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The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-05-07
Washington.

Granite monuments are to be erect
ed by the United States government
to mark the graves of the unidentified
confederate soldiers in cemeteries at
Alton, Ill, and Indianapolis, Ind. The
Alton monument will be plain shaft
with an apex like the Washington
monument and that at indianapolis
will be a hexahebron twenty-six feet
wide, eight feet high, nine feet ten
inches deep, surmounted by plain
granite shaft twenty-five feet high.
Declaring that the remarks of Sen
ator Martin N. Johnson of North Da-
kota who said that a staue erected to
the memory of Alexander Hamilton,
on government reservation in Wash
ington, would be dynamited by the
Young Mems Christian association,
were futile imbecile, absurd and not
to be taken Sc: .ously," leaders in the
association laughed at the North Da-
kotan's assertions
The National Association of EN-
ploying photographers, which held its
annual convention in Washington, is
agitated at the attempt of Japanese
photographers, subsidized by the JAP
anese government, to capture the bulk
of the photographic business of the
United States. Mr.. Meyercord the
president of the association told how
the Japanese are getting Photographic
business in the United States.
President Taft has promised Sena-
tor Culberson of Texas to visit Gal
weston at the first opportunity. If he
makes a trip west this fall the presi.
dent intends to return through tie
south.
A story of President Taft's visit to
the home of Representative Carlh, at
Alexandria, recently, has just
leaked out. The congressman is a
hospitable Virginian, who haf heard
that the president was on tk water
wagon, but took no chancet7 He is
said to have had on ice plaj| and vim
tage champagne, red and W fte wines,
WHISTLES, brandies. bee 2and malt
beverages. Also, he hal sparkling
and still waters, Jersey ind Holston
buttermilk, ginger ale aid sarsaparil-
la. pop and lemonade. would you
like some refreshments Mr.. Taft?"
the host inquired. 'chat hot ride
has made me thirsty, said the pres
ident 81 would likaf something to
drink" What cansI serve your"
asked Carlin, briiltening up. "I
would like a cup Of ot tea" AS the
story is told the Cd lax came in the
discovery that Their was not bit Of
tea nearer than IL grocery store.
The governmenttias filed in the SUI
preme court Of frors at Hartford,
Conn, its brief III the case of Edgar |
G. Mondon, plaintff against the New
York, New Have and Hartford Rail- |
road company. he case was brought
under the employers liability act of
April %, 1908, and the government, |
by permission & the court, is allowed |
to intervene ad file brief in sup
port of the Pnstitutlonality of the |
act, which h. been challenged by |
the defendangcompany.
1t is stateIthat King Victor of IT.
ally, in teleTaphing his congratula- J
tons to thesultan appealed strongly
for clemenci for the deported SULTAN
Abdul Hand, and that he also ex-
pressed th same sentiments to the
Turkish AMBASSADOR.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-05-07

Manufacturing companies in Wor-
cester county, Mass. employing 10000
operatives have enlisted in cam
paign to stamp out tuberculosis. This
is the most effective kind Of blow at
the white plague. insists the New
York World. A general attack by busi-
ness interests all along the line would
exterminate It.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-05-07
How Is Your Live.

II your liver is right you fel wen
al over L. l. L. keeps 1t rink
DO YOU FEEL BADLY
If so your liver is wrong 20 need
It ASK your druggist abou II.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-05-07

Remarks the Syracuse Pogt-Stand-
ard That is a magnificent gift that
has been made by Mrs. w. K. Wander
bilt to the equipment Of the army
that is fighting against tuberculosis.
Sanitary dwellings. where persons suf-
fering from the disease in its incipi-
ent stages can have the proper sur
roundings, remain at work and not en-
danger those who live with them are
among the most urgent needs Of the
present time.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-05-07
DISSOLUTION NOTICE

This is to notify all parties that
nave this day dissolved partnership
with the firm of Smelling & Black;
Mr. j. A. Smelling becomes response
Die for all debts incurred after this
GATE. This January 9th, 1909.
G. A. BLACK.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-05-07

or s doses 1865" will cure any
case OF chills and Fever. Price Csc.
If
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-05-07

VII, IN I baL can tell just how his friends
bans OenaVe when he has turned his.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-05-07

