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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-03-20
English Pheasants for Illinois.

The game preserves in SangamoH
county have just received 900 beauti-
full specimens Of English ringnecked
pheasants, which cost the state game
commission Sc per pair. The pleas
ants sold to the state game depart.
ment will be used in carrying out the
scheme Of propagation. commenced
three years ago. Both eggs and young
birds will be distributed among the
farmers of the state, who will agree
to assist in the work of stocking the
fields and forests with the birds.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-03-20
Packers Must Pay Fines.

Washington, March 1.-THE case of
the packers. involving large fines for
rebating. was decided adversely to the
defendant companies by the United
States supreme court Unless q re-
hearing should be granted, Armour &
Co., Nelson Morris & Co.,and the 9th
aer concerns involved must pay the
penalty.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-03-20
Historic. Building q Museum.

Ripon, Wis, March 17.-The old
schoolhOuse here in which the national
Republican party had its birth has
been purchased by the Ripon CONNER
cial club. and if the plan of President
Hughes, of Ripon college, is carried
out, the building will be moved to the
college campus and used as a museum
FOR Wisconsin relies.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-03-20
Papke Gets the Decision.

At Milwaukee Monday Billy
Papke. of Spring Valley, H., was
awarded the decision over Hugo Kel-
~, of Chicago. in ten-round bout q.
the Hippodrome under the auspices
of the Milwaukee Boxing club. The
bout went the limit. The fight was Il
live one-clinches and inighting fro,n
start to finish. Papke knocked Kelly
down in the first round.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-03-20
ONLY PALED AT THE SENTENCE
Heard with Iron Self COntrOl--''NOt-
Over, Yet. You Know

Over, Yet. You Know"
Judge Andersons sentence followed
an experience that was a painful one
for the banker, though he bore him
self with his usual iron self-control,
paling a little when the sentence was
pronounced. ooh, no, l have no COM
ment to make" he said with rather
wan smile at the close. "It isn't over
yet, you know" He stayed in Judge
Anderson's courtroom until Attorneys
Miller and Hart returned with the
writ which granted him his liberty.
No sooner was judgment pronounced
on Walsh than his lawyers began
preparations to take his case to the
circuit court of appeals and to the
United States supreme court. if neces-
sary. Twenty minutes after pro-
nnnciation of sentence writ of su-
persedeas, staying a trip to Leaven-
worth, was issued by Judge Grosscup,
permitting the fling of bill of excep-
tons. In addition to the points urged
before Judge Anderson. Walsh's law
yers probably will make an assault on
the jurisdiction of Judge Anderson in
their appeal. 1t will be urged that
Judge Anderson, who came from Ind-
ana to try Walsh, had no authority to
act in the special northern district of
Illinois. and that a judge regularly ap.
pointed for that court should have con-
Quoted the trial This argument was
Intellectually used to stay sentence of
'the banker. Meanwhile bail is con
tinued at $4,000 and Walsh is at lib
erty.
The trial of Walsh was bitterly CON
tested. From the beginning the aged
defendant and his attorneys contested
every move of the government. Tho
trial opened Nov. II, after having been
postponed from Dec. "a. Ten days
postponement was necessary during
the trial because of the illness of iur-
ors, but practically eight weeks were
consumed in getting the evidence be-
fore the jury and in making the final
arguments.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-03-20
Convicted Man Appeals.

Racine, Wis, March 14.-It was
stated that sufficient money had been
raised to appeal the case of the state
against William Dillon to the supreme
court. Dillon was found guilty of kill
ing Jacob Best of Milwaukee, and SEN
fenced to Waupun for seventeen years
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-03-20
Fatal Quarrel of Horsemen.

At Carmi, ILL.,, Monday John w. Full
ford was killed and Loten Dale was
seriously wounded in gun fight IN
Main street. Dale was arrested. It
is said that the men, who were horse
men. quarreled over the alleged theft
Of eggs. There were many people in
the street at the time of the shooting.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-03-20
Populists to Nominate LaFolIette.

Emporia, Kan, March he. S
Waterbury, of Emroria, Populist- ma
tional committeeman from Kansas and
delegate to his party's national conven-
ton at S. Louis, is quoted as saying
that Senator LaFollette. of Wisconsin,
would be nominated for president ON
the first ballot by the Populists.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-03-20
Student Accidentally Killed.

