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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-06-22

amended to cover both the buying sAd
selling of any commodity.
One of the big appropriation bills
was passed under suspension OF the
rules, the $4,000 appropriation to the
park board for purchase of more lands
going through readily.
After an extended debate, the
senate concurred In the Stern bill
for home rule" for cities, the vote
being Is to z. 1t now goes to the
governor, who undoubtedly will sign
It,
The action of the senate followed
it's refusal to accept two substitutes
one by Senator Bodenstab, which rep
resented the ideas of the "stalwart'
Republicans, and another by Senator
Gaylord, which contained the Social
lists preferences and incidentally pre-
sented the partisan character of the
election of delegates to the charter
conventions.
The bill, according to its supporters
will give as large measure of home
rule to cities as is possible, under the
present constitution. The bill retains
the non-partisan election as applied
to charter convention delegates. II
also provides for the initiative and ref
erendum as to changes in the charter
or the calling of a charter convention
During the debate Senator Gaylord
asserted that the bill had been called
constitutional by member of the SUI
preme court, and Senator Whitehead
asked him the name of the judge who
had been guilty of such manifest i'm
propriety," but Gaylord refused.
The companion bill, providing for
non-partisan elections in cities, did not
fare so well, the-bi being recons1d
cred and non-concurred in.
Assemblyman Frye fought reconsid
Grafton of the engrossment OF Senator
Teasdale's bill raising the tuition fee
in free high schools from so cents to
one dollar.
Rural members generally opposed
the measure, as in their districts there
are few high schools and their constit'
uents have to pay tuition. Recons1d
Grafton was refused, after an acri
monious debate, the vote being 81
to Is.
Assemblyman Hintz tried to get re
consideration of the vote by which the
assembly went on record for the es
tablishment of normal school at
Rhinelander, but the house refused to
change it's mind. The assembly con
Cured in slight amendment to the
Joint resolution directing the attorney
general to investigate alleged ice and
coal pools and the department OF JUS
tice, therefore, must make inquiries
whenever rs citizens of a city de-
mand 1t.
The joint legislative committee on
finance reported for passage the Klecz
ka bill directing the state land com
missioners to buy tract OF 81 lots ad
Joining the state fair grounds at West
Allis to be used for state fair puH
poses.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-06-22
Historic Event Celebrated.

Australia recently commemorated
the one hundred and forty-first ami
versary of Captain Cooks first land.
ing. 1t was in 1910 that H. M. S. En-
deavor, a barque of $40 tons, entered
the inlet first called Sting Rays Har-
Dor, but afterwards Botany Bay, from
the beauty and variety of the plants
growing about its shore. The vessel
remained eight days, and before she
left the British flag was hoisted. AS
is the custom on each recurring ami
versary, the flag was again unfurled
upon the spot where it was first dis
played, and was saluted by the guns
of the warships in the harbor.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-06-22

scarcely wear my shoes. The kidney
secretions bothered me and my nerves
were unstrung. began taking Doan's
Kidney Pills and soon the swelling
diminished. The backache and other
troubles quickly disappeared and I
was completely cured
Remember the name-Doan's.
For sale by druggists and general
storekeepers everywhere. Price SOC.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, n. Z.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-06-22
SUFFERED FOURTEEN YEARS.
a Terrible Case of Dropsy and How
II Was Cured.
Mrs. w. r. Cody, COB Tenth St,
lewiston. Idaho. says: Fourteen years

I suffered from kid
ney trouble. / was
30 lame and sore I
could hardly move.
Headaches were fre4
quent and my whole
body bloated. I had
chills and hot flashes
and my ankles were
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-06-22
Presents Unique GaVel.