Cement first justified itself, as .
paving material, in the hardest sort
OF wear that any substance could
have. 1t has presented some problems
in housebuilding. and not all Of the
experiments in its use have been fort
innate in the outcome. Nevertheless,
suggests the New York Mail. its hand.
ling is better understood than 1t was
a dozen years ago. and vista Of ar
tistic possibilities as yet unexpected
is opened by It, Through it the coun-
try Is passing on to stage of per
manent and solid construction. like
that prevailing in the old world. like
that illustrated by the substantial
brick and stone houses which we put
up in this country in colonial and
still later times, but which have had
to yield in vogue to the wooden man.
sions and cottages of Suburbla.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-05-07

Announcement at New Orleans by
DR.. Blackmar of the discovery of a
new substance with many of the prop
critics Of radium is Of some import
ance. This is especially true as it is
said the mineral has been found in
such quantities as to make it cheap. It
is said that tons of pitchblende To-
Gated in Colorado possesses the prop
erty Of giving of the violet ray Of the
Finsen light. the famous cure for lu-
pus, and that it viii be within the
reach of every one. There is absence
of particulars as to whether this pitch
blende also possesses the X-ray prop
critics Of the pure radium, which have
been considered its dangerous fea-
ture. The news reports, says the Pitts
burg Dispatch, indicate that this
property is lacking. But be that as it
may. we may take this announcement
as proof that science is progressing on
useful lines. DR.. Blackmar has been
considered an authority on radium.
anu his new "radiothor" viii be vel
coined as a substitute, at least for
limited usese.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-05-07

A statistician writing in Berlin
paper says: While our city grows
in population daily. the number which
goes to the last resting place also
increases proportionately. This latter
fact has aroused the citizens to rec
ognize the need of gigantic Gene
terry, and steps are being taken toward
establishing one at Wilmersdorf by
the Protestants, Of which persuasion
about 10000 were buried in Berlin
last year. Now. remembering that fu-
nerals take place usually between the
hours Of in the morning and in
the afternoon, 1t would mean a funer-
al procession every 10 minutes. Six
times an hour would come the hearse,
black plumes, mourners and all else
pertaiHing to the modern last services
for the dead. How cheerful the exist
ence Of the people where the GENE
tery viii be located"
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-05-07
w. q. MARTIN,
Attorney for Petitioners.

Filed in<ofice of Clerk Lee Superior
Court, this the LIST day of April. 1909:
j. W. MORGAN, Deputy Clerk Lee
Superior Court. 4
l hereby certify that the above and
foregoing petition is a true and exact
copy OF the original as of file in this
once once This the LIST day of April,
;, W. MORGAN, Deputy Clerk Lee
Superior Court -
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-06-03
HOLDS LAW is VALID.
Attorney General Declares School
Election Bill Constitutional.

Attorney General Declares School
Election Bill Constitutional.
Attorney General Frank l.. Gilbert
held that the bill passed by both
houses of the legislature, which pro,
vides for the election of school Off.
GERS by the school district proper, al
though territories outside are taken
in and annexed to districts for school
purposes, is constitutional.
The opinion, which is sent to the
governor, is based on the recent
Madison school case, in which it was
contended that the bonding of the
city for the building of new high
school was illegal. Mr.. Gilbert says:
'Tt was contended that said bond
issue was illegal because the inhabi'
tants of that part of the district out
side of the limits of the city had no
right to vote on the question when
it was submitted to vote of the
electors. The question was argued
before the supreme court and the
bond issue was declared legal.
cit is, therefore, my opinion that
the act in question is an improve
ment on the Madison system. | know
of no reason why this act should be
held unconstitutional"
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-06-03
MAY GET REDUCED FARE.
Commission Prepares Blanks to Be
Used by immigration Agents.

