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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-03-03
STATUE Of LINCOLN
PRESENTED TO j. OF W.
To be Unveiled at Commence
ment Next June.
Replica of One to be Erected at Lin
coins Birthplace in Kentucky
Gift of T. E. Birmingham.

Madison, Wis, Feb. 2S-The gift
to the University of Wisconsin of
Weinman's heroic bronze statue of
Lincoln. the only replica of the one
being erected jointly by the United
States and the State of Kentucky at
Lincoln's birth place, Hogdenville,
Ky, and to be unveiled by President
Taft on Memorial LAY, was announc-
ed by President Charles r.. Van Hise
at the Lincoln centenary exercises
at the University building. The
statue is given to the university by
Thomas E. Birmingham, Madison.
The statue, which is to be placed
in the center of the court of honor on
the upper campus, is to be unveiled
at commencement in June, one month
after the unwilling Of the original in
HogdenviIle, KY, on Memorial Day,
when it is expected that President
Taft will deliver the address.
The statue, which represents
Lincoln seated in massive chair,
is seven feet high, which is equivalent
to standing figure nine feet nine
inches in height. 1t is to be mounted
upon a granite plinth six feet six
inches in height, the total height of
the statue and plinth to be thirteen
feet six inches.
The sculptor, Adolph Alexander
Weinman, who was chosen by the
Lincoln monument commission after
considerable deliberation because of
the national significance of the monu-
ment to be erected at Lincoln's birth
place, was pupil of the late
Augu stus st. Gaudens He also
studied with Martini, D. G. French.
Olin L. Warner, and Charles Fl.
Niehaus. His other work included a
monument for Gen. Alexander Ma
comb at Detroit, commission which
he won in competition; and the
Maryland Union Soldiers and Sailors
monument erected in Baltimore in
1907, also awarded to him after COM
petition. Mr.. Welnman has been en-
gagged on the Lincoln statue for nearly
two years. The work, ~hich is now
nearing completion, has received
great praise and COMMUNICATION from
critics in and around New York who
have had an opportunity to view it.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-03-03

the lights of the Wisconsin Zinc
company to drill on certain piece
of ground to which they claimed to
hold a lease.
The property had been abandoned
by the Grant County Company and the
Wisconsin Zinc Co. exhibited their
lease to it.
The contention of the defendant was
that the lease of the plaintiff was no
longer of any value. The attorneys
for the plaintiff were 7. L. Cleary
and r. A. Goodell for the defeni liant,
--Thomas, of Missouri and L. A.
Brunckhorst The case was decided
by the court in favor of the defendant.
The action in the case OF account
ing Fred Voilsnd VS. j. Fl. Rough ct
al, was dismissed for lack of prosecu-
tion by s. E. Smalley the defendant s
attorney.
Oates was given his choice by the
court of 800 fine and costs amounting
to 1888. 50 or five and one half months
in the county Jail. He chose the lat
ter.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-03-03
High School Notes.

Are you going to the Comic Opera
tonight OF course you are 1t is
undoubtedly going to be the best
since the days of "The Pirates of
Penzance'' and "Pinafere''. The
cast has been rehearsing every night
for at least two weeks, and no pains
are being spared in procuring the best
Of costumes. The opera is so funny
that the rest of the east have to be
muzzled and gagged when any one
part is being given, to keep them
from spelling it by the noise of their
laughter.
The detention list with its accom-
panying drills in cube root, and other
mathematical i1npossiblities is work
ing wonderful change in the
whispering. Many old and accom-
plished whispe1ers after once being
kept after school to WORK arithmetic
have utterly refused to whisper any
more. The change is just as marked
in the girls. Of course they couldn t
stop whispering-not for a minute, -
but they are much more careful about
it. They whisper only before the
teacher that they have the biggest
graft with.
The FL. S. was favored with another
OF Judge E. B. Goodsell's talks last
Friday afternoon. His subject was
State Courts. The talk was very
much enjoyed and certainly will be
of lasting benefit to the listeners
The Junior class are in the midst OF
that narrowing undertaking of select
ing a class pin. We hope they get
sold-wishing them no harm Of course.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-03-03
LIQUOR BILLS in LEGISLATURE

