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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-04-25
High School Contests.

That the public schools are giving
more attention to the development of
instruction in the line of public speak
ing is most encouraging sign of adj
vancement of education. This year
contests have been held in the Edger-
ton high school in oratory, declamatory
and extemporaneous speaking, and as
an aid in awakening interest in the
work silver cup donated by Mr.. 7. B.
Earle was the prize offered to the class
winning the highest number of points.
10 the individual winners gold medals
are also to be awarded.
The contest in oratory was held last
Thursday night and was we'll attended,
class spirit being particularly in evil
dence. All the orations were remark
ably we'll delivered and the decisions
very close, the judges being Prof. Whit
ford of Milton, Mr.. Slagg of Stoughton
and Geo. Blanchard. No contestant
was given first place by more than one
judge, and the percentages were very
close. First honors, however, were
awarded to Clay ton Hubbell, second
place to Kenneth Earle and third to
Edward Sweeney. The entertainment
was enlivened by musical numbers by
the girls glee clubs and violin solo
by Maxine Burdick.
On Friday evening the contest in
defamation and extemporaneous speak
ing was held which was witnessed by a
still larger attendance. The program
begun with vocal solo by Miss Norma
Hargraves, and Miss Kathleen Culton
rendered violin solo between the con-
tests. The contestants in defamation
were Lulu Scholl, Marie Cunningham,
Cecilia Barrett, Nettie Armit and Ber-
nadine Girard. The judges, Russell
Lewis of Madison, Prof. Gahagan of
Milton Junction and John Arbuthnot of
GAINESVILLE, awarded first place to Lulu
Scholl and gold medal given by P. M.
Ellingson, second to Cecilia Barrett
and third to Nettie Armit.
In the extemporaneous contest which
followed the students speaking were:
Nellie Bradley What Shall Be Done
with the Tariff?"; ROLAND Ellison
''The High Cost of Living; Lowell
Whittet-" 1.-THE Income Tax; Glenn
Gardiner 'The Minimum Wage Law;
Harold Pratt-"The Value of Domestic
Science and Manual Training" The
judges awarded first place to Lowell
Whittet, who also gets the gold medal
offered by A. E. Stewart; Glenn Gardi:
ner second, and Nellie Bradley third.
The winner of the oratorical contest,
Clayton Hubbell, and of the declanla-
tory contest, Lulu Scholl, will repre-
sent the school in the league contest to
be held in Stoughton in a short time.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-04-25
The Fire and Police Commission
Business.

A correspondent of the GAINESVILLE
Recorder writing from this city sees a
bogy man in the resolution of the com
mon council dispensing with the fire
and police commission, passed at the
meeting Monday evening last, and says
it was "a step in the wrong direction. "
The simple fact of the matter is that
several members of the commission
were tired of their job and threatened
to resign, and the council thought best
to relieve them of their duties, placing
the business of hiring and discharging
police officials in the hands of the coun-
Gil where it belongs.
AS we understand it, there was no
disposition on the part of the council to
put it over anyone, but simply to re-
lieve the commission of disagreeable
job. Edgerton, as we'll as all towns of
it's size, doesn't need any commission
to help divide the responsibility of Sc
lecting one or two police officers which
the city employs. The men often ap-
pointed to such commissions are gen
orally business men who have neither
time nor inclination to bother with
small affairs of this kind and so their
usefulness is soon gone. The mayor
in the smaller cities is made the chief
executive officer by the charter and he
is held strictly accountable for his acts.
1t is almost impossible to spread his
authority over cumbersome body of
commissions and have things move
along satisfactorily. Nothing seems
clearer to our mind than this.
The rules adopted by the Edgerton
fire and police commission when first
appointed required that a complete
record of all arrests be kept and filed
with the commission. Had this been
insisted upon the scandal which has
come to US through the justice court
and police officials would not have oc-
Cured. Nor do we care to criticise
the commission because of it either,
for their job was not of their own seek
ing.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-04-25
Explosion in the Edgerton Laundry.

