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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-07-31

WHERE is to be an end to~employer' s
liability in Wisconsin? One employee
playfully throws SNOWFALL at another.
An injured ear results and the employ
er is ordered by the state industrial
commission to pay large damages, to
the injured man. What would have
happened had the injured man been
killed? Hang the employer? That
clearly is the logic of such an award.
Hang him! He would be just as re-
sponsible for the murder as he was re-
sponsible for that hurtful SNOWFALL.
This liability business is being carried
to grotesque lengths and, sooner or
later, there must be a reversal OF the
absurd tendency. Distinctly, the en-
ployer must not be held to accounta-
bility for accidents due in no degree
whatever to his own carelessness or
misconduct or to his defective machin-
ery. If two of his workmen wrestle
and one chances to get his back brok-
en-, what reason can there possibly be
for penalizing the innocent employer!
There can be none founded on justice,
on sanity. An arbitratary, outrageous
statutory enactment may put the en-
ployer in a position where he cannot
escape liability, but not a shadow of
equity attaches to such a regulation.
We in Wisconsin are vastly overriding
a humanitarian procedure which at
some points has undoubted merit. =
Madison Democrat.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-07-31
Progressive Humbug.

The so-called progressive faction of
the Republican party that has misgov-
erned Wisconsin for the past fourteen
years made big mistake. They see it
now. They gave themselves up to the
guidance of LaFollette and lot of So
cialistic university professors to carry
out set of impractical and fearfully
expensive notions which they thought
contained the essense of progress.
After they got the thing agoing there
was no stopping it. One foolish law
called for another. Commission after
commission was created. New laws in
their support were willingly passed by
the break-neck majority who thought
they had the world by the tail, without
any thought in their empty heads
about who was to pay for their moon
shine folly called prOgressivelsm. 1t IS
the old, old story of party giving up
the reins of control to lot of radicals
who were all foresight with no hind
sight.
The infective poisons of their notions
of reforming every evil in society With
a law and commission. spread to the
Democratic party, and as result the
socialistic radicals in that party helped
the thing along. There has been reg
ular saturnalia of wild goose legislation
growing worse and worse at every ses-
sion for the last fourteen years. There
was no sound conservative party of OPP
position to whom the taxpayers could
turn, for protection And there we are
today between the upper and neither
milestone of Republican and Democratic
radicalism, each labelling themselves
progressive. And there hasn't been
enough plain, simple, common sense in
the minds of the voters to call halt
to such folly until the conservative Re-
publicans the past winter in different
counties took this half-witted progress
sivism in hand. The movement has
eliminated in the holding of a Republi-
creation of ticket with that strong,
steadfast man of hard sense, Emanuel
L. Phillip, at the head Of it.
The Madison ticket ought to win the
support of every taxpayer in the state
who honestly wants to see the state
government once more placed on sane
and sensible foundation. 1t is the only
move in the right direction for the re-
lief of the taxpayer that has yet ap-
peared.
The taxpayers and voters who believe
likewise will commit another mistake
if they vote for single man in that
progressive crowd. Every one of them
have turned states evidence and are
openly confessing that their progress
sive humbug has brought serious mis-
rule upon the state. But they want to
retain power for their faction. For the
sake of that they are willing to confess
themselves guilty of all that is charg-
ed. There is not man among them
that is worthy of the trust and conf
dence of the voter. They have been
keeping the promise to the ear and
breaking it to the heart right along,
and they will do it again if they get
chance. Fort Atkinson Union.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-07-31
WITH Senator LaFollette denouncine