Commission Prepares Blanks to Be
Used by immigration Agents.
The state railroad commission has
prepared blanks for use in carrying
out the provisions of the new law
recently passed, authorizing railroad
companies to give bona f1de immigra-
ton agents who devote at least one
half of their time to immigration
work free or reduced rates of trans
portation.
The application for an immigration
agents certificate must contain the
name of the applicant, minute per-
sonal description of him, his post
office address, dates between which
immigration business is engaged in,
location of lands Of agent, name Of
employer, if working for any one
else, and the name of the business
other than immigration work in
which the agent intends to engage
during the life of the certificate. The
certificate of an agent authorizing
railroad companies to issue free or
reduced-rate transportation to him
contains a personal description Of
him.
Tie commission has also prepared
blanks for reports of trips made by
immigration agents availing them
selves of the new law. The law does
not apply to agents engaged in sell
inc land to residents of the state.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-06-03
ROBBERS HOLD UP
WISCONSIN BANK
Cover Cashier With Rifles and
Strip Bank of All the
Money in Sight.
CAUGHT IN RUNNING FIGHT

Merrill, Wis, May So - Yesterday
afternoon about O'Clock four high
Waymen entered the German-Ameri
can State bank, and while three Gov
cred Cashier r. G. Ballstadt with
rifles the fourth entered the vault and
took all the money in sight, probably
amounting to upward of $1,000, and
put it into satchel. They immedi
ately took to their heels.
A posse headed by Chief of Police
Calder followed in pursuit, chasing
them out of the woods at the park
into clearing beyond, where run
ming fight was had with two of the
robbers.
TWO Robbers Caught.
One of the robbers was wounded, it
is thought, by Chief of Police Calder
He succeeded, however, in getting to
a swamp with his companion, where
both were captured about half an
hour later. The other two took diff
ferent route from the park and were
seen to swim the Wisconsin river a
short distance below the park.
Both the robbers caught are young
men, one probably sixteen Or seven
teen years old, the other about twenty
years old, and both are strangers
here and apparently inexperienced as
highwaymen. They had automatic
ten-shOt Mauser rifles.
Overlook Treasure Vault.
In their haste the robbers over
looked the vault containing many
thousands of dollars. The money was
recovered. They had thrown the
satchel containing it into a brush
pile.
At the hospital the wounded man
stated that his name was John Laya
and his home Bellewood, Ill. The
younger man refused to give his
name or address. They were all
quite we'll dressed.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-06-03
"SOclETY NEEDS BRAKE"
Supt. Cary Sends Letter of Warning
to BADGER Teachers.

owe are as a people breaking loose
from our moral mornings, in an intel
lectual sense if not in practical
way"
This is the statement made by State
Superintendent Cary in a circular let
ter just sent out to superintendent
and teachers. Referring to this atti-
tude, Supt. Cary says:
"This is doubtless to an extent in
evitable in view of the scientific atti-
tude the human mind is now taking
on all sorts of problems
The superintendent letter was
drawn forth by a series of articles
which have been printed in an East
ern magazine which he says are SEN
sational Speaking of them the SUI
perintendent says the editors sum
mary runs something like this: I'm
hundreds of class rooms it is being
taught daily that the decalogue is no
more sacred than the syllabus, that
the home as an institution is doomed,
and other things.
81 believe" continued Supt Cary,
'such teaching is detrimental to the
best interest of society and that we
are breaking away from our moor
ings'
The superintendent says it seems
evident today that custom and tradi-
ton and conservatism constitute an
absolutely essential balance wheel in
society.
Progress" he says, reform, dis
cussion, inquiry, new ideas and all
that sort of thing are necessary for
progress, but it is a sad day for So
ciety when the spirit Of inquiry and
investigation, too, far outruns the ma
tional conservatism which acts as a
brake to prevent the plunge into
chaos. Inquiry, change, investigation,
are in the air, but sane leaders must
see to it that we move from our moor
ings slowly or the results will be dis
astrous to society," w.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-06-03
CALLS PLAN FEASIBLE.
Few Obstacles Exist to Make Rock
and Yaharra NavigabIe.


At an exciting session of the execu'
tive committee of the Rock River I'M
provement association and mass meet
ing of GAINESVILLE citizens, Capt l.. l..
Wheeler of Sterling, ILL.,, the United
States engineer who was delegated by
the rivers and harbors act to make an
examination of the Rock and Yaharra
rivers with regard to the feasibility of
opening them for navigation, stated
that the physical obstacles in the way
Of constructing a seven-fOOt channel
from Sterling to GAINESVILLE would not
be great and that a fOur-foOt channel
on the Yaharra, connecting Madison
with the system, could also be Great
ed without great damage to abuttlng
property or an extravagant expendi-
ture of money. Pliny Norcross and
George Sutherland took issue with
him regarding the availability of suf,
ficient water during the dry seasons,
claiming that the great cotton mills
which once existed here were. driven
out of business by the lack Of suffi.
cient water at certain times Of the
year.
But A. A. Washburn Of the Horizon
Reporter showed that the Horizon
marsh, by the construction Of small
dam, could be converted into a lake
sixteen miles long and six miles wide,
with a depth of from six to eight
feet and that this reservoir would
materially help toward an easy solu,
ton of the problem. Fly the recent SUI
preme court decision in the Hustis-
ford dam matter the avenue for drain
ing the marsh was forever cut off, SO
there would be no trouble on that
score.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-06-03
ADOPTS ANTLRERATE LAW.
Fire Insurance Relating Is Made q
Criminal Offense by Terms of Act.

