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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-12-24
WISCONSIN TOBACCO MARKET.
EDGERToN, WIS.,, Dec. "a, 1909.

EDGERTON, WIS.,, Dec. "a, 1909.
The buying of the 'O9 crop has been
crowded the past week harder than any
time since the first rush to the green
fields while the harvest was in progress,
and nearer the earlier prices, too, have
been paid for choice selections. There
have been buyers enough in the field to
make quick work in the clean up of the
crop if the activity continues, as good
judges place the amount sold to date at
80 per cent CT the entire crop grown.
While the bulk of the recent sales have
beer made around the seven cent mark,
there seems to be plenty of men in the
field ready to increase the figures up to
ten cents and even better where the
goods will bear it. On the face of it,
it looks as if buyers who have stayed
out of the market find they cannot de-
lay if they get into the game.
The old goods market furnishes but
little news. Some 5O0cs, mostly '08
"Bs" have been picked up by Jos.
Mendelsohn from local dealers in the
state during the week. Other trades
are of the usual small lot orders that
have come to notice.
A few deliveries of the new crop
have been made during the week,
enough to start one or two warehouses,
but the coming week will see more
business started at the packing points.
The shipments reach 966 cases from
this market to all points for the week
past.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-12-24
New England.

Westfeld, Mass. Buyers from Penn
sylvania and from Springfield, Mass,
have been here and one sale of broad
leaf has been made at 14ac per pound.
No sales of Havana are reported. The
growers are asking IA to Ice. Buyers
do not seem very anxious.
Glastonbury, CT. - Crop nearly all
taken from the poles in this vicinity, as
sorting has begun. Recent sales were
as follows: Palmer Brewer acres and
Patrick Rowe Jr. IL acres, at 27c as
sorted, Myers & Mendelsohn buyers.
About two-thirds of the crop has been
sold. Many farmers are holding for
30c assorted.
West Suffeld, CT. Recent sales Of
tobacco in this vicinity were as follows:
T.. w. Warner acres, Fred Bridge 6
acres, James. Shelly & Son IL acres,
Charles Warner acres. These crops
were sold at IL to 14c per pound. The
market now is about Is to l5c, and
some fancy lots are Icing held for
higher prices. One large grower who
is on the inside of the ring" says that
prices will be A to SC better NO til or
more later. A large part of the crop
is still on the polls.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-12-24
VIRoQUA, WIS, Dec. Is, 1909.

Moderate weather gave opportunity
for removing tobacco from the poles,
and reasonable per cent of the acre
age was taken down and stripping has
been proceeded with and much head
way made. On the other hand many
have thought it best to have good
freezes before removal. There is little
or no prospect that warehouse men who
have contracted for goods will do any
receiving previous to the holidays, but
it is expected that work in that direc-
tion will commence early in the new
year. Censor.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-12-24
Pennsylvania.
LANCASTER, PA, Dec. IA, 100:

LANCASTER, Pa, Dec. IA, 1909.
So far there have been but few buy
ers of the 1909 tobacco in the field,
though good deal of riding the county
has been done, the packers desiring to
locate the best tobacco. Some packers
have offered as much as IL cents a
pound for what they considered partic-
ularly fine goods. But the growers
evince no eagerness to sell, much pre-
ferring to wait until the stripping is
done. They will then ask all the way
from IL to Is cents pound, and some
of the growers are frank enough to say
they will get it. Others say the quality
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-12-24

If THE informer ii the sugar frauds
drags down one-hal1 the amount recov-
cred by the governms mt, which is likely
to reach above mill IN dollars, as it is
reported the law gives him, then that
law ought to be repealed forthwith.
No one who ever turned informer is en-
titled to that amount of graft.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-12-24

The first instance of the kind where
suckers have been considered of suffi-
cient value to find market occurred in
Dunkirk recently, where Mrs. Hegge-
stad received 6 cents pound in the
bundle for her entire crop of suckers.
The hail in July practically ruined her
crop so she permitted the suckers to
grow and topped two or three on the
hill, getting leaves, some of which were
8 inches across and quite sound.
New-York tribune., 1909-05-09
VASSAR GIRLS COMPETE.
Hiss NiIhoIland Performs Prodigies
1Cith Baseball.

