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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-03-04
Two Hundred Per Cent Loss.

He was no college bred business
man. He was just the other kind. In
the course of his commercial ventures
ne was induced by an acquaintance to
become partner in the grain and feed
line. After about a year of it the firm
went to pieces. leaving him with the
bag to hold A college friend met him
shortly after the collapse and. was ask
lag about it.
What per cent of the loss fell on
you?" inquired the friend. who didn't
know the particulars.
1.-Two hundred" he responded
promptly.
1.-Two hundred?'' exclaimed the
friend. why. man. there can't be
more than hundred per cent loss"
Come off," be countered. There
was two of us. He lost hundred and
| lost a hundred. Don't that make
2Oo?"
"Of course not. Your loss is only
100 per cent
Eyes. but say" be explained. Il had
to settle for it ALL"
Oh said the friend.--New York
Press.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-03-04
Unclaimed Letters.

Letters remaining uncalled for in the
P. O. at Edgerton for the week ending
March A, 1910:
Nathan Carey Marie Erickson
E. Erickson Hans MonSOn
+. d. Pierce j. A. Splann
Edna Story Mrs. Mahaley Toney
@. A. Seller
Persons calling for any of the above
named letters please say advertised. ;"
I'll. MCINNES, P. M.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-03-04
Notice

Having sold my interest in the i'm
plement business of Tall & Marsden,
all parties indebted to said firm will
please call and settle at once by cash
or note on or before March 18th.
MARVIN MARSDEN.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-03-04
Try This Medicine.

H. w. Bankers Cough Remedy made
at Sparta, Wis. Write for valuable in
formation. For sale by w G. Atwell.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-03-04
CORRESPONDENCE
Albion

&a@A%I+..s-:..:.:...:. s.*'s's
Albion
Fred Stark was a Milwaukee visitor
two days the past week.
j Noble was in Madison on business
portion of the week.
The Willing Workers will meet with
Mrs Henry Kelly Wednesday, March 8.
Miss Edna Martin of Wheeler Prairie
was caller at A Slagg's last Mon
day.
The Home Benefit society will meet
with Mrs John BIiven Tuesday, March
9Th.
The Misses Kittie Hayes and Nettie
Warrichait spent Tuesday and Wednes-
day in GAINESVILLE.
Mrs A c. Burdick was called to Mil
ton last week by the serious illness OF
cousin She returned the latter part
of the week.
ii Green and H E Thomas were
called to Milton on Monday by the sud
den death of their grandfather, Silas
Thomas.
Miss Maude Crandall went to Milton
Junction Sunday to attend the funeral
of her grandfather, Maurice Crandail,
and remained until Wednesday with
relatives.
Rev A ] G Bond of Milton Junction,
President Daland of Milton, Rev M G
Stillman of Walworth and A E Webster
of Chicago were present at the ordina-
ton services Friday evening and Sab
bath morning and were guests of rela-
tives and friends while here.
A surprise was given Erwin Drake
and family at the home of E G Main
Monday evening by the Woodmen. A
goodly number were present and en-
joyed the occasion. Mr. Drake and fam
lily are soon to remove to Walworth
where he has bought farm.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-03-04
Another shipment of oranges and
apples at Conn's grocery.

Many hundred people here have
used Rose Cream with the result that
chapped hands and cheeks bother them
no more. Large bottle Csc. -Stappen-
beck's Pharmacy. 14tl
All the different kinds of soaps and
washing powders at Conn's grocery.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-03-04
Creamery Statements.

Statement of Farmers Cooperative
Creamery Co., Albion, Wis, for Janu-
aru 1910.
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-02
Letters From the People
FRAUD IN MAIL SERVICE