Fire Insurance Relating Is Made q
Criminal Offense by Terms of Act.
Without beat of drum or fare of
trumpets, a law has been placed on
the statute books that makes fire in
surance rebating a criminal offense.
The bill was introduced in the as
sembly early in the session at the re-
quest of a delegation of insurance
men who expressed their desire to
put a stop to the pernicious practice
of rebating. 1t is we'll known in Mil
waukee that several agents are giving
large rebates on fire Insurance poll
c:es, and the custom las grown to
such proportions that certain agents
who stood firm on the ground that it
was bad business policy have been
driven out of business.
Word has gone out that prosecu-
tions under the new law will be
started soon and that several agents
will be called upon the carpet"
The law provides that mo agent
shall offer to pay, or allow, or offer
or agree to pay or allow, as an in
ducement to any insurance, any re-
bate of the premium paid or payable
under it's policy, or any special favor,
advantage, benefit, valuable consid-
Grafton or inducement whatever not
specified in its policy"
Thus an agent who, in an effort to
secure a good line of fire insurance
gives as an added inducement an ac-
cident policy to suffer as the agent
who pays back part of the premium.
The penalty under the new law is
severe. When it is proved by COM
plainant that an agent has rebated,
he may be fined from $50 to $500, or
sent to Jail for six months. If the
insurance commissioner is satisfied
that the offense has been committed
he is empowered to revoke the
agents or the company's license for
three yearS-W
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-06-03
EXPLAINS BEALS CASE.
Supreme Court Decision Tells Why
Inheritance Tax Is Upheld.


The supreme court filed its opin-
ion in the Beals case Of Milwaukee
recently, in which the constitutional
ity of the inheritance tax law is fully
discussed and upheld.
Two main points of the law were
held valid which, it was contended,
rendered the law unconstitutional.
The first argument made was that
while one section of the law provides
a tax On estates not to exceed $685.
900, another section of the law does
not impose a tax on the first $4,000
of the estate if the estate exceeds
$4,000.
1--WE think the language Of the 9th
er section of the act actually forbids
such construction Of section 2 and
section 3 as the plaintiff contends
for" says the opinion. ''It is very
significant that section 4, which pro-
vides for exemption, is a general Sec
ton fixing the exemptions to be al
lowed in all estates, both great and
small, and is intended to cover the
whole SUBJECT or eXemptloHS.
"It is manifestly unreasonable to
suppose that the legislature imagined
when they provided a careful and
complete class of exemptions that
that had already made the enormous
exemption of $4,000 in favor Of all
benefciaries who are SO fortunate
as 10 receive more than that sum-
The second argument against the
law was that the right to inherit
property was a property right and
that any tax thereon must be "abso-
lutely uniform
The court held that the inheritance
tax was tax upon transaction or
transfer.-W
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-06-03
TUBERCULOSIS EXHIBIT.
Great Crowds in Twelve Badger G

