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Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-08-11
To Place Saloons on Higher plane.

To Place Saloons on Higher Plane.
The saloon in Wisconsin is to
be placed on a higher plane, and
the uplift movement is among the sa-
loon keepers.
Beer kegs and whisky barrels no
longer will adorn the premises, there
will be no more loating, and patrons
will be selected with more care If a
declaration of principles adopted at
the closing session Of the Wisconsin
State Liquor Dealers Protective asso-
citation at Ashland is lived up to.
One other thing. There will be no
more Christmas presents for custom
ers. The officers, among them four
Milwaukee men, John Koerner, w. A.
Conover, William Gleason and E. J.
Hundt, are pledged to see that the
new order of things is carried out.
The declaration of principles, which
affect 1890 members in the state, are
in line with those adopted at the ma
tional convention of brewers held in
Milwaukee in 1908.
They are as follows:
A declaration that the liquor bust
ness is an honorable, legitimate and
necessary form of business activity,
respecting citizens when not restricted
by local enactments. A protest against
the imposition Of progressive or re-
strictive regulations and taxation.
A plea for the cooperation Of all
branches Of the liquor business, for
the elimination of any actual condition
from which the business suffers. A
protest against continued agitation to
harass the liquor interests.
A declaration that prohibition and
local option are one, and both failures,
Prohibition in any form tends to the
establishment of direct taxation, the
illicit sale of liquor, the abridgement
of liberty, discrimination against the
poor, and in favor Of the rich, the cur
tailment Of revenues for schools and
other places.
The Anti-Saloon league is a menace
to good government, the quietude Of
communities and vested property
rights, and exists for no other purpose
than to provide occupation and reve-
nue. for the members Of a close cor
poration, by the processes of perpetual
agitation. Local option is confscatory
of property rights, without the pre-
sentation of any plan Of compensation,
or the substitution of revenues to off
set those that are proposed to be de-
stroyed.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-08-11

were defeated, as it was by 43 to rs.
The indications are that the bill will
become law without his signature.
The senate amended the house bill
with two minor changes regarding the
manner of voting in New Mexico on
proposed amendments to it's constitu-
ton. These undoubtedly will be &C.
cepted by the house and the bill ex-
pedited to the White House.
The bill as passed, compels Arizona
as condition, precedent to entry into
the union, to submit the recall propo-
sition to the voters for final decision
as to whether it shall remain in their
constitution. New Mexico must vote
on a provision embodied in the bill
which would make the constitution
easier of Interpretation.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-08-11
New Inheritance Taxes Collected.

New inheritance axes Collected.
Another big sum was turned
into the state treasury when At
Attorney General Bancroft, co-operat-
ing with the tax commission and the
treasury department., effected a settle
ment of the claim of the state against
the estate of the late Edward G..
Hegller of Ottawa, ILL.,, whereby the
state receives $49,S0255. The estate
was represented by Quarles, Spence
& Quarles of Milwaukee. The claim
was based on stocks owned by Hegl-
Ter in the Northwestern, st. Paul and
Northern Pacific railroads, all incor-
porated in Wisconsin.
The attorney generals department
has thus far this year collected about
100000 in inheritance taxes and it is
engaged in the work of collecting still
further sums from estates which have
not yet settled.
The Milwaukee road, represented
by Attorney Van Alstine of Milwau-
kee, paid into the state treasury $45,-
496.46 in settlement of the claim Of
the state for license fees due since
1905 when suit for payment of the
claim was begun.
The Omaha company is the only one
now against which suit was brought
that has not paid. 1t Is expected that
corporation will pay in few days and
clear the record of the litigation that
has been pending for six years.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-08-11

Mr.. Carnegie, who was in Europe to
say come sharp things about This
man Yates ''-''Yates" being Mr.. Car
negie's construction Of the financier.
In politics Mr.. Gates was Repub-
lican and was a colonel on the staff
Of Governor Tanner of Illinois in 1897
1900.
He was man of great energy,
shrewd and resourceful, hard fighter
and a good loser; and onew hose will
lingness to take a chance" on any
reasonable proposition gave him wide
popularity in the realms of finance
and sports. In middle life he was
many times a millionaire and at the
time of his death was fast recouping
the losses Of a few years ago.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-08-11
Corporations Pay Heavy State Tax.