Editor The Call: While the press
of this country is busily engaged in
explaining the causes for the large
postal deficit it would be interesting
for the public to know of a gigantic
swindle that is being perpetrated by
the postoffice officials to benefit the
railroads and transportation lines.
The fraud has to do primarily with
the transportation of postofiee sup
plies. All postoff1ce supplies are trans
ported by mail instead of by freight.
The shipments cost the United States
government several times what they
would if the supplies were sent by
freight, and since the supplies are
always ordeIed in advance the element
of time does not enter into the ques-
tion of shipment by mail instead of by
freight
At this time the United States mails
are being weighed during a period of
three months to determine an average
weight upon which the postoffice de-
partment and the railroads can base
the compensation to be received by the
railroads for hauling the malls during
the next four years. So that the rail-
roads may receive as large rates as
possible, rates far beyond those earned
stances, the postal officials have con-
| spired fraudulently to aid the railroad
| companies. To do that, the mails are
being enlarged so that the test weights
| will be far heavier than the normal
weights.
Since postoffice supplies are trans
ported by the uneconomical method oi
| shipment by mail, it Is only fair to the
| railroads that a proper proportion OF
the postoffice supplies be sent through
| the mail during the period of test
! weighing.
But the postoffice officials who are
working in league with the railroads
do not take that stand. Instead there
has been shipped during the three
months of test weights a years post
! office supplies for no other possible
purpose than to initiate the mails will
| heavy matter and increase the average
on which the rates for the next foul
| years will be based. The United State:
government will pay the railroad com
| pany every quarter for weight carried
only during one quarter. The govern
ment bills for the shipment of supple.
| will be nearly four times what they
should be.
Not content with that trick tc
| swell the railroads income, the post
/ office officials have hit upon anothe
scheme for doubling the weight. TIL,
government pays the railroad for ship
ment by weight and not by mileage
/ That is, mail matter shipped from Sal
Francisco to Oakland is charged tn
same as would be charged on the sam
matter shipped from Washington t
San Francisco.
Recently 100 large cases of postoffic
supplies, amounting to several hundre
tons, the estimated requirements of tn
Oakland postoffice for an entire year
were shipped out from Washing gtor
Instead of being billed to Oakland, tn
goods were shipped to San Francisc
and from here to Oakland, giving TIL
railroad company a double haul and
double weight.
Is it not time for congress to begi
an investigation in this postofic
fraud?
San Francisco, March 80, 1910
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-02
Mind Is Like Wireless

H. Spencer Lewis, a practical psy-
chologist Of Great Britain, is expert
menting in telepathy. He holds that
thoughts are things: that they have a
psychological or material existence as
well as a psychological structure He
also finds it demonstrated that thinking
is a process of varying vibrations, and
that thought is the direct result of
a nuIaber of such vibrations
How far 1t has been proved that
these thought vibrations emanate from
our conscious being, Lewis does not
pretend to know. But as a hypothesis
he assumes that thoughts produce phys
ical vibrations which emanate in all
directions, as do the vibrations or
waves from Marconi's wireless tele-
graph, says the Chicago Tribune. II
this is granted II must be granted also
that in order for another mind to re-
ceive such vibrations that mind must
be constructed physically upon the
same principle as a Marconf receiving
station.
If thought waves are vibrations con-
stantly emanating prOmiscuously. IL is
apparent that only certain brains or
minds can be so physically attuned as
to receive those purely physical vibra-
tions. This explains why those who
from a psychological point of view.
are constantly attuned to another can
not at all times and under all circum-
stances receive mental messages. pic
lures or words directed to them bv the
agent. Atmospheric conditions. bodily
ills, vitality and its lack and numer-
Gus other physical conditions would
tend 10 prevent an agent from proper
ly emanating or directing thought
waves and to prohibit their reception
at any other point.
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-02

G. 4. DOWNS, a mining man OF sutter Creek
Is staying at the Stewart. He is also inter
es'ed In the Development Of electric power.
AxEL NYeAARp Of cooeD0srs, and Pan, ne,
net OF Paris. who are interested IN wire pro
dnction' are guests at the Palace.
CAPTAIN and MRS. UNDERWOOD came down
from Mare island yesterday and took apart
ments at the FairmOnt.
H. 6. LYTLE. capitalist with lumber inter
ests In Oregon. is at the ST. Francis regis
tered from Portland.
H. J. GossE. proprietor Of the Riverside hotel.
I,e Heno' Is registered at the St. Francis With
JAMES E. FENToN. merchant Of Portland
Francis.
OSCAR EDLHARD, well known Hawaiian
plan's'ion owner IS stopping at the Turpin.
J. A. JOY, a steamshIpman Interested in the
e0sS'Wi'e trade: is staying at the Palace.
j. GoRDAN BARGLErr. we'll know, man .,
Bakersfield. is stopping at the Normansie.
PAUL IsEEsURe, cspitalisst Of Ho0olulu /.
among the recent arrivals at the Stewart
GEORGE KEMP. prcnineuss mining man Of
hawthorne New. is stopping at the Dale.
SYLVESTER sCHATTSCHNErDER Of Washing.
ton' D. c. is registered at the Stewart.
HENn1 5LuMENBERG, merchant Of Los An
geies, Is registered at the st. Francis.
PRESCOTT ELY OF Cleveland "a ar tbs P.lscs
Eis Is interested in mines in Mexico.
BEVERLEY 5oGEHT. broker Of New York.
is registered at the st. Francis.
u y. hOE, mining engineer Of Los Angeles.
Is staying at the st. Francis.
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-02
PERSONS IN THE NEWS