Quincy, Ill, March II. - Wesley
Lee, sixteen years old, of st. Charles,
I'll, student at the Chaddock train
ing school for boys here, during a sham
battle, in which forty cadets partici-
pated, was shot through the mead aud
died shortly afterwards. a loaded
cartridge had become mixed with the
blanks.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-03-20
win Give Work to 1000 Men

Sharon, Pa, March 17.-Announce
ment is made that the entire plant OF
the Sharon Steel Hoop company will
resume operation next Tuesday. The
open hearth, blooming mill, eight,
nine and ten inch billet mills will also
start. About one thousand men are
affected.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-03-20
Three Little Children Burned.

Medford, Wis, March 12-The farm
home Of John Donthitt, near West
boro, was destroyed by fire while the
mother was outside The stove ex-
ploded and her three small children
aged four years and two years, and a
baby, We're burned to death.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-03-20
Wu Ting Fang Received

President Roosevelt received Wu
Ting Fang. newly appointed Chinese
minister. Minister WI was brought 70
the White House in the carriage of
Secretary Root, who accompanied him.
and the usual Fluctuations were ex-
changed.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-03-20
Two Chief Advantages.

It possesses the two chief advan
tages Of being located more than one
hundred miles from the state uni
versity at Madison, and also because
the courses now being treated at Law
renee are on a par with the same
courses treated at the larger universi-
ties.
President PlantZ, while in attend
ance at the recent meeting of the
Carnegie Fund board in New York,
learned of the plan which has now
been disclosed, and at that time was
practically assured that if Wisconsin
is included in the plan Lawrence be-
yond a doubt would be classified as
ono of the greater universities.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-03-20
John r. Walsh, Chicago Banker,
Sentenced to Prison Friday
the Thirteenth.
BEATEN IN HIS LONG FIGHT
Condemned Financier to Renew the
Struggle in Higher Courts.
Judge Gives Him Five Years at E!eay-
enworth, and Appeal Is at
Once Made Against
the Judgment.

"Five years in prison at Fort T.eav-
enworth" Five years i'll felons garb
for an old man sitting with Undated
eyes and stole face, waiting for the
criminals toll of years to end, per-
haps, a wonderful life, tremendous en-
ergy. resource and development, ami
on an ominous day. Friday the thr
teeenth That was the sentence pro
nounced on John r. Walsh by Judge
Anderson in the United States district
court. on the charge of misapplying
the funds of the Chicago National
bank. of which Walsh was president
"Keckl less Disregard Of Law"
IN refusing to grant the defendant a
new trial. argument for which had
been proceeding for two days. the judge
said: 'The banker was lost in the
promoter, the Spectator, the railroad
man. The evidence clearly establishes
this He owed his duty to the bank.
his master. He attempted to serve
those other interests - other masters.
For more than thirty years
have witnessed and taken part, as a
practicing lawyer and as a judge upon
the bench, in the trial of causes; have
been engaged weighing evidence, in de-
termining the credibility of witnesses.
to applying the law to facts as they
appear in court, and it is my deliber
ate conviction that more reckless. ut
ter disregard of law has never been
shown in any cases within my expert
ence'
Five Years on Each Count.
In imposing the sentence the Judge
said: 1.-THE defendant is sentenced to
five years on each of the nine sepa
rat counts" said the court, ''but in
view Of his great age--he las testi-
fed that he is seventy years old-ani
in view of his standing in this COM
munity, social, business and otherwise,
through the loss of which he is doubly
punished. the court feels that the law
will be satisfied with the infection Of
the minimum term of five years, the
same to run cOncurrently."
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-03-20

'pIeI9H-pIoo9H oSgo!qO-..' esInu
plo,, leu OF 1891 o. oIqg 90 on uBQl
LopnoId ueuoM s9HgJu SuIqloN
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-03-20
Plan to RevoIutionize the Educa-
tional System of the
Country.
BEEN CONSIDERED FOR YEARS
Scheme Involves the Grouping of
Schools and Colleges.
President Hise of the University OF
Wisconsin Authorized to An
nOunce Some of the De-
tails of the Plan.