Great Crowds in Twelve Badger Git
les Study Methods.
Nearly $4,000 people in twelve cit
lies of Wisconsin during the past
three months have attended the tu-
berculosis exhibit prepared by the
department of bacteriology of the
University of wisconsin, and sent out
by the university extension division
of the university in cooperation with
the Wisconsin Anti-tuberculosis as
sociation.
The largest attendance during a
single week was at Oshkosh, where
$500 people studied the methods OF
prevention and cure of the white
plague as demonstrated in the exhibit
ton. The average attendance each
week for the twelve weeks that the
exhibition has been On the road has
been 1000. The interest is steadily
increasing, and at Kaukauna larger
proportion of the population visited
the exhibit than at any place at
which it has thus far been shown.
Difficulty is being experienced in OBJ
tanning large enough halls and vacant
stores in which to accommodate the
crowds.
The exhibit is in charge of Harvey
Dee Brown and w. A. Gloyer who
are assisted by local physicians and
clergymen, as we'll as by principals
of the schools.
Last week the exhibit attracted
large numbers at De Peere. The
itinerary for the rest of the summer
is as follows: Octonto, May 31-June
z; Marinette, June TIA; Shawano,
June 14-21; Amigo. June 21-2S;
Rhinelander. June 2S-July 5; Toma-
hawk, July SIP; Merrill. July 1918;
Wausau, July 1926; Grand Rapids,
July 26-Aug 2; Stevens Point, Aug.
2-9 Marsh1eld, Aug. 9-16; Stanley,
Aug. 1923; Chippewa Falls. Aug. 23-
3d. Eau Claire, Aug. 3O-Sept. CIV.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-06-03
MAKE GOOD PAPER FROM HEMP.
Eastern Mill Makes Several Good
Grades From Wisconsin Hemp.

Grades From Wisconsin Hemp.
Several good grades of paper have
just been manufactured by an East
ern paper mill from hemp pulp grown
on the experiment farm of the Uni
versity of Wisconsin. Some of it was
made by using the whole hemp stalk
and some by using 70 per cent of
hemp and 80 per cent of wood fiber
The profitableness of growing hemp
for papermaking has not as yet been
thoroughly demonstrated, and a full
report of the results will not be made
until the close of the present season,
during which experimental plots will
be grown in various parts of the
state
Even better results have just been
obtained from tests of the hemp
grown on the Mendoza hospital farm
by the University of Wisconsin ex-
pertinent station. The product of this
field was put through the brake and
an excellent yield of fiber suitable for
Irvine has been obtained. About 1000
pounds of fiber per acre has been Sc
cured, which is considered an excel
lent yield, since the fiber is worth
labor of producing it costs only $50,
leaving profit of $40 an acre. These
preliminary tests show that good re-
turns can be obtained from the hemp
crops in Wisconsin grown for fiber
only.
AS an exterminator of quack grass,
wild mustard and Canada thistle,
hemp promises to be a great boon.
Some of the experimental plots
grown this year were upon land bad
y infested with these weeds. The
rank growth of the hemp, which
reaches ten or twelve feet in height,
so thoroughly shaded the ground that
when the land was broken after the
crop had been removed, few weeds
were left.
AS there are large areas of good
land in Wisconsin which are practi-
cd4Iy useless DIT Lne present time De-
cause of Canada thistle, quack grass
and wild mustard, the growing of
hemp at good profit to the farmer
may result in reclaiming these waste
lands.
The experimental tests were car
ried on by the department of agrono-
my under the direction of Prof. r. A.
Moore, in cooperation with the Unit
ed States department of agriculture.
Seed was furnished by the govern
ment, and Lyster H. Dewey, it's fiber
expert, assisted in the growing and
harvesting of the crop
This year the department of agron-
| omy Of the University of Wisconsin
will grow about thirty acres of hemp
at several points in the state, TO dem
onstrate further the value of the crop.
1t is believed that with another sea-
sons test to determine the best
methods of culture, the farmers of
the state can be assisted with the
seed and advice, so that they can be-
gin growing crops with a reasonable
assurance of sucCess.-W.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-06-03
A New Chinese Army.

DR.. William Cell of Doylestown, Pa,
has recently arrived in London after
an expedition in China, the main fea-
ture of which was tracing the great
wall for 1900 miles from the coast of
Shanhaikwan to Kiayukun, on the
northern border of Tibet. He was
amazed to find indications that the
westernization of China is spreading
to the remotest part of that country,
especially in military training. He
saw small groups of men drilling in
far-away villages. Sometimes there
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-06-03
Seventy Students Disciplined.

AS a punishment for yachting and
dancing last week at Clifton, in VIC
lation of a specific order of the facul-
ty, seventy students of Lawrence uni
versity, fraternities and sororities,
agreed to forego all communication,
verbal or written between students
of the opposite sex the remainder Of
the college year and to apologize per-
sona1ly to the faculty. All serious
offenders must taken final examina-
tions, from which they had been ex-
empted before the offense was COM
mitted.