That Wisconsin derives about sew
enty-one per cent. Of it's total state
taxes from corporations and that this
percentage Is the greatest of any Of
the eastern central states. is a point
made in a report on state taxation OF
corporations prepared by Herbert
Knox Smith Of the bureau of corpora
tons and submitted to the president
by Secretary Nagel of the department
Of commerce and labor at Washing
ton, D. G.
The report affords a concise COM
parison between the tax laws Of the
states in the light CT judicial decisions,
practical administration and revenue
returns. Other reports already submit
ted cover the New England and mid
die Atlantic states. Mr.. Smith says in
part:
Michigan and Wisconsin make elab-
crate physical valuation of steam and
street railway property, which, with
earning capacity, forms the basis of
state administered ad valorem taxes.
Reversing the tendency almost univer-
sal elsewhere, these two states have,
with respect to the taxation Of rail-
roads, gone from the modern gross
earnings method to the ad valorem
tax. They also use extensively the cav
erage rate" method, i. e., applying to
certain public service corporations a
rate which is the average of the state
and various local rates.
"All Of this group exempt shares of
stock in the hands of holders, when
the corporate property is taxed"
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-08-11
NAVY DEsERTERs CRY FOR HELP.
Lose Bearings in Fog and Swim About
Harbor for Two Hours.

Rockport, Mass, Aug. 8. - Losing
their bearings in the fog, three de,
serters from the Battleship Nebraska
swan about Rockport harbor for two
hours, before they were picked up,
half drowned. Under cover of the fog
they had slipped down the anchor
chain of the Nebraska. Once in the
water they found themselves helpless
ly confused and after two hours they
set up cry for help.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-08-11
NaueI Scores Ebert Gary.

Houghton, Mich, Aug. 9.-In an ad-
dress at the quarter centennial cele.
bration of the Michigan college of
Mines, Secretary of Commerce and La
Dor Nagel scored the suggestions of
Judge Ebert Gary, chairman of the
board of directors of the United States
Steel corporation, that the federal gov.
eminent should exercise control over
the prices of commodities. The secre.
tary also vigorously scored agitation
for radical departures from the pres.
ent governmental and industrial sys.
tenn of the United States.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-08-11
BOMB RUINS PLANT.
Chicago Police Believe Labor Troubles
Responsible for Explosion.

Chicago, Aug. "a bomb explosion
partially destroyed the plant of the
Victor Jensen Electrical Supply COM
pany on the south side.
Windows within a block of the build
ing were shattered by the force of the
explosion. The firm employs non
union workmen and the police believe
labor troubles were responsible for the
explosion.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-08-11

United States Senator from Maine.
Northwest are concerned, will be the
promotion of Senator Knute Nelson to
the Craftsmanship of the committee on
commerce of the senate. The death of
Mr.. Frye means loss of one senator
to the Republicans, the Maine legisla-
ture being Democratic.
The Republican majority in the SEN
ate is now SO small that the change of
only three or four votes, such as fire.
quently are cast by the progressive Re-
publicans, transforms the Republican
majority into Democratic control of
the upper house of congress. This has
been prevented during the present ses-
sion by the fact that although Senator
Frye has not been in his seat during
the special session, the rule as to
pairs" has protected his vote, and
Senator Bacon, of Georgia, who has
been paired with the Maine senator,
has not voted at any time when he
could not furnish another Democratic
senator to pair with Frye during his
absence.
Senator Frye belonged to the old
school of Republican statesmen, and
for many years he was a power in the
senate, often being chosen president of
that body, pro tempOre, in the absence
of the vice president. He resigned that
position at the beginning of the pres
ent session, and the controversy over
the election of his successor, the choice
of the Republicans having fallen by
caucus agreement upon Senator Gal
linger Of New Hampshire. brought
about the first definite contest over the
control of the senate, the insurgent Re-
publicans uniting to defeat the cleo
ton of Senator Gallinger.
The transfer of Senator Nelson to
the commerce committee will necessi-
tate REIMBURSEMENT by the Minnesota
senator of the public lands committee
Craftsmanship, which may go either to
Mr.. Dixon, of Montana, or Mr.. Hepburn
of Idaho.
Senator Cullom now becomes the
ranking senator in point of long serv-
ice.
Senator Frye was one of the last
Maine statesmen which began with
Hannibal Hamlin and ended with him.
self and Senator Hale, who retired at
the close of the last session of con
gress and included James G. Blaine
William Pitt Fessenden, Thomas B
Reed, and Nelson Dingley.
Both he and Hale began service in
the senate in 1881, and served the ma
ton side by side for 80 years, much
longer tie than any other two mer
ever sat together in the senate, wheth
er from the same state or not
Statehood Bill Passed.
The bill granting statehood to New
Mexico and AriZona-legislation tina
has been for many years the dream O
the people of those territOries-wa
passed by the senate SO to IS, after re
lection of the Nelson amendment which
proposed striking out of the Arizon;
constitution it's judiciary recall provi
sion.
The bill as passed by the senate dit
fers only slightly from the house meas
ure, and it is said, may be unsatisfaC
tory to President Taft. He has con
tended all along that he would be gla,
to sign the statehood bill if the Nelson
amendment prevailed, but that it wa
a grave question whether he would b
willing to sign it if the amendmen
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-08-11