GEORGE s. DEARBORN. president of the
American Hawaiian steamship company re-
turned from the orient yesterday and is at
the ST. Francis. NR. D. Lapham, his nephew
and secretary, accompanies him.
v. NJ. ROBINSON, proprietor Of boot and shoe
store at San Diego; George /. Gleason a
mining man Of Virginia City. and Z. B. Nor
gan Of Vancouver are among the recent arrivals
at the Argonaut.
A. C. HIRSHFELD, F. w Dykes and W. n.
Leckie, of Vancouver. returned yesterday from
the oil fields, where they went to visit some
properties, and registered at the st. Francis
J. P. SWEENY, mining man with interests In
Goldheld, IS staying at the ST. Francis
sweeny returned from New York yesterday
where he had been business trip
G. J. MATTHEWS, businessman Of PhiIadeI-
pbia, returned from tour Of the world yes
terday, accompanied by Mrs. Matthews They
are guests at the Palace.
J. ROSS CLARK, vice president OF the San
Pedro. Los Angeles and Salt Lake railroad
is at the Palace visiting his brother, Sen
ator William A. Clark.
MR.. and MRS. BRUCE BoNNY returned from
trip to Europe yesterday and pending the
opening Of their home in Sausalito viii re
main at the Fairmont.
Mr.. and MRS A. E. BERRY of St. Louis. Mr..
and Mrs. William Leslie Of Chicago and ID. G..
Overall of Visalia make up a group OF guests
at the Manx.
j. s. McCANDLESS Of Honolulu is at the Palace
with Charles F. Murray and NJ B. Young.
They have large interests I'm the plantations OF
the islands.
T. II. MINOR, Oil man Of Bakersfield is
staying at the st. Francis.
ROBERT McADAMs Of Washington. ID. c. ia .
guest at the Argonaut.
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-02
WILL IMPROVE
BARSTOW PLANT
Santa Fe Officials on Special
Train Confer Regarding
BettermentS

cprCtAT, train bearing Santa F's
a oficials who have been conferrins
i here regarding proposed improve
ments of the system left Los Anseies
yesterday for Barstow. whence IL VIII
proceed to San Francisco
1t includes the private cars OF Presi-
dent Ripley. General Manager Weiis OF
the coast lines, Vice Presidents Hodges
and Nicholson and Passenger IraIhc
Manager W. ]. Black
Extensive Improvement of the rail-
road plant at Barstow has been
nlanned. A Harvey eating house will
be installed. together with social head
quarters for employees of the company:
Separate yards for passenger anu
freight trains are to be constructed
The Swiss are preparing TO show the
whole of Switzerland TO the delegates
to the eighth international railway
congress. which is to be held In Berne
July to 10.
II. III. schumacher, vice president IN
charge of traffic of the Western Pa
cific. is out of the city for ie" days
II F. Hale has been appointed prtn-
1 c1DdI assistant cHSltCCA VI 1AiN
| Pacific-Iron Mountain system, with OF
/ fee at ST. Louis. succeeding X r. Ford.
/ transferred
| II A. McWfIliams has been appointed
a travelling freight agent OF the Soutn-
| ern railway. with Office at Knoxville
| Tenn, succeeding C. r. RISING re-
signed.
/ The office of commercial agent az
| Houston has been abolished and the
/ following appointments made:
| walter Shipley. commercial agent at
Dallas. succeeding W. 7. Remoert. VINO
| office at Dallas. and L. w. SandersOn
| travelling freight agent. with office at
| Dallas.
The Chicago, Milwaukee and Puget
/ sound has definitely decided upon the
route to be followed by it's projected
/ branch to Everett, Wash From the
| main line at Moneton, a small station
80 miles east of Seattle, the line Will
| pass through North Bend and then VIII
| follow the Snoqualmie river valley 10
the junction of that river and the sky
! komish at a point about seven miles
| south of the town of Snohomtsh. thence
| through the SnOhomish valley 70 Ever
ett, 50 miles. The upper end OF the
| Snohomish valley is narrow ana VINO
ing with mountain grades
After the junction of the Snoqualmie
and SkykOmish rivers, however IL Wld-
ems into a valley hoor of from half a
mile TO one mile in width
The entire route is heavily timoered.
Ground for extensive terminals IN
Everett has already been procured and
construction will be commenced at
once.
NJ E. McKirahan. freight claim agent
| of the San Pedro, Los Angeles and
Salt Lake at Los Angeles. having re-
signed. that Office is to be abolished
AMI the duties probably performed by
the general claim agent Of the COM
pany.
j. N Griswold. division freight agent
of the Santa Fe at Dallas. Tex, has
been appointed traffic manager of the
, Temple Northwestern. with ONCE at
Temple, Tex.
) NJ B. Irwin has been appointed live
: stock agent of the Rock Island, with
office at ST. Joseph, Mo.
? 1t is reported that the Southern Pa
: cific has let a contract for a new hos
pital building to be erected at Houston
4 Tex, at cost of s150.00O-
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-02
Answers to Queries

