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Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1912-01-12
AN INFAMOUS LAW.

AN INFAMOUS LAW.
The Democratic members Of TIE
legislature last week had
psroxysm Of political honesty and
virtue and agreed in conference to-
repeal the odious Wilson Electioa
law and give to the whole state
snch a law, modelled after the cleo
ton law Of Baltimore city, as wouli he
fair and st To every individual of
all parties, add which would forever
put an end to the political trickery
and fraud by which many men Of
both parties were disfranchised in
the counties where this mephitic
law was operative. The parox5sm
was, as was believed it would be
by many fair minded Democrats
independents and by Republicans,
brief very brief indeed. Senator
John Walter Smith who wa Is to
retain his ,eat in the U 5. Senate,
came to the front took the leadership
and by heavy doses OF the 'aegro
domination" antidote brought all
If them around. The result now
stands upon our statute boz X in
the shape Of what is now knoTn as
the amended Wilson law. Under
the old las ever so 600 voters Of
Maryland were DIFF anchised, and
is now predicted and With rea on
that more than twice q at number
II the citizens of onf ro' 4 old
eommonw ealth vi be deprived
u their right to cast one ballot and
have that ballot honestly ,ou1ted.
The law was ayowedlS enacted foi
the purpose Il disfra chising the
uegro but it wi ar, beca re OF
lis odlnus r.viSio 5 Take away nom
many wiite men lie right To vote,
men who, 10 hnmbi-r walks ct lille
ue as mucl, sull led 10 vn'e aud to
.Ne The j. lat t tepress niation as
nave the self appointed so called
leaders OF the white race. Those
leaders in season aud out are shout
ing negro domination, not because
Of any fear that negros can or will
10 innate in The Will on law counties,
nut, they do fear that If negroes
continue Voting their honest col :
vic.ion and will continue to vvts
sitL a party that assures them JUL
ice and fair dealing, but give &c
them no promise, nor ever will, thai
they shall rule or dominate over III
white race, aud by so daipg They,
these uy;aboe, negro .i.m Ioi
lenagoguer, vii he rilven away
ron The big trough wheie the
ave file Had gormau'sisvd 10 thea
hearts content for 20 many ear .
i'hey ray it is tie white mAis Own
fault il lie comet vote this abJmua
Il IN II ballot, forgetting, not know :
ny, nor caring that there are t'ou-
sands of men in this tate who lave
been struggling all their lives 10
make a living and cid not have the
opportunity to secure an edacati n,
| md such unto tunate whites as well
as the still more unfortunate coloied
man, have been deprived o. thelr
right Of franchise because OF unfair,
unjust, and lase statements made to
The Maryland legislature by Smili'
ard hand full Of ~.e4ding citizens
property owners in the SO called
black belt whose only object was to
tetain the Officers, regardless Of all con
i'd, ration of fairness honesty aud
justice.
The Democratic party must and will
suffer because Of this outrageous ane
infamous law. aThe mil Of the Cod
grind slow bat they 8 ind exceed
ing IL smalI'
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1912-01-12

There is nothing like being re-
sourcsful. At the last session Of the
Legislature the suffragetts argued
and reasoned with our lawmakers.
This time it looks as though they in
tend to sing them insg submission.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1912-01-12

eIook fcrssrd AMI not backward
look upward and not downward; look
outward aud not inward, aud lend q
hand " tinsr phrase was ever
heard thai that above Of Edward
Everett Hale in his 'Iend a Hand
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1912-01-12

A Bro, klyn man eighty years Of
age is being sued for breach OF prom
So. we are bury hoPiag the lad,
has no letters of his in vhieh he re-
ferries to himself as her "Baby".
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Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-11-29
INSURGENTS WIN
WOODMEN FIGHT
Secure Injunction Against H.
creased Rates.
COURT ORDER IS SWEEPING
Action of Head Camp Declared to Be
an Unnecessary Hardship on
the Members.

