The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-05-24
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GENERAL NEWS.

Returns are still incomplete. but |
they show that Roosevelt is leading /
everywhere and that in the southern ,
part of the state he polled more than !
the combined vote of Taft and LaFol- |
lette, and in many places, supposed |
to be Republican strongholds, he has |
beaten Taft by three to one. This /
tremendous vote was scored in Pasa- |
dena, Riverside and Santa Barbara. !
In San Francisco a majority of &c. !
$40 women must have voted for !,
Roosevelt Clark is sure of Democratic |
preferential vote, as he is running far
ahead of Wilson. In most of the re-
turns received thus far he has scored |
at least 2 to ! over Wilson
HUNTINGTON, IND.-What is here
believed to be the first decision of it's
kind rendered in the United States i
was handed down by Judge J. T. Mer-
riman in the Huntington circuit court
in the case Of Raymond and Beulah !
King against Marvin O. Gibter brought
to collect $1,000 alleged to be due
them under the terms Of the will. !
Judge Merriman held that even
though the plaintiff, Beulah King, !
nineteen years old, now residing in
Iowa, is of age according to the law
of that state, the law Of Indiana set !
ting the time when a person attainS
majority still holds good. The de
cision was a victory for the defense.
EEW YORK - Attorney General
Wickarsham has moved against
the coffee trust, or Brazilian valoriza-
ton scheme In a petition in equity
filed in the United States court the
valorization plan is declared to be a
violation of the Sherman antitrust
law The court is asked to decree the
scheme unlawful, to enjoin the valori-
cation committee from Withholding
coffee from the market and to appoint
a receiver to sell the $4,000 bags
valued at S10,000,00O now alleged to
be stored in warehouses Of the New
York Dock company.
SAN DIEGO, CAL.-While a big,
angry crowd buzzed about the hotel
at which Emma Goldman, anarchist
lecturer, was guest, causing her to
appeal to the police, Ben Reitman, her
manager, was taken to the border of
San Diego county and ordered not to
come back. A member of the local
citizens committee organized to sub
due the Industrial Workers of the
World, in their fight here against the
local restricted public speaking ordi-
nances, said that Reitman was taken
to the San Pasquilitas ranch and then
tarred and feathered
PORTLAND, ORE.-The reports re
ceived from western Oregon are that
numerous fires have started as re-
suit of the recent dry weather, the
most serious being in the timber along
Calapooia river, near Brownsville,
where damage estimated at 100000
where damage of 100000 was done
Brush fires on three sides of Esta
cada, in Clackamas county, threaten
the town, but it is believed they are
now under control. In Clatsop county
a fire that started at the headwaters
of the Clatskanie river destroyed con.
siderable property.
MINNEAPOLIS, MINIMIZING re.
tirement of two bishops and the estab-
lishment of six additional episcopal
| residences was recommended to the
Methodist general conference by the
committee on episcopacy. This plan,
if adopted by the conference, will nee
essitate election of eight new bishops.
The report recommends the retire
ment of Bishop Henry w. Warren of
| Denver, aged eighty-two, and Bishop
David H. Moore of Cincinnati, who is
seventy-four.
CLEVELAND, oHlO-John w. Kill
bane, the sixty-four-year-old father of
| champion pugilist Johnny Kilbane,
blind for the past twelve years, is re-
| gaining his sight. Eight days ago he
made a pilgrimage to the Church of
| Our Lady of Consolation at Carey, O..
where other sufferers claim to have
been relieved Since that time Kilbane
maintains that he can distinguish
! tlSuL, UIuII GU OilAJ W GA c@Ppo1
| speck in his eyes.
| CARLINVILLE, iLL.-City board
| Of education members in this city
| have just received into membership
| one of the youngest members who
| ever has sat in the board meetings as
| a member. He is Kelly Rinaker, son
| of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Rinaker,
| twenty-tnree years old.
| HALIFAX, NJ. S.-A wireless mes
| sage received here from the steam
| ship A. w Perry indicates that the
schooner with which the steamer was
! in collision Thursday went down, with
| the lost of all on board, probably f1f-
| teen men.
LOS ANGELES, CAL. - While
| flying over the ocean at Venice at a
|