RAYMOND'S WIFE. F. R., City. What
was the name of the wife of John T. Raymond
the actor, who played with him at the old Calf
fornia theater in Bush street above kearny in
the seventies?
Marie Gordon.
POLL TAXI. G., Willows. What persons in
California are exempt from the provisions of the
poll tax law?
: Any male over so years of age, pau
pers, idiots. insane persons and In
dians not taxed.
SHIRT wAIsTS-How should lace shirt waists
be cleaned?
The method depends upon the char
acter of the waist, whether white,
black or ecru.
TIME--A Subscriber, Sacramento. What is
the difference in time between Sacramento and
San Francisco?
Three minutes and forty-seven Sec
onds.
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-02
Organized Labor
Will Be Watch
ing on April L3


cover their whole public OF San Francisco knows
factsan the merits of the controversy.
The and organized labor
record through bodies condemnation OF the
proposition the United Railroads of the fran
c operate Sutter electric Market
February % the labor council through its secretary
position opposition the grant of the permit and a
delegation appear before the public utilities committee
supervisors protest against the This action OF the
council hesbes POLITICAL social and industrial interests
of organized labor.
Itgh appear needless proposition sided and
that certain supervisors elected
the apparently doing their best throw
the Gea project while at the
making loud protestaons of their loyalty to that
undertaking. their actions look two different
vs that the adoption of the Bancroft ordl
recognition of the legal OF
railways might have been invented in the United
Railroads office.
OF the municipal administration They have suspect the
ton for the trolley permit and postponng action thereon until
April 3 proceedings of that meeting will be closely followed
is true that the alleged refusing the Ban
croft would the recognition of two street
RAILWAYS in Market eet-appes with much greater force and
against grant the permit for the Sutter street but
there ample the face of the facts to doubt the good faith
Of applied the Bancroft ordinance Men who
proceeding suspect everything II they
minds public property to the United
wlno be difficult to invent some
silly for such action.
will disputed that there for suspicion
therefore addressed organized labor because
looks program wasbeing framed bery its interests Watch
April Is
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-02


hauls
take business the postal
The reasoning does appear very conclusive either Mr.
processes be puzzled by the advanced the
this controversy Indeed his estimate of his
condition need be disputed view of the fact that he
adopts ridiculous argument that the railroads
be paid for transporting railway mail clerks He might
argue railroads should have for brake
dining How much do the railroads get
for carrying express messengers?
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-02
| Government
by a Lobbyist in
New York State

the legislature It that he was able to do very much what
he body his influence by stopped
there Letters evidence showing Buckley had
the of forthcoming decisions of the
appeals and transmitted the knowledge his clients in New
York who stock market
One of these letters written by George Sheldon president
of Brooklyn Sheldon wrote
appeals decided that franchise
law constitutional wish could have got to this early enough
market and could have learned previously what the de-
anything like this pending Albany, will
pay you o of the probable
This Buckey's reply:
sorry did know that it would be any
franchise of
would be,
have
o had beent
in big In will keep advised
the legislature Buckley of his
proposed legislation affecting the
agreed bill reported the probably
that house, but yourself about it. 1t will b.
blocked by the rules committee
Buckley appears have been nearly the whole government
New York
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-02