Poughkeepsie, y. Y, May 2-vassars annual
field day was held to-day The list Of field and
track events snacks Of regular college meet. and
includes contests OF speed, endurance and muscle.
Two records for American women were broken-the
hop step and jump and the shot put. Miss Char
Iotte s Hand of Brooklyn went 2s feet IOz4 inches
in the hop. step and jump for one record. while
Miss IHez Mlholland. of London. England put the
Shot weighing about eight pounds 81 feet e5 inches
The English girl also the basketball throw.
with a feet inches. and the baseball throw
Miss Theodore Wheeler. II. Of Fairfield. Conn.
took the hundred yard dash IN a seconds. and
Miss Almeda Barr. II. of Washington. was the
victor in the seventy-ve yard event. sprinting the
distance in 10 seconds fiat. The summaries follow:
One -hundred-yard dash-Won BY The0dora Wheeler,
seond aiadene Altman 'i Ii = ufao third Nas Tns Ola
seysnty-dvecyard dssh-W9n by Alneds Aimed Bari II
Second Frances ". Kits. 10 Schenectady third Time,
Fifty-yard dasl--won By Frances " kits. May
Gowan. IL Milwaukee, second. Ruth starr, 10. Easton-
class relay race 900 yards}-won BY Oa. IL
Isas.stbalI throxWon by Inez Ml!hoaad 10. Lon on
9g Ratr asSRG; Mas VIZ s,d T. re ia Sjtr ~ Bsl9
third
baseball throw-won by Insz AIiIhoIand. with 1s4 T.
! in. Helen T. Waite. second Mary P Moore 10.
Fence vault-vyon BY Alrneda Barr with st 70
DRT9th MShes 8 ~ tII Tn Qn 9i, 6 F,Ssf
and Elizabeth stockton IL Bristol Conn. tied for third
One-hundred-yari hurds-won By stsphanis K Eng
Iish; Adren1e Feick. 90. Newark y j. second Marion
Runntrg high ump-Airneda Barr and Helen Dorothy
Waiss. 10. tinrhaInptoa 4 y, third
Running broad jump Won o. ShaIoits : Hama 10 10
Hop. step and juInp-wou By Charlotte 3 Hsnd. with
Is q 10'. in: Theodora Wheeler second Adrienns Feo
Shot unt-won by Inez MIhoIland with 81 p siz in.
Dorothy second: Katharns NJ Forbes IL Worces-
8sS agings2 M y faas. sI5Ss a aana sds n
New-York tribune., 1909-05-09
POSTAL TELEGRAPH COMPANY LOSES.
Must Pay S12O65 for Error in Message, Says
Appellate Division

The Appellate Division ~ the Supreme Court has
affirmed the verdict awarding Stephen n. Weld &
Co, Cotton Exchange brokers. damages of 3I@.o65
against the Postal Telegraph Gable Company be
cause Of an error III the transmission of message
The HrIn by wire directed tho New Orleans firm
81 C. p Ellis & Co TO sell twenty thousand bales
Of cotton l27I cents pound or better The dis
patch delivered 70 Ellis & Co directed that firm
sell the cotton at 1907 cents a pound
The error was not discovered untn Ellis & 60
reported back uIc sale 0f the twenty thousand
bales AZ prices ranging between lass cents a
pound and I207 cents a pound. The difference iu
time between New York and New Orleans enabled
Weld & Co 10 buy back the twenty thousand bales
and they alleged chat the difference between the
prices at which the sale made and the cotton
repurchased. together with commissions. aEgre-
gated ST SIS. the amount for which they sued.
The verdict of the Appellate Division means that
the telegraph conpanie cannot escape liability for
mistakes by printing the back Of their blanks
that they viii assume responsibility for un-
repeated dispatches
New-York tribune., 1909-05-09
POLO At MEADOW BROOK.
''Blues" and Light Blues" Do Fast
York IN Erecting Games.

