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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-25
DEFENSE OF CLERKS
Republican Campaign Book
Discusses the Civil Service.
SEEKING AN IDEAL LAW
Denied That There Are Many Su-
perannuated Employees.
LITTLE NOTICE OF ROOSEVELT
Claims of Taft Delegates at Chi
cago Presented-Efhcien
Commission Praised.

The idea! civil service law should close
the door to entrance into the public serN-
ice except through a method which can be
followed by any qualified person without
political influence or favor, but leave to
the executive authorities the power to re-
move for any cause other than political
or religious. 1t is toward this ideal that
the present administration is working"
These are the words of the republican
campaign text book. copies of which have
just been received in Washington, in its
chapter devoted to the civil service. The
chap pier denies that the public service is
cluttered up with a big lot of superan
nuated clerks and omits any method of a
civil service retirement law That. how
ever, is promised in the party platform
adopted at Chicago.
Emphasis is placed in the chapter on
the many and frequent changes in the
service to show that appointment to pub
lie office does not mean permanent tenure
of office.
THE merit system does not result in
an undue permanency of tenure, says
the chapter. "Of the employees in the
classified service of the country. 49, per
cent have served less than five years and
12.3 per cent have served less than ten
years. In the District of Columbia, nat
urally the service is more stable, and
in the departments at Washington 'oS
per cent have served less than five years
and 561 per cent less than ten years.
The appointments made as result of
the examinations in the entire service
are at The rate of about 1000 per month:
about 20 per cent of the entire service
and about II per cent of the depart
mental service in Washington changes
each year. The inefficient employe gives
way to the efficient or the efficient en-
ploye finds private work more profitable
or more cOngenial.
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B. E. Wolf in New Field.

B. E. Wolf. employed for the past two
years in the Department Of Agriculture
has left the government service to take
mp the work of farm improvement in
Georgia. He will be stationed at Macon
Ga.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-25

Judge r. Ii. l.. Chichester has re-
turned TO Hanover Court House, Va.
to continue holding court this week. The
docket is the largest in the history of
the court, which was in session all last
week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-25

Bruce Carey of White Post Va. was
arrested at Hagerstown. Md, on the
charge of obtaining money under false
pretenses. A Virginia officer took Carey
to White Post for hearing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-25
Second Outbreak in November.

Last year after the usual fly typhoid
season was over there was another out
break, beginning in November, decidedly
the wrong time of the year, and continu-
ing with increasing intensity through the
winter, reaching the maximum in Janu-
airy. Another peculiar feature of the out
break was that it was confined exclusive
ly to the Hyde Park section. There was
not case in the Latin quarter and in the
mixed section conditions We're quite nor
NAL. One other feature that attracted
the notice of the health authorities was
that mixed with the typhoid We're seven
most exclusively a water-borne disease.
section.
break the water supply was eliminated
at once. because all of the city was served
alike. and the typhoid was confined to
one section. The milk supply could be
eliminated in the same way. The vege-
table supply was investigated and es-
pecially vegetables that had been watered
from any suspicious source.
1t had been rather a hard season with
the Latin population. owing to the cigar
strike. Many had been out of work and
luXuries We're the exception. 1t was
found in interviewing the green grocers
and peddlers that the Latin population
had entirely cut out it's salads and the
accompanying olive oil. which was eX
pensive. The vegetable vendors said
there was no sale for lettuce in the Lat
in quarter, but that the usual quantity
had been sold in Hyde Park.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-25
Current Political History.

The book contains many pages of i'm
tory of the country, viewed solely from a
nom partisan standpoint. The 1912 plat
forms of both republican and democratic
parties. the tariff planks in the platforms
of both parties since their formation, the
acceptance speeches of President Taft
and Vice President Sherman, the speech
of Senator Elihu Root as chairman of
the republican national convention, sta
tistics regarding foreign and domestic
commerce and federal revenue, all are to
be found in the volume.
President Roosevelt receives little at
tention in the book. On the back inside
cover page are sentence quotations from
republican Presidents Lincoln, Grant.
Hayes. Garfield. Arthur, Harrison Nc
kinley and Taft. There is nothing from
Col. Roosevelt.
Col. Roosevelt, however, is not entirely
overlooked. One of the chapters in the
book is entitled THE Truth About Those
headed, Fraudulent Roosevelt Contests
The chapter takes up the contests fought
over before and during the republican
national convention, and purpOrts to set
forth the justice of the claims of the Taft
delegates to seats in cases where they
were seated.
Another chapter is devoted to a dis
cussion of the judicial recall and quo
tations are made from speeches by Presi-
dent Taft, Senator Root, President Mich
olas Murray Butler of Columbia Uni
versity. Justice Wendell Phillips Stafford
of the District Supreme Court and Sec
rotary Nagel of the Department of Com
merce and Labor attacking the recall of
judges.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-25
DANCING.

