that the facts ought to be
probed and made known finally. The
requirements for entrance to the uni
yersity abolish all foreign language
quirements for entrance to the uni
yersity was reported for non-concur
renee.
The attempt to have the Barker
hotel bill, designed to produce more
sanitary conditions in hotels, recon
sidered failed in the assembly after
a short discussion, vote by a vote of
IS to 81 against reconsideration
The comparative negligence liabil-
ity bill, with some amendments was
recommended for passage. The bill
provides that the elements of negli-
gence enters into actions for personal
injuries to the extent that the jury
shall determine which negligence
that of the employer or the employee,
is responsible for the accident and in
jury. Men employed in shops are
excepted from the operations of the
law The bill which prescribes a
form of deed for the reservation of
life estates was also recommended for
passage. The committee on educa-
ton reported for adoption the Grassie
resolution calling for instruction in
practical politics in public schools.
The state superintendent of public
instruction is requested to issue a
text book to be used for the practical
course in civil government contem-
plated by the resolution. The bill to
prohibit teachers from abandoning
their contracts when they get a
chance to accept a better position, was
recommended for indefinite postpone
ment
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1907-04-22
All Communication With West Coast Cut
Off
Shock Felt Many Miles Awayfrom Stricken.
Districts

tains to become more active and to
destroy much property and many
lives.
Messages from as far north as San
Louis Potosi and as far south as San
Huan Betutista, in Tabasco, report
the feeling of the shock in varying
degrees.
Felt Many Miles Away.
But at no place up to date has the
loss of life or great destruction of
property been reported except in
Guerrero. From these intelligences it
would seem that the last tremble was
greater in extent than any that has
preceded it during the last half cen
fury. The boundary line of the north
ern zone of the present earthquake,
according to reports received up to
TINS time, show that it extended
across the country in a northwesterly
direction over 400 miles and that the
southern extent of the shock covered
over 600 miles making in all $4,000
square miles affected by the last
shock.
No Persons Reported Killed.
Laredo, Texas, April 16.-The lat
est reports from Mexico City yester-
day confirmed the first news sent OUT
Sunday night ABOUT the violent earth
quake. While the damage was
caused by cracking walls, killing
horses, mules and other animals, no
persons are reported killed and only
few slightly injured.
Word from points south state that
much damage resulted from falling
walls, no loss of life is known.
The extent of the shock covered
wide area, north from San Luis To
tosi to San Juan Baptista south and
southwest to Vera Cruz.
Towns Completely Destroyed
Mexico City, April 16.-The towns
of Chilpancingo and Chilapa, state
! of Guerrero, Mexico, were completely
destroyed by an earthquake Sunday
night. Eleven persons are known to-
be killed, and 81 injured The shocks
continued yesterday and the people
of the towns are panic stricken.
| Among the dead is the wife or
Postal Inspector Guerra and the
child of Postmaster Aleman. Tt ut
most panic prevails everywhere and
people are fleeing to the open coun-
try. The earth continues to rock ar
half hour intervals
Vienna, April 16.-Meteorologica
stations in this city and at Trieste re-
port a violent earthquake at a dis
lance of $3.50 miles.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1907-04-22

that it was special legislation and
that it was not broad enough to
cover a good many evils in regard to
sanitary conditions in public buildings
He called attention to the roll towel
equipments in the capitol itself and
pointed out that more harm resulted
in this way than was to be avoided by
the Barker bill Dr. Miller spoke
in favor of the measure, as did AS
semblyman Jones Mr.. Campbell,
democrat, pointed out how the smaller
tavern keepers would be compelled by
the bill to conduct establishments at
low prices which would be on par
with the best two-dollar-a-day hotels.
One of the important bills recon-
mended for passage in the assembly
was the measure regulating the issu-
ance of passes to the state fair An
amendment to the original bill is
proposed which will allow a somewhat
wider distribution than was contem-
plated in the original measure. Ac-
cording to the amendment school
children are to be permitted the use
of passes when the fair authorities
have voted to let them in free of
charge; and the provision which per-
mits the issuance of passes to "out of
state" exhibitors and corporations is
widened in scope SO as to apply to
stockholders and not merely offices.
Originally the bill enumerated GER
tain organizations and individuals who
alone could legally use passes. They
were representatives of the newspa-
pers throughout the state. exhibitors,
agricultural organizations. members of
the legislature and state officers. The
committee on roads recommended for
passage the bill which gives a
bounty for the use of wide-tired wag
ons. Every owner of wagon with a
three-inch tire is entitled to one-half
rebate of his highway tax The bill
regulating the conduct of the state
veterinarian as to his engaging in any
patent medicine business while in
office, was concurred in and no re-
marks were made whatever. The
measure is an outgrowth of the re
cent trouble of State Veterinarian D.
Roberts which were aired before the
committee on agriculture in an inves-
tigation recently
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1907-04-22