Appleton, Wis, March 14.-Higher
education Is apt TO be reyOlutiOniZed
ii a gigantic plan just disclosed hero
does not miscarry. The plan is backed
by millions Of dollars controlled by
the general educational board of New
York. having the sanction of John D..
Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie and a
number of minor philanthropists.
Although the plan has been under
consideration for years. the first in
timatiOn Of the possibility of it's in
Guiding Wisconsin was given out at
Madison on the occasion of the meet
ing Of Wisconsin college presidents for
the purpose of forming d Wisconsin
college association.
Group Schools Around Colleges.
President Van Hise, of the State
university, had been authorized to au-
nounce some of the details of the plan.
One of the principal features of che
plan is to develop one large university
within every 100 miles of thickly set
tied territory, and make the smaller
institutions what the promoters of the
plan call Junior colleges"
The latter will include the prepare
tory courses and UP to and including
the sophomore year, while the uni
versities will include the junior and
senior years and postgraduate work.
President Plantz declares that if the
plan were to be put into effect there
Is no question but that Lawrence
would be selected as one Of the greater
universities
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1908-01-10
HARMONY PROVES ELUSIVE
Sullivan Faction of Illinois Demo
Gratis Declines to Bury Ratchet.
Olive Branch Not Extended by
BFyan's Friends-Seek tn Get
Nebraskan's Sanction.

Chicago, Jan. 9-Democratic harmony
plans received something of a shock to-
day in the aftermath OF gossip Of the
Jefferson Club Jackson Day banquet last
night at the Auditorium Hotel. al which
William J. Bryan was the honored guest.
Some of Mr.. Bryans Illinois acquaint-
ances, il is asserted, are aching to start
afresh the Bryan-SulIiyan feud fought
out In the Peoria convention in 1906. when
Roger c. Sullivan was indicated as
Democratic national committeeman from
Illinois by vote of the delegates.
N. F. Dunlap and Judge Owen +.
Thompson. of Jacksonville. it was learned
to-day from reliable sources, are the men
who are baking the harmony plans, and
would attempt TO question Mr.. SulHvan's
supremacy.
When the proposition was put up to Mr
Dunlap to-day he said:
NO plans have been laid thus far. and
nothing has been framed up. The story
that Judge Thompson Is a candidate for
the national committeeman is wrong.
The jurist himself also declared that
he was not candidate for Mr.. Sullivan S
place on the national organization.
Men who have been watching develop
ments, however, say that either Dunlap
or Thompson want to contest with Sui
Ivan They led the movement four years
ago, when it was first fought out in the
st. Louis convention. and the gossips
have it they are endeavoring 10 get Mr.
Bryan 10 espouse their cause again.
Close friends of the Nebraskan, who do
not want to jeopardze his chances of a
solid delegation from Illinois, are dis
couTaging any attempts TO renew fac
tional strife. The Sullivan men say they
are ready 10 mix it up If the "other
fellows want 10 start trouble.
To-day Mr. Bryan was the guest OF
Charles Boeschenstein. chairman of the
Democratic State committee, at breakfast
at the Annex. along with Mr.. Dunlap
and W. I. O'Connell, chairman OF the
Democratic county central committee Mr.
Bryan left later in the day for Danville,
the home Of Speaker Cannon, where he
an address tonight.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1908-01-10
EXPERTS BILL PROTESTED.
DIR. Flint Wants $3.50 n Day for
Trips Ia ThRw Hearing.

New York, Jan. 9-Dr Austin Flint.
who was retained by District Attorney
Jerome TO give expert evidence in the
first trial Of Harry k Thaw. called on
Comptroller Metz to-day and made an
extremely vigorous protest against Iop-
ping of SOP of the bill Of S5,3l5 he rem
dered to the city
It seems that Mr.. Jerome arranged with
DR.. Flint that he should be paid 500 a
day when ne was on the witness stand
and al the rate of SIS an hour for all
other time he gave to the case
DR.. Flint lives at us East Nineteenth
street, and he charged for his journeys
10 and from his home and the court
three-quaTteTs OF an hour each way-S22 80
day.
Comptroller Metz said to-day that he
thought three-quarters OF an hour was
rather a long time for covering the dis
lance between the Criminal Court build
ing and Nineteenth street. except by
walking, and he sent one Of his men TO
experiment by every route he could. The
results averaged about twenty minutes.
or so a day, both ways And DR.. Flint
bill was cut nineteen and half hours.
With some Indignation Dr. Flint told
the comptroller to-day that he would not
consent to the deduction. and intimated
that unless his bin was paid in fun he
would sue
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1908-01-10
KAISER WILL PROBATED.
Nephew Is Made the Principal Heir
of Baltimore Cantor.