The revelations go into an unusual field and
deal with corruption of the highest court of
that commonwealth. William H. Buckley
was a lawyer and lobbyist in Albany, en-
ployed by the fire insurance people to handle
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-02

gate methods Of mining especially in rela-
ton to the safety of miners, and the appliances
best adapted to prevent accidents, the possible
Improvement of conditions under which mining
operations are carried on, the treatment of
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-02
| A Dominic
in a Hard
Place

this to describe his state OF mind:
this
paryzed brain befudded and am free confess
to
strikes daily
Gghtningly O
the Of upon of
shall ctice pray
They will hearts forbance
worked poorest brain
wear
Not mpossby there exaggeration this,
appears Doctor Mcleod thoroughly ratified
be ratified? you should the
Star pulpit facing congregation of Easter hats tell them
their sins be ratified dominic the news
Office To who does know the
looks and like bughouse whereas goes
must go like clockwork if it is go ALL
quite probable that Doctor Mcleod clock pieces
and then tried put together again. Children like that
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-02
REMARKABLE

REMARKABLE exposure being made in the of the
II investigation of official bribery and lobbying behalf
Of
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-02

EFORE the of the United States bill is pending
create federal bureau of part OF the interior depart
en whose province shall be- among other things to nves
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-02
California Wants
a Federal
! Mining Bureau

other mineral substances the OF explosives and e
trcty of accidents and other inquiries and tee
ooe Investigations pertinent said industries An xamnat
of the causes for the explosions min
that are so life is likewise included
functions of the bureau
The need for supervision IN this relation Will not
disputed general policy of the bill the secretary OF
American mining congress writes:
productive industries the Unite
noret 100000
of If the effort
France and Belgium
would be lowered
Of those countries of 150
in he United
California the great mining states has large and
poant this legislation and it will be doubted Il
the the loyal support of the delegation
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-02
Smith
on Railway
Mail Contracts

which declare that they headed for the poorouse by
inadequate pay for this service.
rush of conflicting claims Mr.. Smith finds himself
in concludes that
Mr. Smith goes the comparison of for mail
express matter:
matter fair basis 1t is admitted all around that rail-
but the contrary they get of the
also known all that express rates vary much according the
will be governed by its value
latter helps the former If
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-02

I-i1
selves by their votes and actions on important
public issues the result must be severe set
back for the political influence OF organized
labor In the pending street railway contro-
versy the issue is plain and unmistakable and
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-02

size. We venture no guess at the population
because that would be hunting fight. Doc
tor Mcleod, at the close of the editorial hur1
burly and before shutting off the typewritel
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-02

troversy concerning the pay of railroads 70
carrying the mails. Mr.. Smith desires to b
fair in this matter as between those who con
tend that the sums paid by the government ar
extravagant and excessive and the railroads
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-02

RGANZD labor high and definite interest in the good
behavior OF the elected municipal office the nom
nees tetunon labor party If these officials discred them
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-02

nEV. MALCOLM Mcleod a noted New York divine under
took recently edit and direct days of the Pasa-
dena Star The Star is which the local
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-30

IS PLEASED
WITH HOTEL UTAH
Los Angeles Hotel Man Makes
Inspection of New Build
ing Saturday.

Milo Potter of Los Angeles, proprle'
tor and manager of the Potter hotel at
Santa Barbara and the Van Moves hotel
of Los Angeles, and one of the most
successful hotel men in the west, who
arrived in the city couple of days
ago with John Parkinson of the hrm
of Parkinson & Bergstrom, architects OF
the new Hotel Utah and tho hearns
building. made an inspection OF inc
Utah hotel building Saturday and gave
it as his opinion that 1t will me one
of the finest hotels IN tho entire coun'
try,
1t is stated that Mr. Potter is con
templating getting INTO the hotel busl-
ness in Salt Lake City, and II Is ru-
mored that he may have something to
do with the management Of the new
Utah hotel However, he declared
Saturday that his visit was of no spe'
ciaI significance ut this time.
When asked ont his plans he sad
that he made no plans to get into the
hotel game in this city, Mr. Potter left
Saturday evening. for his home.