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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-10-23
Old lime Bell RINGERS.

BELL ringing" said the bell ringer,
reached it's height in Belgium after
the middle age. The Belgian bell ring.
ers invented the clavecin. This was a
keyboard similar to a pianos. and
each key being struck caused ham.
mer to hit bell In that way clever
bell ringer could get out of his chimes
swift changes and intricate harmonies
unknown before. The clavecin lifted
bell ringing from manual labor to high
art. but it must have been funny to
see a performer playing on his piano
like clavecin. The keys were stiff;
they had to be struck very hard, and
hence the player wore thick gloves
He stood off from the instrument,
sleeves rolled up and brow knitted,
and. doubling his fists, he rained blow
on blow with all his force. We bell
ringers have no clavecins today. nor
have we the skill of the ringers Of the
past"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-10-23
Fighting Dust With Dust.

About the hardest problem is found
In coal mines, where dangerous dust
is produced by the ton every day and
scattered over miles Of roadway and
workings, the removal of which by
vacuum or other means is next to i'm
possible.
The best preventive found thus far
seems to be that of fighting dust with
dust Sprinklirg has been tried to
keep the air free from inf1ammable
dust mixture. Salt has been scattered
over the floors to gather moisture and
prevent dust from rising. The dust
has been cleared from parts of the
mine to form barriers. over which the
flame from dust explosion is not like
" to pass Now. however. the best
results seem to come from the scatter
ing of stone and clay dust over the
coal dust throughout the mine This
makes the coal dust nonexplosive. and
sections treated with the noninfiam-
mable dustS form better barriers
against an explosion than the old dust
less barriers. Evening Post.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-10-23
Initiative, Referendum and Recall.

There is the initiative, referendum
and recall. Mr.. Taxpayer, do you need
them? Do you realize that they are
the silliest sort Of fads sprung by the
same lot of dreaming theorists who
have given us our onerOus taxation, our
myriad jobs, our eXasperating inspec-
tions? You know, Mr.. Taxpayer, that
our methods of government in all the
years past in Wisconsin have been
sound and safe and economical. Why
deviate from them at the behest of
bogus reformers?
Why fuss with the initiation of laws
by the people instead of in the legisla-
ture where such initiation belongs, and
where it has belonged since the organ
iZation of our government?
Why refer back to the people for con-
firmation or rejection, measures which
the legislature has passed? If laws are
not satisfactory to US, the way to get
rid of them is In the next legislature
That has been the method through all
time in this state, and you are asked,
Mr.. Taxpayer, in all sincerity, has not
the method worked we'll? Then WHY
change it, why confuse and complicate
our system of government? Why in
troduce an innovation that is utterly
needless simply because it is urged by
impractical faddists with nothing bet
ter to do?
And the recall! Mr.. Taxpayer, you
can now ''recall'' any erring public of
fetal at the next election. Is that not
soon enough? But if he is particularly
obnoxious, has been guilty of malfeas-
ance in Office, you can recall him
now by appeal to the courts. Many a
bad officer has been kicked out quickly
by judicial process. We do not need
the recall. We have today every rea-
sonable remedy to protect us from de-
relict public officials.
The recall? Just fool fad! Nothing
else.
Remember your disastrous experience
these past fifteen years, Mr.. Taxpayer,
in the light of your tax receipts, anc
begin at the November election to
stamp out the fads that have cost you
so dearly, and also the others which
the faddists now would engraft upor
the constitution.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-10-23
COMMENTING upon a boost of nearly

COMMENTING upon boost of nearly
a million and half in the valuation of
Vernon county as fixed blythe tax COM
mission, the Censor says: '"There is
ample ground for the suspicion that we
will receive another HEALTHY jump
next tax paying day, and probably for
years to follow unless the tax payers
themselves enter a protest that shall
count. Just one week ago twelve men
met in Milwaukee, most of them law
yers, office holders, one nonresident
of the state, most of them non-tax pay
ers. Ali by their lonesome they placed
a young lawyer in the field as an indie
pendent candidate for governor. Peo-
pie should know early that this move
means purpose and determination to
continue the high-taX methods and eX-
travagances now upon the masses.
They may call it progressive or what
they will; it means continuation of
our present tax ills. Do the people
want that, or would they welcome a
sane business administration of public
affairs? Philip, the business man,
stands for economy and curtailment of
expenditures, lower taxes, less office
holders"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-10-23
Badly Mixed.