Some interesting developments have
marked the past few davs of the legis-
lature in the consider On of liquor
bills Assemblyman Jones, Monroe
county, presented a bill prohibiting
free lunches in saloons, which was fol-
lowed by the introduction of meas
ure by Assemblyman Ingram against
treating in saloons. Both bills were
reported adversely Saturday.
But to add to the interest of such in
genious liquor legislation, Senator
Lehr, Appleton, has offered a bill
which, if passed, would put into force
in this state a puPitanic custom rele-
gated two centuries ago. This bill pro-
vtdes that every posted man must wear
a red button, at least two inches in di-
ameber, on the lapel of his coat. Dur
ing the first years of the Massachu-
sets colony in 1923 drunkapds were
compelled to wear badge and the in
ebriate was branded with the letter
3D. upon his forehead. Senator Lehr
is serious about his bill and believes 1t
has a chance to be passed.
More petitions have been presented
to this legislature than to any other
in the history of the state. The most
Of these related to county option, fish
and game, and fraternal insurance. A
bin has been introduced in the assem-
big to fix a minimum for fraternal in
surance rates.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-03-03
The Local Paper.

Interesting figures compiled by NJ.
W. Lawrence, proprietor of two farm
journals circulating in Ohio and
Michigan. show that III per cent. Of
the farmers of these states do not take
any of the popular national maya
zines. In other states, Mr.. Lawrence
believes this percentage will be found
even greater, says the Attica IN. Y.l
Advertiser.
In many communities the local.
paper must be the only reading matter
that enters the home. In some cases
it is everything, from cook book to-
Bible. Such paper must exercise
a tremendous influence on the public
opinions and the buying public. =
The local merchant often fails to-
see that he has right at hand the
means of combating mail order houses.
An advertisement In his local paper
will carry more weight than all the
catalogues and national advertising
that mail order house puts out.
Think it over, Mr.. Merchant. Il
will pay you.-The Western Pub
Usher.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-03-03
stephenson's Latest Move.

It became known last week that, an
ticipating no election by the legisla-
ture, attorneys for Isaac Stephenson
have obtained from the chief clerks of
each house certified copies of the jour
nails Of each house of January %, by
which they hope to show the United
States senate elections committee that
on that date their client received a ma
iority of the votes of each house, cast
separately.
Advices from Washington, however,
are to the effect that such an attempt
on the part of Stephenson to gain his
seat for the six-year term is likely to
meet with hard Shedding.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-03-03
WISCONSIN A LEADER.
Near the Head of the Procession in the.
Tuberculosis Fight.

-
Tuberculosis Fight.
That Wisconsin is not behind in
the official campaign it is, carrying on
against tuberculosis, is shown in q
report just Issued by the National As
ISOLATION for the study and prevention
of tuberculosis on Legislation con-
corning consumption in the United
States.
Wisconsin has made a careful
official study Of tuberculosis through
a special commission appointed in
1903. A State Sanatorium has been
built at Wales And most important.
the National Association claims, Wis
consin has an admirable law requir-
ing that tuberculosis cases be report
ed and registered, as is done with
other infectious diseases The laws
governing tuberculosis bovine and
human, won for Wisconsin the first
prize at the recent international Con
gress on tuberculosis, and have served
as models for laws in many other
states.
AS compared with the other states,
Wisconsin is one of the twelve states
which have laws compelling the re-
porting and registration Of tubercu-
losis cases. The other states are
Maryland. New York, Vermont,
Washington. District of Columbia,
California, Indiana, Kansas, Maine,
Massachusetts and Utah. The first
five of these states have separate and
special laws dealing with tuberculosis
alone The other six class tubercu
losis with the infectious diseases, and
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the afternoon editions will be one
cent copy.
Leave an order with your news
dealer or postmaster now or write the
Sentinel company, Milwaukee.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-03-03
Emmanuel Church.
Rev. Myron C. Argus, Rector.

Governor Ryland, who has been
confined in a Chicago hospital for
several weeks returned home yester-
day. He is feeling better than he has
for some time.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-03-03
cloth Made from steeI.

Iron cloth is made from steel, ana
has the appearance of horseha1r clotn.
It is largely used by tailors as ma
terial for stiffening the shoulders ana
collars of coats.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1909-09-03

nominations We're gouged from the d.
rect primary law, Hanson fought the
move bitterly and increasingly. Speaker
Meigs, who is always on both sides of
the fence, favored the gouging and re-
fused to recognize Hanson on the floor
Hanson refused to be refused, with the
result that Meigs put him in the custo
dy of the sergeant at arms, and the bill
was passed.
Yesterday things were changed and
Hanson tainted jibed, prodded and
ieered Meigs to his hearts content, and
actually forced the speaker into voting
for the repeal of the measure.
"'How well remember that dav.'
shouted Hanson. 1T was the day the
speaker of the house sent the sergeant.
at arms to me. 1t was the day when
throwing off his mask, he sang in his
sweet, ribbon-counter voice, known in
every church choir in North Yakima,
Love the People, But, Oh You, Conven-
ton
"As Meigs grew FESTIVE and looked at
the sergeant at arms. Hanson sang out,
You can't do it again, Mr.. Speaker, you
can't do it. We've got the vote today
and you don't dare send your sergeant
at arms to gag me-, and two thirds of
the house rose with roar to support
Hanson"
Spectacular Yes, but this man gets
results and they are the things that
count with the people. 1t will pay to
watch this man for he has only begun
his public career.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1909-09-03