Springfield. Ill, Nov. 23.-Holding
the new rates adopted by the head
camp of the Modern Woodmen at the
meeting in Chicago in January, 1912,
to be burdensome to the members of
the society and excessive and unnec-
essary, Judge Robert Shirley of the
Sangamon circuit court granted a per-
petual injunction restraining the head
camp from putting the rates into eff
feet and also restraining the officers
from declaring delinquent any mem
Der refusing to pay the new rates.
The injunction is sweeping, as the
organization is an Illinois corporation
having subordinate organizations.
called camps, all over the United
States and Canada.
The petition for an Injunction was
fled by four members of the organiZa-
ton, p. E. Taintor, James NJ. Brown.
James II. Wallace and Frank J. Koch,
all of this city, last August.
The hearing, which continued for
two weeks started the first week of
September. Arguments for the COM
plainants were made by E. S. Smith
of this city. who has been in charge
Of the case for the insurgents, and
G. w. Miller of Chicago, representing
the head camp.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-11-29
WISCONSIN NEWS
Items Of Interest From All Parts
Of the State.
MOTHERS MAY Be PENSIONED
Next Session Of the Legislature Viii,
Consider Bill Drawn by Force
of Experts.

A bill that will be presented to the
next Legislature has been drafted by
the state reference library force Of
experts, headed by DR.. Charles Nc.
Carthy 1t provides for mothers
pension fund in Wisconsin in the
form of state law and when com
pleted will be the most comprehen-
sive measure touching upon this sub
ject that has ever been presented to
any legislature. The enactment of
this law was pledged in the Repub-
lican state platform.
While the general scheme of a
mothers pension law is already clear
to those who are drafting the bill
many of the important details are
still to be worked ont. Protection for
the state against persons who impose
upon its generosity is one of the fea-
lures that is being given close atten-
ton. Experts all over the country
have been asked to send in their
views on the subject.
Another subject that will furnish
a theme for several important bills
in the next legislature will be rural
schools. Measures will be offered
providing for a more thorough inspec-
ton of country schools, placing them
upon uniform basis in the adoption
Of courses of study, and providing
for better buildings.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-11-29
you least expect it.

you least expect it.
CHIMNEYS-Chim should be
built from the ground up and never
rest on wood supports. The settling
of the wood work will cause cracks
in the chimney. Nor should the chin
ney walls be used to support joistS
Or other wood work. Soft brick and
poor mortar are often responsible for
defects in the chimney. Use a good
quality of brick and cement mortar
up through the first floor and above
the roof. Chimney walls should be
at least eight inches thick the flue
of ample size and lined with a fire
clay or terra Gotta Never stuff up
flue holes with rags or paper, nor
anything but a metal stop. Chin
neys should be cleaned frequently.
FURNACES-Prote all woodwork
above and around boilers, if within
three feet, with a metal shield, also
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-11-29
SOCIALISTS FAIL AT POLLS
They Get Only One-fifth OF Expected
Increase in Wisconsin.

Official election returns of all coun-
ties. as filed with the secretary of
state, show that the expected Social
ist gains over 1908 have not mate
rallied and that the actual increase,
instead of being over 100 per cent, as
expected, will h. onl. 20 per cent
The vote of the party in Milwaukee
showed an actual decrease over 1908,
but the gain which was developed was
in the cities along the shores of Lake
Michigan and the cities of Lake Su-
perior
There was no gain whatever In most
of the rural counties, owing to the
campaign made against the Socialist
candidates among the farmers, who
were alienated by the plank pledging
Socialism to state appropriation OF
farm lands.
The majority against woman's suf-
frage was 92,346.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-11-29
UNANIMOUS THAT
SCHRANk IS INSANE
A||enists Make Formal Report
to Judge Backus.

John Schrank, who attempted to
assassinate Colonel Theodore Roose-
Welt at Milwaukee, has been commit
ted to the Northern Hospital for the
Insane at Oshkosh by Municipal Judge
A. c. Backus in conformity with the
report of the committee of five alien
lists, which reported unanimously that
the defendant is now insane re-.
The reading of the report OF the
alienists occupied nearly two hours.
following which the five alienists were
asked a series of technical questions,
which brought out that Schrank was
afflicted with chronic paranoia and
that he was addicted to homicidal ten
dencies and should be committed to
an institution where diseases of this
nature are treated.
Dr. Dewey would not say that the
disease was incurable in Schranks
case, but said it was doubtful that a
cure could be effected.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-11-29
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Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-11-29
GENERAL CLASH IS FEARED
European Powers Making Extensive
Military Preparations.