A booking agent for Chautauqua
bureau visited a small town. He
called on u man who said that in or
der to introduce ChautauQua it would
be necessary to see the most prominent
man of the town Together they
called on the first citizen" and the
booking agent was introduced.
Mr. JONES'" said he. Il called to see
you in regard to Chautauqua.
1T won't do a bit of good" spoke up
the prominent citizen. MY wife and
l have looked over all the catalogues
carefully and have already decided on
another machine "-Everybody'S
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-10-23

THE Boston National League club
completed the most sensational record
in modern professional baseball by de-
feating the Philadelphia Americans in
the fourth and final game of the world s
series, emerging as the baseball cham
pions of the universe, leaving a trail of
startling surprises and upsets in their
wake which it will be hard to duplicate
in years to come. Last and far from
the least of their accomplishments was
the overthrow in four consecutive
games of the world-famous baseball
machine of Connie Mack, with its hun
dred thousand dollar infeld, home run
heroes and skillfully blended veteran
and youthful pitching stars.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-10-23
WHAT Wisconsin sorelv needs

WHAT Wisconsin Sorely needs is re-
form actual, bona fide reform, not the
fraudulent kind which has quadrupled
state expenses in the last fifteen years.
1t makes no difference by what name
it is called, reaction or toryism. They
all mean identically the same when
properly construed. They are not OPP
posed to true progress, but they are
opposed to wanton wastefulness and
too eXtOrtiOnate taxes. The SWlndllng
theorists and dreamers may yawp about
''tories" and "reactiOnistS' but they
can fool few in this state any longer by
the use of such terms. Tax receipts
of recent years have had a wonderfully
educational effect. They expose con-
clusively the bogus reform that has
been imposed upon this state in the
name of progressiveism. There can be
no going behind these vital returns.
The taxes have been paid, and with
each recurring year, as, a consequence,
tories and reactionaries have become
more numerous! Reformers they are
in fact, whose sole determination now
is for such reaction" as will put a
stop to the wanton waste in our gov
eminent and protect our people from
further robbery of their pocketbooks
at taxtime in the name of ''progress. :"
1t is a time to glory in the title of
''tory" or ''reactionary." 1t is patri-
otto to stand for liberty and justice.
He is a coward who will not rebel
against oppression-a traitor to prin-
ciples who will allow himself to be vic
timized year after year deceitfully,
wickedly, under the color of cause or
of a name which means nothing but
greater expenses, higher axes!-Madi-
son Democrat.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-10-23
No Place Like Home.

A henpecked looking 6oorwalker in
one Of our large department stores was
standing in the aisle with a panied
and PARKWAY look in his eyes. Sudden
" woman hustled up back of him
and demanded. Where are the chill
dren's dresses. sir?"
I'm the bottom bureau drawer. Ma
ria." said the floorwalker. hastily turn
ing around. And then he fed.-Lippin-
colts Magazine
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-10-23

THE new war taxes which Congress
is about to levy are estimated'to yield
500, 900, 900 revenue year. Burden
some as these taxes will be, they only
will bring in as much revenue in a
years time as the people are losing
every four or five months on their
sugar purchases alone because of the
mistaken policy of Congress in not
leaving sufficient duty on sugar imports
to induce capital to develop the home
sugar industry.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-10-23

THE better wood engravings are
made almost exclusively of lockwood,
and the large blocks are made of small
pieces glued together. The engraving
is done across the end of the grain.
japanese wood prints, on the other
hand, are made on lengthwise sections
of cherry wood parallel to the grain.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-10-23

IT DOESN'T look as if the people had
much use for chronic bolter. Two
meetings addressed by Blaine of Bos-
cobel at Beloit and Waukesha were at
tended by less than 100 people. in each
instance
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-10-23
Many Kinds of Hard Work.

