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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-05-10

INSURANCE men estimate that the
total losses to be paid by the various
life, accident and marine companies as
a result of the sinking of the Titanic
will reach approximately SIS, 900, 900.
Two-thirds of this will fall upon marine
insurance companies. Several Ameri-
can companies which do all classes of
business have been hard hit as many of
the risks were reinsured in this country.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-05-10

WIsCoNsIN's prolific legislature clos
ed its special session Monday. Forty
one bills were introduced of which %
became laws. Only three matters of
general interest included in the call
failed to receive attention, so the gov
ernor might be congratulated that his
machine is still in good running order
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-05-10
Collection Agency.

The Williams Mercantile Agency of
GAINESVILLE, Wis, has just collected
$3.50 on a Judgment. 1t you have any
collections of any kind you want made
it will pay you to correspond with them.
They charge nothing unless they collect
and are where you can consult with
them at any time. If they get the
money, you'll get yours.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-05-10
Unclaimed Letters.

Letters remaining uncalled for in the
P. O. at Edgerton for the week ending
May 10, 1917:
Marie Ann Chamberlain Mrs. Ed Powell
Catherine PonSonby Mr.. Studemann
Olav Underdal Waiter wilkins
Persons calling for any of the above
named letters please say advertised. =
Fl. MCINNEs, P. M.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-05-10

THAT free seed business which costs
the government $500, 900 year just to
let the congressman have little dis
tributing bee, doesn't seem to be pop
ular with the people who pay the bills,
to judge from the number of congress
men who are publishing notices that
they will send seeds TO those who ap-
DIV.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-05-10

/ hereby give notice to the public
that l have legally changed my name
from Gust O. Aas to Gust O. Owens.
23t2 Signed, GUST O. OWENS.
Interesting Local Hints
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-05-10

WHY all this row about a preference
primary, anyway, when only about so
per cent of the voters declare their
choice?
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-05-10
Paper Cutter For Sale.

A 30-inch paper cutter in working or
der for sale very cheap. Address this
office.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-05-17
The Nomination Mu d d Ie.

All the delegates yet to be elected to
the Republican national convention will
either be carried by Roosevelt or claimed
by him through contesting delegations.
The situation has been little different
from that for many days. The body
that decides on the contests thus de-
cides on the nomination. Roosevelt
needs to carry nearly all the delegates
that remain, or to effect equivalent
additions by winning over or success
fully challenging some of the delegates
already quoted in Taft's favor.
1t is hard to exaggerate the mix
up" into which our nominating ma
chinery has fallen. The Massachusetts
complication was bad enough; that in
Maryland is considerably worse. Cali
fornia islpreparing to walk into a ICON
troversy if the Taft delegates win,
because they are running in apparent
disregard of one of the technical pre-
cepts of the California law. In Texas
controversy over the power of the
state convention on the 9th to over.
ride district preference has already
broken out.
The first thing the conventions Of
both parties ought to do in the interest.
of uniformity, effectiveness and ordinary
honesty is to evolve system of nomi
mating a President. And the state!
should as rapidly as possible adjust thei
local laws to it. Otherwise our me
chanism of President-making will hav,
completely broken down. The DANCE
is that the voters of the party will no
abide by any result evolved from such
distressing mix-up as that with whicl
we are now confronted. The defeate,
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-05-17
PANAMA CANAL PEACE
AGENT.
Likely to Draw Britain, Germ IL ny
and United States Closer
Toqether.