Baltimore, Jan. 9-The will of Rev.
Alois Kaiser, who died on January 5. was
admitted to probate in the Orphans Court
to-day. He named his nephew. Mr. Hugo
Steiner executor, and excused him from
giving bond. The requests are as follows:
To Oheb Shalom Congregation, $500 for
the perpetual care of his grave and that
of his wife. and for prayers during the
memorial service Of the congregation on
the Day of Atonement
To the Hebrew Education Society. 500.
To Mr.. Moses POsinsky. so
TO his nephew. Mr.. Hugo Steiner. his
house and lot. 171S Linden avenue. and his
books and manuscripts. as well as all
household furniture, Chattels, and other
effects. He included his silverware on
condition that Mr.. Steiner be married at
the time Of his death. Otherwise the sill
verware is TO be divided among his nieces
Mrs. LudOwicka ROsenthal, Mrs. Flora
Rosenblatt, and Mrs. Rosa Wolfram. Of
Vienna
It is directed that 50 per cent of the
residue be given to Mr. Steiner, and the
balance Of the residue is to be divided as
follows:
Ten per cent to his niece Mrs. Ludo-
WiCka ROsenthal, 5 per cent to his niece,
Mrs. Flora Rosenblatt; per cent to Mrs.
Rosa Wolfram, and the balance to his
brothers-Messrs. Herman and Karl
Kaiser, Of Vienna-and his sisters-Mrs.
Marie Rosenberg, OF Washington, D. c.,
and AiEs Frederick Eiznar.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1908-01-10
BROOKLYN SUBWAY BUSy.
Average of 10000 Persons an Hour
Pass Under East River.

Pass ndcF East Ak1Ver.
/ New York, Jan. 9.-The poor old Brook
( Ign Bridge. which has groaned for years
under its weight of human beings. got re-
lief tonight. There was no doubt about
it. The Brooklyn tunnel running to the
limit Of its capacity under a three-minute
Roadway, came TO its rescue and the
result was patent TO the public who used
the bridge, to the policemen who have
had to fight the crowds nightly. and to
the transportation companies which have
wrestled for years with the problem of
getting the hOmeward- bound thousands
across It in safety.
While the exact proportion of traffic
diverted by the tubes is hard to determine.
some idea if it may be gained from what
the Brooklyn Subway was doing from
IS o'clock to $50 tonight. Its real test
came then. In the eighty-one minutes
between 500 and $50, twenty-seven trains
of eight cars each left the Bowling Green
Station bound for Brooklyn
Supt. Hadley, of the Interborough, who
was watching the flow at that station
estimated that there was then being car
ried on an average of 125 persons to a
car, SO that in those eighty-one minutes
approximately 1900 persons had been car
RED through the Brooklyn tube and that
the Brooklyn subway had taken on an
average 5000 persons an hour.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1908-01-10
COME OUT FOR TAFT.
New Hampshire Republicans Favor
Candidacy of War Secretary.

Candidacy of War Secretary.
Concord. n. H.. Jan. about 200
Republicans met here to-day at the
call Of ex-Gov. Frank w Rollins and
organized a New Hampshire Taft As
ISOLATION, the purpose of which is TO
boom the candidacy OF Hon. William H.
Taft for the Presidency.
Most Of the party leaders of the past
were conspicuous by their absence. and
there is a strong sentiment in the party
against attempting to unqualifiedly
pledge the State in advance to any
candidate. as New Hampshire dele
gates have usually gone to national
conventions unpledged.
The meeting was harmonious so far
rs Taft sentiment was concerned. but
Frank P Rowell, of Newport, threw a
considerable excitement. Mr.. Rowen
denounced the so-called Taft associa-
ton as being only a cloak by which a
party organization was sought to be
built up for the sole purpose of bring
ing about the defeat of United States
Senator Jacob II. Gallinger. whose term
expires during the year.
The suggestion of Mr.. Rowell was
answered by ex-Gov Rollins. who stat
cd that he personally was not opposed
to Senator GallingeT, and that unless
the Senator persistently opposed a con-
tinuatiOn of the Roosevelt policies he
would do what he could TO return Gal
finger to the Senate. The ex-governor
said. further, that the meeting was
called in the interest of Taft, and Taft
only. and not in the interest of any
other candidate.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1908-01-10