Explosion In the EdgertOn Laundry.
A large mangle used in the Raymond
laundry exploded while in use at 3
o'clock Wednesday afternoon, when the
room was filled with working people
and the wonder is that several of them
were not killed The mangle is large
cast iron cylinder, which usually car
ries about 90 pounds pressure of steam
when in use, one side of which blew
out scattering broken pieces of iron
about the room, filling it with steam.
Miss Cora Page was working at a table
alongside of the machine and she was
the only one receiving injury, sustain
ing quite a bad cut on the foot. The
table she was working on was broken
into splinters and one of the windows
blown out by the explosion. The
frightened operators rushed to her
rescue, drawing her away from the
escaping steam and physician called
to attend her injuries. 1t is thought
she will be only temporarily disabled,
while the mangle is badly wrecked.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-04-25
Unclaimed Letters.

Letters remaining uncalled for in the
P. O. at Edgerton for the week ending
April 25, 1913:
A. F. Graft Jennie Olson
Augusta Clark Fred Dodge
Ole 2. HOLDEN Elso Dougherty
Karl Larsen
Persons calling for any of the above
named letters please say advertised. =
H. MCINNES, P. M.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-04-25
Common Council Proceedings.

EDGERTON, WIS, April Il, 1913.
Regular meeting of the common
council, Mayor Skinner presiding. AL
dermen responding to roll call were
Jensen, Farman, Cleary, Dallman,
Stark.
Standing committees for the ensuing
year were announced by the mayor as
follows:
Finance Cleary, Jensen. Dallman.
Street and Bridge = Jensen, Cleary,
Dickinson.
Waterworks and Public Buildings
Dickinson, Farman, Stark.
Sewerage Dallman, Jensen, Dickin
son.
License Farman, Cleary, Stark.
Other appointments made by Mayor
Skinner were:
/ Members of Board of Health leary
and Dallman.
To fill vacancy on Police and Fire
Commission Carl Venske.
Following bills audited by finance
committee were read and allowed, all
voting in affirmative on roll call:
G. W. Blanchard, SAL city attorney. -. Sl5O w
R. j. Connors, special police. ........... 80 25
H. B. Knapp. 6 mo. sal. and postage. -. 1873 %
A. RuSch, street work $500. ............. "a IL
w. F. Mabbett, city engineer. ....-...... So "a
y. r. y.
The result of election of officers by
ballot for ensuing year was as follows:
Street Commissioner-A. Rusch.
Health Officer-Dr. McChesney.
City Engineer-W. F. Mabbett.
Supt. and Engineer Waterworks =
James Reynolds.
Asst. Engineer Waterworks = John
Maggie.
City Attorney-G. w. Blanchard.
City Clerk-H. B. Knapp.
Official Paper = Wisconsin Tobacco
Reporter.
President Council-Ald. 0. J. Jensen.
For rules to govern council Roberts
Rules of Order.
Woodman hall was designated as the
meeting place Of the council Meet
ings to be held the first and third Mon
day evenings of each month at 1880.
Requests from superintendent and
engineer of waterworks, and assistant
engineer, for raise in salary of $500
per month were on motion referred to
waterworks committee to report at
next meeting.
Petition of B. Curran ct. al. for ex-
tension of water main north from the
ends of main on Swift street and Vic
toria road to the intersection of Swift
street and Victoria road, was referred
to waterworks committee to report at
next meeting.
Report from street committee.swas
read.
EDGERToN, Wis, April q, 1913.
To the Mayor and Common Council:
Gentlemen: The street committee
would respectfully recommend that the
gutter paving stone be sold to B. G.
Wilson for S.. 90 per cord, Mr.. Wilson
having agreed to take them at that
price where they are piled, the same to
be hauled by him and used in facing re-
tanning wall on south side of his prop
erty on East Fulton street, between
Catlin and Broadway.
o. J. JENSoN,
B. L. CLEARY,
Committee
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-04-25