aSSE;lRIY DANCES EVERY SAT. EVE, NAT
Rifles Armory: continuous dancing. $50 to ~
DAVISONS ACADEMY. 10 6th NV. Boston
and all dances taught any hour. Phi. NJ 46St.
GLOvER'S. 613 22nd ST. N.W:-pRl LEsso ,,ss
zoe. WALTZ and o-step, guar. in 6 lessons class
and dance Tues. Thurs. Sat. ewes, ,Vc' nle
ballroom: rent Sc: orchestra. Phone W. lIH9
ASSEMBLY DANCES EVERY SAT EVE: $50
to 10 prof Wypdham's S16 18th NV. Teaches
all dances Lesson. soc: for $50; priyate'
any hour All pupils guaranteed Pm AZ o0L5:
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IS s.
Don't
Pay
Rent

Don't pay rent any longer.
In these progressive days
every man should own his
home.
An inspection of these
beautiful, we'll constructed
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Columbia
Hee'%geetts

will convince YOU that it's
folly to pay another man
good money for sleeping
under his roof when such a
great opportunity as this is
presented to YOU.
Pay SI5o down and one
of these beautiful homes is
yours. The full price is
$3.50, but YOU can pay the
balance in small monthly in
stallnents of S22.5o.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-25

"My Daughter COuEhed All Night, hut
Father Johns Medicine cured her where
others failed Mrs. a. NJ Wosoncroft,
1901 Belgrade ST., Phila., Pa.-Advt.
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POLITE VAUDEVILLE

i OHFVLlIE XAUDEvllHk
The Most Beautiful Theater in America
Attractions Equaing the 50 Theaters
Daily Mats. IS & soc, Ewes. 2s, SO, 75c.
. Fritz SturmfeIs Late star Trr,s q !"
and a Great Musical Cast in Jesse L.
. Lasky's In the Barracks. Valerie
Bergere & Co. Belle Story. Lew
Hawkins. Les Gougets. Muller Trio.
etc. NEXT wEEK-Nina Morris &
Co.. in The Yellow Peril Mar
guerite Haney. Ralph Lynn Co.. In
THE Leading Lady Julius Tanner.
Burns Fulton. etc. Buy Today.
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TYPHOID IN LETTUCE
Unusual Condition Found to
Exist in Tampa, Fla.
CAUSES WINTER EPIDEMIC
DR.. Byrd of Jacksonville Reports
Condition to Hygiene Congress.
DUE TO POLLUTED WATER
Investigation Shows Vegetable Was
Flooded From Stream Containing
Typhoid Bacillus.
DUE TO POLLUTED WATER

Physicians at the hygiene congress this
week arc being RECALLED with rather IN
usual story of sanitary detective work
that is interesting to the layman show
ing how modern medical logic operates
and of interest to physicians as being the
first case on record where the RESPONSE
bility for typhoid outbreak was un-
doubtedy determined to be of vegetable
origin. The narrator is DIR. Hiram Byrd
of Jacksonville, Fla. of the Florida state
board of health. and one of the delegates
to the congress.
The case concerned typhoid epidemic
last wihtcr in Tampa, Fla. There is ty-
phoid in Tampa every summer, as there
is in most places. 1t is of the f1y-borne
variety. The typhoid curve starts up
ward in June at the beginning of the fly
season and goes down with the approach
of fall and the decrease of flies.
One other point is essential to appre-
ciatinS the case Tampa is divided into
three distinct districts. East Tampa,
where there is an almost exclusively
Latin population: West Tampa, where the
population is mixed Latin and American,
and Hyde Park. where the population is
exclusively American In the Latin Sec
ton the sanitation is decidedly unsatis-
factory In the mixed quarter it is better,
and in the Hyde Park section it is as
good as in any city. with good sewerage
facilities and all places we'll fly screened.
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FOREIGN FREIGHT FORWARDERS. SMALL
lots consolidated and forwarded by slow
freight at reduced rates. SECURITY SIOK-
AGE co. 114o 18th st. Packing. safe deposit.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