there would be no Saturday session. II
is likely that great effort will be made
by the lawyers TO iii the box tomorrow,
but it is not expected that il will be ac-
complished
Takes an Active Part.
There were several visible indications
to-day that Mrs. Evelyn Nesbit Thaw is
taking an active part in the selection
of the jury Although she sits about
ten feet away from Thaw's counsel table,
her chair is in such a place that Thaw has
no trouble in getting any message tele-
graphed by her. Twice to-day she made
signals to him TO reject jurors. As soon
as he got the signal he feverishly COM
munieated TO Lawyer Peabody, who
passed the word along to Mr. Lttleton,
who sits as far away from Thaw as he
can. with Dan O'Reilly and Mr.. Peabody
as a barrier.
The first time the talesman was rejected
by Mr. Littleton, but whether il was
because of young Mrs. Thaw's objection
or Mir. Littleton's dislike of the man,
did not come out But the second time
young Mrs. Thaw signaIed a message
il didn't work. Mr.. Littleton apparently
had made up his mind that be wanted
that particular man as juror, and he did
everything he could 10 qualify him
Meantime Mrs. Thaw was shaking her
head and waving her hand that she did
not approve of him. Mr.. Littleton accept
ed him, at least temporarily, but to the
surprise of everybody Assistant District
Attorney GaVan, after whispering to Mr.
Jerome ~ grfIvr IA
Says the Thaws QuarreIed.
A young woman, not a member Of
the pathos brigade, started d story
about a spat and reconciliation be.
tween Thaw and his wife, which got
no definite confirmation. She said cha
had great desire to see young Ms.
Thaw at close range, and stood on the
bridge Of signs when Thaw and his
wife came back from the Tombs after
the noon recess. AS the couple passed
her Mrs. Thaw said. Aren't you going
to make up, Harry and he kissed her
That was the young womans story.
In court however, there was nothing
to show that Thaw and his wife had
had any difference She sat next to
Mrs. George Lauder Carnegie and made
eyes at her husband, some think for the
benefit of the artists. Thaw was
brighter and more alert than on the
first three days. At the noon recess,
when the work Of disqualifying the
provisional jurors took place he tried
hard TO take part in the conference be-
tween his lawyers. but didn't succeed
In getting close to Mr.. Littleton, as
MT Peabody sat down and soothed him.
Later in the day Mrs. Thaw talked TO
her husband for several minutes,
laughing and joking with him.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1908-01-10
WEATHER CONDITIONS.
Q. S. Dent. Of AgrcUlture. Weather Bureau

u D. DEPT. ~ Agriculture. Weather Bureau
Washington, Thursday Jan. g. 1865 p. m.
The eastern portion of the country was covered
THURSDAY by an area Of cold and generally fair
weather, light STOW only being reported In areas IN
the Middle Atlantic and New England States and
the Lake region. Rain SNOW has also fallen from
the Middle and Northern Rocky Mountain districts
20 the North Pacific coast.
This evening "a trough Of low barometer extends
from Manitoba 10 Texas In advance Of this de
preston the temperature has risen. III its rear the
temperature has fallen decidedly
During Friday the depression referred 10 viii adj
vance over the central valleys and the Lake region
and viii reach the Atlantic coast by Saturday morn
ing Precipitation II the form Of snow in northern
and rain in the middle districts viii attend
Its progress. and it vii be followed By a sharp fsl
II temperature generally east Of the Rocky Noun
tainS The precipitation VIII reach the Atlantic
coast by Friday night, and the colder weather by
Saturday night.
During Friday the winds on the New England and
Middle Atlantic coasts viii sniff 10 fresh southery;
on The South Atlantic coast light variable winds
VIII go 10 fresh southeast; on the Gulf coast the
wind VIII be fresh 10 brisk from the south shifting
on the West Gulf coast to brisk northwest. on the
Great Lakes brisk % high soulheTly winds viii shift
on the Upper Lakes % northwest
Steamers departing Friday for European ports viii
have fresh and increasing southwest backing TO
southery, winds, and fair weather followed bv rain
or snow, TO the Grand Banks