Stappenbeck requests the honor of
your presence at the opening OF his
soda fountain.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-04-25

On motion report was accepted.
Aid. Stark offered the following res
olution and moved it's adoption:
Resolved by the Mayor and Common Coun-
Gil That SUFFICIENT amount of gutter paving
stone to face retaining wall on north side OF
East Fulton street. between CMtlln and Broad
way. be sold to B. C. Wilson for $500 per cord,
Mr.. Wilson to haul the stone.
Roll call-Ayes 5.
Aid. Farman offered the following
resolution and moved its adoption:
Resolved by the Mayor and Common Coun-
Gil, That grades for sidewalk. curbs and gut.
tiers on East Fulton street. between Catlln and
Broadway as drawn by City Engineer w. +.
Mabbett be and the same are hereby adopt I'd.
Roll call-Ayes 5.
Aid. Jensen offered the following res
olution and moved its adoption:
Resolved by the Mayor and Common Coun-
ci. That the Board of Police and Fire Com
mission in and for the City of Edgerton be and
the same is hereby abolished
Motion seconded
Roll call: Ayes = Jensen, Cleary,
Dallman, Stark.
No-Farman.
On motion council adjourned.
H. B. KNAPP, City Clerk.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-09-24
Protest SANDER of
American Soldiers,

Washington. Sept. 23.--If investiga-
tion shows that Perley Horne, super
irtendent of the Kamehameha school
at Honolulu actually said, as alleged,
that American soldiers in the island
contribute to the delinquency of native
girls, Mrs. Russell NJ. MacLennan,
president of the Society for the Pro-
lection Of the Dignity and Honor of
the Uniform of the United States,
wants the war department to withdraw
Lieutenant George f. Turner, on duty
at the school as military instructor.
Mrs MacLennan has protested to the
war department against what she
terms the slander of American soldiers
by Superintendent Horne. She bases
her protest on information furnished by
Sergeant NJ. Distler of the End Infan-
try at Fort Shafter, Hawaii, and says
that Hawaiian youth should not re-
ceive military instruction if disrespect
for women Is distinguishing charac-
teristic OF the American soldier. The
war department has promised to con-
slider the protest.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-09-24
CASTORlA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
s':s.s.,. s:.s: ss: :. GH4zzsE1
See If The Child's
Tongue Is Coated
Mother! Don't hesitate! II cross,
feverish, constipated, give "Cali-
fornia Syrup of Figs"

Look at the tongue, mother. IL
coated, it is a sure sign that your lit
tie ones stomach, liver and bowels
need a gentle, thorough cleansing at
once.
When peevish, cross, listless, pale.
doesn't sleep, doesn't eat or act natu-
rally, or is feverish, stomach sour.
breath bad; has stomach ache, sore
throat, diarrhoea, full of cold, give
teaspoonful of California Syrup OF
Figs and in few hours all the foul,
constipated waste, undigested food
and sour bile gently moves of it's
little bowels without gripping, and you
have a WE'LL playful child again.
You needn't coax sick children to
take this harmless fruit laxative;"
they love its delicious taste, and 1t
always makes them feel splendid.
Ask your druggist for a 5o-cent bot
tie of California Syrup of Figs"
which has directions for babies. chit
dren of all ages and for grown-ups
plainly on the bottle. Beware Of
counterfeits sold here. To be sure
you get the genuine. ask to see that
it is made by california Fig Syrup
Company" Refuse any other kind
with contempt.-Adv.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-09-24
MRS. MARTIN PRESIDENT.
Elected by w. c. T. U. to Succeed Mrs.
Nette Paddock.