Gen. F. A. Bird of Madison, quarter.
master general of the Wisconsin de-
partment, G.. A. R., at Green Bay, pre-
scented to the department a unique
gavel sent him for that purpose by
Gen. James H. Agen of Houston, Tex,
past department commander of the
Wisconsin department. General Agen
formerly resided at Superior.
The gavel is made from pieces OF
wood that have historical significance.
The head is made from limb of a
blackberry tree on the battlefield OF
San Jacinto, where Santa Anna was
captured by General Houston in 1885;
the handle from section Of a joist
taken from Libby prison.
Other portions of the gavel come
from an oak rafter in the building
built by William Henry Harrison at
Vincennes, Ind, in 1906, while he was
governor of Indiana, Wisconsin and
Illinois; from the old mahogany doors
Of the national capitol, taken down
when the bronze doors were hung;
from a red cedar joist in the United
States mint at New Orleans built in
1886, and from a walnut bed that went
through the Galveston flood in 1900.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-06-22
State Amends Complaint.

The state filed an amended COM
plant with City Attorney Daniel w.
Hoan in the case of the state VS.. the
cit, and the county, covering $22O,OOO
in fines collected in the municipal
court. This is the third complaint by
the state.
In the former suit the state was de-
feated, but since then attorneys for
the state allege that the city has been
using the fines for municipal purposes,
q fact that was not brought forward in
the former complaints.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-06-22
Wisconsin Patents.

Wisconsin Patents.
The following Is the list of patents
recently granted Wisconsin invent
ors: Harry A. Douglass, La Crosse,
stereoscope; James Gleason, Green
Bay, deep well pump; Clark T. Hen
derson, Milwaukee, motor controller;
Alfred x. Miller, Marinette, log chain !;
Henry Sievers, Sheboygan, advertising
novelty; Sven Svenson, La Crosse, box
fastener; Harvey Ferhorst, Milwau-
kee, vehicle shock absorber; James M.
Thompson, Milwaukee, grinding ma
chine; Franklin N. Weatherby, Mil
waukee, apparatus for casting dental
filings.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-06-22
New Wisconsin Pensions.

New Wisconsin PENSIONS.
These pensions have been granted
by the bureau of pensions to soldiers
and widows in Wisconsin:
Joseph Arthur, SIS; Nels Helgison,
500: Annie NJ. Pray, S12; Lyman Slaw-
yer. SIS: Adam Schluehter, SIS; Me-
iissa Stephen, $12; w. Wiseman, $15;
Ellen D. Loomis, SIP; Joseph Masse,
SIS: D. w. Meter, $20s Honora q
O'Brien, s12; Charles ". Pehlmann,
SIC. Samuel NJ. Pratt, SIS; W. F. Rey-
nolds. s12; Harvey Thomas, $17;
Victor La Belle Thurber, $12; Benja-
min Vine, $40; Edwin J. Barrett, SIT.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-06-22


man can freely talk
Of her private ill
ness to a woman !:
thus has been es-
tablished this con-
fdence between
Mrs. Pinkham and
the men of
America which has
never been broken.
Navnr has she NH
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-06-22

States Attorney examining tales
man for jury)-If you considered this
man guilty would you send him to
the gallows?
Talesman Ca politician) -What's his
politics?
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-06-22
FREE
ADVICE
TO WOMEN

Women suffering from any form of
illness are invited to promptly COM
municate with Mrs. Pinkham at Lynn,
Mass. All letters are received, opened,
read and answered by women. A MO-
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-06-22
improved street sprInkIIna.

A street sprinkling wagon from
which the water Issued in fat sheets,
striking the ground without splaShip9.
is a recent invention
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-06-22
New Normal Is Opposed.

New Normal Is Opposed.
The joint committee on finance has
decided to recommend an amendment
to the state normal school appropria-
ton bill, cutting out the provision au-
thorizing an appropriation of $250,00O
for normal school at Eau Claire.
This means that the proposed school
will not be built within the next two
years if the legislature needs this
recommendation. The state board Gi
normal school regents has asked for
an annual appropriation of 100000
for five years for buildings and i'm
provement. The committee has de-
cided to recommend that this be cut
to $150,000
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-06-22

If it were not for their long faces
some people have an idea the world
wouldn't know they were religious.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-06-22