The total number of deaths in Wis
consin last month, according to an an
nouncement by the state board of
health, was 1899. This was the low
est number for June in several years,
notwithstanding the population is in
creasing at the rate Of over $4,000 an
nually. In June, 1910, the deaths
numbered 2,273; in June, 1909, 1000,
and in June, 1908, 1000. The decrease
this year is attributed to the absence
Of any serious epidemics and to a
more general observation of hygienic
lies
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-08-11
BOAT AFLAME ON LAKE ERIE.
Unknown Wooden Freighter a Tota
Wreck on Kelly Island.

Toledo, Aug. 9.-Apparently doomed
to destruction by flames wooden
freight steamer Of perhaps $500 tons
was piled upon the east end of Kelly
island. Both crews from the life-sav-
ing station of Marblehead, eight or ten
miles from the wreck, went out to
take off the crew Of the steamer if
the sailors had not already escaped
when the vessel was beached.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-08-11
University Visitors Meet.

The first meeting of the University
of Wisconsin board OF visitors for
1911-1912 was held at the office of the
regents. The members Of the board
are: At large, e. Ray Stevens, Madi-
son, and Dr. L. E. Youmans, Muk-
wonago; First congressional district,
Judge E. B. Belden, Racine; Second
congressional district, H. L. Butler,
Madison; Third congressional district,
Richard Meyer, Jr, Lancaster; Fourth
congressional district, Mrs. Lynn S.
Pease, Wauwatosa; Fifth COMPRESSION
al district, Fl. G. Schranck, Milwau-
kee; Sixth congressional district, l..
A. Williams, Fond du Lac; Seventh
congressional district, J. J. Brindley,
La Crosse; Eighth congressional dis
trict, Miss Rose Swart, Oshkosh;
Ninth congressional district, Thomas
H. Ryan, Appleton; Tenth congress
sional district, George P. Hambrecht,
Grand Rapids; Eleventh congressional
district, H. H. Grace, Superior.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-08-11
EQUAL RIGHTS FOR WOMAN.
Convicted of Crime, Judge Orders Her
to Work Out Fine on Streets.

lola, Kan, Aug. 9.-The sentiment
that a woman convicted of an offense
of a vicious nature should not be COM
PEELED to don overalls and work out her
fine in default of payment is a mistak-
en- sense of delicacy, according to
Judge B. d. Shelter, of the lola mu-
nicipal court, who put his theory into
o. lno ugmoM su!pues 40 eonogId
work an unpaid fine on the streets.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-08-11
POPE is SUFFERING FROM GOVT.
Physicians of His Holiness Look for
Patients Speedy Recovery.

Rome, Aug. 9.-Pope Plus is suffer,
ing from a severe and painful attack
of the govt and upon orders of his
physicians is keeping closely to his
chamber. DR.. Petacci and DR.. Marchia.
fava, are prescribing a treatment of
alkaloids and also insisting upon alb.
solute rest. If there is a change to
cooler weather they hope for the pa.
TENTS speedy recovery.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-08-11
RETELLs LoRlMER BRIBE STORY
.. w. HolstIaw Also Testifies AS to
Buying of Furniture for State.