WITH Senator LaFollette denOuncing
the governor for mismanagement of
state affairs and McGovern refusing to
be made the goat and charging the
senator's faction with loading appro-
priationS for the purpose of putting
him in hole, there is fast approach
ing unanimous opinion that change
is needed at the state house, which IS
sure to come when the overburdened
taxpayers get chance to speak at the
polls. 1t is natural of course to pass
the responsibility for high taxes on
someone else but the facts are as plain
as pike staff that the progressive eX-
perimenters who have been in control
of the state for the past fourteen years
have brought about the present climax.
As Phillip says, if Senator LaFollette
had told his followers some time ago
that they were running the machine at
too high speed the taxpayers would
have saved a good deal of hard earned
money. And as the Milwaukee Free
Press remarks: eff the senator did
not permit his personal dislike of the
governor to bias his judgment he would
not attempt at this late day to place
all the blame on one mans shoulder.
Why does he not include the officers of
the two houses of the legislature, the
members of the appropriation commit
tee and the members of the senate and
assembly who voted for excessive, un-
wise and unnecessary expenditures.
Why does the senator not single out
his friend Morris, who presided over
the senate and never even whispered a
protest when the big budget came in?
A senate, too, controlled by LaFollette
Republicans. Why does he overlook
Husting, a 'fair-minded' Democrat, to
borrow an expression the senator was
wont to use; Husting, who voted for
pretty much everything in the way of
an appropriation, and who is now cam
paigning for public office and shouting
for economy" If the people of Wis
consin really want relief for the intol-
cradle conditions and man for gov
ernor who promises business admins
tration and true economy the way is
pointed out by voting for E. L. PhilipI
at the September primary.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-07-31

J. A. AWKWARD seems to think that
he must be absolute boss of Wisconsin
state politics in order to retain his
''stand in'' with Pres. Wilson. This at
titude seems to us serious reflection
on the supposedly high political ideals
of the president. State issues and ma
tional issues can have nothing in COM
mon this year. What the people of
Wisconsin are after is to rid themselves
of robber taxes. AS means of ac-
complishing this the people don't seem
to have faith in Mr.. Awkward. He has
shown too much greed for Office him
self, and has shown too much of dis
position to build up personal political
machine on the fruits of office revenue.
-Deerfield News.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-07-31

THE summer meeting of the State
horticultural society will be held at
Gays Mills, August 18th and goth. Gays
Mills is in the heart of the Kickapoo
orchard belt, pronounced by experts
as one of the best apple sections in the
United States. Following the planting
of an experimental orchard by the
Horticultural society in 1908, over four
hundred acres of apple trees have been
planted on the high ridges adjacent to
Gays Mills These orchards are all
owned by Wisconsin people who have
faith in Badger soil and climate.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-07-31

INA period of high cost of living
like the present, it behOoves every man
to look we'll to the purchasing power
of his dollars, not only as indicated by
market reports, but more particularly
the skill and wisdom with which his
dollars are expended. Over market
prices he has little, if any, control,
while the other is quite within his
province to regulate. The dollar a man
spends should buy it's full measure of
value; the dollar he saves should earn
it's full measure of interest. The dol
lar of today can buy no more than 65
cents ten years ago. We are apt to
get the notion that thrift is merely the
saving of money, and judge mans
thrift by the number and frequency of
his visits to the savings bank, forget
ting that thrift is just as much proved
by the way dollar is spent as by the
number of dollars earned. Spending
is, perhaps, finer art than earning;
for all can earn, but few can spend
wisely. Given an equal income, some
will live we'll and prosper, while others
will run into debt. 1t is simply the
knack of knowing how, and when and
where to buy, and-having the cash to
pay.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-07-31

AS A result of experiments, the
specialists of the department of agri-
culture have discovered that small
amount of ordinary borax sprinkled
daily on manure, will effectively pre-
vent the breeding of the typhoid or
house fly. Similarly, the same sub
stance applied to garbage, refuse, open
toilets, damp floors and crevices in
stables, cellars or markets, will pre-
vent fly eggs from Matching. Borax
will not kill the adult fly nor prevent it
from laying eggs, but its thorough use
will prevent any further breeding.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-07-31

The Milwaukee Sunday Sentinel
comic section now includes full page
n Jo or;g;nator Of tbe Wopd's Fam
Gus s'Katzenjammer Kids. = The addi-
ton of this big feature gives The Sun
day Sentinel the distinction of having
the best comic section in colors ever
created. It would be we'll for you to
order a copy of The Sunday Sentinel
from your local dealer in order that
you may enjoy a good laugh for a
starter every Sunday morning.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-07-31

Gully 10 per cent of the value of
the Wisconsin grain crop is lost each
year because large number of farm
ers persist in the wasteful practice OF
threshing from the shock. This is
the statement of R. A. Moore, head of
the agronomy department of the col
lege of agriculture, University of Wis
cOnSin.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-07-31

THE wordy war carried on by Sena-
tor Bob and Governor Mac over who is
responsible for state extravaganza and
high taxes may bring enlightenment to
the voters before election day so there
need be no mistakes made in retiring
the guilty parties.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-07-31
Notice to Settle.