Berlin, Nov. 24.-Officialdom still in
sists that a general European clash
over the Balkans is unlikely, but the
public trembles with anxiety. 1t is
certain at any rate that extensive mil
itary preparations are being made. No
one can fail to sec them.
The Vienna Reichspost is authority
for the assertion that. despite all de-
malls Russia is concentrating strongly
on the Austrian frontier.
In Austria seven army corps are
being placed on a war footing.
There is an unconfirmed report that
Austria has asked Russia what the
car means by the military move
ments in progress in his country and
the car said they were rendered nee
essary by international conditions.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-11-29
PREVENTING WINTER FIRES

Last month We called attention to
Wisconsins annual loss OF over half
million dollars to heating plant and
chimney fires; also to the % deaths
and Is serious accidents to human
beings resulting from such fires
We now desire to offer some fur
Their practical suggestions on how to
prevent these fires, so wasteful in
lives and property.
STOVES-Place metal stove
board OH the wood under the stove,
and extending at least twelve inches
in front Of the ash-pit door Protect
all walls and partitions within two
feet Of any stove with a metal shield,
leaving an air-space between the
shield and the wall Leave no kind
ling or other wood in the oven over
night Do not hang clothes too near
the stove or stove-pipes
PIPES-See that the lengths of
stove-pipes are Well fitted together,
free from rust holes and parted
seams, wired firmly and fitted per-
fectly into the chimney Stove-pipes
passing through partitions, walls,
floors, attics and roofs are dan ger
Gus at best. Where these must pass
through partitions, walls Or floors,
always use a large ventilated doub-
lie thimble. You cannot observe the
stove pipes in the attic They may
come apart or rust. Fluff and spider
webs are likely to gather on and
around them to be set on fire when
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-11-29
nj woodwork near furnace t,ipeg. i

ali woodwork heaf furnace pibea. It
Is best to riyet the lengths Of pipe
together to prevent disjointing. The
pipe should fit perfectly into the
chimney Examine the pipe frequent
ly for rust holes or other defects
Keep them free from dust. fluff and
spider-webs, which are easily ignited.
DEFECTS--Defectiv stoves, boil
ers, furnaces, pipes and chimneyS
should be promptly repaired or re-
placed.
OVERHEATING-B of over
heating stoves, boilers, furnaces and
pipes.
ASHES-These should never be
placed into wooden receptacles or
bins, on wood floors or against wood
partitions, walls, fences, buildings or
any other woodwork Use metal re-
ceptacles only, and on the outside
dump ashes away from all buildings.
CARE-These matters are not tech
nical, but very simple and call SIM
ply for ordinary care. You cannot af-
ford to be careless, when the lives
of your loved ones, and the property
of yourself and neighbors are at
stake. Let Care and Caution be
the watchword in these matters.
Nov. Goth, 1912.
r. NJ. .PURTELL,
State Fire Marshal
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-11-29
HOG CHOLERA is PREVALENT
Disease fsi Reported in Over Half the
Counties of Wisconsin.

There is more hog cholera in Wis
consin than there has been for years,
declares DR.. f. B. Hadley of the Wis
consin College of AgriculturssS
Last May the college began to man.
ufacture anti-serum for the prevention
of hog cholera The demand now far
exceeds the supply. The disease is
prevalent in more than half the coun-
Is immune The worst outbreak Is in
Dane county. .r
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-11-29
GREEKS CAPTURE FLORINA
Cut off Retreat of Thirty Thousand
Turkish Troops.

London. Nov. 22.-The occupation OF
Florina by the Greeks is reported.
BY the occupation of Florina, which
lies to the south of Monastir, the
Greeks. according 30 the Athens re-
port, have cut off the rear guard OF
the Turkish army to the number OF
10000 retreating from Monastir
1t is also reported that Greek
squadron has landed troops and taken
possession of the island of MYtilene,
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-11-29
TO AMEND INCOME TAX LAW
Badger Commission Plans Change in
Taxing Corporations.

to prepare a bill to amend the in
come tax law. It is probable that a
new basis for taxation of corpora
lions will be urged.
One plan proposed is to tax them
the same as individuals are taxed, An
other is to place them under a fiat
rate. Another proposed rate is to de-
duct salaries paid in partnerships. 1t
is certain the legislature will deal
with the demand for other exemptions
than those now given under the law.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-11-29
Etata d .0hia, titv 81 Tslaaas sa.
f,inas ttniintx% sS'

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& Co.. doing business in the City of To
ledo, County and State aforesaid. and
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by the use Of HALLS CATARRH CURE.
FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed In
my presence, this 9Th day Of December.
A. D. 1856.
(SeaD A. w. GLEASON,
Notary Public.
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Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-11-29
JAMAICA FATALITIES GROW
More Than One Hundred Killed In
Coast Towns Alone.