Take Garfield Tea to regulate the liver
and overcome constipation.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-06-22

Love is selfishness in two persons
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-02-26
4! ! 9

vast benefit not only to the persons and companies en-
gagged IN pursuits connected with that business but to all
lines OF industry we'll Cities have sprung up as
though by magic where previous to the development of
theOn production in Oklahoma nothing but villages STOOD
In going through the oil fields of this State magnfi-
cen school houses will be seen in all the small towns
winch Or architectural beauty deQupmentar are not eX
ceIed by cities of much greater SIZE This made pos
slbe on account of the immense investment in the diff
ferent school districts incident to the oil business The
Prairie Oil and Gas Company alone paid into the various
County IreasurerS offices forhe year 1910 Orthe cred
it OF the various school DISTRICTS almost $25000000.
In addition to this the numerous oil producers pay
an ad valorem tax the Improvements their leases
and excise tax on every barrel of oil produced.
The prosperity account Othe oil business appar-
eat on all sides in the oil producing districts. The farm
eS receive liberal bonuses and rentals for leases; the drill
eS tool dreSSerS lease men, rOuSabOutS abOrerS pipe
lines, tank builders and other classes of labor employed
are paid good wages, and all this money eventually finds
IT way to commercial channels where its stimulating ef-
teCt is most welcome The Eastern part of the State of
Oklahoma proted to vast extent by reason of this one
industry alone and to the credit for the development of
this industry The Prairie Oil and Gas Company, in
junction with the oil producer is entitled to very large
share naSmuCh The Prairie Oil and Gas Company has
made possible with its enormous resources for the pro-
ducer to secure market for his product and money for
further explorations 1t would have been impossible for
a small concern number of small concerns to
provide adequate facilities for the taking OF the crude
oil production in Oklahoma, state which today stands
second in rank with all other oil producing states of the
United States, California alone leading it.
At the present time hepopular cry is antagoniShcto
large corporations, this feeling being foStered by we'll
meaning but mSnformed newspapers and men who do
not realize that large industries require large aggrega
ton of men and capital to successfully develop hoSein-
dustrieS The development of the crude oil industry in
the State of Oklahoma has not been brought its pres
1io1 standard without SrOOlp and without
son Prejudice had to be overcome, restrictions of all
kinds had to be removed but hrOught all The Prairie
Oil and Gas Company, working steadily owardt the goal
ofmalng the State of Oklahoma one of the greatest oil
producing states of the Union, has gone quietly but
surely doing its work openly and above board, treating
all with whom it comes in contact fairly and Justly
OkahomaS prospects are brighter to-day than ever be-
fore its history 1t has untold resources yet to be de-
veloped which will add greatly its wealth Cities will
GROW and new industries will come but to the crude oil
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-01
ny GUS .haLrEnr.

Now that it is all over. let's sit down
for few minutes and try and figure
out just where I'VE are at" One thing
is absolutely certain. a meeting WAS
held in Norfolk and that meeting was
attended by representatives of The
holders of Norfolk franchise In tho
Virginia State League and also by
President Williams. of the league. and
BY Owner Bradley, Of the Richmond
Club. Up to this point there can be no
possible difference OF opinion. m
But after you leave the essential
facts, or rather the facts about which
all must agree. there are as many
paths open for those who want TO
strike out alone and unaided and adopt
the seashoro. =
Right now and here let 1t be said
emphatically that President Williams
Will demand guarantee from the men
who want to bring into the league the
cities of Portsmouth and Newport
News. lie will demand that they send
to him before he calls meeting OF
the league for the purpose of discuss
ing and dec ding upon tho advisability
of increasing the circuit to eight clubs,
either bond for. $4,000, or substan-
tial assurance from al least five bust
ness men of each town. to the effect
that they will stand responsible for
such a sum of money In the event that
the town admitted falls down before
the season ends.
Afrnid of False Alarms.
The position occupied by the pres'-
dent of the league is simply that no
does not feel called upon to do any
thing until the men who are asking
him to do things show that they are
prepared to prove their desire to keep
faith with the Virginia League. He
told me personally that no would not
call meeting OF the league until he
had secured such assurance.
All talk TO the effect that an agree
ment could have been reached much
earlier had the president withdrawn
his objections to an eight club league
is not fact. He did object to an eight
club AFFAIR. SO did Consolvo and
Cheshire and German, who represent
ed the Norfolk interests. But every-
body present soon realized that the
other demands were so out OF reason
that an eight-ciub league was the only
common ground on which even n tacit
agreement could be reached. It was
for this reason that owner Bradley
and President Williams Withdrew their
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-01
Sta tementto This Effect
Made Before Agree
ment w as Reached.
Observation-Disclosures
NOT VEt>Y POPULAR
Williams and Bradley Both I'm
popular in Tarville, and Presi-
dent Will Not Call Meeting
Without Assurance That
Prospective Towns Will
Make Good.