All persons knowing themselves to
be indebted to M. j. Schmidt w i'll kind
ly call at my Office at once and settle
such account with me.
d. w. NORTH, Receiver
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-07-31

THE best bet now is Phillip to win
in a walk.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-07-31

A HIGHLAND county paper observes
that ticket without the name of A.
H. Dahl on it would be a rarity.
The daily Alaskan., 1914-01-26
MAY BE ADAPTED TO ALASKA

The Daily Alaskan has just re- ceiyed from the State Grain Inspec- uon Department at Minneapolis Minn., a sample package of Marquis wheat. a wonderful new hard spring variety that was recently developed by pr. c. E. Saunders of the Cen traI experimental farm, Ottawa, Can ada. It is the result of crossing an Indian wheat with Red Fyle. It has been most thoroughly tested out during the past four seasons in the various experimental stations in Western Canada and also by a number of the leading farmers in Saskatchewan and Alberta, and all report 1t pre-eminently the best wheat yet raised, yielding very heavy crops and maturing at least ten days earlier than Red Fyle, Preston or any of the hard spring wheats. An other characteristic which is of great advantage to the farmer is the fact that the berry clings to the husk much more tenaciously than any other variety of wheat, thus saving the loss in handling which is apt to occur in any thoroughly dried wheat.
 The first notable competition in which Marquis wheat was entered, was at the New York show last year, when 1t won the one thousand dollar prize given by Sir Tnomas Shaughuessy for the best wheat grown on the continents of North and South America.
The daily Alaskan., 1914-01-26
EDITORIAL P AGE

On October 2Srd, 1913, at the Int. Dry Farming convention held in Lethbridge, Alberta, H. Holmes of Raymond, Alberta, was awarded the first prize on Marquis wheat in open competition with the world. This congress having the largest ex= hibits of grains ever held on the continent and Marquis wheat was awarded the prize over all varieties of wheat exhibited from Argentine, Australia, India, Palestine and all portions of the United states and Canada. The uncertain climatic con ditions of the Northwest compel every wheat grower to insure his crop as far as ossible by growing varieties of the earliest maturing and heaviest yielding quality.
 And the tests made of this re- markable variety have proven it to be far superior to any other known wheat in it's enormous yield and adaptability to the soil and clim- atic conditions o' the Northwest.
 A movement is now on foot to experiment in its cultivation in Nor thern British Columbia, Yukon Ter ritory and Alaska and it is within the bounds of possibility that it's introduction into this northern ,re- zion nay demonstrate that. it,;may be successfully and profiJably grown here, it's early maturing taken in connection with its proved hardi7 ness furnishing grounds for the be- lief that the summer seasons, tho short, may still be of sufficient length to insure of,tts being in con- diton to harvest before. their close.
The daily Alaskan., 1914-01-26
Arctic BrOtheEhOOd.-

S0th Infantry Lodge, No. 1890. LOYAL ORDER OF MOOSE. Fort Wm. H. Seward, Haines, Alask Regular Meetings every Thursday night at 7:SO p. m. All visiting bro thers cordially welcomed.
 Any one desiring information about the Lodge will confer a favor by addressing
 THE SECRETARY.
The daily Alaskan., 1914-01-26

TT is absolutely essential for any
 nation today to maintain sufi- cient force to secure the carry ing out of its decrees. We all be- GeYe that the tendency of the American government is toward RIGHTEOUSNESS; that we have no desire for aggrandizement, for oppression or for taking away from any one or any nation that which rightfulIy belongs to it. But we also know that it takes TWO TO KEEP THE PEACE and that we cannot safeguard the interests of our people without the force con stantly ready to maintain and se- cure it.
 FOR ONE THING, I THINK THE PEOPLE FAIL TO DIscRlMl- NATE BETWEEN THEIR A5so- LuTE HATRED OF eLooDsHED AND WAR AND THE FUNCTION OF THE ARMY IN RESPECT THERETO. FOR THE FIREMAN, THE PHYSICIAN, THE ENGINEER AND FOR THE CLERGYMAN NONE OF US HAS WORDS oTH- ER THAN OF PRAISE AND EN- couRAGEMENT, AND YET FOR THE SOLDIER, WHOSE VERY PRESENCE IS A PROTECTION AGAINST OTHERS ATTEMPTING TO USE FORCE AND WHOSE EF-
The daily Alaskan., 1914-01-26