IL want you to understand" said
young Spender. that got my money
by hard work"
why, I thought it was left to you
by your rich uncle"
$50 it was, but had hard work to
get it away from the lawyers"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-10-23

THIS is the year to clip the wings OF
the constitutional amenders. Crush
this years nest of ten bad eggs.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-15
Great Strides of
Atlanta Shown by
Business Statistics

Some comparative statistics show
Ing Atlanta's advance along certain
civic and commercial lines were given
out Thursday by w. H. Leahy, sta
tistical secretary OF the Chamber of
Commerce. and reveal, among others.
the following facts;
Atlanta's bank clearings have in
creased from 500, in 1898 10
S725,604.192 IN 19l3-about twelve
times as much as twenty years ago.
The clearings are more than three
times as much as in 1908 The as
sessed valuation of property has ad-
vanced s1S,000.000 in the last year.
The bank deposits have increased
more than $4,000 in the same pc
Rod. The postofiice receipts gained
$4,000 in 1913 over the previous
year.
\ careful estimate of manufactur-
ing concerns in Atlanta and Fulton
County numbers them at 600. with a
total capital Of $60.000,O0O, and an
annual valuation OF manufactured
product OF 10000, 600. Atlanta is the
third insurance center in the United
States. and fourth in premium re-
ceipts on all lines of insurance. There
are 23o insurance companies repre-
scented In Atlanta.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-15
SlatOn Com1nutes
Sentence of Death
Of Insane Slayer

Governor Slaton to-day commuted
to life Imprisonment the death SEN
tence of l. 3. Hall. of Tiff County,
convicted of numbering Dennis Hall,
in fight about a year ago.
The Governor based his commute
ton upon Halls mental inca pacity
and his bad family history. Although
apparently sane at the time of the
homicide and normal at long inter-
walls, the Governor found Hall has
numerous relatives, including two
brothers, in the mad house. and is
himself irresponsible at times, and
Tor these reasons he saved the con-
victed man from the gallows. Dr..
Baird, Of Atlanta, at the Governors
direction, investigated Halls mental
condition and could find nothing
wrong with him, but it seems that
there are times when Hall Is far from
well balanced.
There was no opposition to the Pc
tition for clemency, and it was in
dorsed by practically every citizen of
standing in Tiff County.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-15
Little Child Whose Dress Was
Ignited by Crate Fire
Dies OF Burns.

Jack Langley. aged 6, of No. as
Buena Vista avenue, Thursday is
being proclaiped as a hero for hav-
ing risked his own life in a vain en-
deavor to save that of his little broth
er, Oscar, aged 4.
The latter died Wednesday night at
the Grady Hospital from burns sus-
tanned AZ noon of that day. The
child's dress became ignited when he
went too close to an open CRATE.
The screams of the little one at
tracted the attention of Jack, who
was at play near by. Seeing the
plight of his brother, the older boy
threw him to the floor and wrapped
him in rug, but not before the 1T
tie victim had inhaled the deadly
flames. The youthful hero was pain
fully burned in his efforts to save his
brother. Oscar was rushed to Grady
Hospital. but was beyond medical aid
when he reached there.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-15
CUTS THROAT To
ELUDE FANC|ED
ASSA|LANTS
Nmshouse Inmate Dies After
Suicide Attempt to Escape
fanCied Pursuers.