Maine all tell the same tale. They spell
the word failure.
In response to the loud clamorings of
the Anti-Saloon League, the legislature
Of Georgia enacted prohibitory law
couple of years ago. The act went into
effect January !, 1908, For short
time, the new law seemed to have
good effect. Judging from surface
indications, it looked as if prohibition
might at last break its long record of
failure and actually stop the sale OF
liquor But again, it was all dream,
and very short dream, too. The drink
ers adjusted themselves to the dry"
system. and were soon hobnobbing as
openly and boldly as ever with the old
Demon. Conditions kept going from bad
to worse. and before the law had been
on the statute books a year. it was
clearly evident to everybody that had
even half an eye that prohibition in
Georgia had broken down.
Here is the testimony of two OF the
prohibition leaders themselves. Rev. DR..
IIoldcrbv, of Atlanta, an ardent pro
hibitionist, said last winter: The leg
stature is afraid to stand by the very
law which it enacted twelve months ago
Atlanta has become laughing stock
and stencil in the nostrils of the AL
mighty" This confession must have been
very humiliating to the good parson, as
he had been telling his people right
along that he knew it to be fact that
the Almighty was on the side OF pro
hibition. Assistant Superintendent Rich
ards, of the Anti Saloon League, utters
this wall: Beer is sold here right and
left, and | know it. You can get whisky,
too; for what does it mean when TWEEN
tv-seven carloads of beer and whisky
are shipped here? WE'LL Brother Rich
ards, it means, in the first place, that
there are a good many thirsty people in
Atlanta, and in the second place, that
your prohibtory law is humbug,
Other leading prohibitiOnists speak in
the same strain as the two just quoted.
Conditions in Atlanta are a sample OF
those that obtain all over the state.
Just a word about prohibition under
the Local Option system. The writer is
very familiar with the working of pro-
hibition in number of the towns on
the east end of Long Island, and from
his own observation during the last
seven years he can testify to the fact
that in every one of these dry" towns,
prohibition has been tried. In the writ
er's own town the record of prohibition
may be summed up in the admission of
the local Anti Saloon leader that "any
body can get all the liquor he wants in
this town under either license or no-li
cense." That o-license has failed to ac-
complish any good on Long Island, may
be inferred from the fact that at the
elections, last spring every town on the
Island was carried for license by a de-
cisive majority. The Anti Saloon
League made the fight of its life, but it
was of no use. The people knew all
about the blessings of prohibition, and
they concluded that they had had
enough. The prohibitionists lost ev-
cry town they then held, including con-
sentative old East Hampton, which gave
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1909-09-03

presidential year Prohibition is gen
orally least popular where it is best
known.
Ii prohibition really prohibited, the
of the United States revenue depart
ment. But, according to the government
reports, the use of alcoholic liquors ac-
tually increases with the spread of pro
hbition In 1893, the year the Anti
Saloon League was organized, the per
capita consumption of malt and spiIitu-
Gus liquors in the whole country was
1876 and LAG gallons respectively. In
1899, when only six million people were
living under prohibitory laws, the fig
ures were 1873 and LII. In 1907, when
approximately 81 million people were
living in dry" territory, the figures
had risen to the high water mark, 220
and l.5S. The report of 1908 shows a
decrease of about 10 per cent. in spiritu-
Gus liquors as compared with 1907, while
the consumption of malt liquors was
about the same for both years. Thus
we are confrontd with the remarkable
fact that, in 1908, when the prohibition
wave had reached enormous proportions
and was wiping out saloons at the rate
of 1000 year, the American people
consumed more liquor per capita than
they did in any previous year sinJa
1893, the year 1907 alone excepted
Now let us turn for a moment to our
old friend, the state of Maine. That
prohibition has been a failure and a
farce in that state is matter of com
mon knowledge. No one who is not a
blind partisan will deny this -Four
years ago Governor Cobb, a sincere pro
hbitionist and an honest, outspolien
man, declared, in his inaugural address,
that the state ought to be ashamed of
itself to have prohibitory law on its
books and to make that law a laughing
stock of the nation. And he insisted
that, as matter of common honesty,
the law ought to be either enforced or
repealed Recorder Whelden, of Port
land, recently made this statements
"There are at least 400 men and women
who are brought before this court time
and again for intoXicaton." Think of it.
four hundred habituals in a city from
which the liquor traffic is supposed to
have been banished sixty years ago!
During four years, up to January ],
1907, in Portland, liquors were seized
on IS streets and alleys and at AS
different places; and S32 different per-
sons were brought into court for viola
ton of the liquor law.
The report of the committee of fifty,
based on a most thorough and extensive
investigation of conditions in Maine,
tells the whole story of the miserable
failure of prohibition throughout the
whole state. Everyone that has Travelled
through Maine knows that there is not
a town in the state where even a strang-
er, if he takes the trouble to make in
quiry, cannot get all the liquor he wish
es, such as it is. And in many places
the stranger is waited on by some con
siderate person who asks him whether
he would not like Something" The
statistics relating to arrests for drunk
enness and deaths from alcoholism in
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1909-09-03