FOREIGN FREIGHT FORwARDERs. SMALL
lots consolidated and forwarded by slow
freight At reduced rates: SECURITY SIok-
AGE co. 11+o 18th st. Packing safe deposit.
OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONERS OF THE
District Of Columbia. September q. 1s12-N"tice
is hereby given that. in accordance with tn '
TrSst e public snt, ss' act to
change in the location Of Fourteenth Street
northeast. IN the District Of Columbia. and for
other purposes" the Commissioners Will give
public hearing in the Board Room Of said Com
inissioncrs on the NINTH DAY OF OCTOBER
1912 at ELEVEN o'clock am, to all parties In
1erested owning land along and adjacent 10
Fourteenth Street northeast. and now existing
or now proposed between Otis Street and
Michigan Avenue Bunker Hill Road. \ plan
or proposed change i'll the location of -Four
feenth Street between the above limits VIII DC
displayed, and the Commissioners will consider
any suggest lions protests concerning the pro-
POSED change and location OF any highway or
portions Of highways shown aboye-men-
toned plan. CUNo H. II. DoLPn, Io oaa.s NJ ~
JOHNSTON ", ': JGDsoN. Commissioners OF
AUTOMOBILE GARAGES Built: PLANS
furnished free. HADLEY CONSTRUCTION
60: Estimates promptly furnished Phone
Of trades. Estimates cheerfully given All
makes Of stoves rePs,ed- ll14 l. Bsdens6qrS rd.
Nc. Phone Linen. sc26. J. w MANDIHY.
HOUSE PAINTING. BOTH DURABLE AND
artistic. Only tho host "f oils and leads that
money huy is feature az my painting
for both n<iI" and outside work.
y. II. MAEkWaRD. 22l" 14th st. Pin. y. 22I0
TO TIE TRADE-NE HAVE VERY LARGE
stock Of repairs for all kinds Of furnaces. hot
wafer and steam boilers, ranges and latrobes
Let US have your orders for the fall business.
RUDOLPH L WEST COMPANY.
1SSc New York NV.
RENT TOUR HOUSES.
nAMPNESS CURED.
Pebble Dashed Stucco-
Cement walks and copings.
COLRURN BROTHERS,
Cement Contractors.
rhorr Main 7Oaa 1904 G. az NV.
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MEETINGS MON. WE'D. FRI. s Pm. SHARP:
n message 10 each: daily rcadings. Mrs.
MALTBY. S11 Vt Vernon p NV. Main 3706.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-04-19
Evansville

Arthur Moore and wife have moved
to Edgerton, where Mr.. Moore has &C.
copied position with the telephone
company.
Al. Hartley, who was hailed into
Judge Davendorf's court on Thursday
and tried for distributing ''booze"
around town, was found guilty
and fined fifty dollars, which he paid.
Mrs. F. L. James and two children
are home. Mr.. James and family will
occupy the Gleave house on Second
street, just vacated by John Scheible.
Mr.. John Baker left Sunday morning
for Des Moinen, Iowa, where his father
is receiving treatment. Mr.. A. S.
Baker underwent a surgical operation
Monday morning which he passed
through very nicely and easily. All the
messages received by the family indi-
cate that the results of the operation
will be all that could be expected since
Mr. Baker is gaining rapidly
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-04-19
CLEARING THE LAND OF
WEEDS.

Owing to it's early maturity, barley
| is an excellent crop for clearing the
land of weeds, as it is cut before they
mature seed After the crop is re-
moved the land can be plowed or
disked. thus destroying the weeds that
age growing in the stubble. Further
cultivation will kill any that survive
this treatment or appear later. In the
semi-arid regions this added cultiva-
| ton is of considerable value in con-
serving the moisture for the succeed
| ing crop.
| 1t has been authoritatively esti-
mated that the money loss in small
grains on account Of dockage, freight
and other incidental expenses con-
nected with weed seed, is equivalent
| TO 2.11 per cent of their total money
value
| On this basis the total money loss to
the farmers of the United States in
small grains alone on account of weeds
is about $26,500,O0O.
This estimate does not include the
loss on account of the nutriment stolen
from the ground or the stunted growth
of the cereal on account of the weeds
present.
Were all these conditions taken into
consideration, with the coarse grains
and grasses included, the results
would be startling, and our careless
ness in this respect so apparent as to
awaken action to recover this enor-
nous loss.
The habit of paying this weed toll
has so accustomed us to the loss that
we are blind to the fact that it is en-
tirely unnecessary.
Science has made it possible to elm
mate the weeds and grow grain in
their place. The sulphate of iron proc
ess is a proved success and is entire
ly within the reach of every farmers
pocketbook.
Make it easy to pay taxes by going
into the fields once each year and de-
stroying the weeds; the increase in
yield will not only pay taxes, but leave
good margin of profit in addition.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-04-19
StouQhton