Mrs. Lizzie Martin was elected pres
ident of the Clementne Weston w. G..
+. L., Tuesday afternoon, to succeed
Mrs. Nettie Paddock. who has been
president two years. This was the am
nual meeting and the other officers
elected were: Vice president, Mrs. Ma
bel Philbrick; secretary, Mrs. Ethel
Hight; treasurer. Miss Gertrude Wes-
ton; chaplain. Mrs. J. G.. Osborn; as
sistant chaplain, Mrs. Geo. Merriam;
music committee. Mrs. Dora Nye. Mrs.
Ada Phillips and Mrs. r. L. Dunbar;
vice presidents of the churches, Bethe-
ny church. Mrs. Everett Goodrich;
Catholic, Mrs. Celeste Roullard; Meth
odst. Mrs E. +. Merrill; Congrega-
tionll, Mrs. Eta Lacase. A new COM
mittee consisting of Mrs. Alice Mitch
ell and Mrs. Mabel Philbrick was ere
ated te confer with the public schools
doing temperance work. Mrs. j. O.
Smith offered prize to the member
securing the largest number of new
members in the next three months.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-09-24
Chance to Save
5=Masfed Schooner

Edsartown. Mass, Sept 23.-The
work of tightening the cargo of the
five masted schooner Marcus L. Urann,
ashore on Skiff Island shoal in Muska-
get channel began, at noon today, with
the arrival of the wrecking tug Tasco
from New London.
Captain Thomas of the schooner
who with his crew had difficulty in
getting off the Tram during the gale,
last night, boarded the vessel, this
morning, and found her being pounded
heavily by the big seas that were run
ming through Tire channel.
The wreckers were of the opinion
that there was chance Of saving tht
vessel. provided the wind did not come
in strong from the south, during ths
next week or two. 1t was admitted
however, that no vessel has ever work
ed free of Skiff Island shoal, although
the four-master school William B. Pal
mer, which grounded in Muskaget
channel at the same time the 5-mast-
ed Arthur b. Seitz was wrecked
years ago, managed to reach deer
water and safety in Nantucket Sound
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-09-24
Bar HaTbo1 Train Wreck at
North Haven, Sept. z.
Lack Of Adequate Signal Sys.
tenn, Bunching Of Trains
And Reckless Driving by Engineer
In Fog Are the Causes.

Hartford, CT, Sept 23-Lack of an
adequate signal system, the punching
of six trains within 10-mile stretch
of track and reckless driving by the
engineers in "A fog are given as causes
for the collision between the Bar Har-
Dor and the White Mountain expresses
on the New York, New Haven & Hart
ford Railroad at North Haven, Sept, 2.
resulting in 21 deaths, by the Public
Utilities Commission in its report of
the accident made public, today Six
specific causes are assigned as fol-
lows:
Lack of an adequate signal system:
had signal % been connected with a
distant signal, the engineers of the
Bar Harbor second section and the
White Mountain express first section,
would have been warned of its posi-
tion when half mile or more distant
Bunching of six passenger trains
during a fog with the signal system
then in use) in the 1o-mile section be-
tween Wallingford and the Air Line
Junction.
Reckless running in fog on the
part of Engineer Wands (of the Bar
Harbor express) who passed block sig
nal No. % when it indicated stop, and
The consequent clearing of signal of
No. 25 for the first section of No %
following.
The failure of Flagman Murray of
the Bar Harbor express to go back a
sufficient distance to offer any protec-
uon whatever to his train.
The indifference of Conductor Adams
tof the Bar Harbor), who did not show
sufficient interest in the safety of his
train knowing that a train was fol-
lowing, to see that his flagman was
doing his duty and for stopping his
train and calling in the fagman who
otherwise would have been left to
flag the White Mountain express. En-
sineer Miller's reckless running (of the
White MountaiD in fog and his fail
ure to control his train and be pre-
pared to stop before passing signal
No. %.
Engineer Miller. Flagman Murray
and Conductor Adams are at present
under bonds awaiting trial as a re-
suit of the finding of Coroner Mix, fix
ing criminal responsibility for the
wreck upon them
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-09-24
SKOWHECAN.
Death Of One of-the Oldest
Residents Of Town.
Birthday .Pariy--HoIi- -Cfommeti
- WeddIng--C
Other Hlsanlngs Of the Day by the
Journal Correspondent.