objections and were willing 20 listen
to tho proposition. provided the good
faith of the now towns was evidenced
by cash deposit or its equivalent.
or course, 1t is not essential that
each of the cities in the league put
actually in cash $500 before meet
ing is called But 1t is absolutely es-
sential that each of the clubs seek
ing franchise rights show that the men
behind the scheme are of such calibre
as to mako the stipulated sum re-
coverable should anything happen The
meeting will be called on January 10,
with the provisos already mentioned.
New Values Crentcd.
1t must be remembered that when
tho new towns come into tile league
they will be given an asset ready
made Of from $4,000 to $4,000. de-
pending upon tie size and money
making ability OF tile town Tho
higher sum Is named because it is
stated on reliable authority that Owner
Bradley refused that amount for tho
Richmond franchise.
I What was the Most important phase
Of tho NEE ting has not been brough I
out by any OF the writer's up to tho
present time. After tho several CON
forences had resulted In nothing ac-
complished. and after Norfolk con-
tended for the absurd Increase in
guarantee. 1t looked as IL tho meet
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-01
TIME reaches
FOR SETTLEMENT
Faculty Committee at Univer-
sity Will Meet This Week to
Consider v. P, I. Game.

Just because nothing has been said
Tor day or two concerning the game
OF football which will pAeoahly be
played next fall between the. Uniyer-
sity OF Virginia and V. p. H. 1t must
not be taken tor granted that nothing
Is being done. =
The question is being given much
consideration by the people who can
90 the most to bring about the contest
~ the university and at Backsburg
the students are talking seriously OF
tha proposition. Sentiment Is almost
unanimous tor tho game. Even men,
Ucrs OF inc faculty who have frowned
down such suggestion on several
occasions are now looking more ia
Voraniy toward renewal of athletic
relations between the two schools
Where before tho interest was mild
when any could be found. 1t Is now
rapidly approaching the fever heat All
one hears. according to reports, both
at Charlottesville and at V. Pr is n
discussion of what the game will mean
ior the two institutions. Plans arc al
ready being made for the men at
school to come ON to Richmond for the
are purely tentative, and will be de-
Pendant upon the final action of the
faculty committee on athletics at the
university.
Just as soon as this meeting is held
which will probably be during the
present week, and presenting that the
action taken will be favorable. the
athletic committees of the two schools
Will get in correspondence for the plir-
pose of agreeing upon date and upon
conditions for the game AS both
elovens usually have a largo number
Continued ON Third Page.)
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-01
MARDI GRAS MEET
MAY BREAK RECORD
Track Will Be Fast and Speed
Boys Will Do Spectacular
Stunts.