London, May 1.-THE announcement
of Baron Marschal Won Bieberstein's
appointment to the German Embassy
in London has been prolific of specula-
ton as to the reasons for his transfer
from Constantinople. 1t Is idle to de-
tail them all, but it is enough to say
that the best informed circles in London
agree that Won Bieberstein's selection
for the London post is indicative of a
desire, on the part of the Kaiser, to
pursue policy of amelioration of the
relations between England and Ger
many.
1t is learned that the choice of Won
Biebersten was influenced not only by
his recognized capacity as a diplomat
but also by the fact that he enjoys in
his native land a large measure of
popularity by which the policy he is to
represent will benefit.
A new reason for cultivation of bet
ter relations with Germany is invok
by the Weekly Outlook. 1t is, briefly,
that owing to the German menace in
the North sea, England has had to
concentrate her native forces in home
waters and consequently had to with
draw from the Pacific.
1.-THE opening of the Panama canal, "
says the Weekly, twill inaugurate a
secular struggle for predominance, and
the vast Pacific ocean will belle its name
in sense in which it has never done SC
in the past.
England has not withdrawn hel
fleets from the Pacific through stupidity
or Indifference. The compelling reason
has been the menace of the North sea.
The first duty of the government is the
extinction of any obstinate and unnatu-
raj enmity between ourselves and Ger.
many, two powers whose amity and CO.
operation are going to be more anC
more essential to the most momentous
interest of civilization and Christendom
THE opportunity for approximation
between ourselves, the German empire
and the United States may be found il
the approaching Inauguration of the
Panama canal. Some arrangement!
might, then, be feasible which would
bring into line these three powers, tn,
main supports of all that we value il
our European or western religion ant
tradition. Boston Herald.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-05-17

of this movement of The Middle Glasses,
and, although complicated by all sorts
of interests and passions, it has as its
aim the simple, strong, and healthy
Idealism which characterized the Union
in its Infancy"
This testimony of so accurate a stu
dent of the psychology of contemporary
events cannot be brushed aside as the
emanations of a publicity bureau"
or the vaporings of an "egotist." 1t is
exactly the view that the best students
of social conditions take of the Roose-
welt movement, and it is so because
that is exactly what the Roosevelt
proposition means-getting back to first
principles, the simple and healthy and
sturdy idealism that prevailed in this
nation in its infancy namely, that the
people rule.
That does not carry with it the prop
osition that they must or can use the
same machinery of government that
was used in earlier days any more than
that the pursuit of industry means
going back to the scythe and spinning
wheel. But it does mean the elimina-
ton of a lot of machinery now in use
which is expensive, subversive of pop
ular government. and without the reach
of the people.
1t means keeping within the reach
and power of the people machinery and
methods whereby they can always reg
lister their wishes as to how the Gov
eminent should be run and who should
run it, and, which is equally important,
enforce their wishes if there is a dis
position in certain quarters to ignore
them.
Getting back to first principles and a
healthy idealism, sums up the en-
tire Roosevelt program. Washington
Times.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-05-17

that is myself. Every vote for every
other candidate from now on is in real
ity vote for Mr.. Taft. The fight is
against the bosses in Minnesota, as it is
everywhere else. A vote for Mr.. Taft
is vote for the bosses; it is a vote for
Lorimer, for Penrose, for Guggenheim,
for Gallinger and for all the rest of
them; and it is a vote for these men,
whether it is cast in Minnesota or in
Massachusetts or in Ohio or in New
Jersey or in California.
became a candidate only when l be-
came convinced that no other progress
sive candidate could by any possibility
be nominated against Mr.. Taft. The
contest has gone so far as to make il
now evident that l certainly can be
nominated against Mr.. Taft, and that
either shall be nominated or else a
reactionary will be nominated. 1t is also
evident that not only every progressive
Republican but every man who believes
in decency and honesty in politics, who
is against boss rule and for the genuine
rule of the people, and is for the elimi'
nation of special privilege and for eff
cient endeavor to secure social and
industrial justice can achieve his pur-
poses only by supporting my candidacy.
My personal interest is of no concern
one way or the other, but it happens
that at this time typify and embody
the great cause which can only be fur
thered by supporting me. Almost
everywhere where l have been able to
appear personally in this campaign and
fight the bosses we have beaten them,
and l ask that Minnesota stand beside
Oregon and Illinois, Pennsylvania anc
Nebraska, Maine, Kansas and Maryland
in this fight.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-05-17
FRIDAY, MAY II, 1912.
State and County Officers.

At the county convention in June for
the nomination of County and State
officers; Hon. Willard F. Barnes OF
Chimney Point will be candidate for
Lieutenant Governor. We think the
County will be unit in his support not
only from county pride but because OF
the intrinsic worth of the man and his
fitness for the Office.
For county senators Mr.. Robert w.
McCuen of Vergennes and Judge Frank
C. Dyer of Middlebury are in the field
Two years ago Mr.. McCuen and Mr..
Dyer had good support and we think
this year there will be little if any
opposition to them and if elected viii
perform the duties of their office with
credit to the County and benefit to the
State.
For States Attorney the Register
urges the name of Mr.. Albert W.
Dickens. We believe him well qualifiec
for the office and that he will prosecute
the cases brought to his notice without
fear or favor.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-05-17
JOY RIDER HELD IN BAIL.
rowed Auto Mind viii Face
Court May 20.