Kingston. Jamaica, Nov 22.-An Off
cial estimate of the dead in the hur-
ricane and tidal wave which visited
the western part of Jamaica places
the number at more than one hundred
In the coast towns alone. Details
which are gradually coming in indi-
cate great devastation in the western
section.
Practically all lighters. coasting
sloops and small craft in the harbors
OF Green island, Montego bay, Lucea
and Savanna la Mar fOundered and a
large proportion of the crews were
drowned. Many persons living in these
towns lost their lives in the collapse
of buildings.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-11-29
WILSON VERY INDIGNANT
Dispute With Photographer Almost
Leads to Blows.

Hamilton, Bermuda, Nov. 23.-Pres-
ident Elect Wilson had lively dis
pute with an American photographer
which almost led to the exchange OF
blows
The photographer took snapshot
at Mr.. Wilson in spite of his prohibit
ton. Mr. Wilson thereupon angrily
exclaimed:
you are no gentleman! If you want
q good thrashing keep that up. I can
take care of myself in these things.
came here especially to avoid pho
tOgraphers,"
Mr.. Wilson passed the greater part
of the day in making bicycling excur-
sions in the vicinity of his residence.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-11-29

London, Nov pa dispatch from
Constantinople officially announces
that Turkey has rejected the terms
offered by the allied Balkan nations
and that Nazim Pasha has been di-
rected to resume operations along TIE
Tchatalja lines.
This means that the attack of the
Bulgarians at that point will be re-
sumed Immediately.
The official announcement of the
rejection of Bulgaria's terms reads:
"The porte. finding the Bulgarian
conditions for an armistice inaccept-
able, has ordered Nazim Pasha to re-
sumo military operations.
The Bulgarian reports of the terms
offered the Ottoman government state
that they were in no sense an ulti-
matum, but that they were couched
80 that Turkey was free to make
counter proposals.
The exact terms were not given out
at Sofia, but the Turkish grand vizier,
In declaring them impossible, stated
that they demanded the surrender of
Adrianople, Scutari, Janina and the
lines at Tchatalja.
Proposed Terms Flexible.
From Sofia comes a report through
the semi-official agency at Vienna that
the terms offered to Turkey were not
uncompromising either in form or in
substance, and that they even left
the door open to modification. 1t is
thought here that this is likely to turn
out to be correct, as in view of the
pestilence prevailing on the main bat
tlefield the allied nations must be
keenly anxious to remove their troops
from contact with the devastating
scourge.
The positions of both armies, ii is
considered here, must rapidly become
untenable in face of the ravages OF
cholera, which is more deadly even
than the guns of the enemy, and this
probably will prove an additional mo-
tive for arriving at an early settle
ment.
There has been much talk of a
European conference as soon as hos
tilities cease, for the discussion OF in
ternational questions arising out Of
the war Sir Edward Grey the Brit
ish foreign minister, however, an
nounced in the house Of commons that
the question of whether conference
should be held had not been definitely
by the European powers.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-11-29
MARBURG MADE AN ENVOY

Baltimore Man Appointed United
States Minister to Belgium.
Washington. Nov. 23.-The appoint
ment of Theodore Marburg Of Balti
more as minister to Belgium was an
nounced by the state department.
Mr. Marburg will succeed Lars An
derson in the Belgium post. Mr.. Ander-
son having been made ambassador to
JaDan
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-11-29

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Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-11-29
DARROW'S TRIAL POSTPONED
Chicago Lawyer Will Not Appear Be-
fore Jan. 8.

Los Angeles. Nov. 21.-The second
trial of Clarence S. barrow of Chicago.
former counsel for the McNamaras, on
charge of having bribed juror in the
dynamite trial. has again been post
poned by agreement of counsel. The
case now is deferred from Nov. q to
Jan 6
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-11-29
PRISON FOR SIDNA ALLEN
Leader of Courtroom Bandits Escapes
Death Penalty.

Wytheville, Va, Nov. 23.-Sidna AL
len, leader of the Allen clan, which
shot up the Carroll county court at
Hillsville last March, resulting in the
death of five persons, was found guilty
of murder in the second degree for
the killing of Judge Thornton l.. Mas
sic The jury fixed the penalty at
fifteen years in the penitentiary.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-11-29

A man may be on the level and
still climb upwards.