Washington, Aug. 9.-Feebly defend
ing his confessed graft, former state
Senator D. w. Holstlaw, the 62-year-old
Illinois banker and church leader, re-
told the senate Lorimer committee his
story of being paid for having voted for
Lorimer for senator. Incidentally he
told of asking and of being promised
81 500 for buying furniture for the state
from a certain firm.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-08-11
GIRL TAKES A HIKE.
Canton, Ohio, Miss Wants to Be Rea!
Tramp.

Canton, O., Aug. 9.-Lured by thrill
ing stories of tow boy tramps who
came to this city after travelling all
over the country, riding freight trains
and begging food, Miss Maud Meyers
aged 16, of a well-known family of
this city, dressed in her brothers
clothes and left the city. The parents
are frantic over her disappearance.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-08-11
Alaska Cooper for Europe.

Seattle, Aug. 9.-One thousand tons
of copper from the Guggenheim mines
in Alaska and valued at 100000 is
being loaded on the steamer Protest
laus for shipment to Hamburg. This
is the first consignment of Alaska cop
per for Europe.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-08-11
Wisconsin Pensions.

Wisconsin Pensions.
The following pensions have been
granted: William H. Ashard, $40;
Christian Clevenstine, SIS; Arthur B.
Ewing, SIS; John Johnson, $40; T. F.
Lawrence, $40; John M. Levake, $40;
Sophia H. Torch, $12; Webster P.
Moore, $40; Wilhelmina Nohr, $12;
William Schumacher, SIS; John Tim.
ons, SIS; Frederick Bose, $12; AIDE
laide M. Chandler, $12; Jacob Her.
bert, SIS; William H. Murrey, $14;
Andrine Onshrud, $12; Edgar G. Rey
nolds, SIS; Wilbert B. Richards, Sis;
Mary Spencer, $12.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-08-11
PREDICTS END OF THE WORLD
Adventist Insists Event Is Not Fan
Off,

indianapolis, Ind, Aug. s. - "The
world will come to an end within a
very few years." declared Elder o.
Montgomery, president of the Indiana
conference Of the Seventh Day Ad-
ventists. Elder Montgomery said that
science had been unable to solve the
falling of the stars in 1888 and that he
has scriptural proof that the millen-
ium would begin within the generation
following that event.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-08-11
Recent Rains Aid Crops.

Rains that were general over Wis
consin proved decided help to corn,
tobacco and potatoes, especially late
potatoes. In more northern regions
there has been much more moisture,
and these crops Jared better.
Grains have run somewhat lower
than we had anticipated" said Profess
sor Moore, Wisconsin's crop expert,
Showing that the extremely hot
weather earlier in the month had a
decidedly detrimental effect on small
grains. We have not yet heard of up.
state conditions, where the drought
was not so pronounced"
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-08-11
BEGAN LIFE AS SMALL MERCHANT
He Was Identified With Big Stock
Deals.-Last Public Appearance
Was at the Steel Trust
Investigation.