Motorists alive to the doings OF their
world arc predicting Il new set OF mile
track records for the NIardi Gras
Speed Carnival, which will he held in
New Orleans. February 25-27 Homer
G. George, manager of the New Orleans
Automobile Club, Is arranging for cleo.
trical timing at the meet and is en-
thusiastic over the chances for now
marks from one mile TO nifty miles,
with a new record for ono hour.
The present onc-mile record for dirt
circular tracks is :4S:32. mado by
Ralph De Palma. at Syracuse, Septem-
Der II. At the same time De Palma
lowered the records up to and includ-
ing five miles. lie also lowered the ten
mile record n week later at Narbeth
Pa. The records from ten to fifty miles
are held by Oldneld, being made at
Milwaukee. and Dallas. Tex.
Since scoring these records with the
tlat Cyclone, Dc Palma has signed
with tho Simplex Company ana Will
drive the track car I'm which Robertson
defeated him and his Cyclone last sea-
SON new and more powerful en-
sine has been put in this car and
De Palma has wired the New Orleans
management to get the track ready for
record work. At the sa time the
fiat Company Is not idle +. r..
Hoilander, OF that organization. has
wired that the Cyclone is faster than
ever, and no is anxious to start IL
win bragg or Parker ut the wheel,
BraSS being favored.
But Niesc two cars will not fight out
the championship alone. Robert R,ir
man, or tho Buick Company has de-
ciued 70 enter the struggle for records
with the Buick Dragon. which he drove
at at' Pnul IN less than nifty seconds
thurman 's experimenting with this
car now and is positive 1T will soon bio
fccord. ~ .
In order TO give ench OF these great
drivers every opportunity 10 Set new
worlds records the New Orleans rair
Grounds track Will be scraped 10 The
ouekshot loani, which is as hard as
asphalt. II will lie thoroughly oiled
10 prevent dus, bothcring tho drivers
and everything possible Will be done r.
nuke II the worlds greatest track. At
.ne hrst Mardi Ciras meet ten worlds
records were broken. This year n
seems suro that tile stars who win
compete Will do even better than thar
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-01
NORFOLK WILLING TO ABIDE,
By DECISION OF MAJORITY

inG would die through sheer lack of
matter TO argue upon. All OF tho
questions raised had been talked
threadbare. Mr.. Cheshire had asked in
Vulnerable questions and had raised
points which to the Richmond and
Roanoke men appeared unreasonable.
and interest began to lag.
Owner BRADLEY. by his very ner-
sonality; held the men togethur when
nothing like an agreement appeared
possible. President Williams was Will
inE at any time to agree to the eight
Bradley was willing to grant Il $500
guarantee for three days series
Ihis was the rock which appeared i'm
movable. All of THURSDAYS session
and the better part of Fridays meet.
Ing. hinged on this question. Every
present had become convinced
a .nat eight Clubs were necessary IL
anything was to be done.
Norfolk 10 Abide by Majority.
IL was from the common ground OF
an eisht-club league that the final dis
agreement came about. BY this il IS
not meant that either President viii
iiams or Owner Bradley are favorable
10 10, an eight-club circuit. They are not.
But of two evils they chose the lesser.
Just In order to have matters come 10
Il head ~
under tho agreement reached Nor
ioik VIII come to the meeting, if il ia
held, and present arguments for tho
contentions raised. But Norfolk sicni-
iied That the people Interested would
be willing to abide by tho majority de-
clslon at the meeting. Here Is tho
whole inwards of what was done. with
Morfoik waving the question of guar
nntee, and willing to come to Rich
mond on January 10 to present certain
claims. agreeing to abide by a ma
lorlty decision, something must be
Present at this meeting Will be rev.
resentatives of Richmond, Norfoik.
LEnchburg, Danvlllc. Petersburg and
roanoke, the cities composing the
league last year Newport News and
portsmouth VIII also have men bern,
but they will have no vote in the meet
Ing. They will be outsiders unless II
IS the sense of the meeting TO decide
upon an eiEht-ciub league
League IL Supreme
DO you see what this means? If not
let me explain. Should the prOspec-
1--WE meeting decide that an eight club
league is not good for tho interests of
baseball, or should the meeting declare
that the grievances OF Norfolk are mn
rounded. the men representing Norfoll,
Will have TO abide by the decision
reached unless they are willing 10
again go back on what they stated at
the meeting held In the seaside city.
Continued on Third Pagc.)