long to a race anUedat1ng by many
centuries the race that was found
here by the early discoveries. From
ten To twenty thousand years is the
age claimed for these skulls, which
places the latter at a period thirty
or forty years after the Neanderthal
man of Europe. This estimate es
tablishes the fact that America was
peopled by an extremely primitive
race, although the origin of the lat
ter, and the interesting problem as to
where human life first made its ap
pearance, still awaits further data for
anything like satisfactory solution.
On this subject it is interesting to
recall statement made some months
ago made by Professor Frank Boas of
Columbia University and the Mu
scum of Natural History Professor
Boas is at the head of the Jesup
North tactic expedition, which was
organized Tor the purpose of conduct
ing investigation" whoch woul settle
the conflicting theories regarding
PAlt1AOtIN0 Iiclll III <AnlCllCo- uC
SUI. S of the field work of this expe-
dition are still in course of publica
ton, and it was in connection with
this work that Professor Boas advanc-
ed an opinion, which certainly gathers
weight from discoveries just made In
Nebraska, as well as new interest
from the efforts now on foot to re-
discover the Pithecanthropos erectus
in Java
1T seems not improbable" said
Professor Boas, chat there are two
great divisions of the human race.
equivalent to each other in age and If
a common origin from which the rest
of the earth has been populated. One
of these divisions / would place in
the continents continuous to The
North acific ocean, from which have
arisen the various tribes on the Am
erican continent and North Asia. The
other division would place on the
sores of tie Indian ocean, whence it
extended Africa and Australia As
a pure hypothesis it may be assumed
that ages ago the northern branch of
the human race became extinct In
the Old World was then replenished
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1907-04-22

ker, Bird, Brazeau, Browne, Fair
child, Froemming, Hagemeister. Hud
nall, Husting. Lockney, Marsh, Martin
tMunson, Noble, Owen, Page, Pearson
Rummel, Sanborn, stondall, Wilcox
81
For Senators Bishop, burns
Hazelwood Smith, Stout, Whitehead
Wolff, Wright-8.
The Elyer bill to limit the hours a
employment of street car operators t
ten hours day, to be performed with
in u consecutive hours, came from
the assembly and by request of Sen
ator Roehr was referred to the com
mittee on manufactures. The memo
rial to congress in favor of ship
canal from Lake Michigan to the
Mississippi river was laid over. The
Domachowsni bill to forbid smoking
cigarettes BY boys under Is was adj
vanced
Assemblyman Burke Of Brown
ton which is designed to bring about
more uniformity in the legislation of
the different states of the union, SC
as to obviate the demand for federal
legislation in such matters which
naturally are regarded as lying withi1
the jurisdiction Of the several states
1t provides that the governor be re
quested to confer with the governors
of the several states as to the adyis-
ability of the calling of a conference
to be composed of the governor OF
each state, together with three mem
bers of the legislature thereof, to be
held at Indianapolis during the month
of November, 1907, or some other city
centrally located for the purpose OF
securing concerted action ON said mat
ters
OF the committee reports the most
important were those by the transpor
tation committee. One bill, recon
mended for passage, provides that
traffic shall be interchanged by street
car companies where two franchise:
have been granted over the same
streets, with double track equipments
1t is designed to prevent needless
duplication Probably the only cit,
in this state affected by the bill al
the present time is Oshkosh. The
same committee also recommend ii
the bill which prescribes a main
tenance of 60 degrees OF temperance
in all interurban street cars from DC
'tober / to April L.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1907-04-22

Madison, April Assemblyman
Roycraft of Chippewa Falls offered a
a joint resolution which proposes to
memorabilia congress in favor of a
national income tax law. The session
was marked by an attempt to recon
slider the barker wide bed-sheet"
bill. The measure will be considered
Tuesday, The committee on cities
introduced a new bill which aims to
compel wives of invalid husbands
to contribute to their support. The
committee on federal relations re-
to congress for the institution, one of
a parcels lost and the other for a
postal savings bank system. Both
resolutions have been pushed by the
social democrats. The Weber reso-
luton which provides for an investi-
cation into conditions of labor in
charitable and penal institutions
with the ultimate purpose of securing
an eight-hour day for state employees,
was KILLED.
Two assembly bills were ordered
to engrossment, Heilborn's providing
for the heating and operation OIL
street and interurban cars and Nett
zels measure to interchange the use
of street railway tracks. Two of
Mr. Harrass' bills, one relating to
compelling railroad connections and
the other to building of spur tracks
on request, were in the number re-
ported for passage
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1907-04-22