John Holder, an Engushman and
suffered from an hallucination that d
bloodthirsty mob was seeking him
seeking him 70 cut his head of
So Just about daylight Thursday
morning Holders disordered mind
achieved a plan TO ba'k his relentless
Pursuers,
He tried 20 cut his own head Off.
His weapon was dull pocKetknite
bot he nearly succeeded. he died at
GRADY hospital.
Arrested as Vsgrant.
Holder, Wh) gave his age as 55 and
Ibis home as Birmingham, England,
was arrested last December, charged
with vagrancy. His health appeared
shattered. and instead Of sending him
10 the stockade, he was turned over
10 the county almshouse.
The last two nights Holder mao ap-
peared, frightened and trembling in
the room OF NJ. II. Gallaher, assistant
superintendent
They're looking for me, he within
pered. "a big crowd is looking for
me. They're going IL cut my hcao
OF when they find me-
Gailaher Gained the frightened
snen-
Had Room No. 49,
mo one can get you here" he woulo
assure him This is a good place to
he. ! don't believe anyone is looking
for you, but. anyway, they won't find
you in here"
And then Holder somewhat reas-
sured, would hurry back TO his own
room-it was No 13-which he
shared with B. Kalligher and ]. II.
willard
The same thing happened Wednes-
day night, and again the assistant su
perintendent Gained the terror
stricken Erglishman and induced him
20 go quietly to bed.
At 5 o'clock Kalligher and Will
lard we're awakened by the noise OF
grooming, mixed with choking
sound. from Holders bed.
Throat Cut With Pocketknife.
He was leaning over the edge OF his
bed and they could see that he was
bleeding badly. Their first thought
was OF hemorrhage, and they ran to
summon Gallaher and the superin-
sendent. A. Q. Turner
An examination showed that Hol-
der's throat had been cut with
pocketkDife, which lay on the bed be-
side him. DR. Paul Mcdonald, county
came in a motor car from
his home at Bolton. and gave all the
attention possible. Holder having be-
come unco pscious.
Almost every artery and vein ex-
cept the great jugular had been sev-
sired.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-15

poultry for financial purposes and al
lowing his father who lived with him
ana family, to use the governments
teams.
Also I made u verbal statement
that the prison contained q dungeon.
where conyicts are kept on restricted
diet because Of disobedience, and
that in my judgment, which is based
upon experience, having undergone
three surgical operations successfully
and seeing two performed Oh my
brother, the medical and surgical at
tendance is inadequate for such an
institution.
Critieises the Chaplain.
i should add here that the minis
terial WORK is not as effective as II
might be because the chaplain is neg
iectful of the discharge OF his duty.
TN regard to certain articles in
several Washington papers and in At
anita papers as well, which said
that Congressman Howard had fur
nlshed data to the Department Of Jus
tlce for particular reasons and in or
der to create vacancies for constit-
uents, I absolutely believe this 10 be
without foundation, because ] have
talked with Mr.. Howard and he
asked me for the good work of the
Atlanta Penitentiary as well as the
bad, and said that he believed the
warden was unaware of certain con-
ditions to some extent.
Il voluntarily gave Mr.. Howard my
statement. and ] know that other
guards and ex-guards and citizens did
also. Mr.. Howard IS only anxious to
remove the evil and let the good re-
main. The prison is in his district.
and he is compelled to act Justly when
reports come to him from his people
and others as well.
During 1912. after a guard was shot
by another because of the fractional
feeling that arose as result Of the
failure in getting 4 certain increase
IN pay which was more in favor Of the
older guards n service than the new
so-called, an investigation
was made concerning these things
and others, without any satisfactory
accomplishment whatever.
Afraid to Tell Truth.
The real cause OF that impractical
investigation was that a certain clique
can not be satisfactorily examined;
the convicts are afraid to tell the
truth because they would receive pun
ishment accordingly from this clique"
In the belief that the report of Or.
A. j. McKelway on the Atlanta FEEDER
al Prison. which will be presented to
the Department of Justice day,
will be favorable to the institution
and will be accepted by the depart
ment, Representative Howard is ar
ranging plans FOR Congressional IN
vestigation Of the prison.
THE guards at the prison will not
divulge the things they know unless
they are assured they will not jeop-
ardize their positions by so doing"
said Mr.. Howard
Wants Committee to See.
Il shall endeavor to have a Con-
gressional committee visit Atlanta
soon and look into the affairs of the
prison.
In certain circles the belief that
a change is to be made In the man
agement OF the ba stile is so strong
that already Ray Baker, of Nevada,
is being suggested as successor TO
Warden Meyer.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-15
Fire Destroys Home;
Neighbor Saves Girl

Neighbors are caring for the Wife
and four children Of w. H Middle
brooks. an employee OF the Seaboard
Air Line Railway, whose home near
Howell Station was destroyed We'd
nesday night by fire, and from which
the family barely had time to escape
in their night clothes.
Twelve year-old Nellie Middle
brooks, one OF the children. attempted
to re-enter the burning structure to
save her bracelets and other articles
OF jewelry, but was dragged back by
John Hollingsworth neighbor, just
as the blazing beams fell.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-15
MAKES RHEUMATISM
PROMPTLY DISAPPEAR
Chronic, CrippIed-up Sufferers
Find Relief After Few Doses
of New Remedy Are
Taken.