Hampstead, Long Island. May 8 (SpeciaD.-Four
polo teams made Up Of members OF the Meadow
Brook Club. played two exciting games here this
afternoon, while five hundred lovers of the sport
crowded the two fields and cheered them on. Both
games were fasE and exciting. and a result
more than OF the PLAYERS nursing severe
bruises this evening.
Both games were played at the same time. There
were two teams which styled themselves the
Blues and two the Light Blues. The first Blue
team composed Of Robert Bacon. ST. Robert
Bacon, jr.. E D. Morgan and Reginald Brooks.
Their opponents the Light Blues. were Howard.
Harold and Jay Phipps and J. 4. Burden.
The Blues thought they would have walkover.
but their opponents surprised them by their clever
playing. Robert Bacon and E D. Morgan played
exceIently, and backed up Robert Bacon, jr.. in
good style. The Light Blues finally won by the
score of z to .
On the other polo field Of the club the Blue team
was composed of Paul J. Rainey. n. Stevenson. J.
W. Appleton and A s. Burden; the Light Blues. Of
". r. Grace. J. P. Grace, II. VI. Earle and II.
Hadden Paul Rainey and Appleton played
usually strong games while the Graces were the
strength OF the other The play OF the latter
was not strong enough. however, to Offset the long
strokes made by Appleton and the general all
around play OF his team mates. The final score
was to in favor Of the Blues
The teams will play series OF games for cup
and ell OF them working hard 20 get in condi-
ton for the tournament which viii be held next
month
New-York tribune., 1909-05-09
OBITUARY..
MAGISTRATE JAMES J. WALSH.

City Magistrate james J Walsh died az his
home No. Us West 13st street. yesterday morn
ing after a short Illness. from neuritis He was
born in city 1858 and received his education
I'm the public schools and Manhattan College. tax
Ing the degrees Of A. b. and A NJ After leaving
college Magistrate Walsh UP the study Of law.
and I'm year 1850 admitted to the bar The
magistrate came OF the famous family OF that name
which has produced many local politicians, his
father having been William Walsh County
Clerk Thomas Walsh. uncle, was warden
u tho Tcubs. and Blanche Walsh the actress, a
He first took active part In the political
neld whom he elected 20 Congress In 1894, but
served only a part Of his regular term. His seat
Was contested by the Republicans and he was un-
seated. After leaving congress Mr.. Walsh was ap-
pointed an Assistant District Attorney in 1885, sery-
Ing under District Attorneys Gardiner and Philbin
II Is5 Mayor Mcclellan appointed Mr.. Walsh
city magistrate. His term would have been COM
peted I'm July OF this year. Ia 1906 he was elected
Tamu1any leader % the Hst Assembly District
Although he secured his appointment TO the bench
at the hands Of the Mayor. Walsh was an out
spoken Murphy man Considerable discussion was
aroused al the time Of his campaign for the lead
crShip there being a wide difference Of opinion as
20 whether a magistrate should take active part
In political campaigns
Al the time Of his death Magistrate WaIshs en-
tire family were at his bedside. these Including
Mrs Walsh his three daughters, Mrs r N Ra-
leigh Anna and Virginia Walsh and his son. Johh'
In addition there was Father Larkin, Of St Alo-
vsius.s Church who administered the last rites OF
the Church.
New-York tribune., 1909-05-09
DINNER FOR N. Y. U. ATHLETES.