Herbert McClutchey, 18 years old, 5
Juniper street, Roxbury, charged with
operating an automobile without
authority, as a result of a wild ride
Friday night in borrowed automobile,
was placed under 5000 bonds, and his
case was continued in the Roxbury
court until May 90
1t was bit warm Friday night. Nc
Clutchey, the police say, stepped into
the machine owned by Edward M. Cur
as 1t stood on Greenvile street, Rox-
bury, and started out for cool ride.
He failed to get it.
McClutchey is inexperienced in the
handling of automobiles, and only by
the most lucky chances escaped injury,
as the machine careened from curb to
curb, in and out of the way of cars and
wagons. Pedestrians fled to safety as
the car turned into East Broadway, and
many persons at the transfer station
made hasty dash to the sidewalk.
A large crowd chased the machine as
it was driven unsteadily down Broad
way, and at the corner of and Broad
way Officer Grimes of station 16 joined
in the pursuit, overtaking the machine
on Emerson street.
The auto was driven to the station
with large bodyguard in attendance.
The owner called later for the machine,
which was somewhat damaged. -Bos-
ton Herald.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-05-17
Boston Broker Thrown from Car
riase in Runaway.

Joseph F. Flanagan, Boston broker,
whose house is at II Walnut park, New
ton, was the victim of a runaway acct
dent Saturday, after an automobile had
crashed into the spirited horses he was
driving, at Beacon and Arlington
streets, Back Bay. Mr. Flanagan was
driving one of his prize bitches which
have figured at local horse shows.
AS he attempted to turn into Beacon
street the automobile, running in the
opposite direction, struck the end of the
pole and frightened the horses. The
animals wheeled sharply and ran toward
Charles street Finally the carriage
struck the curb and Mr.. Flanagan was
thrown out, sustaining cut on his fore
head and severe bruises. He aided in
stopping the horses, however, and after
his injuries had been dressed turned
over the reins to his coachman, William
Evans, who accompanied him, and was
driven to Newton.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-05-17
EDITOR FLUNG FROM HORSE
j. Garretson of Judge-Occu-
pants Never Stopped.

Carlton J. Garretson, one of the edi-
tors of Judge and Leslie's Weekly, was
taken unconscious to Harlem Hospital
last night with possible broken neck
and internal injuries, which are expect
ed to cause death. He was thrown from
his saddle horse at One Hundred and
Forty-ffth street and Seventh avenue
when the horse was frightened by an
automobile.
Mr.. Garretson, who is thirty-three
years old, lives at the Sunset Reed
Apartments, No. 537 West One Hundred
and Twenty-first street, with his wife
and small son, Carrot j. Garretson.
He went for ride in the Bronx yester-
day, and was galloping home, where he
was to have given a dinner for some
friends.
After crossing Macomb's Dam bridge,
Mr.. Garretson put his horse to a cantel
and was close to the curbing, going
down Seventh avenue. The automo
bile, which contained several men ant
women, was coming fast. The chauf
feur sounded his horn and then ran sc
close to the horse that he lodged anc
bolted to the pavement, unseating his
rider.
Mr.. Garretson fell on his head. The
horse ran for several blocks and was
stopped by policeman. Although the
occupants of the automobile saw the
accident they did not stop.
Mr.. Garretson was taken to the hos
pital by DR.. Pratt. Because of hi
critical condition the doctors were un
able to make more than a superficial
examination. They agreed that if hi
neck was broken there was no hope TO-
his recovery.
Mrs. Garretson and her guests were a
dinner when policeman arrived to tel
of the accident At a late hour Mr.
Garretson was still unconscious.
Mr.. Garretson was transferred, short
ly after II o'clock, to the Presbyterian
Hospital, at Seventeen street and Mad
ison avenue, on his wife's request. -
New York World,
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-05-17
Maiden Mans Skull Fractured
When Horse Runs Away.