Mrs. Martha Hurd, one of the old
est residents of this section, died, on
Tuesday morning, at the home of her
son, E. E. Hurd, on the Madison road,
She has been sick for the last few
months, having been stricken. last
May, with paralysis. She was born
in Bangor, daughter of Rice AMI
Bridget 6Cowan) King. She lived but
short time in Bangor and has pass
ed the most of her life in Dedham,
Maine. When she was IL years old
she was married to Philander i. Hurd,
farmer in Dedham. They lived to-
gether so years, he dying, six years
ago. Nine children were born to them,
five of whom survive, Oscar w. and
Amasa Of Florence, Oregon; Mrs. Ida
George, Skowhegan. Mrs. James J..
Moore of Cottage Grove, Oregon; and
E. E. Hurd of Madison. She leaves
three brothers, Van and Daniel King
of Bradford; Rice King of Califor-
mia. She leaves one sister, Clara
Mosher of Bradford. Mrs. Hurd join
ed the Methodist church, when she
was young girl and has been receg-
nized as an. active worker and as a
mother and neighbor a most loving
person. She has lived with her son,
about 10 years. Funeral services will
be held, on Thursday, at p. M, Rev
II. G. mclaughlin of the Methodist
church officiating. Interment will be
in the South Side cemetery, Skowhe-
gan.
Miss Mildred Mason was given a
birthday party, Sunday, and the fol-
lowing friends were present: Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Mason and daughter Sa-
die, Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar MARI, Vel
more Holt and Mr.. and Mrs. James
McNalley Ice cream and cake were
served. She received many post cards.
Elwin Holt and Effie Crommett were
married, Monday. They will live on
the Sam Mason farm in Clinton.
total of 1877 students are listed
in the High school as compared with
lis. last year.
F. r. Dyer, Esq, of Buckfield was
here, Tuesday. having business at the
supreme court.
c. M. Gallup, for some time editori-
al writer of the Independent Reporter.
10 INV III Ilditloiu, SOuIp WHcIe HS
is engaged in magazine and newspa-
per work.
Donald w. Philbrick went, Tuesday.
to Brunswick, where he will enter
Bowdoin College. He graduated from
the High school here, last June, being
salutatorian of his class.
Mrs. Sophia Perkins accompanied
her daughter n-law, Mrs. Newell Per-
kins, to Portland, Tuesday, to pass
a few days.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-09-24
The Labor Unions
Critized by Crozier.

Washington. Sept. z3.-Critieism of
the Labor unions as opposed to pro-
gress in their hostility to the Taylor
system and as counting on political
influence as a substitute for good work
and industry and a declaration that no
committee of Congress can divorce it.
self sufficiently from questions of poll
teal expediency to pass judcially up
on the questions involved in the en-
ployment of the Taylor merit system,
are the chief features of an extended
report which Brigadier General Will
lam Crozier has just made to the sec
retary of war.
Numerous complaints have been
made to the secretary of war regard
ing the employment of the Taylor mer-
it system in the Watertown. Mass, ar
senaI. where it has worked admirably,
and some of the petitions nave come
with Congressional Endorsement. Cen
eral Crozier, by direction of the secfe-
tary, conducted an investigation, by
which he found that in many IN
stances the petitioners had signed the
memorials at the instigation of the
Labor unions and without any ade-
quate knowledge of their purpose
No sooner had he begun his investi-
cation than local Congressman were
advised by telegraph that the govern
ment was "intimidating the workmen,
although such statements were false'
Nevertheless, the Congressman, With
out investigation, Immediately assnm :
ed an attitude hostile to the efforts oil
the government to ascertain What' II
any, well founded ground of complaint
the workmen had against the system
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-09-24
Capt. Haskell and Members
Of Co. A in Auburn.
Meeting Of ". C. 7. U. Will Be
Held, Thursday Afternoon.
Local and Personal Items Gathered
From About the Town.