One hundred students Of New York University
attended dinner last night al the Hotel St, Denis
which was given for the members OF the various
athletic teams and the executive COMMITTEES OF the
athletic association by DR.. John 7. Mum. The
dinner was given 20 promote interest in athletics at
University Heights. Professor Arthur E Hill, of
the chemistry department, was POSTMASTER, and
speeches were made by Chancellor Henry NJ. Mac
Cracken. Professor Isaac Franklin Russell, Of the
Law School: Professor Arthur B. Lamb. chairman
of the scholarship committee; II. Moven. captain
Of the 'O7 football and oS baseball teams; g. A.
Young, captain OF the '0s football team: A. z.
Van Houteu. captain OF the baseball team; c. Van
Chef captain Of the track team; A. More. captain
Of the crew: G. A. Flynn. captain Of the gymnastic
team; ]. Dale. captain of the basketball team. and
J. Brodsky president of the students organization.
New-York tribune., 1909-05-09
IMPORTANCE OF DIRECT PRIMARIES.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: The citizens or this state have evidently
failed 10 realize the Importance OF the direct pri-
mary bill which has recently been defeated. Under
such politics for politicians only
would be a thing Of the past. Every voter would
have a chance to take part in the councils Of his
party without being obliged to join political or
ganization. Every voter would have chance 10
take an active part in political life without cater
ing to the favor of some leader, and their activity
would not carry with II the slur Of mot being in
politics for glory" The possibilities under such
system must appeal to any one who is in the least
way familiar with the workings of the direct pri-
mary law, and its success ought to be assured by
the fact that in state, county or city in which
such law has been in operation have they gone
hack 10 the convention system The difficulties in
the administration OF the proposed measure are
largely IN the imagination OF our political Dosses
whose whole strength lies in the fact that they are
able to control delegates and representative The
bosses in control of the Democratic and Repub-
lcan parties very strong reason for not max
ing the voters too great a factor in our govern
n,ent and having representatives who are directly
RESPONSIBLE 10 the voters would prove death blow
N deals or understandings" in our legislatures
-. vo-L MAY G 1aas E. S. HUNT.
New-York tribune., 1909-05-09
Obituary NOTES.

PETER ]. NEEFUs. whose ancestors were
among the earliest Dutch settlers IN Flatbush. dtad
Thursday at his home, Church avenue and East
saith street, Brooklyn. He was born seventy-four
years ago, the son Of John Neefus, prominent
fighter in the War or 1872
HENRY Q. WARNER. a former grand master
Of the Grand Lodge of Masons. and known widely
as breeder Of pedigreed cattle, died yesterday OF
appendicitis at New Milford, Conn. He was sew
enty-hve years old.
JAMES G. CHESLEY, for twenty years cashier
of THE San Francisco Chronicle and known to
sporting men as a crack wing shot and billiard
player, died in San Francisco last night from
paralytio stroke received two weeks ago.
FRIEDRICH Won HoLsTE1N. who for thirty
years was connected with the German Foreign ONCE
and was the adviser of four Chancenors. died In
Berlin yesterday after long illness. He was at
one time secretary OF the German Legation at
washington. He was seventy-two years of age.
EDWARD G. vOLZ, for nearly fourteen years an
assessor of Buffalo, died suddenly yesterday Acute
indigestion and heart disease were the causes Of
death. In politics Mr.. Volz was a Republican
New-York tribune., 1909-05-09
Mr.. TAFT AT FESTIVAL
VII Speak to Singers in Madison
Square Garden on jane 81.