FORTS IN OUR BEHALF WHEN FORGE IS USED AGAINST US, ARE ESSENTIAL TO OUR DE- TENSE, THE PEOPLE HAVE ETHER A NEGLIGENT ATTI- TUpE OR. VERY OFTEN ONE OF pIsAPPRoVAL.s | CANNOT ON ANY REASONABLE GROUND Ac- COUNT FOR THIS.
 If it were true that the officers and men of the army were SWAG- .GERING DULLES, seeking to engage in war for wars sake, or UNDESIRABLE CITIZENS who brought disgrace upon the LII form and the country, there wou ] be reason for this public attitude
 But exactly the contrary IS the case. The army, both officers and men, never was of higher tone than today nor as high, in my opinion. No sane man possibly can think that a nation situated as is the United States, with respect to the world, could do WITHOUT AN ARMY. All stable government rests upon the possibility of USING FORCE to secure obedi- ence to it's decrees. And so it must be with nations until another day has dawned and many of theeattri- butes of men which now guide their conduct have been changed for oth- ar and different ones.
The daily Alaskan., 1914-01-26

A reminder:- you have attend ed the sales and are too late to get a good lunch or dinner ready you will always find something to fill the need at the New Idea Bak- cry and Delicatessen. If.
The daily Alaskan., 1914-01-26

Olympia Beer on draughC at the Board of Trade. This famous brew, both on draft and in bottles is kept constantly fresh. This is the Board of Trade Bar where the celebrated Rainier Beer is also kept in bot ties. If.
The daily Alaskan., 1914-01-26

Location Notices, placer anG quartz, soc. a dozen at the Daily Alaskan office. CT.
The daily Alaskan., 1914-01-26

Whats a skagway Omelet? You'll never find out until you visit the New Idea Bakery and Delicatessen.
The daily Alaskan., 1914-01-26

CRAB MEAT COCK TAILS \ at The Pack Train Restaurant
 Service a la carte.
Evening journal., 1914-04-14
PLEA FOR MONEY FROM
COUNTY FOR HOPE FARM

A plea for further financial aid for
Hope Farm was made to levy Court
at their meeting this morning by Miss
Emily p Bissell president Of the
Delaware Anu-Tuberculosis Associa-
ton, and Millard r. Davis. one of the
directors.
Mr.. Davis first explained that Hope
Farm has exhausted their appropria-
tion and that there are number of
patients at the farm. "We don't
know what TO do with these patients, -
he said. "Shall we send them home
or will you extend MS further financial
aid?" He stated that the farm has
already expended S2Os more than the
appropriation.
Miss Bissell explained that there
are thirty-six patients at the farm
from all parts of the county, mostly
from Wilmington. and declared there
is grave danger of infection should
these patients be sent home. but this
would be necessary unless further
financial aid is extended. The matter
was referred to the committee on
Hope Farm, with instructions TO re-
port at the meeting next week.
Evening journal., 1914-04-14
SEVEN LIVES
lost AS FIRE
Grips Hotel
contlnued from ais Pare.


the terrible agony or helplessness
gripped the crowd when a rope Of
sheets was thrown out OF fourth
story window and a woman's form
was seen to trust itself to il. Hand
by hand she let herself down to safe
", falling unconscious to the bottom.
II was Mrs. Robert Adams. Then a
Mrs. Edith Bemis endeavored 10 fol-
low. She lost her hold when only
Just started and fell TO the pavement
below, turning over in her fall and
crushing her skull.
Not for two hours were the hremen
able TO force their way into the fur
nace-like building. Then on the fifth
floor were found the bodies Of "a man,
woman and child. charred almost be-
yond recognition but finally identified
as ]. Raymond Power and family.
Three more bodies, Mrs. Beharrell.
Mrs. Shackiord and an unidentified
woman were found on the fourth
floor and lowered to the street. She
later was identified as Miss Con-
nOrs.
The loss Of life would have been
7 small, II is thought, but for the over
sight of a person who went TO ring in
the alarm. This person opened the
/ door OF the box, but neglected to pull
down the hook The mistake was dis
covered ten minutes afterward and a
second call sent In. The damage is
estimated al 100000
The Melvin was five story struc-
ture of stone and brick. Mayor Cur
/ ley inspected the scene aud laid tho
blame entirely in Second class con-
structiOn"
There are too many air shafts and
other opportunities for drafts" he
said. THE laws are too loose and
the architects who seek profit rather
than safety are criminally RESPONSE
BILE"
Evening journal., 1914-04-14
STABDER Gets SIX
J MONTHS AND $50 fine