Losing control of his horse, who took
fright at passing automobile, VIM. j.
Gafferny of Clark street, Maiden, was
thrown from the seat of the New Eng
land Gas and Coke company wagon he
was driving on Eliot street, Everett,
at o'clock Saturday morning, when
the wagon collided with an iron lamp
post. Gafferny's skull was fractured
and he was removed to his home, where
he is now in serious condition.
The horse broke loose from the wagon
and continued in his runaway. On
Main street, near Appleton street, NAL
den, he rushed headong into an inward
bound Maiden Boston car and was in
stantly killed. A small panic was
created, but the passengers on the car
were soon quoted. Boston Herald.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-05-17
Two Fatally Injured in Auto
Crash

Braintree, May IL. Two persons were
probably fatally injured and three
others badly hurt when a touring car
collded with telephone pole and over
turned at Elm and Adams streets
shortly before II o'clock tonight. Those
seriously injured were James H. Spauld-
ing of Washington street, who had
both legs broken and suffered internal
injuries, and Mrs. James C. Marlowe
of 1868 Dorchester avenue, Dorchester,
whose left ankle and breast bone was
broken.
They are both at the Quincy Hospi-
tai and physicians there hold out little
hope for their recovery.
The others injured were Miss Grace
Reynolds, whose left leg was sprained
and who was cut severly about the
face; William Everett and James C.
Marlowe, whose left ankles were badly
sprained.
The touring car was being driven uI
steep incline on Adams street when
Spaulding attempted to make a sharp
turn into Elm street.
The machine crashed into telephone
pole and overturned.
Maurice Lilley, in front of whose
house the accident occurred, ran to the
injured persons assistance.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-05-17
KILLED IN AUTO ACCIDENT.
Atty. w. n. Dietxman Crushed I'm
der Car That Turns Turtle
in Weston

One man was killed and three were
badly injured by the overturning of a
touring car Saturday night in a ditch
beside Central avenue, Weston, near
Wayland line.
William H. Dietzman of Clinton suf-
fered fractured skull. He died at the
Waltham Hospital at $40 o'clock.
The injured are:
Fairbanks, C. Frank, Jr., of Clinton,
broken arm and multiple injuries.
French, Harold, of Clinton, broken
arm, possible internal injuries.
Morse, Cleveland, chairman of the
Clinton board of selectmen, gashed face
and Commissions.
The accident was caused by the blow
irg out of rear tire. The party was
headed toward Clinton from Boston in
Mr.. Fairbanks new touring car Fair
banks was driving.
When the tire went the car became
unmanageable. 1t sheered off to the
right and into the ditch. After a short
run it turned turtle, throwing the four
passengers out and crushing Deitzman.
The car did not stop, but rolled over
again, and when it came to stop had
made a complete somersault and was
practically standing on its wheels again.
All four men lay stunned. An am
bulance was on hand quickly and the in
jured were taken to the Waltham Hos
pital. Boston Herald.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-05-17

faction is sure to cry fraud" and to
withhold its support on election day,
regardless of all other arguments.
And no party can afford a preliminary
struggle, the chief effect of which is to
rend the organization in twain.
Here is the solitary issue on which
the Progressives of this country have
been united. 1t accordingly behooves
them to exercise special diligence in
perfecting some device for Getting the
people rule" decently and in order. -
Boston Herald.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-05-17
PAY OUT 100000
Amount Covers Risks on Hull,
Cargo, Shipment, Bonds and
the Personal Effects of
the Passengers.

London, May 10. Liabilities total
ling approximately $6,875, 900 were dis
charged today by Lloyd's underwriters
and marine insurance companies as a
result of the Titanic disaster
The insurance on the hull amounted
to $500, 900, this risk being held by
the insurance concerns, while the re-
mainder was held by the White Star
Line. The costliest item in the cargo
was consignment of rubber worth
about $l25, 900. About $1,000, 600 COW
ers the loss of personal effects belong
ing to passengers, shipment bonds also
being included in the latter sum. New
York World.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-05-17
CRASHES THROUGH FENCE.
Auto Occupants have Remarkable
Escape from Injury.