1t Is needless 10 suffer any longer
with rheumatism. and be all crippled
up, and bent out OF shape with its
heart wrenching pains, when YOU can
surely avoid it,
rheumatism comes from weak. in
active kidneys, that fail to filter from
the blood the poisonous waste mat
ter and uric acid; and It 10 useless to
rub on hniments or take ordinary
remedies TO relieve the pain This
only prolongs the misery and can't
possibly cure you.
The only way 10 cure rheumatism
is to remove the cause. The new dis
coVerY, CroNone, does this because IL
neutraiizes and dissolves all the poi
sonous substances and uric acid that
lodge in the joints and muscles, to
scratch and irritate and cause rheu-
matism, and cleans out and strength
ems the stopped up, inactive l5idnevs.
so they can filter all the poisons from
the blood and drive IT on and out of
the system
Croxone is the most wonderful
medicine ever made for curing chron-
ic rheumatism, kidney troubles and
bladder disorders. You will find I.
different from all other remedies
There is nothing else on earth like II
II matters not how old you are or
now long you have suffered. IL Ia
practically impossible TO take Il into
the human system without results
You will ind relief from the first few
doses, and you viii be surprised how
quickly all your misery and suffering
VIII end
An original package OF Croxcr1e
costs but triie at any frst-class
drug store. All druggists are au
fhorized 20 sell it on a positive
money back guarantee. Three doses
= DAY for few days IL often all that
~ ever needed 10 cure the worst
DecAacae or overeon. urinary disor
ers -- Aovt
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-15
Freight Bureau to
Hear Rate Speeches

The annual meeting OF the Atlanta
Freight Bureau will be held at the
Piedmont Hotel Thursday evening 4:
$50 o'clock. W. A. Parker, chairman
of the board of directors will preside.
The election Of a new board will be
the most important business.
dinner will be served 1T O'Clock.
Edgar Watkins, president of the At
lanta Bar Association, will be the
principal speaker. Other speakers
will be Postma ster Boiling Jones. who
will discuss the parcel post and J.
b, Hockaday, general manager OF the
Southern Express Company, who will
tell OF the new express rates that go
into effect February l.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-15
Street Accident Laid
To Courthouse Fence

The injury of William NorelI. OF
Darlington, $. c., by a street car on
Hunter street Wednesday afternoon
Is blamed on the members of the
County Commission by Mayor Wood
ward. He said each one Of the mem
bers OF the commission was liable
personally for damages.
The accident was said to be due to
the small space between the car track
and the fence around the new court
house, Mayor Woodward said the
city Council had ordered that fence
torn down and that the members of
the County Commission had arbitra-
rily refused to obey the order
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-15
Father of Atlanta
Capitalist Is Dead

Professor w. ]. Mckenzie, for two
decades superintendent of the West
Point public schools until compelled
to retire on account of his advanced
age. died to-day at the home of his
daughter, Miss Florence Mckenzie,
teacher Of Latin in the Thomaston
High School. He is survived by four
other children, w. s. Mckenzie, a cap
italist of Atlanta; Professor A. X
Mckenzie, principal of the Montgom-
cry (Ala) High School; ]. G. Nc
kemie, cashier of the Bank OF West
Point. and a daughter, Mrs Inslee,
OF New York. He was SO years of
age
Professor McKemie's funeral will
take place Friday morning at La
Grange.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-15
M. E, Needles Resigns
Piedmont Clerkship

NJ. +. Needles, room clerk al the
Piedmont Hotel, has resigned his uo-
sition and will leave Atlanta Friday
for his old home at Wilmington. Del.
where he Will enter the employ Of the
Pennsylvania Railroad
Mr.. Needles has been connected
with the Piedmont force for the past
two years and is one Of the best
known ana incidentally one of the
most energetic and best liked hotel
clerks in the south