President Taft has promised to make an address
on June p at music festival which will be held
IN Madison Square Garden under the auspices Of
the United Singers of New York The event will
be called the Twenty-second National Song and
Music Festival OF the Northeastern Federation OF
Singing Societies.
On Saturday. June 19, the opening night. chorus
Of seven thousand will sing the chora1es IN Max
Bruchs Fair Ellen" Mrs Corinne Rider-kelsey,
, soprano. and Claude Cunningham, barytone, viii
be the sooists. Julius Lorenz and Carl HEN VIII
be the directCxs. Mayor Mcclellan will be there
TO tell the visiting singers how glad New York Is
to welcome them.
Five thousand children selected from the public
schools Of Manhattan Will give the Sunday after-
noon programme. with Mrs. Rider-helsey ana Jan
iel Beddoe tenor, as the soloists. Dr. Frank X
Rix and Albert s. CaswelI supervisor OF music III
the public schools will direct the chdrens choIuS
while Felix Jaeger will conduct an orchesua oI
100 pieces. In the evening Nine schnmann- -lietilA l
will sing her first concert in New YORK slhce neA
tour through Germany.
The competitive prize singing by societies OF the
second and third classes with memberships nm.
tied TO sixty. will begin on Monday Socis -, %
the second class may also compete TOT the 1'0
York City prize. given by musical orsaIl@a~'i ~ =
this city The soloists will be Nine Schnnauh-
Hefnk and Daniel Beddoe. There Will also Ds
chorus of seven thousand voices Inc haisel tt,9
prize viii be competed for on Iuesoay' -
competition college glee clubs are ehsiOAeS -. 90
organizations from Yale Harvard Princslor, ~
=
take part The award of prizes will be anlouhS'4
at a picnic in UIrner Park Wednesday
Paterson. n. j.. has arranged an elaborate nustS
festival tn last for three days beginning June ~
The sooists will be Mrs. Corinne Rlder-heAsey anu
Marie Stoddard sopranos; Daniel Beddoe ana F@u
yo1sman tenors; Annie Merritt, niue sH4
pianist Mime. Schumann-Heink ana Ne'SuA 'aH
der veer contraltos; Herbert Witherspoon ana W.
C Worthington, bassos; Emily Maschnedt a young
violnst and TIyr1an Eisenberg, another chiIo Win
.4,-, -HDIr
Union. the Chiidrens Choral Union, secuoh ol
the Metropolitan Opera House orchestra ana inc
Young Peoples orchestra viii sing and play me
programme includes Rossinis 'Stabat Ma'er'
HandeI's Israel in Egypt" and an evening OF
Faust selections
At the concert I'm the New York Theatre to-nlsit Ut
by Victor Herbert and his orchestra the so!oist VIII
be Horace Britt. yioonceIIist, who Will play
''Fensee Amoureuse" GIerberD and the Serenade
from Herbert's suite for the cello
Samuel 4. Baldwin win give his usual organ re-
citaI this afternoon and Wednesday at o'clock
in the great hall Of the City College
New-York tribune., 1909-05-09
AMERICANS HONOR HENRY vIGNAUD.
Dinner in Paris-Retiring Secretary Will Re
tain Connection with Embassy.

Paris May s.-The American Chamber Of Com
r,erce gave n dinner this evening in honor Of
Henry Vgnaud the retiring secretary Of the Amer
lean Embassy. A large number of prominent
Americans attended the dinner, and speeches were
made by the American Ambassador. Henry White;
the new American Minister to the Argentine Re
,,,rlic Charles II. Sheriff.. and others, warmly
,,,aisine the services OF the venerable diplomat.
Ambassador White announced that at the sug-
,eston of the State Department Mr. Ngnaud would
retain his connection with the embassy in an ad-
visory capacity
laurence Y Benet. president OF the American
Chamber in behalf Of that organization presented
~ Mr. Vignaud a bronze plaque bass-rellef Of
Mr. viEnaud and his wife-appropriately inscribed,
accompanied by engrossed resolutions adopted oy
+ha chamber thanking the former secretary for
bIe aid and cooperation during his long service.
New-York tribune., 1909-05-09
j. K. HACKETT BANKRUPT.
Petition ShO5cs 40 Creditors. s774
ASSETS and sIg6, ,l5Y Liabilities.

James K Hackett sled voluntary petition n
bankruptcy yesterday in the United States District
Court The petition shows total OF 140 creditors
liabilities Of S126457 and OF S1T4 97 9ncid-
ing real estate item OF S29 The largest individual
creditor Is Mary Mannering. Mr. Hackett's wife
who IS suing him for divorce. Her claims ax<rs-
gate $4,000 Dan Hanna lent $4,000 10 Mr.
Hackett and appears IN the list Of creditors Ths
only secured creditors William Morris and
David n Taylor. for s25O0 and $4,000. respect
lively.
Besides these, the following persons are men
toned as creditors Victor Mapes 1871 II Eliza
beth Marbury. s2.14I 81. Daniel Frohman. S.
7o2 81: James Cafrrey $4,000: Van Beuren ana
New York Bill Posting Company. s1.S29 AZ; New
York Edison Company. s1132 1s; E p Thomas.
s2.071 53; Wilmington Trust Company. $4,000; a
L & S f Jacobs. s5.S44 90.
Mr. Hackett is the lessee OF the theatre IN 4sd
street bearing his name He has quit the enter
prise OF managing himself and beginning next sea-
son, he will be under the direction Of Charles Froh-
man. He made the following statement last night
regarding his financial difficulties:
No one regrets more deeply than the fling OF
the petition to-day This action was forced upon
me and was absolutely unavoidable II was rhs
only means OF protecting my creditors without
preference or prejudice one the other. and 7
dollar.
New-York tribune., 1909-05-09
COLLEGE LOVE MITCH.
Richard o. Sherman's attachment
Began Uhen He Vas q Student.