Others present at the bedside besides
the members of the family were Doc
tors eros and Reeves.
His iron constitution and courageous
resistance, backed by every resource
Of medical science, failed to save Mr..
Gates. He had battled for weeks hero
lcally with disease Of the kidneys and
when it was believed that he was al
most sure to recover contracted pneu-
monia.
a Bold Financier.
The death Of John Warne Gates re-
moves in his prime one of the boldest
and most successful American finan-
ciers and picturesque figure in the
field of sport. Since 1880, when he
organized the Southern Wire Com
pany, Mr.. Gates had been man with
whom it was necessary to reckon in
the particular industries, affairs to
which he had given his attention. In
recent years he found relaxation from
business cares in becoming prOm1-
men patron of the American turf.
Mr.. Gates began his business career
as proprietor of a hardware store at
Turner Junction, ILL.,, near the farm
where he was born, in 1855. His pa
rents were Asel A. and Mary Gates.
At st. Charles, Ill, In 1874, he married
Dellora r. Baker, who, with their son,
Charles G. Gates, survive.
From a hardware merchant, Mr..
Gates became interested in barbed
wire, first as a salesman and later az
a manufacturer at ST. Louis. Follow
ing the Southern Wire Company, he
organized the Braddock (Pen.) Wire
Company, which in 1892 he combined
with other wire concerns as the Con
solidated Steel and Wire Company.
Six years later this was sold to the
Federal Steel Company, In 1897 he Or
ganized the American Steel and Wire
Company, now a subsidiary of the
United States Steel Corporation.
He was known as a shrewd specula
tor in Wall Street through many ven
lures, notably the coup by which he
obtained control of the Louisville and
Nashville railroad. He was director
| or the BdlClmOTG anu OulO IdllIOdu
Western Maryland Company, Tennes
see Coal, Iron and Railroad Company
American Salt Company, Republic Iror
and Steel Company of New Jersey, ant
| other concerns.
Last Public Appearance.
The last public appearance of Mr.
| Gates was in connection with the stee
| trust investigation in Washington IL
the spring, when he gave a graphic de
scription of the formation of the Unit
ed States Steel corporation. Before
the corporation was organized, he TOLD
the Stanley committee there had beer
a gentleman's agreement between the
various steel concerns, but Andy
| (meaning Andrew Carnegie) would al
ways kick them over.
He told also how II. c. Prick and w
H. Moore had paid Mr.. Carnegie
100000 for an option on the Car
negie plant and how, when their plar
failed, Carnegie had kept the $1,000,
900. 1t was this testimony that LEI
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-08-11
Nelson Will Head Committee.

Washington, Aug. 9.-The death of
Senator Frye will create some import
ant changes in the organization of the
United States senate, chief. among
which, so far as the interests of the
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-08-11

Neenah-Leslie Dietz, son OF
John Dietz of Cameron Dam fame,
said attorneys who have charge OF
the case of his father will be ready
to present their arguments for new
trial to supreme court before Janu-
airy. He said the attorneys have
learned something of late which Will
put a new phase on the situation at
Cameron Dam, but declined to make
it public.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-08-11

Prairie du Chien.-Harry Schmidt,
aged fifteen, whose mother has just
returned from the hospital where
she had been confined for weeks, Went
to the bank of the Mississippi to
gather clans, and came home an hour
later with a hatful When he opened
the third one he and his parents were
amazed to see a 31-grain pink beauty
drop to the floor. William Moore,
local pearl dealer, gave $500
for it.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-08-11

Neenah.-Charged with violating
the state game laws through il
legal fishing, Charles Peterson and
Charles Messman, the latter city Of
fetal, were arrested by game wardens.
Soon after their arrest Peter
son escaped. Messman pleaded not
guilty.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-08-11

Green Bay.-Money which has
been due E. K. Ansorge for forty
six years and which he had forgotten
having been entitled to was paid to
him by the war department. The
amount was not large, being only
S1.73, and Mr.. Ansorge was more than
surprised to receive q check from
the government. The money was to
cover the value of blanket and other
articles which Mr.. Ansorge turned in
to the department at the close Of the
Civil war.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-08-11

West Bend.-Mrs. Martin j, Cav
anaugh, wife of Chicago business
man, is dying and her husband is seri-
ously injured as a result of an auto
mobile accident near here, when their
machine turned turtle on newly
made gravel road north of here.
They were on their way to the
Dells.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-08-11
SENATOR FRYE, OF
MAINE, IS DEAD
AGED SOLON, LONG TIME A POW
Err IN CONGRESS, PASSES
IN LEWISTON.
IN SENATE FOR THIRTY YEARS
Changes in Organization Will be Nee
essary.-Knute Nelson to be
Made Chairman of Commerce
Committee.

Lewiston, Me-, Aug. 9.-The state of
Maine lost it's senior United States SEN
ator and an almost lifelong faithful
servant when William Pierce Frye died
at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Helen
White, in this city. At his bedside
were Mrs. White and his other daugh-
ter, Mrs. Alice Briggs, who also resides
in Lewiston.
A general breakdown, due to his age
and his extremely arduous career, is
ascribed by Senator Fryes physicians
as the cause of death. President Taft
and Governor Plaisted were notified
Of the death of Senator Frye
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-08-11

Neenah.-A telegram received
here said E. w. MatheWson, for
merly a Kenosha manufacturer and
we'll known throughout the state, was
killed in an auto accident at Everett,
Wash. The machine went over a
high embankment, crushing Mathew
son beneath it.