Mrs. T. E. Getchell and Mrs. A. H.
Burse left. Tuesday. for Lewiston,
where they will attend the State Fed
Grafton of Womens Clubs.
A meeting of the Universalist La
dies Aid Society will be held in the
church, Thursday afternoon, with Mrs.
f. E. Mayo, Mrs. Angie Cathcart, Mrs.
William Bigelow and Mrs. J. ".
Moses, hostesses.
e. E. Moon of Mt. Desert Ferry,
who has two sons. who are students
at NJ. G. l.. arrived in town, Monday,
and will occupy the Alice Cowan
house on Peltoma avenue Mrs. Moon
will arrive within a few weeks. Mrs.
Cowan will pass the winter in Boston
with her son, Charles Harding.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harris V. Mathews
left. Saturday. in their automobile for
Boothbay Harbor, where they will Wis
it Mrs. Mathews sister, Mrs. A. G..
Delano.
L. f. Graves went to Lewiston, on
Monday night, to accompany home his
brother, Lewis Graves, of Hartland,
who has been receiving medical treat
ment at a hospital
meeting of the w. C. T. L. viii.
be held, Thursday afternoon, with Mrs.
Amanda Brown. A program will he
given and reports from the delegates,
who attended the State Convention,
held at Rumford Falls, last week.
Eugene Drake, who has been en-
pioyed for the summer at Kineo, is
passing a few days at his home here
before resuming his studies at Bates
College
Mrs. Frank b. Could of Waterville
is the guest of Mrs b. S. Mathews.
Captain l.. o. Haskell of Co. A,
with nine members, left, Monday aft
ernoon. for Auburn. where they will
participate in the State shoot.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. ID. Carr and MIR.
and Mrs. Charles Walker are pass
ing vacation at Lake Sebasticook
Franklin Smith has returned to his
duties at the Office of the Pittsfield
Poultry Co, after a two weeks va
cation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Colleton and
daughter. Miss Bessie of Fairfield. are
visiting relatives in town.
Mrs. Jennie Haekett and sister, Miss
Ada Coffin, left Tuesday, for visit
in Boston and vicinity
T. f. connor and A. st. Ledger, who
are to erect two brick business blocks
on Main street, have contracted with
II. n. Fernald of Troy for putting in
the foundation of the two buildings
f. f.. Mayo, who has been on bus
mess trip to Portland. returned home
Monday evening, accompanied by his
father /. G.. Mayo of Milo who has
been in New York on business and
will pass few days with his son
here.
Mr. and Mrs. Lindsey Seeley and
child, who have been residents of this
town for a few years left. Tuesday
night, for Vancouver, b. c., where
they will locate. They We're accom-
panied by Mr.. Seeley's aunt, Mrs. Alice
De Grass of HouIton. who arrived
here, Tuesday afternoon.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-09-24
Gas On The Stomach

1t is a poor treatment for stomach
trouble that treats the stomach alone.
Back of all your lack of appetite, sour
ness of stomach, belching of gas, nau-
sea, pains after eating, heaviness and
lump-like feeling in the stomach, is
bad blood. The food is fermenting in
the stomach, only partly digested, be
cause the stomach is weak.
Take DIR. Williams Pink Pills and
notice the difference in your condition
You will be able to eat three good
meals day without discomfort.
The new blood, which DIR. Williams
Pink Pills make, will restore the stom-
ach to it's normal condition, positively
strengthen the digestive organs and
increase the flow of digestive fluids.
You will also find a great improve
ment in your general health, and new
in every nerve and muscle.
Do not put off finding relief single
day. Get box of DR.. Williams Pink
Pills today and begin the treatment at
once.