Utica, N Y. May s.-The engagement announced
on Thursday OF Richard Opdyke Sherman son Of
Vice-Presdent Sh =rrnan. and Miss Eleanor 0iilar.
this city is the climax OF love match which
had its beginning when Mr.. Sherman was student
al Hamilton College four years ago, and Miss Mil
lar was frequent guest at the college social func-
tons She is said TO be of the wealthiest young
women in her own right IN Utica, has travelled
tensiveiy. been prominent IN charitable undertak
ings. and is a leader in the younger social in
this city. Mr.! Sherman. subsequent to his gTadua
ton from Hamilton College assistant profess
sor of mathematics there AMI last fall accepted the
position of private secretary TO former Collector
Fowler, of New York. He has continued in the
position under Collector Loeb, but shortly will
resign place manage the extensive properties
of the Consolidated Water Company, of Utica, in
which enterprise he has become interested fnan-
cially Mr.. Shernlans marriage to Miss Aillar will
occur next autumn, but the exact date has not
set
New-York tribune., 1909-05-09
.wAsrE" REALLY A BLESSING.
he Editor OF The Tribune.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: There is a great deal OF misleading infor-
nation p-inted In the newspapers about the ter
rjble waste of water flowing over the Croton dam
and into the Hudson River. 1t is true that nearly
a billion gallons pass the spillway IN twenty
fo7,r hours during the freshet season. but no saIi-
.aria,, will saw that this is wasted On the
contrary Il is one of Natures wise provisions Re
duce that volume OF overflow and you reduce the
diIution Of sewage in the river. and invite epidemic
To any one who can see through a stone wall
when there IS hole In it, all this talk about water
,,onp 70 waste is a palpable argument I'm favor OF
the state Water Supply Commission IN its project
20 build an expensive system of reservoirs at the
expensc of the taxpayers 0stensbly the scheme
fs 70 conserve so-called waste" water. In reality
& is to serve private interests. TAAPA4hh-
Rort Chester, Nay !. 200.
New-York tribune., 1909-05-09
FOR A FRENCH MUSEUM HERE.
Lecturer Of the Alliance Franchise Amazed
at American Interest in France.

Paris, May s.-Marcel Poete lecturer OF the
Alliance Francafss who has just returned from
America, announces that. with the cooperation Of
the Alliance no intends to devote his energy to the
establishment OF French museum in America
While amazed at the American knowledge OF
and interest in France and the French. " Poete
believes It is necessary give the study Of French
a new impulse in order to counteract the Ger
manization'' OF American universities.
The location Of the museum has not becz1
decided Yale is bidding, but NJ Poete cors1ders
that Harvard University is perhaps preferable on
account Of The fact that the German NIuse1m is 10
ated there
New-York tribune., 1909-05-09
SALE OF ANTIQUES YIELDS s24,413.

The final sale Of old English and colonial fUrni-
ture and art objects at the Fifth Avenue Art Gal
Ieres during the last week closed yesterday, with
grand total Of S2441S. which s12575 represented
the sails OF the afternoon Q. I Hudson paid $50
and s525 respectively for OF four Chtppen-
dale chairs and ChippendaIe four-post bed Among
other purchasers were;
Mrs. ! H. Harding. Mrs c. z. Ames, Mrs. J.
Thorne and Messrs. Arthur g. Cody. W. g. Hughes
a G Helms J. 3. Heinz. NJ Oppenheiu. G.
EoIdt the Waldorf-Astoria7 Dr. J. H Abrahans.
T r Currier. Ernest FIagg, H Farriday, c
Glucksnann. H F. Ladew George Leary. A G.
Pettibone. Z. Stevens, R rowbridge. W P
Wheeler. Dr. II. r. Westbay and the Hayden Com