Preston Isham left with his family
for Pocotello, Idaho, yesterday, where
they expect to live on ranch belong
ing to an uncle. They will leave on the
Union Pacific.
VIM. Bills has resigned as section
foreman and will leave in a week or
two. R. Basil of Edgerton is filling his
place temporarily.
Carl Hoff and Miss Louise Peterson
were united in wedlock this evening at
the First Lutheran church parsonage
by the pastor, Rev. M. H. Hegge, and
reception followed the ceremony at
the home of the brides parents, MI.
and Mrs. Jens Peterson on Dunkirk
avenue. The young people will reside
on one of the Patterson farms in Pleas
ant Springs.
C. J. ROLLS of Stoughton filed with
the state railroad commission Wednes-
day petition asking for the erection
of a new passenger station by the st.
Paul railroad company in Stoughton.
Mr.. ROLLS alleges that the present
''station facilities are inadequate and
that there is not suitable ventilation. !"
The commission sent notice of the in
vestigation to the officials of the rail-
road, and the first hearing on the petit
ton will be held early in Madison. The
movement in Stoughton for new sta
ton came to climax when petition
was circulated about the city and sign
ed by 200, practically all of the bust
ness men of the city being among the
signers. About two months ago the
matter of new station for Stoughton
was brought before the common coun-
Gil of that city The council adopted
resolutions stating that if the company
within thirty days would signify it's in
tention of building new station, the
matter would be dropped, but in case
the company failed to make it's inten-
tions known within that time, that
Stoughton would appeal its case to the
railroad commission.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-04-19
Fort AJk1nsOn.

Loren Webb was taken with stroke
of apoplexy at twenty minutes to one
Thursday noon and dropped dead.
The Wilcox personality passed out OF
the Fort Atkinson lumber and coal bus
mess this week when Messrs. 7. B.
Royce and Fred Holstein purchased the
stock held by E. w. Wilcox and E. M.
Wilcox, his son, the latter going to La
peer, Mich.
The abnormally thick ice on Lake
Koshkonong-three and one-half feet
slightly reduced by a few days thaw,
driven by stiff wind from the south
west, made combination that tore
things to pieces this week. About fiji
teen miles of shore line was affected
and reports have not come in from all
of this. Ed Bingham was in town
Monday and said the ice was piled up
on their point as high as the Hotel Fort
and he looked twice at the top of the
hotel to make sure that he had not
underestimate it.
The Edgewater Stock Farms, George
A. Knilans, manager, made the follow
ing shipment of thoroughbred stock the
past week: Three hundred and seven
head of Jerseys, Guernseys and Hol-
stems to H. j. Young of Twin Falls,
Idaho; hundred and fourteen head OF
Holsteins to E. L. Church of Denver,
Colo; two carloads of Holsteins to H.
J. Tuck, Rochester, N. Y; one carload
Holsteins to a party at Mason City,
Iowa; one carload Guernseys to w. H.
Fisher, Craig, Iowa; one-half carload
of Holstein mixers to Albert Peddlity
of Mason City, Iowa.
The directors of the Fort Atkinson
Club have purchased from A. R. Hoard
the two lots lying between South Water
| street and the river and little to the
west of the creamery. The location is
ideal in many ways. 1t is situated in
what is practically residence portion
of the city and yet is readily accessible
from Main street. The property will
have frontage of 1872 feet and in depth
ranges from 120 to 200 feet, grounds
large enough for generous lawns and
the necessary driveways, yet not so ex-
tensive as to be burdensome.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-04-19
Milton junction

