Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-05-22

His Holiness the Pope, undazzled by
the Gould millions, keeps a clear eye on
the seriousness of the divorce evil when
complicated with visions of marrying
again.
Now that Chicago civic societies have
banded together to secure legislation for
the suppression of the white slave traf-
fc. a strong impression prevails that
something effective will be done.
A Missourian with a beard six feet
long is running for office. If he is elect
ed it may be interesting to inquire how
iar if at all the result indicates reaction
against the notion of the young man in
politics.
There is probably no great regret over
the fact that fire has destroyed some of
the buildings of the jamestown EXPOSE
ton. The grounds viii have to be
cleared eventually, and wrecking is ex-
pensive
Chicago seems to be bent on reducing
has just been fined $50 on each of nine
counts, making $3.50 in all. This more
expensive smoking than two for a
quarter"
There will be general endorsement of
the clause of the army appropriation
bill which provides for a fat increase
of $500 in the pay of officers and 80 per
cent. in the pay Of the enlisted men.
Uncle Sam must pay his soldiers enough
to make the army attractive.
The breaking out of old feuds in Ken
lucky and the popping of rifles incident
thereto, may divert the attention of the
Night Riders and thus help to subdue
that outbreak. Many of the Kentucky
tobacco raiders are doubtless in the melee
simply for the love of fighting.
The high diver" who plunged into
Chicago river from a height of eightv-
seven feet went into the water without
difficulty. Before the drainage canal
diluted the black fluid there was danger
that a performer of this kind might have
difficulty in geeting below the surface.
IT
You can put a mat in front of every
plate, but you can't make fly wipe his
feet before he walks on your food. The
only safe course with regard to the fly
is to exclude him from the house. His
place Is outdoors, with the hogs. Get
your screens in early, and avoid the rush
of flies.
Forty cases of typhoid fever at Mar
shalltown, Iowa, traced to something thnt
was eaten or drunk at a church festival
IS proof of the necessity of care in the
handling and storage of articles of food
and drink. 1t is an occurrence on the
eve of fly time" which will make many
people more careful during the summer
months.
The presence of the battleship fleet in
the bay at Monterey displays great ma
tional strength on the Pacific coast with
in sight of the little building upon which
John G. Fremont in 1S47 triumphantly
hoisted the American flag and declared
national sovereignty, after land
demonstration following Commodore
Sloat's capture of Monterey.
Andrew Carnegie's gift of 100000 to
the Mechanics Tradesmen's association
of New York is a contribution for the
promotion of public instruction in the
mechanical and building trades, for
which there is now loud call in the
city of New York. Schooling of this
kind is highly desirable, because it pre-
pares young people for the important
duty of caring for themselves.
The April movement of marine tom
mage from the port of Milwaukee is
much smaller than that of the opening
month Of navigation last year; but the
falling off was expected. owing to the
slowness OF lake carrying enterl rise, and
Milwankee's record will be no cx,aa
ton. The decline in tonnage movement
at some of the Lake Erie ports will be
tremendous because of the dullness in
the iron trade.
The German emperor thinks that his
income should be enlarged on aecouut
OF Tue increased cost of living. But this
would mean an additional burden of Tux
alton upon the people, for whom the cost
of living is higher too. One of the rea-
sons why the cost of living has increased
in Germany is that that the Emperor's
expansive policies have called for bu.,.
sums which have had to be raised bv
Saxation, and taxation as usual, has been
reassessed as much as possible against
the consumer.
The Marine Firemen's and Marine
Cooks Unions will not require owners
TO enter into contracts this season. and
the Seamen's Union will probably fol-
low suit. Conditions on the Great Lakes
are not such as 10 warrant conflict with
owners, who in most instances would
quickly lay up their tonnage at the be-
ginning of wage troubles. Those who
are employed in lake navigation should
place no obstacle in the way of amicable
relationships with owners. so that thu