Madison. April 16.-The voters of
Wisconsin will have an opportunity
to declare whether or not they want
the constitution changed to allow the
Legislature to appropriate money for
the building of highways. After a
spirited debate the senate adopted the
Browne resolution for submission OF
this proposed constitutional amend
ment. The vote was 81 to 4, both for
the adoption of the substitute and for
the adoption of the resolution as
amended. The opposition came
from Senators Burns, Husting, Smith,
Whitehead and Wolff Senator Burns
voted for the amendment, but was in
opposition on final passage Senator
Whitehead opposed the substitute, but
swung into the affirmative after the
first vote demonstrated that opposi-
ton was useless.
Speaking in favor of the good roads
resolution, Senator Browne mentioned
"a large number of organizations
which had declared in favor of state
aid for the building of public high
ways. He reviewed the large number
of petitions signed by thousands OF
citizens and declared from the testi-
mony of the state geological and nat
ural history survey and other author
tiles that the only effective way OF
getting permanent public highways
built was by a system of state aid
which involved an amendment of the
farmers of the state are annually
spending some 100000 and that a
large part of the money is wasted
because it is expended by people who
have no knowledge of road building
and the work is not of permanent
character Senator Browne also re
marked upon the fact that while the
petitions favorable to the measure
were numerous and signed by people
from all walks of life and residing in
all parts of the state. there had not
been received single remonstance
Senator HustiDg said that all recog
nized the need and desirability of hav-
ing better and more permanent high
ways. but that it was matter fol
county supervision and support and
not for the state to undertake this
great and hazardous burden.
There will be no Legislative investi
CATION of the veterans home at Wau
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1907-04-22
Candidates

Madison, Wis, April 16.-After four
ballots the republican senatorial
caucus adjourned last night without
nominating a candidate for the United
States senate. The contest goes to
the legislature with all of the five
candidates in the race, and possibly
many others who may receive scatter
ing votes. The first ballot will be
taken at noon in both houses.
Shortly after 8 o'clock Chairman
Conner raped for order and said: In
accordance with established custom
call this republican senatorial eau
Gus to order"
Senator Morris was recognized to
move that Senator Martin act as chair
man of the caucus and the motion was
carried by unanimous vote. In re-
spouse to cries of speech, Senator
Martin said this was no occasion for
a speech. Eve all know what we are
here for. We are here to nominate a
United States SENATOR one who will
fill that Office well, as it has always
been filed in the past. l know you
all will do your best to this end"
There was an atmosphere of deter
mination in the caucus, although on
the surafce there was some levity,
shown in an inquiry by Mr.. Ban
croft as to whether the new pages
had passed the civil service examina-
ton.
Theodore NJ. Thomas was elected as
secretary, nominated by Mr. lie Roy.
There was no speech-making and the
balloting, vive voca, at once occur
red. The fourth vote showed that
the members scattered thus:
For Cooper-Bishop, Burns, Lock
ney, Martin Whitehead A. S. Baker,
Bell, Cleary, Curtiss, Goldsworthy
Morris, Norcross, Simon Smith, Sor-
enson, Sprague, John o. Thomas, Ties
IL.
For Esch-Barker, Brazeau, Marsh
Morris, Munson, Noble, John F. Baker
Harring, Ingram, Jackson, Jones, Keep
pei, Mains, Thomas H. Miller, Nelson
Schauer, Wehrwein-17.
For Hatton-Fridd, Sanborn, Stout
Wilcox, Carpenter, Coolidge, Hagen
Irvine, Keup, Kuckuk, Ledvina, Nett,
eel, Glen, Perry, Stout-15.
For Lenroot-Browne, Hudnall
Owen. Stondall, Ainsworth, Berg
Clausen, Durley, Ekern. Kay, Keyes
Kimball, McGregor, Mckenzie, Nye
]. P. Peterson, Roycraft, George E.
Scott, Theodore NJ. Thomas-19.
For Stephenson-Bird, Bancroft
Cahoon, Cain. Disch, Falvy, Georgi
Hager, Hebron, Kander, LIE Roy,
McGee Frank F. Mueller, Reynolds
Roethe, Soper, Turner, Wellensgard-
Is.
For d-Froemming Harrass
Luy, Palmer
For Misunderstanding, Page
Roehr, Estabrook-4.
For Baensch-Wright, Everett
@jlrke, Kubasta, Marquardt-5.
sssrem first to last few shiftings oc-
currence In a general way each can,
didate got the members from his own
congressional district.
Second Caucus.
Madison. April ia second caucus
was held this evening and the votes
were essentially the same, three bal
lots were taken and on the last
Or seventh in all, Cooper and Esch
each got II, Hatten and Stephenson
16. and Lenroot 49, The rest were
scattering. In the vote of the two
houses at noon the decision was es-
sentially the same
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1907-04-22
Badgers At Euchre

Washington D. c., April 10
Wisconsin people in the capital viii
meet at the Pythian temple tonight
to play euchre. Arrangements are in
charge of the Badger club, the ex-.
elusive young mems organization
here.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1907-04-22
NEBRAsKA's SKULLS.
Scientists Debate on the Period to
Which They Belong.

Which They Belong.
New York Times.-Since the ac-
count given of the bones of primitive
men in Nebraska last September, q
number of articles have appeared in
various newspapers and magazines
giving evidence of widespread intel
est in the subject, and indicating the
commencement of an important con
troversy among the scientists as TO
the age of the human race on the
American continent. All the special
lists who have examined the Nebraska
skulls thus far agree that they be