Middleboro, May 1O-A large touring
car, owned by Thomas H. Kearns of
New Bedford, driven by his son and
occupied by number of his sons young
friends, on the way from Lakeville, a
small town near here, to New Bedford
late last evening, left the road just out
side of Lakeville, smashed through a
heavy board fence, rolled 40 feet down
an embankment and landed in six feet
of water in Lake Assawampsett with
out injuring any of the occupants of
the car.
Young Kearns and several of his boy
friends had come to Lakeville last even
ing from New Bedford for a pleasure
spin. They left Lakeville for the return
trip little after 10 o'clock p. m. A
Middleboro automobile from the Shaw
garage passed them on the road just as
they were leaving Lakeville and said
the car was going at a high rate of
speed.
AS the road which they were taking
to New Bedford goes by Lake ASA
wampsett it takes sharp curve. APP
parently the boys in the car knew moth
ing of this, for they ran into the fence
which separates the highway from the
lake below at top speed.
The big car ripped through the heavy
boards of the fence like paper, and roll
ed over and over again down the en-
bankment of gravel and stones, Topped
into the lake which was about six feet
deep at that point. Boston Herald.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-05-17
The Roosevelt Program.

Ferrero, the Italian historian, prob
ably the most noted writer upon the
philosophy of current history, in a
letter to the Paris Figaro, reviews the
present contest within the Republican
party. To his mind it is a social and
economic contest rather than a political
one. He closes his review with the
following:
Roosevelt had seized the Importance
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-05-17
Letter from Col. Roosevelt.


Col. Theodore Roosevelt has written
the following letter to Hon. l. A. Cas-
well of Minneapolis, Mimi.
New York, May 10, 1912.
Hon. l. A. Caswell, Chairman of the
Roosevelt Committee and Clerk of
the Supreme Court, Minneapolis,
MINI.
| wish it had been possible for me to
go again to Minnesota. Unfortunately,
it is physically impossible. Nine states
have now held Presidential primaries,
or their equivalent North Dakota, Wis
consin, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Nebras-
ka, Oregon, New Hampshire, Massa-
chusetts and Maryland These states,
the only ones in which there has been
free chance for the expression of the
popular will, are to be represented by
256 delegates in the Chicago convention.
Forty of these delegates are instructed
for President Taft and ZIG are against
him.
He has carried but two of the nine
states - New Hampshire and Massa-
chusetts-while in Massachusetts the
Roosevelt delegates at-large were
elected by over twice the majority which
Mr.. Taft obtained on preferential vote.
In Maryland the majority against Mr..
Taft was about the same, proportion
ately, as the majorities for him in Mas
sachusetts land New Hampshire. In
the other seven states the majorities
against him range from two to one to
twenty to one.
In all the states together about three
out of every four of the Republicans
who voted at the primaries were against
Mr.. Taft. If primaries could be held in
all the states there would undoubtedly
be no substantial variation from these
figures, and Mr.. Taft could by no posi-
bility have two hundred votes in the
Chicago convention. Mr.. Taft's chance
of denomination lies solely in securing
at Chicago delegates who will misrep-
resent the will of the people. He car
get these delegates, not in the primary
states, but in the convention states
where delegates are chosen under the
old system, and even in these states he
can only get them where the state i.
ruled by boss.
After prolonged experience of me a:
President practically all of the bis
bosses in the Republican party dislike
me so heartily that they opposed Mr.
Taft's nomination because | favored it
They were afraid that Mr.. Taft would
give them the same kind of trouble tina
had given them. After three and
half years experience of Mr.. Taft sine
he has been elected, these same mel
have turned around and heartily favo
his denomination. They were Opposes
to me four years ago, and they are op
posed to me now. They were opposed t
Mr.. Taft four years ago, when they ha
not tried him as President, and the
heartily support him now.
These men include, for instance, Mr.
Gallinger in New Hampshire, Mr.. Ald
rich in Rhode Island, Mr.. Penrose i
Pennsylvania, Mr.. Healing in Indiana
Mr.. Lorimerin Illinois, Messrs. Gugger
helm and Evans in Colorado, Mr.. Ca
houn and the Southern Pacific Railwa
crowd in California, and the Amalgi
mated Copper crowd in Montana and
your own state they include Mr.. Smit
and Mr.. Tawney.
The fight is nationwide fight of I'll
plain people against the bosses. Thel
is just one candidate whom it is possib
to nominate against the bosses, ar