One of the most aggressive PERSONAL.
ties in the last legislature was Hon.
Ole Hanson, representative from King
county Though this was his first ex-
perience in public office he gained prom
inence at once through mis- logged fight
for the passage of the anti-racetrack
gambling bill. Before his election he
announced to the people that he would
introduce this measure and it was the
first one introduced into the session,
and his whirlwind fight forced it
through the Legislature despite all oppo-
sition.
Mr.. Hanson was born in North Cape,
Wis, January 9th, 1874, and has
visited practically every section of the
United States. In 1905 he made the
journey across the continent to the
State of Washington with team and
wagon, camping out during the entire
journey. He is a typical man of the
people-one of those active, restless
Americans who is always found where
the fight is thickest and is always
found fighting for the common people.
Time and again during the last SEES
sion he stirred up a veritable hornets
nest on the floor by resistless attack
upon some corporation measure and
many a representative felt the sting of
the lash as Ole welded the whip. One
of the most exciting scenes on the floor
occurred during the special session just
over and is described by a United Press
correspondent in the following words
Last winter, when the supreme court
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1909-09-03

majority for license for the first time
in fifty years.
MANY and various are the reasons
why prohibition in this country has
proved a failure. The following con-
siderations will reveal few of the more
general reasons.
Prohibition is an attempt to deprive
men of what they believe to be an in
herent right. The question OF individual
rights is the underlying issue in this
whole controversy. Majority rule is, OF
course, sound political principle, but
it is obvious that the application OF this
principle must be confined within rea-
sonable limits. If a majority has right
to say to a minority: You shall not
drink beer, another ma iority has the
right to say to another minority: You
shall not drink tea. Now, if the people in
any state or town should take it into
their heads to enact a law prohibiting
the use of tea, what fearful howl
would go up from the camp of the w.
C. r. L., and what an unenviable job
the officers would have in attempting to
enforce such law "What, deprive us
of our right to serve tea at our moth
ers' meetings and parlor sociables! Why,
it's an outraged" "Oh, but, good ladies,
we, the majority made up as you know
of the better element, have thoroughly
investigated this matter, and we have
found that tea is very injurious. In
fact, it's poison. Look at the thous-
ands of women that have gone down to
tea-topers' graves! Look at the army
of innocent little children that have been
left motherless,' etc, etc. AS n matter
of fact, many experienced physicians be-
much trouble in the world as alcohol. The
Temperance" people will retort: yes;
but there is q wide difference between
beer and tea OF course there is, and
that is just why so many people prefer
the beer But there is no difference be-
tween the right to drink the one and
the right to drink the other. Every
where and always, outsid of Islam,
while drunkenness has been condemned,
the moderate use of alcoholic beverages
has been a common custom and has been
regarded as the inherent right of the in
dividual.
The use of alcoholic liquors is and has
always been considered not only legiti-
mate as a beverage, but it is conse-
Grated and hallowed in the most solemn
and weighty rites of the Christian
church. Now you cannot, by a mere
law, eradicate a sentiment and destroy
an institution that has stood for ages
and that is so deeply rooted in our
whole social life. Prohibition condemns
the conscience, the judgment and the So
cial habits of countless generations OF
the most highly civilized, progressive
and moral peoples. Moreover, prohi-
bition passes condemnation on a great
branch of industry that has been recog
nized throughout all ages as legitimate
an industry in which some of the most
venerable and honored religious orders
of the Christian Church have been ant
are today engaged. Prohibition ne
cssarily fails because it makes no dis
elimination between use and abuse. II
arbitrarily makes legal crime of an act
which is neither wrong in itself nor con
trary to the rights and interests of so
ciety. Because two or three men ust
liquor to excess, prohibition would com