| Lou Lumm has leased piece oe land
| of P. G. MaXson on Rock River AT
| MELVILLE and will erect cottage.
James Van Eta has purchased lot
of u. G. Miller on Rock River and is
erecting cottage on the same, which
is about one mile north of the Miller
cottage.
| During the thunder storm Saturday
lightning struck Cass Emerson's barn
and silo and killed one COW. Mrs. En-
erson also received severe electric
shock.
Charlie Arnold and family have va
Gated the George HI. Butts farm and
moved onto the farm recently vacated
by Frank McCulloch and family. This
farm joins the U. G.. Miller farm and
was recently purchased by him.
The village board of Milton voted at
their meeting Tuesday night to use
electric lights for lighting the streets
of the village. Forty-three lights will
be maintained at an expense less than
under the present system.
Charles Wesley Cornwall was born
near Huntsville, N. Y, July 3, 1927.
The family of four girls and two boys
| in the home of Hiram and Hannah
Painter Cornwall included Prof. A. r.
Cornwall, for many years the principal
of Albion academy. Only one of the
number now remains, Mrs. Fannie
Marsh of Wausau. The next month
after he became twenty-one years of
age, Mr.. Cornwall was married to Miss
Sabrina Olin, August 81, 1848 Fifty
five years ago next fall they moved
west and settled at Albion, eleven years
later coming to the Ezekiah Rogers
farm near Milton. Twenty-Five years
ago they moved into the village where
he has been such familiar figure. For
over twenty years he was janitor of
the S. D. B. church. His erect form,
patriarchal beard and keen, kindly face
are remembered by hundreds of stu
dents as we'll as townspeople. Of the
three children born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Cornwall, one, little girl of six, was
killed upon the railroad track. A son,
Marshall A., died eleven years ago. At
the home of the only remaining child,
''Ollie," the wife of Frank Summer
bell, the aged father and mother have
been tenderly cared for in their last de-
clining years.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-04-19

Everyone is now taking a thorough
laxative Spring remedy. Clean and
clear your blood and system with Hol-
listers Rocky Mountain Tea, greatest
Spring purifier and cleanser. 35c, Tea
or Tabs. w. G.. Atwell.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-04-19

Oscar Ellefson is working in Chicago.
Will Berg is home from Madison for
the summer.
Mrs. Chas. Zieman returned home
Sunday from two weeks visit in Chi
cagO.
The Ladies society met Thursday
with the Misses Edith and Louisa Ray
mond.
Mrs. Andrew Ellefson and daughter
Annette were GAINESVILLE visitors over
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. H. Schefeld return
ed home from VAUDEVILLE, Ontario,
Monday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Brownell left
Tuesday for Richland county, where
they intend to live this summer.
Remember the High School Orches-
ira of Edgerton will give a concert
here in the church on Tuesday evening,
April 23rd Plan to attend.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-04-19

Athenian prisoners were confined and
left to die of hunger and thirst. This
happened in 413 B. c., when the Athe-
mans under Nicias and Demosthenes
were defeated by the Syracusans, who
were aided by the Spartans. History
records that the ships Of the Athe-
mans were destroyed and about 3d.
900 men killed, while 5000 were made
prisoners. The Quarries where the
prisoners were placed to perish SO
lmiserably cover many acres in extent,
having been hewn from the solid
rock by a multitude of slaves. Tradi-
ton does not say whether they are
haunted, but it would be no matter
for surprise if the spirits of those
old Athenian soldiers yet hung around
the scene of their greatest misery
watching for chance to get even
with some one.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-04-19
Porter

Some of the farmers have finished
blowing for small grains
Fred Peach's little boy is recovering
from serious gathering in the ear.
Mrs. Will Baldwin of Evansville has
been spending the week with relatives.
Miss Ellen Hall was the guest of
Miss Iva Saunders in Edgerton over
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clement Ludden are
about to move into their new house on
Mrs. Ludden's farm.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Nichols were
called to Stoughton on Saturday owing
to the serious illness of Mr.. Nichols
mother.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Hoague opened
their spacious home to about seventy
lady friends on Thursday afternoon in
honor of Miss Alice Reilly who is soon
to become the bride of Mr.. Will Ford
1t was in the form of a miscellaneous
shower and the guests left many useful
articles for the bride-to-be. The din
ing room was handsomely decorated for
the occasion, the color scheme being
green and white, while the table fairly
groaned under the weight OF good
things. The afternoon was pleasantly
spent listening to music, singing and
social intercourse. Miss Lucille Earle
and Miss Margaret Colony favored the
audience with some very fine declama-
tons which were greatly enjoyed.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-04-19

WANTED TO RENT-A six or seven
room house in good repair. Address or
phone Van Ness Green, care of United
Cigar Manufacturers. 16tf
The largest line of lace curtains,
barpets and rugs we have ever had the
pleasure to display are now to be seen
here.-T. q. Burns, GAINESVILLE, Wis.