Bessie Gates and Mary Williams.
colored, we're in court today for SEN
tence on charge of assault and bat
terry on William Bond, an aged man.
The case was heard last week. The
Williams girl stabbed Bond twice, Il
was testified. The court sentenced
her to pay a fine Of $50 and to be inn
prisoned for six months.
Bessie Gates was charged with
throwing a bottle at the old man.
Her case was dismissed and Bessie
was allowed TO 60
William Bond, colored. who was the
prosecuting witness in the former
case, was charged with a statutory
offence. against a minor girl. Ethel
Carpenter testified that she was born
May 3, 1898 on Locust street. Her
mother is dead and her father is liv-
ing in Philadelphia. She denied that
anything wrong took place between
her and Bond. They lived in the
same house
officer Green and Special Agent
Stout testified the girl told them that
an offence had been committed by
Bond
The case was dismissed. The girl
was remanded to the custody OF Agent
Stout.
Evening journal., 1914-04-14
NM. FrLLER HnNnREn.

j. q. Fuller, vice-prcsident Of Col
dcy College, and one of the best short
hand writer's in the country was elect
ed president Of Eastern Commercial
Teachers Association at the seven
teeuth annual meeting of the associa-
tion I'm Atlantic City on Friday and
Saturday OF last week The assOcia-
tion is composed OF the teachers of
public and private schools through
out the east aud has a membership of
over 700 Among the other teachers
from Wilmington who attended the
meeting were W. f. Douglas. presi-
dent of Goldey College, Miss Reba
Eisenbrey. Miss Margaret Veazey and
J. NJ. Pierce. all of Goldey College
aud G. W. Hamilton and Edward Love-
land Of the Wilmington High School
The next meeting will be held in New
York city.
Evening journal., 1914-04-14
should WORRY, T"
FIGURES IN Court
Judge Churchman to Think
Over Testimony of Assault
After Remark
DRINKS TO CHILD
IS TESTIFIED TO

Ella Brennan. in the City Court this
morning. was charged with assault
and battery on Emma Limprum and
Nellie Walsh. Judge Churchman is
considering the evidence The testi-
mony of the Limprum girl was that
on Thursday last, &c No 616 Church
street without provocatlon, Mrs
Brennan struck her several times in
the back and neck. During trial in
the City Court last week the defen-
dant's name was mentioned
The Lmprum girl testified. she said.
81 should worry as she passed the
defendant She had gone to see
Nellie Walsh. In answer to Leonard
=. Wales, counsel for Mrs Brennan.
Miss Limprum denied she was under
the influence of liquor or that she at
tempted to strike Mrs. Brennan. The
trouble arose over the getting drunk
of a twelve-year-old child, she said.
Nellie Walsh testified she saw the
assault committed in the house After
they were separated the Limprum girl
ran into a room and when Miss Walsh
tried to separate the couple, Mrs.
Brennan struck her in the face. Miss
Walsh denied that the Limprum girl
attempted to strike Mrs. Brennan.
After the witness was struck in the
face Mrs. Brennan said she was going
TO clean out the whole house. Miss
Walsh testified. Michael c. Allwell
gave similar testimony as TO the as
sault.
Mrs. Brennan testified that she
rents the house, No. 616 Church
street. and sub-lets part of it. The
Limprum girl told her she was a
"Dutchman," she said, and a cursing
match ensued When the Limprum
girl came down stairs she grabbed
Mrs. Brennan's arm and swung with
the other hand, the witness said. Mrs.
Brennan lodged the blow and struck
her IN the back. She demonstrated
with the girls over giving a drink to
Anna Tshan, she said.
Mrs. Mary Ford and Walter Deputy
were at the house Deputy said he
saw the Limprum girl grab Mrs.
Brennan by the arm and swing her
pocketbook at her, and Mrs. Brennan
lodged the blow and then struck the
Limprum girl.
Mrs. Mollie Tshan said she saw the
Limprum girl grab the defendants
arm and swing on her with the other
hand. Her child was allowed to drink
at the house until she was unable to
standup, she testified. She heard ALL
well in the patrol wagon say, "I'll
have Mrs. Brennan fixed" she testi-
fed
The court continued the cases for a
week for consideration.